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Nishant Malik

Assistant Professor

School of Mathematics and Statistics
College of Science
nxmsma@rit.edu
585-475-5439
Office Hours
Mon 11:00 am-1:00 pm (in person), Wed 11:00 am-1:00 pm (Zoom only)
Office Location
GOS-3348

Nishant Malik

Assistant Professor

School of Mathematics and Statistics
College of Science

Education

BS, MS, University of Delhi (India), M.Tech, University of Hyderabad (India), Ph.D., University of Potsdam (Germany)

Bio

Dr. Malik did his Ph.D. at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany under the supervision of renowned mathematical physicist Juergen Kurths. Subsequently, the Physical Society of Berlin awarded him the Carl Ramsauer Prize in 2012 for his Ph.D. work. Before joining RIT, he worked as a postdoc at Dartmouth College and UNC-Chapel Hill. Dr. Malik has a wide range of research interests in data-driven analysis and modeling of complex systems. In his research, he employs tools from network science, the theory of nonlinear and stochastic dynamical systems, and applied statistics and enjoys working on mathematical problems across disciplines in natural and social sciences. For more information, please visit Dr. Malik's personal webpage and the Complexity Lab @RIT his research group page. 

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Areas of Expertise
Complex Systems
Data Science
Dynamical Systems
Networks
Applied Mathematics
Computational Mathematics
Stochastic Processes
Mathematical Modeling

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Journal Paper
James, Alexander, et al. "Detecting Paleoclimate Transitions With Laplacian Eigenmaps of Recurrence Matrices (LERM)." Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 39. (2024): e2023PA004700. Print.
Giammarese, Adam, Jacob Brown, and Nishant Malik. "Reconfiguration of Amazon’s connectivity in the climate system." Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science 34. (2024): 13134. Print.
Bhuyan, K, et al. "Landslide topology uncovers failure movements." Nature Communications 15. 1 (2024): 2633. Print.
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Invited Keynote/Presentation
Malik, Nishant. "Data-Driven Modeling of Complex Systems." Frontiers in Geosciences. Los Alamos National Lab. Los Alamos, NM. 21 Nov. 2022. Lecture.
Malik, Nishant, et al. "Understanding and Prediction of RegionalClimate Phenomena using Climate Network Analysis." SIAM Conference on Application of Dynamical Systems, Minisymposium on Dynamical Systems on Networks: Stability and Applications. SIAM. Online, Virtual Conference. 27 May 2021. Conference Presentation.
Malik, Nishant. "Network Classification and Applications to Climate Forecasting." SIAM Conference on Discrete Mathematics (Minisymposium on Graph Theory and Machine Learning). SIAM. Online, US. 21 Jul. 2021. Conference Presentation.
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Currently Teaching

IMGS-699
Imaging Science Graduate Co-op
0 Credits
This course is a cooperative education experience for graduate imaging science students.
IMGS-740
Imaging Science MS Systems Project Paper
3 Credits
The analysis and solution of imaging science systems problems for students enrolled in the MS Project capstone paper option.
IMGS-790
Research & Thesis
1 - 6 Credits
Masters-level research by the candidate on an appropriate topic as arranged between the candidate and the research advisor.
IMGS-890
Research & Thesis
1 - 6 Credits
Doctoral-level research by the candidate on an appropriate topic as arranged between the candidate and the research advisor.
IMGS-891
Continuation of Thesis
0 Credits
Continuation of Thesis
MATH-182
Calculus II
4 Credits
This is the second in a two-course sequence. It emphasizes the understanding of concepts, and using them to solve physical problems. The course covers techniques of integration including integration by parts, partial fractions, improper integrals, applications of integration, representing functions by infinite series, convergence and divergence of series, parametric curves, and polar coordinates.
MATH-251
Probability and Statistics
3 Credits
This course introduces sample spaces and events, axioms of probability, counting techniques, conditional probability and independence, distributions of discrete and continuous random variables, joint distributions (discrete and continuous), the central limit theorem, descriptive statistics, interval estimation, and applications of probability and statistics to real-world problems. A statistical package such as Minitab or R is used for data analysis and statistical applications.
MATH-495
Undergraduate Research in Mathematical Sciences
1 - 3 Credits
This course is a faculty-directed project that could be considered original in nature. The level of work is appropriate for students in their final two years of undergraduate study.
MATH-498
Independent Study in Mathematical Sciences
1 - 3 Credits
This course is a faculty-guided investigation into appropriate topics that are not part of the curriculum.
MATH-689
Advanced Special Topics
1 - 4 Credits
Special Topics courses cover content that is not represented in the main curriculum on an experimental or trial basis.
MATH-790
Research & Thesis
0 - 9 Credits
Masters-level research by the candidate on an appropriate topic as arranged between the candidate and the research advisor.
MATH-791
Continuation of Thesis
0 Credits
Continuation of Thesis

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