Dr. Monalisa Anand

Dr. Monalisa Anand

Assistant Professor

Profile Summary

Dr. Monalisa Anand is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics, School of Advanced Engineering, UPES Dehradun. She has a passion for mathematical research and education and wants to make mathematics the easiest subject to understand. She finished her PhD from BITS Pilani Goa in April 2024. Her research interest lies in Mathematical Modelling and Epidemiology.

Work Experience

Before joining UPES, Dr. Monalisa Anand has taught fundamental mathematics courses to engineering students as a teaching assistant, while doing her Ph.D.

Research Interests

Dr. Monalisa Anand’s research area is Mathematical Modelling, especially of infectious diseases. She has used different tools to model, like delay differential equations and nonstandard finite difference schemes. Currently, she is learning neural networks and stochastic models, to broaden her research.

Teaching Philosophy

As an Assistant Professor in Mathematics, Dr. Monalisa Anand’s goal is to inspire and empower the next generation of mathematicians by fostering a deep understanding of mathematical concepts and instilling a lifelong love for learning mathematics, while also giving examples and applications of each mathematical concept for visualisation. 

Courses Taught

The following courses are taught by Dr. Monalisa Anand -  

Before UPES 

  • Linear Algebra 
  • Complex Analysis 
  • Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations 
  • Advanced Differential Equations

Awards and Grants

  • Qualified NET (LS) in 2019. 
  • Qualified GATE in 2019 with AIR 117. 
  • Received SERB International Travel Grant to attend and present in ICIAM 2023 Tokyo. 
  • Received travel grant from Society of Mathematical Biology to attend and present in KSMB-SMB 2024 Seoul.

Scholarly Activities

Dr. Monalisa Anand has published various articles in reputed national and international journals and has attended reputed conferences in national and international levels.