IIT (ISM) research scholar Biswajit Bera selected for JST-LOTUS Fellowship 2026

Dhanbad: Biswajit Bera, a research scholar in the Department of Mathematics and Computing at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, has been selected for the prestigious JST-LOTUS Fellowship 2026 under the ASPIRE category, providing him an opportunity to pursue collaborative research in Japan.

Under the fellowship, Bera will undertake research at the University of Osaka, Japan, with Dr. Sudhakar Kumawat, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computing at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, serving as the supervisor from the Indian side. The fellowship is aimed at promoting academic exchange, knowledge sharing and joint research between Indian and Japanese institutions.

The JST-LOTUS Fellowship, supported by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), seeks to strengthen scientific cooperation between India and Japan by facilitating research exchange and international academic engagement. It provides young researchers opportunities to work with Japanese institutions, gain international exposure and build collaborative research networks.

Dr. Kumawat earned his PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar in 2020, specialising in computer vision and deep learning. He subsequently worked as a Specially Appointed Researcher at the Institute for Datability Science, Osaka University, Japan. His research interests include computer vision, deep learning and artificial intelligence, and his work has appeared in leading conferences and journals, including CVPR, ECCV, MICCAI and IEEE TPAMI.

Bera’s selection marks an important milestone in his academic journey and adds to the international research opportunities available to scholars at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. The institute has congratulated him and wished him a productive and enriching research experience in Japan.