Assist Prof Dr. Chandrakala Meena | Nonlinear Dynamics | Young Scientist Award
Assist Prof Dr at Indian Institue of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, India
Dr. Chandrakala Meena is an Assistant Professor of Physics at IISER Thiruvananthapuram, India. She specializes in nonlinear dynamics, complex networks, synchronization, stability, data analysis, and machine learning. Dr. Meena holds a BS-MS and Ph.D. in Physics from IISER Mohali. Her research experience includes postdoctoral work at Bar-Ilan University, Israel, and an INSPIRE Faculty position at CSIR-NCL, Pune. She has received multiple research grants and travel awards, presented at numerous international conferences, and published extensively in prestigious journals like Nature Physics and Chaos. Dr. Meena is also actively involved in academic service and student guidance.
profile:
🔬 Research Interests
- Nonlinear dynamics
- Complex networks
- Synchronization
- Stability
- Data Analysis
- Machine Learning
🎓 Education
BS-MS in Physics: IISER Mohali, India (August 2009 – May 2014). Ph.D. in Physics: IISER Mohali, India (August 2014 – July 2018)
🧑‍🏫 Research Experience
INSPIRE Faculty: CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India (November 2020 – December 2022). Post Doctoral Fellow: Applied Mathematics, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel (August 2018 – October 2020). Several short-term summer projects and a one-year research project during the final year of BS-MS program.
🏆 Academic Achievements
Research Grants
Startup Research Grant (SRG): Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), DST INDIA (September 2023 – December 2025). Empowerment and Equity Opportunities for Excellence in Sciences (EMEQ): SERB, DST INDIA (December 2023 – 2026). INSPIRE Faculty Research Grant: DST (November 2020 – Present). Scientific High Level Visiting Fellowship 2023: ENS De Lyon, France (December 2023)
Travel Awards
SERB International Travel Support: Attended “A Joint International Network for Social Network Analysis (Sunbelt XLI) and Network Science Society (NetSci) 2024” in Canada (May 2024). Open Arms Grant: Attended NetSci-2023 Conference in Vienna, Austria. SERB International Travel Support: Attended “Perspectives in Nonlinear Dynamics (PNLD) 2016” in Berlin, Germany (July 2016)
Academic Awards and Fellowships
INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship: DST (November 2020 – Present). PBC Fellowship: For outstanding Post-doctoral Researchers in Israel (October 2018 – November 2020). Departmental Fellowship: Mathematics Department, Bar-Ilan University (August 2018). INSPIRE Fellowship: DST (August 2014 – July 2018). Visiting Research Fellow: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact and Research, Germany (July-August 2016). INSPIRE Scholarship: DST (August 2009 – May 2014). Merit Departmental Fellowship: Physics Department, IISER Mohali (August 2014) Cleared National Level Exams (IIT-JEE, CSIR-UGC-NET, GATE). Gargi Puraskar and Certificate: Balika Shiksha Foundation Rajasthan, Jaipur (January 2007)
đź—Ł Presentations
Invited talk at National Physicists’ Conclave 2024. Presented research at numerous national and international conferences including Sunbelt XLI, NetSci, CNA, CDSA, PNLD, and CNSD. Delivered seminars at the University of Exeter and University of Surrey, United Kingdom.
🏫 Teaching Experience
- Over three years of teaching experience at prestigious institutes like IISER Thiruvananthapuram and CSIR-NCL Pune, India.
đź“š Academic Services
Student Guidance: Currently guiding multiple Ph.D., IPHD, Research associated students, and several summer project students., Research Articles Reviewed for Journals: Chaos, Journal of Statistical Physics, Social Network Analysis and Mining, Physica A., Committee Member: Various workshops and conferences in India and abroad.
Publication:đź“ť
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- Title: Chimera states in star networks
Authors: C. Meena, K. Murali, S. Sinha
Journal: International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos
Year: 2016
Volume: 26
Issue: 09
Pages: 1630023
Citations: 50
- Title: Emergent stability in complex network dynamics
Authors: C. Meena, C. Hens, S. Acharyya, S. Haber, S. Boccaletti, B. Barzel
Journal: Nature Physics
Year: 2023
Volume: 19
Issue: 7
Pages: 1033-1042
Citations: 37
- Title: Emerging landscape of molecular interaction networks: Opportunities, challenges and prospects
Authors: G. Panditrao, R. Bhowmick, C. Meena, R.R. Sarkar
Journal: Journal of Biosciences
Year: 2022
Volume: 47
Issue: 2
Pages: 24
Citations: 18
- Title: Are network properties consistent indicators of synchronization?
Authors: P.D. Rungta, A. Choudhary, C. Meena, S. Sinha
Journal: Europhysics Letters
Year: 2017
Volume: 117
Issue: 2
Pages: 20003
Citations: 11
- Title: Resilience of networks of multi-stable chaotic systems to targeted attacks
Authors: C. Meena, P.D. Rungta, S. Sinha
Journal: The European Physical Journal B
Year: 2020
Volume: 93
Pages: 1-9
Citations: 10
- Title: Identifying nodal properties that are crucial for the dynamical robustness of multistable networks
Authors: P.D. Rungta, C. Meena, S. Sinha
Journal: Physical Review E
Year: 2018
Volume: 98
Issue: 2
Pages: 022314
Citations: 9
- Title: The implication of adsorption preferences of ions and surfactants on the shape control of gold nanoparticles: a microscopic, atomistic perspective
Authors: S.K. Meena, C. Meena
Journal: Nanoscale
Year: 2021
Volume: 13
Issue: 46
Pages: 19549-19560
Citations: 6
- Title: Effect of heterogeneity in a model of El Niño Southern Oscillations
Authors: C. Meena, S. Kumari, A. Sharma, S. Sinha
Journal: Chaos, Solitons & Fractals
Year: 2017
Volume: 104
Pages: 668-679
Citations: 5
- Title: Threshold-activated transport stabilizes chaotic populations to steady states
Authors: C. Meena, P.D. Rungta, S. Sinha
Journal: PLOS ONE
Year: 2017
Volume: 12
Issue: 8
Pages: e0183251
Citations: 5
- Title: Chimera states in star networks