Surya Tokdar
Scholar

Surya Tokdar

Google Scholar ID: NQcWoJAAAAAJ
Statistical Science, Duke University
StatisticsBayesian nonparametricsGaussian processes
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
1,740
 
H-index
21
 
i10-index
33
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
20
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Doctoral thesis won the Leonard J Savage Award (Theory) from ISBA; Young Statistician Award from IISA in 2016; multiple papers published in Journal of the American Statistical Association, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series B, The Annals of Statistics, etc.
Research Experience
  • 2006-2009: Morris H DeGroot Visiting Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University; 2009-present: Assistant Professor at Duke University, promoted to Associate Professor in 2016, and to Professor in 2022.
Education
  • Indian Statistical Institute (BStat 2000, MStat 2002); Purdue University (PhD 2006), supervised by JK Ghosh.
Background
  • Professor of Statistical Science at Duke University and a faculty member of Duke Institute of Brain Sciences. Research interests include Bayesian smoothing, quantile regression, density estimation, and neuroscience research.
Miscellany
  • Member of ISBA, ASA, IMS, and IISA, and has served in various elected roles in these academic societies.