Professor Ramadevi is a distinguished physicist with a strong academic background and expertise in theoretical physics. She earned her Master of Science in Physics from IIT Madras in 1991, achieving an outstanding CGPA of 9.06/10.0. She then pursued her Ph.D. at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, under the supervision of Prof. T.R. Govindarajan, completing her thesis on "Chern-Simons theory as a theory of Knots and Links" in 1996.
Her post-doctoral career includes prestigious roles as a Visiting Fellow at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, and the Mehta Research Institute, Allahabad. She also served as a Senior Research Associate at IIT Bombay from 2000 to 2001 and a Visiting Associate at CALTECH, USA, in 2001.
Professor Ramadevi joined the Department of Physics at IIT Bombay as an Assistant Professor in 2001, later becoming Associate Professor (2007–2012) and Institute Chair Professor (2018–2021).
Her research interests are in Chern-Simons Field Theories, Knot Theory, Topological String Theories, Matrix Models, Supersymmetric Gauge Theories, Vertex Models, and Machine Learning applications in theoretical physics, particularly in understanding knot-complement volume conjectures.
Professor Ramadevi's work has significantly advanced the understanding of the connections between quantum field theory, knot theory, and string theory.
Research Articles
Research
• Chern-Simons Field Theories, Knot Theory, and their connections to Topological String Theories. • Matrix Models, Supersymmetric Gauge Theories, and Quiver Gauge Theories. • Vertex Models and Multi-Colored Link Invariants. • Knot-Quiver Correspondence and Machine Learning Approaches to Knot Complement Volume Conjecture.
Invited Lectures
• Numerous invitations to prestigious institutions, including University de Santiago Compostella, TIFR, Caltech, Harvard, Princeton, CERN, ICTP, University of Stonybrook, McGill University, and many more, from 1997 to 2023, delivering talks on topics such as Chern-Simons Theory, Topological Strings, Quantum Gravity, and Knot Theory.
Awards and Recognition
• Merit Scholarship (IIT Madras, 1989-91), Research Paper Award (IIT Bombay, 2006), Excellence in Teaching (2017, 2023), and Junior/Senior Research Associateship (ICTP, 2003-2024). • Member of National Organizing String Committee (STRINGS 2001). • Research Publication Award (IIT Bombay, 2016).
Selected Publications
• Over 60 publications in international journals on topics like Knot Invariants, Chern-Simons Theory, Quantum Groups, Black Hole Entropy, and Topological Strings. • Contributions to journals such as Nucl. Phys. B, Mod. Phys. Lett. A, Phys. Lett. B, JHEP, Phys. Rev. D, and J. Knot Theory and its Ramifications.
NPTEL courses
(1) Quantum Mechanics I (https://nptel.ac.in/courses/115101107) (2) Group Theory methods in Physics- (https://nptel.ac.in/courses/115101122)