Navin Madhavprasad Singhi (born 1949) is an Indian mathematician and a Professor Emeritus at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, specializing in combinatorics and graph theory. He is the recipient of the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology.[1] Singhi is known for his research in block designs, projective planes, Intersection graphs of hypergraphs, and coding theory. He was a visiting professor at IIT Mumbai, University of Mumbai, Indian Statistical Institute and other various universities in the United States and Europe.
N. M. Singhi | |
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| Born | 1949 |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of Mumbai |
| Occupation | Mathematician |
| Known for | Combinatorics and Graph Theory |
| Awards | Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Combinatorics, Graph Theory, and Computer science |
| Institutions | TIFR, University of Mumbai, Indian Statistical Institute, IIT Mumbai |
| Doctoral advisor | S. S. Shrikhande |
Early life
Singhi was born in Indore and raised in Goregaon, Mumbai and earned a M.A. in mathematics from the University of Mumbai.
Career
Singhi earned a Ph.D. (1974) from the University of Mumbai, his advisor was S. S. Shrikhande. Professor Singhi is a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy.