Sahadeb Sarkar

Academic Background:

• Ph.D.: Department of Statistics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA (1986-1990);
• M. Stat.: Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, India (1984-1986);
• B. Stat. Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, India (1981-1984).

Courses Taught:

• Quantitative Applications in Finance,
• Business Forecasting,
• Quantitative Applications in Marketing,
• Managerial Statistics,
• Decision Making Tools,
• Statistics for Management,
• Business Mathematics,
• Time Series Analysis,
• Advanced Probability Theory,
• Advanced Mathematics,
• Linear Algebra

Awards:

• Received the17th Dewang Mehta Business School Award for “Best Teacher in Operations Management” in November 2009.
• Received the George W. Snedecor Award in Statistics for the year 1989, for being the most outstanding Ph.D. candidate in statistics, from Statistical Laboratory, Iowa State University, 1989.
• Elected to Mu Sigma Rho National Statsitical Honor Fraternity, 1988.
• Nominated for membership in the Iowa State University Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, 1987.
• Awarded Premium for Academic Excellence, Iowa State University, 1986.
• Received Academic Excellence Awards in 8 out of 10 semesters, during B.Stat. and M.Stat. programs at Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, India, 1981-1986.
• Received National Scholarship from the West Bengal Board of Higher Secondary Education, 1981.
• Received National Scholarship from West Bengal Council of Secondary Education, 1979.

Experience

Consulting Interests:

Business Forecasting, Financial Data Analytics, Marketing Data Analytics

Work Experience:

• Professor, Operations Management Group, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (March 1999 - );
• Visiting Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA (August 2001 - May 2002);
• Honorary Visiting Scientist in Indian Statistical Institute Calcutta (September 1997 - August 1999);
• Associate professor, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (June 1997- March 1999), Operations Management Group;
• Associate Professor with Tenure, Oklahoma State University, Department of Statistics, USA (July 1995 - July 1999);
• Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University, Department of Statistics, USA (August 1990 - June 1995);
• Research Assistant, Iowa State University, Statistical Laboratory, USA (Aug 1989 - Jul 1990).;

ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION at IIM CALCUTTA: PGP Chairman (Dec 2003 – April 2006); Operations Management Group Coordinator (2003 – 2008, 2002 - 2003 (Acting); Member of PGP Committee (2003- 2008); Member of IPC (2003-2006); Member of FRP Committee (2010 - ; 1997- 1999); Member of Research & Publications sub-Committee (1997-1999);

ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION at OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY:Services on Statistics Department Committees at Oklahoma State University: Chair, Library Committee (Fall 1991 – Spring 1997); Chair, Seminar Series (Spring 1991); Member, Graduate Students Committee (Fall 1990 – Spring 1997);

Research Interests:

Business Forecasting, Financial Market Models, Marketing Research, Business Analytics, Robust inference