D Bhanu Prakash

D Bhanu Prakash

Assistant Professor, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, India

PhD in Applied Mathematics, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, India

dbhanuprakash233@gmail.com
Detailed CV

The Academic Arc

Timeline: July 2026 - Ongoing

Assistant Professor in Mathematics

Hello everyone, I’m delighted to share that I joined as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Andhra Pradesh, India. As part of my teaching responsibilities, I am offering the following undergraduate courses in mathematics, statistics, and computer science:

  • Probability and Statistics
  • Optimisation Techniques for Machine Learning
  • Data Visualisation in Python
My role involves fostering a deep understanding of these subjects while also pursuing research in mathematical biology..

Timeline: June 2025 - June 2026

Assistant Professor in Mathematics

Hello everyone, I’m delighted to share that I have completed a short and memorable journey as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. As part of my teaching responsibilities, I offered the following courses in one year.

I was also part of the Center of Excellence - Space, Science and Technology, where I learned the basics of satellite design. What I'll carry forward most proudly is being an AI Champion of Vignan's flagship program, Agentic Vignan — the university's bold push to introduce and strengthen AI across campus. Being part of it showed me how powerful it is when an institution chooses to embrace the future boldly. With the recently inaugurated Google AI Lab, that vision is now moving forward in a big way. Short chapter, lasting impact. Onward with gratitude.

Timeline: March 2021 - Sept 2025

Doctor of Phiolosophy (PhD) Completed

Hello everyone, I have successfully defended my doctoral thesis on September 19, 2025, culminating in the award of my PhD degree. My research focused on Deterministic and Stochastic Dynamics and Control of Additional Food Provided Prey-Predator Systems, contributing new insights to Mathematical Ecology. I thank Prof. Olcay Akman and Prof. Mini Ghosh for reviewing my thesis. This milestone reflects years of rigorous study, experimentation, and scholarly dedication, and I look forward to advancing research and knowledge in my discipline.

Recent Publications

  • Deterministic and Stochastic Studies on Additional Food Provided Prey-Predator Systems with Group Defence among Prey and Mutual Interference among Predators

    D Bhanu Prakash, C Chaitanya, D K K Vamsi, A Aloqaily, N Mlaiki. (2026). Scientific Reports.

    Interactions between pests and their natural enemies play a central role in ecological balance and sustainable pest management. In the present work, we examine a prey–predator system in which the predator population experiences intra-specific competition and receives an external food supplement. The feeding mechanism of the predator follows a Holling type-III functional response. We demonstrate that the proposed formulation admits a unique, globally positive solution and investigate the stability of its equilibria. Analytical exploration reveals the occurrence of distinct bifurcation phenomena, including transcritical and saddle-node transitions. Numerical investigations further illustrate the emergence of hysteresis loops, indicating bistability within specific parameter ranges. Experimental observations concerning the predation of Bemisia tabaci by Orius albidipennis validate the Holling type-III assumption and serve to parameterize the theoretical model. The findings underscore the dual impact of additional food and predator competition in shaping biological control outcomes and improving pest suppression efficiency.

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  • Global dynamics and time-optimal control studies for additional food provided holling type-III mutually interfering prey-predator systems with applications to pest management

    D Bhanu Prakash and D K K Vamsi. (2025). Discover Applied Sciences, Springer Nature.

    We develop and analyze a prey–predator model with Holling type-III functional response, incorporating additional food and mutual interference among predators. Our work investigates how external food supplementation and predator competition affect pest dynamics and predator efficiency under optimal control frameworks. We establish the model’s positivity, boundedness, equilibria, stability, and explore global dynamics through numerical simulations. Using time-optimal control, we demonstrate that strategic food provisioning can drive prey elimination, offering insights for sustainable pest management.

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  • Stochastic time-optimal control and sensitivity studies for additional food provided prey-predator systems involving Holling type-IV functional response

    D Bhanu Prakash and D K K Vamsi. (2025). Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics

    This paper presents a comprehensive study on the stochastic time-optimal control of additional food provided prey-predator systems exhibiting Holling type-IV functional response and intra-specific competition among predators. We investigate the sensitivity of the system to various parameters and provide insights into the optimal management of such ecological models.

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