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Prof. Nitis Mukhopadhyay (PhD 1975, Indian Statistical Institute-Calcutta) is a full professor since 1985 in the Department of Statistics, University of Connecticut-Storrs, USA and was the Head of this department from 1987-90. His first set of journal publications began appearing in print in 1974. He has made prolific contributions in statistical inference, applied probability, econometrics, and he is especially recognized for path-breaking contributions in (i) sequential analysis and (ii) selection and ranking. His honors include elected Fellows of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (2002), the American Statistical Association (2003), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2012). He is an elected member of the International Statistical Institute (2007), the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences (2014), received Abraham Wald Prize (2008) and Don Owen Award (2015).He was awarded the Honorary Fellowship by the Institute of Applied Statistics Sri Lanka (2017). He is the Editor-in-Chief for the premier journal Sequential Analysis (since 2004) and serves as an Associate Editor for a number of other leading international journals. He has authored 6+ books, 21+ book chapters, 325+ peer-reviewed research publications, 8+ special volumes, and supervised 28+ PhD students. He serves as the major adviser for 6 PhD students. |
