Events Held in the Institute (August 2024 - January 2026)
Year 2026 (January)
Title: Turn Stress into Strength
Date: 9th January 2026 (Friday)
Speaker: Dr. Tirthankar Dasgupta
Venue: J. N. Bhar Auditorium (1st floor), Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta (in-Person Mode)
Year 2025 (January - December)
Title: Alumni talk - Study of Kerr nonlinearity in micro-resonators; Nonlinear phase switching in micro-resonators for all-optical computing PICs (IEEE PS)
Date: 12th February 2025 (Wednesday)
Speakers: Arghadeep Pal and Alekhya Ghosh (Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Germany)
Venue: J. N. Bhar Auditorium (1st Floor), Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta (in Hybrid Mode)
Title: Indian Scenario of Research and Development in Microwave Vacuum Electron Devices - Microwave Tubes
Date: 13th February 2025 (Thursday)
Speaker: Prof. Baidyanath Basu
Venue: J. N. Bhar Auditorium (1st floor), Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta (in Hybrid Mode)
Title: National Science Day, 2025
Date: 28th February 2025 (Friday)
Speakers: Prof. Tapan Bhattacharyya, Prof. Srikanta Pal, Dr. Somenath Dutta, Prof. Animesh Maitra
Venue: J. N. Bhar Auditorium (1st floor), Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta (in-Person Mode)
Title: Dark Ages Cosmology using the Lunar Crater Radio Telescope (LCRT) on the far side of the Moon
Date: 4th March 2025 (Tuesday)
Speaker: Dr. Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay (NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Venue: J. N. Bhar Auditorium (1st floor), Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta (in Hybrid Mode)
Title: Transforming Ideas into Solutions
Date: 23rd April 2025
Speaker: Mr. Arijit Bhattacharyya
Venue: J. N. Bhar Auditorium (1st floor), Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta (in-Person Mode)
Title: Four-days Workshop on Summer Short Course on Electromagnetic-Solver aided Microwave Antenna Design and Analysis
Date: 2nd, 5th, 7th, 8th May 2025
Speakers: Mr. Nilanjan Dutta, Ms. Shrabani Mukherjee
Venue: A. K. Chaudhury Auditorium, CAS Building (1st floor), Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta (in-Person Mode)
Title: International Day of Light Celebration (IEEE PS)
Date: 16th May 2025 (Friday)
Speakers: Prof. Abhirup Das Barman and Dr. Rik Chattopadhyay
Venue: J. N. Bhar Auditorium (1st Floor), Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta (in Hybrid Mode)
Title: Optoelectronic Devices in Telecommunications
Date: 13th June 2025 (Friday)
Speaker: Dr. Ghulam Hasnain
Venue: J. N. Bhar Auditorium (1st floor), Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta (in Hybrid Mode)
Title: Design Automation for Quantum Computing Systems
Date: 25th July 2025 (Friday)
Speaker: Dr. Susmita Sur-Kolay
Venue: J. N. Bhar Auditorium (1st floor), Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta (in Hybrid Mode)
Title: Technical talk - Tuneable THz Photonics: from Lasers to THz over Fiber (ToF) (IEEE PS)
Date: 28th July 2025 (Monday)
Speaker: Prof. Subhasish Chakraborty
Venue: J. N. Bhar Auditorium (1st Floor), Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta (in Hybrid Mode)
Title: Expert talk on Global Career opportunities in VLSI Design (IEEE EDS CUSBC)
Date: 31st July 2025
Speaker: Prof. Partha Pratim Pande
Title: Out Reach to celebrate National Science Day
Date: 8th August 2025 (Friday)
Venue: Madhusthali Vidyapeeth, Madhupur, Salaiya, Jharkhand - 815353 (Physical Mode)
Title: Using AI/ML to Design Chips Better and Faster
Date: 22nd August 2025 (Friday)
Speaker: Abhijit Giri
Venue: J. N. Bhar Auditorium (1st floor), Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta (in-Person Mode)
Title: Distinguished Lecture talk on 100 years of Field Effect Transistor (IEEE EDS CUSBC)
Date: 27th August 2025
Speaker: Prof. Manoj Saxena
Title: One day workshop on VLSI Essentials (IEEE EDS CUSBC)
Date: 29th August 2025
Speakers: Mr. Mridul Sengupta and Mrs. Munmun Dey
Title: Hands-on workshop (in collaboration with Keysight Technologies) on Advanced Design and Simulation Tools in Quantum Computing, Photonics and RF Design (IEEE EDS CUSBC)
Date: 10th October 2025
Speakers: Prof. (Dr.) Amlan Chakrabarti, Mr. Anil Kumar Pandey, Mr. Soumya Dey, Mr. Shobhit Tiwari, Mr. Uday Sannigrahi
Title: Today's Student…Tomorrow's Professional, Learning Continues
Date: 3rd November 2025 (Monday)
Speaker: Mr. Arup Dasgupta
Venue: J. N. Bhar Auditorium (1st floor), Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta (in-Person Mode)
Title: Hands-on Training for Microwave Antenna Designs using Electromagnetic-Solvers
Date: 13th November 2025 (Thursday)
Speakers: Mr. Nilanjan Dutta and Ms. Shrabani Mukherjee
Venue: A. K. Chaudhury Auditorium, CAS Building (1st floor), Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta (in-Person Mode)
Title: Smart India Hackathon: Internal round of CU (IEEE PS)
Date: 24th September 2025 (Monday)
Venue: J. N. Bhar Auditorium (1st floor), Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta (in-Person Mode)
Year 2024 (August - December)
Title: Technical talk on Cytomorphic Electronics (IEEE EDS CUSBC)
Date: 2nd July 2024
Speaker: Prof. Soumyajit Mandal (Research staff at Brookhaven National Laboratory)
Title: Distinguished Lecture - Group-IV GeSn technology for mid-infrared sensing (IEEE PS)
Date: 4th September 2024
Speaker: Prof. Guo-En Chang
Venue: J.N. Bhar Auditorium, Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta
Title: One-day workshop on New Frontier of RF & Microwave Engineering
Date: 6th September 2024 (Friday)
Speakers: Prof. Bhaskar Gupta, Prof. Debatosh Guha, Prof. Partha Pratim Sarkar, Prof. Mrinal Kanti Mandal
Venue: A. K. Chaudhury Auditorium, CAS Building (1st floor), Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta
Title: COMSOL Training - Semiconductor Module of COMSOL (IEEE PS)
Date: 18th September 2024
Speaker: Mr. Rahul Rajak
Venue: DSP Laboratory, Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta
Title: Career Fair - Future Focus: Illuminate your Career (IEEE PS)
Date: 26th September 2024
Speakers: Mr. Arup Dasgupta, Susmita Gupta, Ramakrishna Patra
Venue: N.R. Sen Auditorium, Rajabajar Science College, University of Calcutta
Title: Student Awareness Program: Nano-VNA Demonstration and Benefits of Joining IEEE AP and MTT Societies
Date: 19th November 2024 (Tuesday)
Speakers: Dr. Sk. Rafidul, Mr. Nilanjan Dutta, Mr. Soumojeet Basak
Venue: A. K. Chaudhury Auditorium, CAS Building (1st floor), Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta (in-Person Mode)
UGC Networking Resource Centre in Physical Sciences
The UGC Networking Resource Centre in Physical Sciences was established to promote and strengthen research activities in various fields of Physical Sciences. The program aimed to:
- Support research collaborations between institutions
- Provide access to advanced research facilities
- Organize workshops and training programs
- Facilitate knowledge exchange between researchers
Historical Academic Programs
Over the years, the Institute has offered various specialized programs and courses that have evolved with the changing needs of the industry and academia:
- 2-year M.Sc. course in Radio Physics and Electronics (1949-1957)
- 3-year M.Sc. (Tech.) course in Radio Physics and Electronics (1957-1969)
- Various specialized certificate courses and training programs
Research Initiatives
The Institute has been home to numerous research initiatives and projects that have contributed significantly to the field of Radio Physics and Electronics:
- Centre of Advanced Study (CAS) programs
- Special Assistance Program (SAP)
- Collaborative research projects with national and international institutions