Dipendra Prasad

Dipendra Prasad
Born (1960-03-22) 22 March 1960
CitizenshipIndian
Alma materHarvard University
IIT Kanpur
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
Known forGan–Gross–Prasad conjecture
AwardsS. S. Bhatnagar Prize (2002)
TWAS Prize (2019)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsIndian Institute of Technology Bombay
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Harish-Chandra Research Institute
Doctoral advisorBenedict Gross
Websitehttps://sites.google.com/view/dipendra-prasad/home

Dipendra Prasad (born 1960) is an Indian mathematician. He is an Emeritus Fellow of mathematics at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. He is a number theorist known for his work in the areas of automorphic representations and the Gan–Gross–Prasad conjecture. He was the president of Commission for Developing Countries (CDC) of International Mathematical Union (2018–2022) and of Indian Math Society (2021–2022).

Two of his siblings, Gopal Prasad and Shrawan Kumar, are also mathematicians.