Anirban Chakraborti

Anirban Chakraborti is a Professor at the School of Computational and Integrative Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India, where he has been a faculty member since 2014. He previously held academic positions at École Centrale Paris (France) as Chercheur Senior (Associate Professor) and Chargé de Recherche (Assistant Professor), and earlier roles at Banaras Hindu University, Brookhaven National Laboratory (USA), and Helsinki University of Technology (Finland). He is a leading figure in the interdisciplinary field of econophysics and complex systems.

Education:

• Diplôme d’Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (2013), Université Pierre et Marie Curie – Paris VI, France (Physics)
• Ph.D. in Physics (2003), Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Jadavpur University, India
• Post-M.Sc. in Physics (1999), Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Jadavpur University, India (Ranked First)
• M.Sc. in Physics (1998), University of Calcutta, India (Ranked First)
• B.Sc. in Physics (1996), Scottish Church College, University of Calcutta, India

His research interests lie at the intersection of physics, economics, and data science. He is particularly known for pioneering work in econophysics, including the statistical mechanics of money, wealth distribution, agent-based market models, and network-based analysis of financial and social systems. He also works on complex systems, computational finance, statistical physics, and nanosciences, with applications in sensing and imaging. His work often involves modeling socio-economic phenomena using tools from statistical physics.

His recent publications span topics such as financial fluctuations, wealth inequality, network analysis of conflicts, order book dynamics, and nanomaterial characterization. These works reflect a strong trend toward interdisciplinary research combining physics, economics, and data analytics, with a focus on real-world applications in finance, inequality, and social systems.

Scientific Awards:

• Indian National Science Academy Young Scientist Medal (2009)

He has advised Ph.D. students such as Kiran Sharma and leads the ETC (Experimental-Theoretical-Computational) Lab at JNU, which brings together physicists, computer scientists, and mathematicians. The lab has been involved in international collaborations, including projects funded by the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research and consultancies with TCS Innovation Labs and DONO Consulting. His research has been supported through grants and collaborative projects, reflecting strong industry and global academic engagement.