Research Scholar (2019 - 2025)
Research Associate (May 2025 - October 2025)
Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, IIT Bombay
Email: premkant@iitb.ac.in, premkant072@gmail.com
Supervisors: Prof. Urban Larsson and Prof. Mallikarjuna Rao
Research Area
Combinatorial Game Theory
Publications:
- Prem Kant, Urban Larsson, Ravi K. Rai, and Akshay V. Upasany: Bidding combinatorial games, The Electronic Journal of Combinatorics.
- Prem Kant, Urban Larsson, Ravi K. Rai, and Akshay V. Upasany: Constructive comparison in bidding combinatorial games, International Journal of Game Theory.
- Prem Kant and Urban Larsson: Survey on Richman bidding combinatorial games, Games of No Chance 6.
Conferences/Workshop:
- Attended Gurukulam on Game Theory organized by Prof. T.E.S. Raghavan from Dec 13-20, 2019.
- Presented my work at the conference Japan Conference on Discrete and Computational Geometry, Graphs, and Games (JCDCG3).
- Presented my work at the conference Combinatorial Game Theory Colloquium IV (CGTC4).
- Attended Recreational Mathematics Colloquium VII (RM23).
- Presented my work at the workshop Games at Mumbai 2024.
Academic Background:
B.Sc.(Hons.) Mathematics, St. Xavier's College, Ranchi
M.Sc. Statistics-OR, University of Hyderabad
Awards and Fellowships
- DST INSPIRE Fellowship
- Gold Medal in M.Sc. Statistics-OR
- Qualified GATE 2019 in Statistics with AIR 23
- Qualified JAM in Mathematics(MA) in 2016
Teaching Assistantship
- Autumn 2020: IE 621: Probability and Stochastic Models I with Prof. K.S. Mallikarjuna Rao
- Spring 2020: IE 616: Decision Analysis and Game Theory with Prof. K.S. Mallikarjuna Rao
- Autumn 2021: IE 708: Markov Decision Processes with Prof. K.S. Mallikarjuna Rao, NPTEL Game Theory Course TA with Prof. K.S. Mallikarjuna Rao
- Spring 2021: IE 616: Decision Analysis and Game Theory with Prof. K.S. Mallikarjuna Rao
- Autumn 2022: IE 501: Optimization Models with Prof. K.S. Mallikarjuna Rao, NPTEL Game Theory Course TA with Prof. K.S. Mallikarjuna Rao
- Spring 2022: IE 616: Decision Analysis and Game Theory with Prof. Urban Larsson
- Autumn 2023: IE 619: Combinatorial Game Theory with Prof. Urban Larsson , NPTEL Game Theory Course TA with Prof. K.S. Mallikarjuna Rao
- Spring 2023: IE 616: Decision Analysis and Game Theory with Prof. Veeraruna Kavitha and Prof. Urban Larsson
Courses(C-Credit, A-Audit, NC-Non Credit)
- Autumn 2019: IE 601: Optimization Techniques(C), IE 603 Discrete Event System Simulation(C), IE 611: Introduction to Stochastic Models(C), IE 618: Advanced Stochastic Processes for Operations Research(C), HS 791: Communication Skills-I(NC), IE 792: Communication Skills-II (NC)
- Spring 2019: EE 736: Introduction to Stochastic Optimization (C), IE 718: Networks, Games and Algorithms (C), MA 823: Probability (C), IE 694: Seminar;Topic: Markov Decision Process (C)
- Autumn 2021: SC 625: Systems Theory (A)
- Autumn 2022: ENT606: Developing a Proof of Concept- Basic (A), SI 419: Combinatorics (C), GC 101: Gender in the workplace (NC)
Position of Responsibility: Sports Councillor Hostel 18, IITB (June 2023- October 2024).