Dr. Tathagata Bandyopadhyay

Dr. Tathagata Bandyopadhyay earned his PhD, MSc, and BSc degrees in Statistics from the University of Calcutta. Before joining DA-IICT, he held the position of Dean (Faculty) and Professor at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. Dr. Bandyopadhyay has extensive teaching experience and has visited several universities, including the University of Nebraska, University of Connecticut, Michigan State University, Iowa State University, University of Georgia, University of Windsor (Canada), Umea University (Sweden), and National University of Singapore. He assumed the role of Distinguished Professor at DA-IICT in December 2021.

Since 2009, Dr. Bandyopadhyay has been the editor of the Calcutta Statistical Association Bulletin. Additionally, he has contributed to the editorial boards of journals such as Sankhya, Journal of the Indian Society of Agricultural Statistics, and the Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics (a journal of the American Statistical Association).

Having authored over 70 research articles in premier national and international journals, Dr. Bandyopadhyay has significantly contributed to the field. In addition to his editorial responsibilities, he has supervised numerous PhD students and played a crucial role as a member of the PhD Dissertation Committee at the University of Calcutta and IIMA.