Meet our Speakers

The brilliant minds and inspiring voices joining us to weave their ideas into our tapestry.

Amit Agarwal

Professor Shubankar Bedanta

Professor , National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubneshwar

A globally recognized physicist and Professor at NISER, pushing the frontiers of quantum materials and magnetism, the science driving tomorrow’s quantum, spin-based, and energy-efficient technologies. Professor Bedanta earned his PhD in Physics from Germany and carried out postdoctoral research at Princeton University, USA. With 100+ peer-reviewed publications, international collaborations, and invited talks worldwide, his work stands at the core of modern condensed matter physics. His research spans nanomagnetism, spintronics, skyrmions, and quantum magnetic systems, revealing how spins can be controlled at the nanoscale, breakthroughs that are shaping next-generation memory, quantum devices, and low-power electronics.