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Abhishek Saha is a Professor of Mathematics and REF and Reputation Lead at the School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London. His academic career is focused on number theory and automorphic forms, with significant contributions to the study of Siegel modular forms, L-functions, and related areas. He has secured multiple research grants from prestigious funding bodies including the EPSRC and Leverhulme Trust, supporting his work on Fourier coefficients, periods, and L-functions.
Professor Saha's primary research interests lie in number theory and automorphic forms. His work specifically focuses on Siegel modular forms, L-functions, Fourier coefficients, and their applications in arithmetic geometry. His research has explored the connections between automorphic representations and number-theoretic objects, with particular attention to the analytic properties of L-functions and the arithmetic significance of Fourier coefficients of modular forms.
His recent publications reveal a consistent focus on advanced topics in automorphic forms and number theory, particularly concerning Siegel modular forms of degree 2. His work often involves collaborations with leading researchers like A. Pitale and R. Schmidt. While most of his publications are highly technical mathematical papers, he has also contributed to discussions on academic freedom and diversity in mathematics through articles in publications like European Review and Times Higher Education.
- EPSRC Grant: Fourier coefficients, periods and L-functions (£75,827, 2024-2025)
- LMS Workshop Grant: Automorphic Forms and L-Functions of Higher Rank Workshop (£3,000, 2023)
- EPSRC Small Grant: New bounds towards Fourier coefficients of Siegel modular forms (£80,624, 2021-2022)
- EPSRC Project: Automorphic Forms On Higher Rank Groups (£388,041, 2020-2023)
- Leverhulme Trust: New investigations in automorphic forms (£293,684, 2019-2024)
Professor Saha currently supervises PhD students Kuba Dobrowolski (working on "Moments of The Central L-Values on Higher Rank Groups") and James Kiln (researching "Deformations of Galois Representations and Congruences Between Modular Forms"). He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of the London Mathematical Society (JLMS) and the Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society (BLMS).
Active in academic governance and policy discussions, Professor Saha is a founder member of the London Universities' Council for Academic Freedom and a founding member of the Academics for Academic Freedom branch at QMUL. He has written extensively on free speech, academic freedom, and diversity issues in higher education, with recent articles appearing in Times Higher Education, The Critic, and European Review.
