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Professor

Pradyumn Kumar Sahoo
Pradyumn Kumar Sahoo in his office at BITS, Pilani, 2025
Born (1977-07-17) 17 July 1977 (age 49)
CitizenshipIndian
OccupationMathematician, professor
Academic background
EducationM. Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. (Mathematics), Sambalpur University

Pradyumn Kumar Sahoo (born 17 July 1977), also known as P. K. Sahoo, is an Indian academic, mathematician and researcher, currently profes,sor at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Hyderabad Campus.[1]

Education and Career[edit | edit source]

Sahoo was born on 17 July 1977. He completed M. Sc., M. Phil., and Ph. D. in Mathematics, all three from Sambalpur University. He started his career as a lecturer in 2002. He joined Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi in 2007. Currently, he is a professor at BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad, Campus.[2] [citation needed]

Prof. P K Sahoo is an elected member of the International Astronomical Union (IAU),[3] Associate Member of the Institute of Physics (IOP), Associate Member of Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA)[4] and Council Member of the Indian Mathematical Society (IMS).[5][6]

He is an editor for various journals including International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics,[7] Open Physics[8] Scientific Reports (Nature)[9] and other reputed journals. He is the editorial board member of Universe,[10] international advisory board member of Trends in Sciences[11] and reviewer for journals such as Europhysic Letters (EPL),[12] Canadian Journal of Physics and Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences.

His research focuses on theoretical cosmological models in modified gravity theories. astrophysical objects, cosmic observations, relativity, dark energy, and observational datasets.[13]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Prof. Pradyumn Kumar Sahoo". BITS Pilani. 5 December 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  2. "Prof Pradyumn Kumar Sahoo". Inflibnet. 8 October 2025. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  3. "Member Information". IAU. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  4. "Visiting Associates" (PDF). IUCAA. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  5. "Current Council" (PDF). Indian Math Soc. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  6. "BITS Pilani Prof elected Council Member of Indian Mathematical Society". Telangana Today. 18 January 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  7. "Editorial Board". World Scientific. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  8. "Open Physics". De Gruyter Brill. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  9. "Editorial Board". Nature. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  10. "Topical Advisory Panel". MDPI. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  11. "Trends in Sciences". TISI. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  12. "Distinguished referees". EP Letters. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  13. "BITS Pilani Hyderabad professor among highly cited researchers globally". Telangana Today. 22 September 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2025.

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