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Academics
Current Position : Associate Professor (since June 2003)
Research Interests
General : Probability Theory, Stochastic Processes
Area(s) of Interest : Percolation Theory & Random Graphs, Extreme Value Theory
Some of my Research Collaborators (past & present):
  Rahul Roy Ronald Meester Mathew Penrose Arup Bose
Sreela Gangopadhay
Siva Athreya Fábio P. Machado Luiz Renato G. Fontes
Norio Konno
Nauki Masuda
Krishanu Maulik
Some of my current Research Collaborators :
  Ellen Saada Antar Bandyopadhyay
Previous Positions : Lecturer (July 1998 -- May 2001)
  Assistant Professor (June 2001 -- May 2003)
  (all in the Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi Centre)
Educational Qualification : Ph. D. (1996), M. Stat. (1990), B. Stat (1988)
  (all from the Indian Statistical Institute)
Thesis :
Some Problems of Continuum Percolation
Thesis Supervisor : Prof. Rahul Roy
We come finally, however, to the relation of the ideal theory to real world, or "real" probability. If he is consistent a man of the mathematical school washes his hands of applications. To someone who wants them he would say that the ideal system runs parallel to the usual theory: "If this is what you want, try it: it is not my business to justify application of the system; that can only be done by philosophizing; I am a mathematician". In practice he is apt to say: "try this; if it works that will justify it". But now he is not merely philosophizing; he is committing the characteristic fallacy. Inductive experience that the system works is not evidence. -- Littlewood, J. E.