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General Information

Name Jay Mehta
Address Department of Mathematics, Sardar Patel University,
Vallabh Vidyanagar 388120, Gujarat, INDIA.
Email jaygmehta[ät]gmail(dot)com
jay_mehta[ät]spuvvn(dot)edu

Positions

  • 2016 - present
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Mathematics, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, INDIA.
  • 2015 - 2016
    Postdoctoral Fellow
    The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai, INDIA.

Education

  • 2015
    PhD
    Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Prayagraj (Allahabad), INDIA.
    • Area: Mathematics (Number Theory)
    • Title of Thesis: Characterization of Certain Arithmetical Functions
    • Advisor: Prof. Kalyan Chakraborty
    • Degree Awarded by: Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI)
  • 2008
    M.Sc.
    Department of Mathematics, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, INDIA.
    • Subject: Mathematics
    • Percentage: 78.11%
  • 2006
    B.Sc.
    V.P. and R.P.T.P. Science College, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, INDIA.
    • Subject: Mathematics
    • Percentage: 76.71%

Research Projects

  • 2018 - 2020
    UGC (Research Grant of ₹ 10 lakh)
    • Title: Topics in Analytic Number Theory

Honors and Awards

  • 2018 - 2020
    • UGC-BSR Start Up Research Grant of ₹ 10 lakh
  • 2015 - 2016
    • Received Dept. of Atomic Energy (DAE) Fellowship for Postdoctoral at The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai.
  • 2010
    • Received NBHM Travel Grant for attending CIMPA School on "Number Theory in Cryptography and its Applications" at Kathmandu University, Nepal.
  • 2009 - 2015
    • Received Dept. of Atomic Energy (DAE) Fellowship for PhD at Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Prayagraj (Allahabad).
  • 2009
    • Selected for the PhD program at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur.
    • Cleared NBHM Written Test for PhD
  • 2008
    • Qualified Joint CSIR-UGC NET for Junior Research Fellowship (did not avail).
    • Qualified GATE exam with All India Rank (AIR) 201 and Percentile 92.32.

Visit to other Institutes

  • 2011
    • Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, NEPAL.
    • The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai, INDIA.
  • 2014
    • Kinki University, Izuka, JAPAN.
  • 2015
    • Kinki University, Izuka, JAPAN.
  • 2018
    • Weinan Normal University (WNU), Shaanxi, CHINA.
    • Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Prayagraj (Allahabad), INDIA.
    • Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Berhampur, INDIA.
  • 2019
    • Weinan Normal University (WNU), Shaanxi, CHINA.
    • School of Mathematics, Shandong University (SDU), Jinan, CHINA.
    • Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Berhampur, INDIA.

Academic Interests

  • Crytography
    • Elliptic Curve Cryptography
    • Key Exchange
    • Digital Signatures
  • Number Theory
    • Multiple Zeta Functions
    • Analytic Number Theory

Other Interests

  • Hobbies: Playing keyboard (piano), Programming (python)