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Dr. Suman Dutta

Assistant Professor (Sr. Gd.), School of Artificial Intelligence, Coimbatore

Qualification: Ph.D
d_suman1@cb.amrita.edu
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Bio

Dr. Suman Dutta is an Assistant Professor (Sr. Gd.) at the School of Artificial Intelligence, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore. He completed his Integrated PhD from S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences in 2018. His research journey includes postdoctoral positions at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS-TIFR), and National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS-TIFR), as well as stints at Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Physique (University of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble), Institut für Theoretische Physik II – Soft Matter (Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf) and the Indian Institute of Sciences (Bengaluru).

In close collaboration with theoreticians and experimentalists, he is investigating emergent collective dynamics and complexities underlying autonomous transport in dense phases of adaptable matter, combining computer simulations, statistical physics, and hybrid machine intelligence.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2025

Crystal to Liquid Cross-over for Active Particles with Inverse-square Power-law Interaction

Cite this Research Publication : Saikat Santra, Léo Touzo, Chandan Dasgupta, Abhishek Dhar, Suman Dutta, Anupam Kundu, Pierre Le Doussal, Grégory Schehr, Prashant Singh, Crystal to liquid cross-over for active particles with inverse-square power-law interaction, Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, IOP Publishing, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-5468/adbb5d

Publisher : IOP Publishing

Year : 2024

Entropic Timescales of Dynamic Heterogeneity in Supercooled Liquid

Cite this Research Publication : Vinay Vaibhav, Suman Dutta, Entropic timescales of dynamic heterogeneity in supercooled liquid, Physical Review E, American Physical Society (APS), 2024, https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.109.l062102

Publisher : American Physical Society (APS)

Year : 2021

Elastoplastic Approach Based on Microscopic Insights for the Steady State and Transient Dynamics of Sheared Disordered Solids

Cite this Research Publication : Chen Liu, Suman Dutta, Pinaki Chaudhuri, Kirsten Martens, Elastoplastic Approach Based on Microscopic Insights for the Steady State and Transient Dynamics of Sheared Disordered Solids, Physical Review Letters, American Physical Society (APS), 2021, https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.126.138005

Publisher : American Physical Society (APS)

Year : 2020

Non-Gaussian Information of Heterogeneity in Soft Matter

Cite this Research Publication : Rahul Dandekar, Soumyakanti Bose, Suman Dutta, Non-Gaussian information of heterogeneity in soft matter, EPL (Europhysics Letters), IOP Publishing, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/131/18002

Publisher : IOP Publishing

Year : 2020

Length-Scales of Dynamic Heterogeneity in a Driven Binary Colloid

Cite this Research Publication : Suman Dutta, J. Chakrabarti, Length-scales of dynamic heterogeneity in a driven binary colloid, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2020, https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cp02703k

Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Year : 2019

Microscopic Insights into Dynamical Heterogeneity in a Lane Forming Colloid

Cite this Research Publication : Suman Dutta, Microscopic Insights into Dynamical Heterogeneity in a Lane Forming Colloid, Chemical Physics, Elsevier BV, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphys.2019.03.009

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Year : 2018

Transient Dynamical Responses of a Charged Binary Colloid in an Electric Field

Cite this Research Publication : Suman Dutta, J. Chakrabarti, Transient Dynamical Responses of a Charged Binary Colloid in an Electric Field, Soft Matter, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2018, https://doi.org/10.1039/c7sm02552a

Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Year : 2016

Anomalous Dynamical Responses in a Driven System

Cite this Research Publication : Suman Dutta, J. Chakrabarti, Anomalous Dynamical Responses in a Driven System, EPL (Europhysics Letters), IOP Publishing, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/116/38001

Publisher : IOP Publishing

Year : 2015

Analytical Form of Forces in Hydrophobic Collapse

Cite this Research Publication : J. Chakrabarti, Suman Dutta, Analytical Form of Forces in Hydrophobic Collapse, Chemical Physics Letters, Elsevier BV, 2015, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2014.12.025

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Qualifications
  • Ph.D. in Physics (2018)
    Department of Chemical, Biological and Macro-molecular Sciences,
    S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
    (Degree awarded by University of Calcutta)
    Advisor: Dr. J. Chakrabarti
    Thesis Title: Numerical Studies on the Dynamics of Soft Matter Systems
  • M.Sc. in Physical Sciences (2012)
    S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
    (Degree awarded by West Bengal University of Technology)
    Thesis Title: NA
Experience

Post-doctoral Experience

  • Post-doctoral Fellow, Simons Centre for the Study of Living Machines, National Centre for Biological Sciences – TIFR (2024)
  • Post-doctoral Fellow, International Centre for Theoretical Sciences – TIFR (2021–2023)
  • Post-doctoral Fellow, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (2018–2020)
  • Post BSc Integrated PhD Research Fellow, S. N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (2010-2018) 

Visiting Research Experience

  • Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Physique, Université Grenoble Alpes, France (2018, 2019)
  • Institut für Theoretische Physik II – Soft Matter, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany (2019)
  • Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2024)
Research Interest

We use computer simulations (High Performance Computing) and statistical methods to develop and deploy data-driven, yet explainable techniques to systematically investigate complex processes underlying autonomous organization and failure in both living and artificial systems.

Some of its key directions include (but are not limited to):

  • Molecular Information Processing
    We decode how molecular systems store, manipulate, and relay information, revealing the principles behind adaptive behaviors in living and synthetic networks.
  • Cellular Migration and Turbulence
    We investigate the chaotic patterns of migrating cells to understand their collective dynamics during tissue formation, repair, and failure.
  • Failure and Jamming of Amorphous Systems
    We explore how disordered materials transition between fluid-like and rigid states, aiming to predict their resilience and collapse.
  • Predicting Vulnerability and Avalanches
    We model critical cascades—such as avalanches or economic societies —to forecast and mitigate systemic failures.
  • Autonomous and Critical Phenomena in Living and Artificial Systems
    We study the emergence of self-organized behaviors in systems at critical thresholds to uncover how stability and adaptability coexist.
Recognitions

Awards & Recognitions

  • Best Oral Presenter – Wiley, 2024
  • Travel Research Grant – CEFIPRA/IFCPAR, 2019
  • Travel Research Grant – CEFIPRA/IFCPAR, 2018
  • 3rd Best Poster Prize – CTBBM, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, 2014
  • Merit-cum-Means Scholarship – Government of West Bengal, 2006–2009
  • National Merit Scholarship – Ministry of HRD, Government of India, 2004

Professional Memberships

  • Associate Member, The Royal Society of Chemistry, UK

Reviewer Contributions (International Journals)

  • Europhysics Letters – IOP Publishing
  • Chemical Physics Letters – Elsevier
  • Chemical Physics – Elsevier
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics – Royal Society of Chemistry
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