M. Rajesh Kannan

Seminars and Workshops

• Instructional School for Teachers (IST) on Applications of Linear Algebra in Machine Learning and Data Science , 18 May 2026 – 30 May 2026.
• GIAN Course – Spectral Graph Theory , 27 October 2025 – 31 October 2025. The course brochure and lecture recordings are available online.
• Online Short-Term Program on “Graphs, Matrices and Applications” , 29 September – 4 October 2025.
• Annual Foundation School – I , 2 December 2024 – 28 December 2024. The course materials are available online.
• Annual Foundation School – I , 5 December 2022 – 31 December 2022.
• Faculty–Student Development Program on Spectral Graph Theory , 24 November 2022 – 25 November 2022, supported by PALS.
• Advanced Instructional School on Algebraic Combinatorics and Spectral Graph Theory , 30 May 2022 – 18 June 2022.
• Weekly e-Seminar on “Graphs, Matrices and Their Applications” .
• Weekly Seminar on “Graphs, Matrices and Their Applications” .
• AICTE Short-Term Course on “Advanced Matrix Algebra and Applications” .
• AICTE Short-Term Course on “Linear Algebra and Differential Equations” .

Awards and Sponsored Projects

1. Project Title: Graph Theoretic and Spectral Characterizations of Some Graphs Defined on Group (2025–)
   Scheme: National Postdoctoral Fellowship (Supervising Dr. Pallabi Manna )
   Funding Agency: ANRF, India.
2. Project Title: Spectral Theory of Signed Graphs (2024–)
   Scheme: Core Research Grant (CRG)
   Funding Agency: ANRF, India.
3. Scheme: International Travel Grant (2023)
   Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), India.
4. Excellent Young Teacher Award 2020 , IIT Kharagpur. Cash Prize: ₹2,00,000.
5. Project Title: Spectrum and Structure of Graphs (2023–2025)
   Scheme: Seed Grant
   Funding Agency: SRC, IIT Hyderabad.
6. Project Title: Semipositive, Minimal Semipositive Matrices and Their Extensions (2019–2022)
   Scheme: Mathematical Research Impact-Centric Support (MATRICS)
   Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), India.
7. Project Title: Spectral Techniques to Characterize Graphs (2017–2018)
   Scheme: National Postdoctoral Fellowship (Supervised Dr. Ranjit Mehatari )
   Funding Agency: ANRF, India.
8. Project Title: Some Problems in Spectral Graph Theory and Matrix Theory (2018–2021)
   Scheme: Early Career Research (ECR) Award
   Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), India.
9. Project Title: Linear Complementarity Problems over Infinite-Dimensional Hilbert Spaces (2017–2020)
   Funding Agency: SRIC, IIT Kharagpur.