Dr. Mabud Ali Sarkar

Joint Academic Coordinator & Guest Faculty
Department of Mathematics
Darjeeling Hills University

BIO

Dr. Sarkar works on the interface of algebraic number theory, arithmetic dynamics, and arithmetic geometry concerning the Lubin-Tate formal group, and is focused on formal groups and their applications in algebraic and analytic number theory, arithmetic geometry, and arithmetic dynamics.

EDUCATION

PhD, University of Burdwan, 2025.

BEd, University of Gour Banga, 2018.

MSc, University of North Bengal, 2015.

BSc, University of Gour Banga, 2013.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

To be updated.

EXPERIENCE

Bidefender Postdoctoral Fellow, Simion Stoilow Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy (IMAR), Bucharest, Romania: Project headed by Dr. Vicentiu Pasol, 01.06.2025 – 31.07.2025.

Guest Faculty, Department of Mathematics, Darjeeling Hills University, Darjeeling, 13.10.2025 – Present.

Guest Faculty, Department of Mathematics, Nagaland University, Lumami, 18.03.2025-10.10.2025.

PUBLICATIONS

Abdellatif and M. A. Sarkar, “Constructing 2-dimensional Lubin-Tate formal groups over 𝕫p (I)”, Journal of Algebra, 692 (8), 2025, 205-237: DOI (Hyperlink Broken)

M. A. Sarkar and A. A. Shaikh, “On the Image of p-adic Logarithm on Principal Units”, Houston Journal of Mathematics, 53 (3), 2024, 557-588.

M. A. Sarkar & A. A. Shaikh, “On the Bases of the Image of 2-adic Logarithm on the Group of Principal Units”, Graduate Journal of Mathematics, 8(1), 2023, 69-77.

M. A. Sarkar & A. A. Shaikh, “Rigidity and Unlikely intersections for stable p-adic dynamical systems”, p-adic Numbers, Ultrametric Analysis and Applications, 14 (2), 2022, 157–163.

R. Abdellatif, V. Pasol, M. Barcau, and M. A. Sarkar, “Constructing 2-dimensional Lubin-Tate formal groups over 𝕫p (II)”, (under preparation).

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

p-adic Langland’s correspondence conference Henri Lebesgue Centre, Rennes, France, 02/09/2019 to 06/09/2019.

CIMPA school on “Group Action in Arithmetic and Geometry”, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 17/02/2020 to 28/02/2020.

Modular form and Galois representation, IISER Tirupati, India, 11/12/2019 to 17/12/2019.

Hodge theory and p-adic Hodge theory, CIMPA Research School, Centro de Investigación en Matemáticas A.C. (CIMAT), 02/08/2021 to 10/08/2021. (virtually attended).

Automorphic Forms Summer School, ErdosCenter, Budapest, Hungary, 29/08/2022 to 02/09/2022.

Summer School in Arithmetic Geometry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, 05/09/2022 to 09/09/2022

Heights and Model theory, Preliminery Arizona Winter School 2022, University of Arizona, 03/10/2022 to 11/11/2022. (virtually attended).

An introduction to p-adic method in arithmetic, AIS, SRM University, Andhrapradesh, 26/07/2023 to 15/08/2023.

Elliptic curves and modular forms in arithmetic geometry, Universitàdeglistudi di Milano, Italy, 12/09/2022 to 16/09/2022.

Hida Theory and Iwasawa Main Conjecture over Q, Chennai Mathematical Institute, Siruseri, India, 04/12/2023 to 09/12/2023.

LECTURES

Invited Talk at BNTD conference, IMAR, Bucharest, Romania, July 14, 2025, (Title of the Talk: Construction of 2-dimensional Lubin-Tate formal group and consequences).

Contributed Talk at 33emes Journees Artithmetiques conference, University of Luxembourg, July 1, 2025, (Title of the Talk: Construction of 2-dimensional Lubin-Tate formal group over the ring of p-adic integers).

Invited Talk at University of Picardie Jules Verne, France, October 02, 2024,(Title of the Talk:Local Class Field Theory via Lubin-Tate Formal Group).

Contributed Talk at The Early Number Theory Workshop 2024, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, 18/09/2024-20/09/2024. (Title of the Talk: Construction of Two-DimensonalLubin-Tate Formal Group Law and its Application to Local Class Field Theory).

Invited Talk at Number Theory Meeting, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, 22/07/2024-26/09/2024. (Title of the Talk: Two-Dimensional Lubin-Tate Formal Group Law and Application in Class Field Theory).

Contributed Talk at Equidistribution and Arithmetic Dynamics, Oklahoma State University, USA, 20/06/2022 to 24/06/2022.(Title of the Talk: Rigidity and Unlikely Intersection in Stable p-adic Dynamical System) (this talk was given virtually).

Contributed Talk at International Webinar on Mathematics and Application, The University of Burdwan, 25/09/2020 to 27/09/2020. (Title of the talk: Higher dimensional Lubin-Tate formal group).

Contributed Talk at National seminar on mathematical sciences (NSMS-2020), The University of Burdwan, India, 09/01/2020 to 11/01/2020.(Title of the Talk: p-adic Hodge Theory and Breuil-Kisin Module). 

GRANTS AND AWARDS

CSIR Research Fellowship for 5 years during Ph.D., File No.- 09/025(0249)/2018-EMR-I

650 Euro travel grant to present talk at ENTR workshop 24 at Essen, Germany, https://entr24.esaga.net/

800 USA Dollar travel grant was offered to present talk at “Equidistribution and Arithmetic Dynamics” conference in Okhlahoma State University, USA. (didn’t avail as I chosen to speak virtually)

160 euro travel grant to present talk at 33emes Journess Arithmetiques conference at Luxembourg University, Luxembourg. https://www.uni.lu/fstm-en/conferences/ja25/

Bitdefender Postdoctoral award at IMAR, Bucharest, Romania, 700 euro per month plus 700 Euro travel grant. https://www.imar.ro/en/people/visitors

CSIR NET (JRF) 2017 Qualified (Organized By CSIR-UGC, Govt. of India).

GATE 2018 Qualified (Organized by IIT Guwahati, India ).

SET 2018 Qualified (Organized by West Bengal Govt.).

OTHER ACTIVITIES

To be updated.