Rajesh Gopakumar

Rajesh Gopakumar
Rajesh Gopakumar at Harvard University
Born	(1967-12-14) 14 December 1967 (age 56) Kolkata, India
Citizenship	India
Alma mater	IIT Kanpur (BSc, MSc) Princeton University (PhD)
Known for	Gopakumar–Vafa invariant
Spouse	Rukmini Dey
Awards	Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, ICTP Prize
Scientific career
Fields	String Theory, Theoretical Physics
Institutions	International Centre for Theoretical Sciences Harish-Chandra Research Institute Institute for Advanced Study
Doctoral advisor	David Gross

Rajesh Gopakumar (born 1967) is an Indian theoretical physicist and the director of the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS-TIFR) in Bangalore, India. He was previously a professor at Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI) in Prayagraj, India.^[1] He is known for his work on topological string theory.