A V Ravishankar Sarma

Professor A V Ravishankar Sarma is a faculty member at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. His academic rank is Professor, specializing in Logic (formal and Philosophical), Formal Epistemology, and Philosophy of Science. His research focuses on Belief Revision, Causality, and Scientific Theory Change.

Education:

• PhD in Philosophy from IIT Mumbai (2006)
• MA in Philosophy from University of Hyderabad (1998)
• MSc in Physics from Kakatiya University, Warangal (1996)

Research Interests: His work explores formal approaches to belief systems, causal reasoning frameworks, and philosophical foundations of scientific theory evolution. He investigates how abduction influences belief revision and applies structuralist approaches to scientific realism.

Publications Focus: His recent articles primarily examine philosophical implications of causality in Buddhist epistemology, counterfactual reasoning in common sense logic, and explanatory belief revision systems. Key patterns include formal modeling of cognitive processes and semantic analysis of philosophical constructs.

Awards & Fellowships:

• Post Doctoral Fellow at IIM Bangalore (2006)
• GLoRiClass Fellow at ILLC Amsterdam (2006)
• Post Doctoral Fellow at HBCSE TIFR (2007)

Contact: Office: FB-659, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. Phone: +91-512-259-6137. Email: avrs@iitk.ac.in