Anirvan Chakraborty

Associate Professor
Dept: Mathematics and Statistics (DMS)
E-mail: anirvan.c [at] iiserkol.ac.in
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Research Interest:
Functional and infinite dimensional data, Non-parametric and robust statistics, Stochastic processes, Data depth
Academic Background:
- Ph.D. (Statistics), Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, 2014, Thesis title: Nonparametric methods for data in infinite dimensional spaces
- M.Stat. (Statistics), Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, 2008, First Division with Distinction
- B. Sc. (Hons.) in Statistics (Statistics), St. Xavier's College, Kolkata (Calcutta University), 2006, First Class First
Positions:
- Associate Professor, IISER Kolkata (current)
- Post-doctoral Fellow, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland (2015 - 2017)
Awards and Honors:
- MATRICS Grant from Science and Engineering Research Board under Dept. of Science & Technology, Government of India (2022)
- Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Medal for Young Scientist from Indian National Science Academy (2019)
- Associate of the Indian Academy of Sciences from Indian Academy of Sciences (2018)