2026 · Education
Ekushey Padak
Awarded in the Education category. BRAC University identifies the recognition with his work promoting mathematics among young people and the Mathematics Olympiad.
Principal Investigator
Mahbubul Alam Majumdar
Professor and Dean, School of Data & Computational Sciences
BRAC University
majumdar@bracu.ac.bdBiography
Profile
Mahbubul Alam Majumdar is Professor and Dean of the School of Data & Computational Sciences at BRAC University. His publicly listed theoretical-physics interests include string cosmology, the black-hole information paradox and quantum information, together with broader interests in quantum computing and computational science. His earlier research includes brane cosmology, D-brane dynamics and tachyon-driven inflation.
Research
Current research
String cosmology, quantum aspects of black holes, quantum information and early-universe theory.
Academic Leadership
Research & Academic Leadership
Theoretical physics
Research spanning string cosmology, brane dynamics, quantum aspects of black holes and quantum information, alongside wider interests in computation and mathematical science.
BRAC University profile ↗Scientific education
Dean of BRAC University's School of Data & Computational Sciences and a long-term organiser of advanced mathematics and theoretical-physics training in Bangladesh.
ICTP programme ↗Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad
Mathematics Olympiad Leadership
Bangladesh first entered the IMO in 2005. Official IMO records list Mahbub Majumdar as the country's current official contact and as team leader across the programme's long-running competitive record.
2006 → 2026Long-running team leadershipSource ↗2018First Bangladesh IMO gold — plus 3 bronze medals and 2 Honourable MentionsSource ↗2026First 6-of-6 medal result: 1 silver + 5 bronzeSource ↗121 pointsHighest Bangladesh team score; rank 39 of 117 in 2026Source ↗
Through 2026, the official IMO country profile records Bangladesh's cumulative contestant awards as 1 gold, 8 silver, 45 bronze and 47 Honourable Mentions. These are national-team achievements under a broader programme of coaching, selection and mentorship—not medals personally awarded to the coach.
Bangladesh IMO profile ↗Honours
National & International Recognition
2026 · ICTP
Spirit of Abdus Salam Award
ICTP recognised his efforts to strengthen Bangladesh's scientific and educational foundations, including sustained work in education and scientific community building.
ICTP announcement ↗Scholarship
Publications (26)
Complete publication record from the verified INSPIRE author identity. Journal and preprint versions are represented by the same INSPIRE literature record.
2026
Deriving the Entropy Functional in<i>f(Q)</i>Gravity Consistent with Entanglement Entropy
Majumdar, Mrittunjoy Guha
2025
A Symmetry-Based Taxonomy of Quantum Algorithms
Kumar, Sakshi, Chilkoti, Sumit, Majumdar, Mrittunjoy Guha
arXiv:2508.09236INSPIRE citations: 1
2026
Operational threshold for spatial entanglement survival under ionizing decoherence
Majumdar, Mrittunjoy Guha
2023
Quantum 3.0: Quantum Learning, Quantum Heuristics and Beyond
Majumdar, Mrittunjoy Guha
arXiv:2305.18091INSPIRE citations: 1
2023
Harnessing Brillouin interaction in rare-earth aluminosilicate glass microwires for optoelectromechanic quantum transduction
Majumdar, Mrittunjoy Guha, Chandrashekar, C.M.
2021
Non-CSS color codes on 2D lattices : Models and Topological Properties
Padmanabhan, Pramod, Chowdhury, Abhishek, Sugino, Fumihiko, Majumdar, Mrittunjoy Guha, Sabapathy, Krishna Kumar
arXiv:2112.13617INSPIRE citations: 2
2022
Polarization-path-frequency entanglement using interferometry and frequency shifters
Majumdar, Mrittunjoy Guha, Chandrashekar, C.M.
2021
Design of a Quantum-Repeater using Quantum-Circuits and benchmarking its performance on an IBM Quantum-Computer
Das, Sowmitra, Rahman, Md. Saifur, Majumdar, Mahbub
2021
Quantum network recovery from multinode failure using network encoding with GHZ states on higher-order butterfly networks
Majumdar, Mrittunjoy Guha, Garani, Shayan Srinivasa
2019
Modifications of the Page Curve from correlations within Hawking radiation
Al Alvi, Mishkat, Majumdar, Mahbub, Matin, Md. Abdul, Rahat, Moinul Hossain, Roy, Avik
2015
Teleportation and Multipartite Quantum State Sharing using a Seven Qubit Genuinely Entangled State
Majumdar, Mrittunjoy Guha, Panigrahi, Prasanta
arXiv:1412.5102INSPIRE citations: 1
2014
Comments on Information Erasure in Black Hole
Al Alvi, Mishkat, Matin, Md.Abdul, Roy, Avik, Rahat, Moinul Hossain, Majumdar, Mahbub
2013
A Novel Parametric Bound for Information Retrieval from Black Hole Radiation
Roy, Avik, Rahat, Moinul Hossain, Alvi, Mishkat Al, Majumdar, Mahbub, Matin, Md. Abdul
2006
Working group report. Collider Physics
Allanach, B., Banerjee, S., Bhattacharyya, S., Choudhury, D., Das, S.P., Datta, A., Godbole, R.M., Guchait, M. et al.
2005
A Tutorial on links between cosmic string theory and superstring theory
Majumdar, Mahbub
arXiv:hep-th/0512062INSPIRE citations: 32
2003
D-brane anti-brane annihilation in an expanding universe
Majumdar, Mahbub, Davis, Anne-Christine
2004
Inflation from tachyon condensation, large N effects
Majumdar, Mahbub, Davis, Anne-Christine
2002
Cosmological creation of D-branes and anti-D-branes
Majumdar, Mahbub, Christine-Davis, Anne
2001
The Inflationary brane anti-brane universe
Burgess, C.P., Majumdar, M., Nolte, D., Quevedo, F., Rajesh, G., Zhang, Ren-Jie
1999
Inflation in supersymmetric cosmic string theories
Davis, Anne-Christine, Majumdar, Mahbub
1994
Finite range momentum and density dependent effective interaction and analysis of nuclear incompressibility
Majumdar, M.M., Samaddar, S.K., Rudra, N., De, J.N.
1993
Role of nuclear compressibility on the fission path
Majumdar, M.M., De, J.N., Samanta, C., Samaddar, S.K.
1991
Energy-dependent nucleus-nucleus potential with the Paris interaction
Majumdar, M.M., Samanta, B.C., Samaddar, S.K.
1990
Effect of isobar on nucleus-nucleus potential
Majumdar, M.M., Samanta, B.C., Sammadar, S.K.
1986
Vacuum polarization and the nuclear mass formula
Samaddar, S.K., Majumdar, M.M., Samanta, B.C., De, J.N.
Projects
Research projects
Current
Time Dependent Backgrounds in String Theory and Early Universe CosmologyTime-dependent internal geometry, flux backgrounds and cosmological solutions in higher-dimensional supergravity and early-universe theory.
Lead: Mahbubul Alam Majumdar (PI); Ratul Mahanta and Ahmed Rakin Kamal (Co-PIs)
Current
Quantum Gravity, Black Holes and CosmologyA broad research theme connecting string cosmology, quantum black holes and early-universe physics.
Lead: Mahbubul Alam Majumdar, Sayeda Tashnuba Jahan and collaborators