BIO DATA

NAME : Dr. Bhadreshkumar Indunarayan Dave

BIRTH DATE : 25 - 10 - 1960

DESIGNATION : Professor in Mathematics

CONTACT : (Mobile) +91 9879367937, (Office) +91 0265 2795329

E-MAIL : [email protected]; [email protected]

QUALIFICATION : M.Sc.(Mathematics), Ph.D.

• B.Sc.(Mathematics) passed in July, 1981 with 71.5 % from The M.S. University of
Baroda, Vadodara

• M.Sc.(Mathematics) passed in July, 1983 with 68.81 % from The M.S. University
of Baroda, Vadodara
(During 1982-83, awarded the Gujarat State Higher Education Scholarship)

• Ph.D. (Mathematics) : Thesis entitled- “Extensions of certain Inverse series relations

and Associated polynomials”, (Guide: Prof. J. P. Singhal)
Degree awarded in August 1995 from The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara

• One year certificate course in German language, Faculty of Arts, The M. S. Univer-
sity of Baroda, 1982.

RESEARCH SPECIALIZATION : Hypergeometric Series, q-Hypergeometric series

Guided for M. Phil. dissertation: 5;

Guided for Ph. D. dissertation: 3;
Currently Registered and working for Ph. D. : 2

EXPERIENCE : (a) Teaching : 28 years (b) Research : 22 years

COURSES TAUGHT :
UG level: (1) Theory of Equations, (2) Analytical Solid Geometry, (3) Differential
equations, (4) Matrices, (5) Advance Calculus of functions of two variables,
(6) Numerical Analysis, (7) Mathematical Analysis, (8) Laplace Transform,
(9) Fourier Series, (10) Infinite Series.
PG level: (1) Abstract Algebra, (2) Lebesgue Measure and Integration on R,
(3) Complex Analysis, (4) Lp spaces and functions of bounded variation,
(5) Module Theory, (6) Special Functions

RESEARCH PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCES :

• Indian Science Congress conference at The M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara

(January, 1992)
Title: Inverse series of pseudo Laguerre polynomial.

• Varah Mihir National seminar in Mathematics at Vikram University, Ujjain (18-20

February, 1995)
Title: A q-analogue of a general class of polynomials.

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 • Research Seminar (Gujarat Ganit Mandal) at the M. S. Uni. Of Baroda, Vadodara
(1-2 March, 1997)
Title: A q-Inversion formula and associated certain q-polynomials.
• National conference on Mathematical Analysis and Differential Equations at J. N.
V. University, Jodhpur (17-19 November, 1997)
Title: Extension of a q-Inversion formula.
• Research Seminar in Pure and Applied Mathematics at S. P. University, Vallabh
Vidyanagar (14-15 February, 1999)
Title: My Thesis in my view.
• National Conference of Society of Special Functions and their Applications at J. N.
V. University, Jodhpur (3-4 March, 2000)
Title: A general inversion pair.
• International Conference on “Special Functions and their Applications” (ICSF), at
the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, CIT Campus, Tharamani, Chennai. (23-27
September, 2002)
Title: A General Inverse series Relation.
• International Conference on Mathematical Sciences (ICMS) held at Center for Math-
ematical Sciences, St. Thomas College, Pala, Kerala (3-5 January, 2011 )
Title: A General q-Inverse Series Relation.
• Mathematics-Meet 2011: A National Conference (sponsored by UGC and GUJ-
COST) organized by Gujarat University, Ahmedabad (3-5 February, 2011 )
Title: Unification of certain inverse series relations.
CONFERENCES/ WORKSHOP ATTENDED:
• International conference on Special Functions and their applications held at SVNIT,
Surat during June 27-29, 2012. (In this conference, my research student Ms. Bharti
Natrhwani was awarded M. I. Qureshi prize for best paper presentation).
• Annual conference of Indian Mathematical society held at Sardar Vallabhbhai Na-
tional Institute of Technology, Surat. (December 27 - 30, 2010)
• Selected and participated in the Workshop on “Mathematica and Software package
HYP and HYPQ” at the Institute of Mathematical Science, CIT Campus Taramani,
Chennai, during September 16-20, 2002
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS :
• “An Expansion formula and associated Generating relations”, Simon-Stevin Quart.
J. of Pure and Applied Mathematics, Vol. 63, No. 3-4, p. 305-310, 1989
(with J. P. Singhal) MR# 1061574
• “On a q-Inversion theorem”, The Mathematics Student, Vol. 58, p. 101-108, 1990
(with J. P. Singhal) MR# 1069081
• “A q-Analogue of a general class of polynomials and its inverse”, Indian J. of Pure
and Applied Math., Vol. 22, No. 10, p. 839- 843, 1991.
(with J. P. Singhal) MR#1132557

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• “Certain properties of a general class of polynomials”, Science Number : J. of the
M. S. Uni. of Baroda, Vol. XLII and XLIII , No. 3, p. 47- 55, 1998

• “A general q-inversion formula and extension of certain polynomial systems”, Jour-

nal of Indian Math. Soc., Vol. 65, No. 1-4, p. 119-126, 1998.
MR# 1750362

• “A general inversion pair”, II. Special functions: selected articles (Jodhpur, 2000),
99-104, Sci. Publ. (India), Jodhpur, 2001.
MR# 1750362

• “q-Analogue of an extended Jacobi polynomial and its properties”. J. Indian Math.

Soc. (N.S.) 71 (2004), no. 1-4, 77-84. (with Manisha Dalbhide)
MR# 2290617 Zbl # 1116.33020

• “On a Unification of Generalized Mittag-Leffler Function and Family of Bessel Func-

tions”, Advances in Pure Math., Vol.3, No.1, 127-137, 2013
(with J. C. Prajapati, B. V. Nathwani)

• “Another extension of little q-Jacobi polynomial and its properties”, Journal de

Ciencia e Ingenieria, Vol. 5, No. 1, 37-41, 2013
(with Rajesh Savalia, J. C. Prajapati)

• “Gessel-Stanton’s inverse series and a system of q-polynomials”, Bulletin des Sci-

ences Mathematiques, Vol. 138, 323-334, 2014 (with Manisha Dalbhide)
MR # 3206470 Zbl # 1290.33023

• “Some new class of special functions suggested by the confluent hypergeometric

function”, Annali Dell’ Universita’ Di Ferrara, Vol. 62, No. 1, 23-38, 2016
(with Meera Chudasama)
MR # 3503276 Zbl # 1339.33001

• “ A new class of functions suggested by the q-hypergeometric function”, The Math-

ematics Student, Vol. 85, No. 3-4, July-December, 47-61, 2016
MR # 3643338 (with Meera Chudasama)

• “A new class of functions suggested by the generalized basic hypergeometric func-

tion”, Journal of the Indian Math. Soc. , Vol. 84, Nos. 3-4, 161-181, 2017
(with Meera H. Chudasama)

• “Generalized Mittag-Leffler function and its properties”, The Mathematics Student,

Vol. 86, No. 1-2, 63-76, 2017 (with B. V. Nathwani)

• “Fractional q-Calculus of a unified q-Mittag-Leffler function”, Journal of Fractional

Calculus and Applications, Vol. 9(1), 64-81, 2018 (with B. V. Nathwani)

• “A general q-inverse series relation”, Bol. Soc. Mat. Mex.

(Birkhäuser: Springer-Science) DOI 10.1007/s40590-017-0172-8

• “Certain properties of the q-`- Ψ Bessel function”, Boll. Union Mat. Ital.
DOI 10.1007/s40574-017-0139-8 (with Meera Chudasama)

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 • “p-Deformation of a general class of polynomials and its properties”,
Accepted in Journal of the Indian Math. Soc., (2017) (with Rajesh V. Savalia)

RESEARCH RELATED ACTIVITIES :

• Worked as U. G. C. Jr. Research Fellow during 1984-85.

• Taken up and completed a Research project under ’University New Research Scheme’,
funded by the M. S. University of Baroda during the period: 1995-97.

• Participated in Research and Training program on Generalized Special Functions

(sponsored by DST) at the “Center for the Mathematical Sciences”, Thiruvanant-
puram from June, 19 to July 28, 1995.

• Guided one candidate for Ph. D. degree.

• Registered and working one candidate for Ph. D. research work.

• One candidate working for Ph. D. research work but still not registered.

• Thesis submitted by two candidates for Ph. D. degree.

• Guided five candidates in M. Phil. Dissertation work.

TALK DELIVERED :

• Annual conference of Gujarat Ganit Mandal at Gujarat University, Ahmedabad

(November, 1993)
Title: Bernoulli Numbers and their properties.

• Refresher course in Mathematics and Statistics ( as Resource person) at Bhavnagar

University, Bhavnagar (14 November, 2000)
Title: Hypergeometric series.

• Refresher course in Mathematics (as Resource person) at the S.P. University, Vallabh
Vidyanagar (November, 2000)
Title: Hypergeometric functions and Applications.

• National seminar in Mathematics (sponsored by U. G. C.) at S. P. University, Val-

labh Vidyanagar (3-5 March, 2001)
Title: Some Generating functions of Jacobi polynomial.

• Refresher course in Mathematics (as Resource person) at J. N. V. University, Jodh-

pur (29-30 June, 2010)
Titles: (i) Electric potential and Legendre polynomial
(ii) q-Inverse series Relations

• Refresher course in Mathematics and Statistics (as resource person) at Academic

Staff College, S. P. University, Vllabh Vidyanagar (26 November, 2012)
Title: History of Mathematics (Two sessions each of 1 Hr. 30 Min.)

• Lecture Workshop on “Analysis and Topology” (as Resource person) at Depart-

ment of Mathematics, The M. S. university of Baroda (1-3 August, 2015) Title:
Introductory q-Theory and Hypergeometric Functions.

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 • National conference on Current Development in Ananlysis and its Applications
(sponsored by UGC) at The M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara (14-15 March,
2015)
Title: Operator Differential equation Hypergeometric polynomials.

MEMBERSHIP OF ACADEMIC BODIES :

• Life member of Gujarat Ganit Mandal. (State level Mathematics Association of

School-College-University Mathematics Teachers)

• Life member of Indian Mathematical Society (IMS)

• Founder member of the Society of Special functions and their Applications (SSFA)

• Member of Board of Studies of Mathematics at Veer Narmad south Gujarat Uni-

versity, Surat.

• Member of Board of Studies of Mathematics at Charotar University of Science and

Technology, CHANGA, Dist. Nadidad

• Member of Board of Studies of Mathematics at Marwadi University, Rajkot

• Member of Gujarat Pathya Pustak Mandal, Gandhinagar. (Higher Secondary level)

OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES :

• Conducting Prof. A. R. Rao Mathematics competitive test at Baroda center, every

year (organized by Gujarat Ganit Mandal)

• Conducting Minaxi-Lalit Science award test at Baroda center, every year (organized
by Gujarat Science Congress, Ahmedabad)

• Acted as Expert/Judge at Minaxi- Lalit Science award test at Gujarat University,

Ahmedabad

• Served as Expert in Problem solving sessions in Mathematics (Higher secondary

school level) at Vikram Sarabhai Community Science Center, Vadodara Center
(2001)

• Served as Resource person at Minaxi-Lalit Science award test, Gujarat University,

Ahmedabad (2006)

• Served as Expert in CAS interviews at other university

• Served as judge (in panel) at “Science Excellence - 2009” (State level talent search
examination for B. Sc. Students, organized by Gujarat Council on Science and
Technology, Gandhinagar) at Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, (2009)

• Chaired the session on Irrational numbers and presentation of rational numbers

in decimal system in “SEMINR ON NUMBER THEORY and PROBABILITY”
(SNTP 2012), a seminar conducted for Secondary school Teachers of Vadodara City
held on Monday, July 30, 2012.

• Associated with Sate level eligibility examinations for lecturers.

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ASSOCIATION WITH OPEN UNIVERSITY :

• Acted as Assistant Coordinator in Baba Saheb Ambedkar Open University (BOU)

at Baroda Center

• Worked as Counselor in BPP program at BOU, Baroda Center

• Worked as Counselor in BPP program at IGNOU, Baroda Center

EXAM / ADM DUTIES :

• Working in various capacities at the University examination at The M. S. Uni. of

Baroda, Vadodara

• Worked in F. Y. B. Sc. Admission program in Faculty of Science, The M. S. Uni.

of Baroda

• Working in M. Sc.- Mathematics Admission program at the Department of Mathe-

matics, Faculty of Science, The M. S. Uni. of Baroda, every year

• Working as external examiner at other Universities at Post Graduate level

• Served as one of the experts in “Mathematics open class room” at Bharuch and An-
kleshwar, organized jointly by “Bharuch Jilla Ganit mandal” and Bharuch District
Education Officer (December, 1994)

• Examined M. Phil. and Ph. D. thesis of other Universities.

HOBBY:

• Drawing ( passed State level Elementary and Intermediate Drawing Examinations

during School study )

• Reading

• Night sky observation (was active member of Vyom Vihar Club of Astronomy, Plan-
etarium, Sayaji Baug, Vadodara during 1984-88)

• Gardening.