Annual Report 2008.pdf - SAMSI

Jayanta Pal
Plans for 2008-10
I will be joining the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore as an Assistant Professor, starting
September 2008.
Future Research Plans
Analysis of oceanographic and meteorological data, analysis of sports data, Bayesian analysis of
nonparametric models using shape restrictions.
Continuing Collaborations: Dipak Dey
1. Program Involvement:
Astrostatistics, Spring 06 : workshop attendance
Random matrices, Fall 06 : active research and collaboration with fellows and professors.
Risk Analysis, Fall 07 : active research and collaboration.
2. Interactions with Other Institutions:
I have been teaching and interacting at the Duke Statistics Department.
3. High Points at SAMSI:
Meeting renowned statisticians and sharing their ideas about different aspects of statistics,
learning research on how to do it independently.
4. Suggestions for Improvement:
Perhaps through some travels, but I could not do that much for several unavoidable
complications.
5. Mentoring:
Both my mentors, Donald Richards and Dipak K. Dey have been immensely helpful and
influential. The directorate, including Prof Berger, Prof Sedransk, and Prof Chris Jones have
been really fun to talk with.
6. SAMSI Benefits for the Future:
Definitely. It gave me a launching platform for my future endeavors.
7. SAMSI in contrast with University Setting:
Not sure, possibly a little relaxed setting.
8. SAMSI in comparison to Other Experiences:
I don’t have such an experience.
9. Other Research while at SAMSI:
N/A
10. Other Issues:
None