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Kiran Prajapat

Lecturer
School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics,
Newcastle University, UK
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Office: Room 4.15A, Herschel building
Email: kiran.prajapat@newcastle.ac.uk
kiran.prajapat@rwth-aachen.de
CV

Hello and welcome to my personal website!

I am a lecturer in the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics at Newcastle University, UK. Before this, I was working as a postdoctoral researcher in the Institute of Statistics and Mathematical Economics at RWTH Aachen, Germany. I also spent some time as a postdoctoral research associate in the Statistical Quality Control & Operation Research Unit at the Bangalore Centre of the Indian Statistical Institute.

I got my PhD specializing in lifetime data analysis and distribution theory from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. I worked on my PhD thesis under the supervision of Prof. Debasis Kundu and Prof. Sharmishtha Mitra. Prior to that, I did my Master of Science in Statistics with a specialization in Actuarial Science.

My research interests lie in likelihood-based statistical inference, classical and Bayesian inferences for non-regular family of distributions, asymptotic theory, meta-analysis of lifetime data, optimal planning of the life-testing experiments, optimal Bayesian acceptance sampling plan, competing risks, and accelerated life-testing. Recently, my interest in statistical inverse problems has also grown.

The applications of my research lie in reliability engineering and statistical quality control.

In addition to my academic ambitions, I enjoy playing squash and badminton, practicing yoga, and wall climbing.

Employment

Lecturer (November 2024 - present)
School 0f Mathematics, Statistics and Physics
Newcastle University, UK.
Post-Doctoral Researcher (June 2023 - May 2024)
Mentor: Prof. Maria Kateri
Institute of Statistics
RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
Post-Doctoral Research Associate (September 2022 - March 2023)
Mentor: Dr. E.V. Gijo
SQC & OR Division
ISI, Bangalore Centre, Karnataka, India.
Post-Doctoral Project Associate (August 2022 - September 2022)
Mentor: Prof. Naren Naik
Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Lab: Tomographic Imaging Lab
Project Title: RTE-Optical-Tomography Based Mixed Phase Cloud Parameter Retrieval
Sr. Student Research Associate (May 2022 - July 2022)
Mentor: Prof. Naren Naik
Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Lab: Tomographic Imaging Lab
Project Title: RTE-Optical-Tomography Based Mixed Phase Cloud Parameter Retrieval

Education

PhD in Statistics (2014 - 2022)
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Supervisors: Prof. Debasis Kundu and Prof. Sharmishtha Mitra
Thesis topic: Some Contributions to Reliability Sampling Plans and Statistical Inference for Non-regular Family of Distributions
M.Sc. in Statistics (Specialization in Actuarial Science) (2011 - 2013)
Department of Statistics, Central University of Rajasthan (CURaj), Rajasthan, India.
Supervisors: Prof. S Dharmaraja, IIT Delhi and Prof. Vidyottama Jain, CURaj
Thesis topic: Modeling and Estimation of Individual Crop Yield for an Area Yield Crop Insurance under Indian Scenario
B.Sc. (Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry) (2008 - 2011)
Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.

Research Interests

Specialized Research Interests: Lifetime Data Analysis and Distribution Theory.
Main Research Interests: Likelihood-based Statistical Inference, Classical and Bayesian Inferences for Non-regular Family of Distributions, Asymptotic Theory, Accelerated Life-Testing, Competing Risks, Meta-Analysis of Lifetime Data, Optimal Design Criteria and Life-Testing Planning, and Optimal Bayesian Acceptance Sampling plan.

Honors and Awards

Associate Doctoral College Fellow
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, ISI Bangalore, Karnataka, India. (September 2022 - March 2023)
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, IIT Kanpur, UP, India. (August 2022 - September 2022)
Sr. Student Research Associate, IIT Kanpur, UP, India. (May 2022 - July 2022)
Institute Fellowship, IIT Kanpur, UP, India. (2014-2019)
Secured All India Rank 895 (appeared 4963) in Graduate Aptitude Test Engineering (GATE). (2013)
Membership of the Institute of Actuaries of India (IAI) through qualifying the Actuarial Common Entrance Test (ACET). (2013-2017)
Fellowship for holding second rank in the first Year of M.Sc. in Statistics, Department of Statistics, CURaj, Rajasthan, India (2012-2013)

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