𝗔 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗜𝗜𝗧𝗚𝗡. IITGN is pleased to share that 𝗗𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗯𝗵𝗮𝗶 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗸𝗮𝗿 has been awarded the 𝗔𝗖𝗠 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, one of the most prestigious recognitions for doctoral research in computer science and related disciplines in the country. Dharaben completed her PhD at IITGN under the supervision of 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘀. Her dissertation, titled ‘On Computing Optimal Representations of Finite Groups’, makes landmark contributions to computational group theory. Her work resolves several long-standing open problems, including showing for the first time that the minimal generating set problem for finite groups can be solved in polynomial time, a question that remained open for nearly 70 years. She also developed highly efficient data structures for representing finite groups and advanced the understanding of permutation representations for important classes of groups. The ACM India Doctoral Dissertation Award, instituted in 2011, recognises the best doctoral dissertation produced at an Indian institution each year. The award includes a cash prize, and the winning dissertation is published in the ACM Digital Library, with financial support from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). This achievement reflects the strength of research and mentorship at IITGN and reinforces the Institute’s commitment to advancing foundational research with global impact. #IITGNShines #IITGandhinagar #ACMIndia #DoctoralResearch #IITGNResearchers #researchexcellence @EduMinOfIndia | @PIB_India