I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics at University of FLorida. I graduated from Stanford University in June, 2009 with a Ph.D. in Statistics and a Masters in Financial Mathematics. Professor Persi Diaconis was my research advisor. In the final year of my Ph.D., I also studied with Professor Bala Rajaratnam . I have earned Bachelor of Statistics and Master of Statistics degrees from the Indian Statistical Institute. My primary research interests lie broadly in statistical methodology and applied probability. My current work focuses on the following areas.

  • Statistical methodology for graphical models and high dimensional inference.
  • Convergence rates of Markov chains arising from Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC).
  • Construction of Gaussian fields from Markov chains and connections to Bayesian methodology.
  • Semi-supervised learning.

    • Curriculum Vitae

    Teaching in Fall 2012: Introduction to Theoretical Statistics I (STA6326)

    Previous Teaching: Introduction to Probability Theory (STA4321), Introduction to Mathematical Statistics (STA4322), Introduction to Theoretical Statistics (I & II)