Deepak Gupta

Deepak Gupta serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT Indore), India. His research centers on theoretical frameworks for non-equilibrium systems and stochastic thermodynamics in small-scale physical processes.

Academic Trajectory:

• Ph.D. from Raman Research Institute (Bangalore) under Prof. Sanjib Sabhapandit: Focused on probability density functions and large deviation theory for stochastic observables (heat, work, entropy production) using Fokker-Planck/master equations and numerical simulations.
• Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Padova (2019-2021): Investigated emergent ecological properties (species coexistence, catastrophic events) via statistical physics tools and entropy production frameworks for unidirectional transitions.
• Postdoctoral Researcher at Simon Fraser University (2021-present): Designs control protocols minimizing dissipation in F1-ATPase molecular motors during ATP synthesis.

Research Focus: His work bridges stochastic energetics, fluctuation theorems, and molecular biophysics, emphasizing thermal fluctuations in nanoscale systems. Current projects target energy optimization in biological motors through stochastic control theory, with methodology spanning analytical solutions to computational modeling of entropy production.

Based in office D-133(LRC) at IIT Indore, he maintains active international collaborations with research groups in Italy and Canada while leading theoretical physics initiatives within the Department of Physics.