IIT (ISM) Dhanbad PhD scholar selected for Japan’s LOTUS programme 2026–27
THE JHARKHAND STORY NETWORK Dhanbad, November 13: Dhiraj Kumar Srivastav, a third-year PhD scholar in the Department of Mathematics and Computing at…
Dhiraj Kumar Srivastav
THE JHARKHAND STORY NETWORK
Dhanbad, November 13: Dhiraj Kumar Srivastav, a third-year PhD scholar in the Department of Mathematics and Computing at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, has been selected under the Basic category of the India–Japan Circulation of Talented Youths in Science (LOTUS Programme 2026–27), supported by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).
Under the programme, Srivastav will undertake collaborative research as a Special Research Student at the Laboratory of Mathematical Modeling, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan, from January 1 to September 30, 2027.
He will work under the academic supervision of Associate Professor Ton Viet Ta of Kyushu University, in collaboration with his research supervisor at IIT (ISM), Prof. Ranjit Kumar Upadhyay.
Research to focus on human behaviour and cholera transmission
Srivastav’s proposed research will focus on mathematically modelling human behaviour and cholera transmission. The study combines mathematical approaches with public health research to examine disease transmission patterns and how human behaviour influences the spread of infectious diseases.
LOTUS Programme promotes India-Japan research collaboration
Supported by the Japan Science and Technology Agency, the LOTUS Programme promotes research exchange and scientific collaboration between India and Japan. It provides young researchers with opportunities to work with Japanese universities and research institutions.
Earlier, Muskan from the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology was selected under the LOTUS-Basic category for a one-year research assignment at Okayama University, Japan.
Biswajit Bera from the Department of Mathematics and Computing and doctoral scholar Palak Jaiswal from the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology were selected under the ASPIRE category for collaborative research at Japanese universities.
