Bhargab Chattopadhyay

Research Interests:

  • Nonparametric Methods
  • Sequential Analysis
  • Econometrics

Appointments:

  • 2016 - Present Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Information Technology Vadodara, India.
  • 2016 (Autumn) Adjunct Faculty, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, India.
  • 2012 - 2017 Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Dallas, USA (On Leave 2016-17).
  • 2008 - 2012 Graduate Assistant, University of Connecticut, USA.
  • 2007 - 2008 Research Assistant, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India.

Teaching:

  • Indian Institute of Information Technology Vadodara: Mathematical Statistics, Stochastic Simulation, Probability and Statistics, Data Analytics
  • The University of Texas at Dallas: Statistical Methods for Data Science, Decision Theory and Bayesian Inference, Linear Statistical Models, Nonparametric Sequential Analysis, Statistical Decision Making, Introductory Statistics for Life Sciences, Statistics for Life Sciences
  • DAIICT: Management Information Systems.
  • University of Connecticut: Statistical Methods, Elementary Concepts of Statistics

Research Visit & Workshop

  • Research Visit: University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica August 16-22, 2015.
  • Workshop: Sequential Analysis and Change Point Detection, University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica August 17-18, 2015.

Recent Publications:

  • De, S. K. and Chattopadhyay, B.: Minimum Risk Point Estimation of Gini Index. Accepted in Sankhya B.
  • Kelley, K., Darku, F. B. and Chattopadhyay, B.: Accuracy in Parameter Estimation for Effect Sizes: A Sequential Approach. Accepted in Psychological Methods.
  • Mishra, S., Chattopadhyay, B., Kadjo, A. and Dasgupta, P.: Continuous Measurement of Elemental Composition of Ambient Aerosol by Induction-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry. Accepted in Talanta.
  • Chattopadhyay, B. and Kelley, K. (2017): Estimating the Standardized Mean Difference with Minimum Risk: Maximizing Accuracy and Minimizing Cost With Sequential Estimation. Psychological Methods, 22, 94-113.
  • Chattopadhyay, B. and Kelley, K. (2016): Estimation of the Coefficient of Variation with Minimum Risk: A Sequential Method for Minimizing Sampling Error and Study Cost. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 51, 627-648.
  • Chattopadhyay, B. and De, S. K. (2016): Estimation of Gini Index within Pre-Specified Error Bound. Econometrics, 4, 30.

Awards & Grants

  • PI,“Sequential Estimation of Survey Parameters With Pre-Specified Accuracy”, Approved for funding by SERB (ECR/2017/001213).
  • Travel Award from ITS SERB for traveling to ISI RSC held in BALI, 2017.
  • Joint-PI (with Michael Baron), “Statistical Methods for Gaining Precision in Credibility Estimation”, Actuarial Science Foundation and Society of Actuaries, 2014-2016.
  • Travel Award for traveling to XIII CLAPEM held in Colombia, NSF, September 22-26, 2014.
  • Dissertation Fellowship, University of Connecticut, Summer 2012.
  • Pre-doctoral Fellowship, University of Connecticut, Summer, 2010.
  • Qualified in CSIR-UGC NET Exam for Lecturership held in December 2006.

Synergistic Activities

  • Indian Institute of Information Technology Vadodara: Serving in Several institutional committees
  • University of Texas at Dallas: Served in Several departmental committees
  • Organized and Chaired an Invited Paper Session in IASSL International Conference 2014 held in Colombo, December 28-30, 2014.
  • Organized and Chaired an Invited Paper Session in Ordered Data Analysis, Models, and Health Research Methods: An International Conference In Honor Of H.N. Nagaraja For His 60th Birthday held in University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, USA , March 7-9, 2014.
  • Organized and Chaired an Invited Paper Session in Fourth International Workshop in Sequential Methodologies held in University of Georgia, July 18-21, 2013.
  • Served as Referees for several SERB projects
  • Served as Referees for several journals in Statistics and Psychology.

Student Advising

  • Francis Bilson Darku (PhD Thesis 2015-, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas)(Serving as Major Advisor).
  • Yuan Zhang (PhD Thesis 2016, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas) (Committee Member).
  • Cesar Acosta Mejia (PhD Thesis 2016, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas) (Committee Member).
  • Cesar Acosta Mejia (MS Thesis 2013, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas) (Committee Member).