EXTERNALLY FUNDED PROJECTS
“Exploring the heterogeneity of systemic lupus patients based on autoantibodies distribution and
multi-omics approaches compared in two ethnic cohorts”, Co-Principal Investigator, Sanction
Number: INT/Italy/P-25/2022(SR), Date: 06/02/2023, Rs. 1,38,81033 (overall), DST Indo-Italy
Project, PI: IICB, Kolkata, Co-PI: ISI and IPGMER, 2022-2025.
Exploring Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) for Data-driven Modeling of Poly-pharmacy Adverse
Drug Events from Drug-Drug Interactions”, Sanction Number: IFC/6702-1/2022/301, Project
start date: Nov. 15, 2022, Duration: 3 years, Sanctioned Budget: Rs. 44,19,162 (ISI Component),
CEFIPRA Indo-French Project (Indian PI: ISI, Co-PI: Jadavpur University), 2022-2025.
“Semantics Driven Theory-Guided Analysis for Understanding the Development Pattern and Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic”, Co-Investigator, Sanction Number: NGP/GAnalytics/M.Das/ ISIKolkata/WB/02/2021
(C), Sanction Date: 28/09/2021, Sanction Amount: Rs. 16,50,000/-, Department of Science and
Technology, 2021-2022
“Big Data Challenges in Biology: Algorithms for Single Cell Transcriptomic Analysis”, Principal
Investigator, Indian Statistical Institute, 2019-2022.
“Systems Medicine Cluster (SyMeC): Accelerating Systems Medicine using a Cluster Approach”,
(Six Institute Cluster Project led by NIBMG), Principal Investigator from ISI, 2017-2021.
“A Big Data Perspective for Energy Management in Smart Grids and Dwelling”, Co-Principal
Investigator from India, IFCPAR-CEFIPRA Indo-French Project, 2015-2018.
“Copula Functions in Analysis of Single Cell Gene Expression Data”, Principal Investigator, JC
Bose Fellowship Project, Science and Engineering Research Board, Govt. of India, 2017-2022.
“Computational Methods for Studying HIV-1 Pathogenicity in Humans: Analysis over Multiple Infection Stages, Mechanisms and Biomolecular Networks”, Principal Investigator, Indian Statistical
Institute, 2016-2019.
"Network Analysis of Biomolecules for Disease Therapeutics", Principal Investigator, Indian Statistical
Institute, 2013-2016.
"Computational Methods for MicroRNA Target Detection and Its Role in Cancer Development",
Principal Investigator, Department of Science and Technology (Swarnajayanti fellowship scheme),
Govt. of India, 2008-2013.
"Development of Efficient Many-objective Optimization Technique with Parallel Computing and
Objective Reduction", Principal Investigator, DST-CONACYT Indo-Mexican Scientific-Technological
Cooperation Programme, 2010-2013.
"Distributed Knowledge Disocvery in Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks for Event Monitoring, Principal
Investigator", Department of Science and Technology (Collaborative project with scientists and
technologists of Indian origin abroad - CPSTIO), Govt. of India, 2010-2013.
"An Integrated Approach to Rational Drug Design", Principal Investigator, Indian Statistical
Institute, 2010-2013.
"Development of Algorithms for Protein Analysis: Applications in Rational Drug Design", Principal
Investigator, Indian Statistical Institute, 2007-2010.
"Soft Computing in Chemogenomics", Co-Investigator, SilicoGene (an affiliate of TCG), Kolkata,
2003-2004.
"Discovering Patterns from Large Complex Data with Applications to Bioinformatics", Principal
Investigator, Indian Statistical Institute, 2003-2007.
"Knowledge-based Connectionist Data Mining Systems: Design and Applications", Co-Investigator,
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, 2002-2006.
"Soft Computing for Medical Image Segmentation and Classification", Principal Investigator, Indian
National Science Academy (INSA), India, (under the category of research support grant for
INSA Young Scientist Medal Awardees) 2002-2005.
"Genetic Algorithms for Classification: Algorithms and Theories", Principal Investigator, Indian
Statistical Institute, 1999-2003.