Curriculum Vitae
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
PhD in Statistics
Advisors: Prof. Yuguo Chen and Prof. Srijan Sengupta
Thesis: Subsampling Based Inference for Network Data
Champaign, IL
2024
2024
Indian Statistical Institute
MSTAT with Specialization in Computational Statistics Track
Kolkata, India
2018
2018
St. Xavier's College
BSc (Honors) in Statistics with Minors in Mathematics and Computer Science
Kolkata, India
2016
2016
Positions
University of Michigan
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Statistics
Advisors: Prof. Elizaveta Levina and Prof. Ji Zhu
Collaborators: Profs. Snigdha Panigrahi, Shelly Flagel, and Akbar Awaljee
Projects: Subsampling and bootstrap methods for network data, analysis of heterogeneous networks, post-estimation inference for network data, analysis of neurochemical data, algorithms for optimizing dosage of IBD medications.
Ann Arbor, MI
2024 – Present
2024 – Present
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Graduate Assistant
PhD research on subsampling-based methods for large networks. Collaborative research on effects of tinnitus and hearing loss on depression in US adults. Held multiple teaching assistant and research assistant positions.
Champaign, IL
2018 – 2024
2018 – 2024
Illinois Statistics Office
Statistical Consultant
Provided statistical consultation, designed experiments, and performed statistical analysis for clients from academia and industry across medicine, biology, psychology, geology, finance, law, linguistics, engineering, and political science.
Champaign, IL
2020 – 2024
2020 – 2024
Synchrony Financial
Summer Intern, Information Security and Data Protection Team
Analyzed and predicted the number of data breaches and compared the efficacies of multiple data protection measures.
Champaign, IL (Remote)
Summer 2021
Summer 2021
CHEGG INC.
Expert Answerer in Statistics and Probability (Freelance)
Kolkata, India
2014 – 2016
2014 – 2016
Awards & Achievements
- Travel Award, Recent Advances in Random Networks, Institute of Mathematical and Statistical Innovation 2026
- Travel Award, International New Researchers' Conference, Institute of Mathematical Statistics 2025
- Travel Award, International Indian Statistical Association Conference 2025
- Travel Award, Symposium on New Frontiers in Reliability and Risk Analysis: A Tribute to Nozer D. Singpurwalla, George Washington University 2023
- Ranked as Excellent in Teaching, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 2019
- All India Rank 8 in Mathematical Statistics at IIT Joint Admission Test for Masters 2016
- INSPIRE SHE Fellowship, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India 2013 – 2018
Professional Service
Journal Reviewer
Journal of American Statistical Association
2024 – Present
Computational Statistics and Data Analysis
2024 – Present
Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics
2025 – Present
Volunteer Service
Postdoctoral Representative to the Dept. of Statistics Cultural Committee, University of Michigan
2025 – Present
Membership Committee, International Indian Statistical Association
2025 – Present
Founding Chair of the Doctoral Student Seminar Series at the Department of Statistics, UIUC
2022
Member of the Statistics Doctoral Student Association, UIUC
2021 – 2023
Founding Member of the PhD Student Seminar Series, Department of Statistics, UIUC
2019 – 2020
Memberships
American Statistical Association
2021 – Present
Institute of Mathematical Statistics
2022 – Present
International Indian Statistical Association
2022 – Present
Computing Skills
Programming Languages
R, Rcpp, Python, SPSS, SAS, C/C++, Minitab
Miscellaneous
Git/GitHub, Linux