Curriculum Vitae

General Information

Full Name Saikat Roy
Date of Birth 9th December 1994
Gender Male
Category General
Place Garhbeta, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India, 721127
Languages English, Bengali, Hindi
Contact Email: saikat403@gmail.com, saikat@iitkgp.ac.in

Education

  • 2017-2022
    Doctor of Philosophy
    Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, India
    • Computational Chemistry
    • Supervisor: Dr. Anoop Ayyappan
    • Thesis title: Conformational...
  • 2015-2017
    Masters of Science
    Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, India
    • In Chemistry
    • CGPA: 8.66
  • 2012-2015
    Bachelor of Science
    Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math, Howarh, 711202, India
    • Major Chemistry
    • Minor Physics, Mathematics, English, Bengali
    • Percentage: 75.5
  • 2010-2012
    Higher Secondary Education
    Garhbeta High School, Garhbeta, 721127, India
    • West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE)
    • Science
    • Percentage: 90.4
  • 2010
    Secondary Education
    Garhbeta High School, Garhbeta, 721127, India
    • West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE)
    • Percentage: 86

Open Source Projects

  • 2022-now
    rksn_automate
    • Automated Reaction Search Scripts
  • 2021-now
    ssa
    • Our implementation of Gillespie's Stochastic Simulation Algorithm (SSA)
  • 2021-now
    anoopab-docs
    • Beginners documentation/wiki for setting up various softwares in HPC Facility.
    • Documentation is given according to PARAMSHAKTI Supercomputing Facility at IIT Kgp.
    • SLURM Queuing system
    • Check AnoopLab Wiki here

Research Interests

  • Development
    • Automation in Computational Reaction Search
    • ML
  • Exploration
    • Complex transition metal catalyzed reactions, Organocatalysis, Stochastic simulation

Computer Skills

  • Languages: Python, C++, bash.
  • Python Libraries: Numpy, Matplotlib, Pandas, Scipy, etc.
  • Linux HPC system Administration.
  • SLURM, SGE Queuing System.

Program(s)/ Softwares Executed

  • ORCA
  • Gaussian
  • Turbomole
  • Psi4
  • XTB
  • MOPAC
  • Chemshell (Tcl and Python)
  • Multiwfn

Conference and Workshop Attended

  • 2022
    • Poster: "Designing Catalysts on Computers (DCC)", IACS Kolkata, India.
    • Poster: "National Conference on Molecular Modelling and Simulations (NCMMS)", Online Mode, VIT Bhopal, India.
  • 2021
    • Poster: "Theoretical Chemistry Symposium (TCS)", Online Mode, IISER Kolkata, India.
  • 2019
    • Workshop: "Machine Learning for Science (ML4SCIENCE)", IIIT Hyderabad, India.

Teaching at IIT Kgp

  • 2020
    • Course: Introduction to Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy (CY41009)
    • Semester: Autumn
    • Batch: First year MSc.
  • 2019
    • Course: Biochemistry Laboratory (CY49006)
    • Semester: Spring
    • Batch: MSc.
  • 2019
    • Course: Physical Laboratory (I) (CY29001)
    • Semester: Autumn
    • Batch: MSc.
  • 2018
    • Course: First Year Laboratory (CY19001)
    • Semester: Spring
    • Batch: First year BTech.
  • 2018
    • Course: Introduction to Computational Chemistry (CY40014)
    • Semester: Autumn
    • Batch: First year MSc.
  • 2017
    • Course: First Year Laboratory (CY19001)
    • Semester: Spring
    • Batch: First year BTech.