Current Members
PhD Scholars
Anwesha Acharjee
aa18rs054@iiserkol.ac.in
Subhashis Halder
sh18ip006@iiserkol.ac.in
Ashish Thakur
at21rs072@iiserkol.ac.in
Eshika Halder
eh19ip010@iiserkol.ac.in
Sk Sayak
ss22rs060@iiserkol.ac.in
Postdoctoral Scholars
MS Dissertation Students
Madhulika Rakshiti
madhulika21@iiserbpr.ac.in
Chandrani Poddar
cp21ms132@iiserkol.ac.in
Field Assistant
Basudev Ghosh
Field Assistant
Past Members
PhD Scholars
Dr. Manish Kumar Pathak
(2017-2024)Thesis: Ants’ solutions to some nature-inspired problems
Personal Webpage
Dr. Kushankur Bhattacharyya
(2015-2023)Thesis: Influence of monsoon on nesting behaviour: a study on an Indian ant, Diacamma indicum
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Vanasiri Evolutionary Ecology Lab, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Personal Webpage
Dr. Snigdha Mukhopadhyay
(2014-2021)Thesis: Navigation in the context of relocation in a tandem running ant Diacamma indicum
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratoire d'Ethologie Experimentale et Comparee, Universite Paris
Personal Webpage
Dr. Bishwarup Paul
(2013-2019)Thesis: Facets of brood theft in a tropical ant Diacamma indicum
Current position: Science Editor, Journal of Visualized Experiements (JoVE)
Personal Webpage
Dr. Anoop K
(2013-2019)Thesis: Characterisation of recruitment during relocation in an Indian ant
Personal Webpage
Dr. Swetashree Kolay
(2010-2016)Thesis: Nesting biology and relocation dynamics in an Indian ant Diacamma indicum
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratoire d'Ethologie Experimentale et Comparee, Universite Paris 13
Dr. Rajbir Kaur
(2009-2015)Thesis: Behavioural Mechanism of Relocation in an Indian Queenless Ant Diacamma indicum
Postdoctoral Fellow, Johannes Gutenberg Universität,Mainz, Germany (2015-2018)
Postdoctoral Scholars
Dr. Udipta Chakraborti
(2021-2025)udi1570@gmail.com
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Insect Cognitive Neuroethology in Institut de biologie paris seine.
MS Dissertation Students
Paromita Khan
(2024–2025)
Sandip Murmu
(2014–2024)
Thesis: Preliminary study of Diacamma indicum foragers in their natural habitat
Epil Mandi
(2021–2022)
Thesis: Studying the preference for a natural mimic nest by the ant Diacamma indicum
Susnato Das
(2020–2021)
Purbayan Ghosh
(2019–2020)
Thesis: Understanding brood transport and leader recruitment during colony relocation in an Indian ant
Sachin Suresh
(2018–2019)
Thesis: Role of quorum in decision making regarding a new dwelling in an Indian ant.
Supraja Rajagopal
(2018–2019)
Prateek Kumar Sahu
(2017–2018)
Thesis: To reunite or not to: Study on artificially fragmented Diacamma indicum colonies
Ishani Mukherjee
(2018)
St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata
Thesis: Does Information of Target Nest Impact Relocation Dynamics in an Indian Ant?
Jolly Janette Mendonza
(2015–2016)
Thesis: Preliminary Studies of Navigation in Context of Relocation in an Indian Ant
Abhinav Yadav
(2013–2014)
Thesis: Antennal Amputation and its implications in the Indian Queenless Ant
Summer Trainees
Anish Maiti
IISER Kolkata - Summer Internship (2024)
Chandrani Poddar
IISER Kolkata - Summer Internship(2024)
Debolina Dey
IISER Kolkata - Summer Internship(2024)
Pranita Santra
IISER Mohali - Summer Internship (2024)
Deeksha
IISER - Summer Internship (2019)
Sandhya Gandhi
IAS - Summer Internship(2019)
Anupama Nayak
JNCASR Summer Research Fellowship Program(2019)
P Prathibha
IISER - Summer Internship (2018)
Purbayan Ghosh
IISER - Summer Internship (2016)
Prateek Kumar Sahu
IISER - Summer Internship (2015)
Madhurima Mukherjee
IAS - Summer Internship (2014)
Chandrahas Piduri
IISER - Summer Internship (2013)
Dhiman Ray
KVPY Project (2013)
Ankita Singh
IAS - Summer Internship (2012)
Aswathi Basi
IAS - Summer Internship (2012)
Kiran Kumar
IAS - Summer Internship (2011)
Ashok Patidar
IAS - Summer Internship (2011)
Pratik Labhane
IAS - Summer Internship (2011)
Saswati Roy
IAS - Summer Internship (2011)
Chandan Sona
IISER - Summer Internship (2010 & 2009)
Tamal Roy
IISER - Summer Internship (2009)
Venkatesh K. M.
IAS - Summer Internship (2009)