HarikrishnanS

Research experience

Geometric Analysis

Research Project · Guide: Dr Dhriti Sundar Patra

Jan 2026 – Apr 2026

IIT Hyderabad

Studied Ricci solitons and developed experience with questions in Riemannian geometry.

Symplectic Geometry

Master's Thesis · Guide: Dr Shrihari Sridharan

Jun 2024 – Apr 2025

IISER Thiruvananthapuram

Explored the Darboux and Moser theorems, Lagrangian and contact geometry, and Hamiltonian systems, with related study of moment maps, Noether’s principle, Poisson geometry, and introductory several complex variables.

Synchronization in Dynamical Networks

Minor Thesis · Master Stability Function · Guide: Dr Chandrakala Meena

Jan 2024 – May 2024

Applied the Master Stability Function approach to examine synchronization in coupled dynamical networks.

Topological Descriptors in Data Analysis

Internship

Apr 2023 – Oct 2023

IIT Madras

Applied algebraic topology and graph theory in the development of a materials-science machine-learning model. Publication.

Graph Theory

Winter Internship · Guide: Dr Aparna Lakshmanan

Dec 2022

CUSAT

Studied directed graphs, connectivity, trees, independent sets, matchings, Eulerian and Hamiltonian graphs, coloring, and planarity, emphasizing proofs and structural properties.

Analysis & Fractal Geometry

Summer Internship · Guide: Dr Shrihari Sridharan

Jun 2022 – Jul 2022

IISER Thiruvananthapuram

Examined constructions of the real numbers using Dedekind cuts and Cauchy sequences, along with compactness, countability, and perfectness in classical fractal sets.

Education

IISER Thiruvananthapuram

Dec 2020 – May 2025

BS–MS Dual Degree in Mathematics, CGPA: 8.53/10

Relevant Coursework

  • Algebraic Topology
  • Analysis on Manifolds
  • Complex Analysis
  • Differential Geometry
  • Fourier Analysis
  • Functional Analysis
  • General Topology
  • Hyperbolic Geometry
  • Measure Theory
  • Partial Differential Equations

Recent posts

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Master Stability Function

The master stability function is a simple concept with a wide range of applications, primarily in determining the stability of the synchronised state of coupled dynamical systems. …

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