Chiranjit Mukhopadhyay

Bayesian inference and statistical computing; reliability theory and survival analysis; statistical quality control; accelerated life testing; empirical finance and financial econometrics; machine learning for statistical applications; and repairable system reliability using superimposed renewal process models. Applied work spans industrial consultancy for organisations including Titan, TVS, and L&T, and research on Indian equity markets including NSE Nifty index dynamics, volatility spillovers, and options pricing.

• Chairperson, Departmental Curriculum Committee (equivalent to Director of Graduate Studies), IISc
• Paper Setter for national-level examinations including GATE, JMET and IISc Research Entrance Examination
• Industrial consultancy for Titan, TVS, L&T and other major organisations

• Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA (Aug 2003 – May 2007)
• Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA (Aug 2002 – Aug 2003)
• Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey (Sep 1995 – Sep 1997)
• Visiting Scientist, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Bangalore Unit (Sep 1993 – Jul 1995)
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Statistics, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
• Statistical Consultant, Demography Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata