10 July, 2019, Bengaluru: Professor Pulak Ghosh, faculty in the Decision Sciences area of IIM Bangalore, has been appointed Member of the National Statistical Commission (NSC), approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
According to information available at the NSC website, “The Government of India through a resolution dated 1st June 2005 set up the National Statistical Commission (NSC). The setting up of the NSC followed the decision of the Cabinet to accept the recommendations of the Rangarajan Commission, which reviewed the Indian Statistical System in 2001. The NSC was constituted with effect from 12th July 2006 with a mandate to evolve policies, priorities and standards in statistical matters. The NSC has four Members besides a Chairperson, each having specialization and experience in specified statistical fields.”
The key specializations of Professor Pulak Ghosh, IIMB Chair of Excellence, are in various fields of Big Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Blockchain, Economics and Statistics.
He is an accomplished researcher of international repute. Professor Ghosh’s research areas are: Analytics, Statistics and Economics. Currently, his major research focus is in the interplay of Big Data, Economics and Statistics and how it can be used in policy for social value creation.
Dr. Pulak Ghosh was honoured with the Distinguished Alumnus Award by Oakland University, MI, USA during April 2016 and Prof. PC Mahalanobis Medal for outstanding contribution to Econometrics by the Indian Econometric Society in January 2016. He was named among the Top 5 data scientists of Indian origin in the world by Techradar. He won the Professor C.R. Rao National Award in Statistics – 2015, for outstanding contribution in the field of Statistics, given by the Ministry of Planning & Programme Implementation, Government of India. He served as the member of the Data Privacy Advisory Group of Global Pulse – the UN Secretary-General’s Big Data innovation initiative. He advocates the responsible use of Big Data for sustainable development and humanitarian action. He was also awarded the Young Scientist Award, 2011 by the International Indian Statistical Association for outstanding contribution in the field of Statistical Applications. He serves as a senior fellow of NITI Aayog (Govt. of India’s highest policy making body). He serves on the advisory boards of various national and international organizations.
10 July, 2019, Bengaluru: Professor Pulak Ghosh, faculty in the Decision Sciences area of IIM Bangalore, has been appointed Member of the National Statistical Commission (NSC), approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
According to information available at the NSC website, “The Government of India through a resolution dated 1st June 2005 set up the National Statistical Commission (NSC). The setting up of the NSC followed the decision of the Cabinet to accept the recommendations of the Rangarajan Commission, which reviewed the Indian Statistical System in 2001. The NSC was constituted with effect from 12th July 2006 with a mandate to evolve policies, priorities and standards in statistical matters. The NSC has four Members besides a Chairperson, each having specialization and experience in specified statistical fields.”
The key specializations of Professor Pulak Ghosh, IIMB Chair of Excellence, are in various fields of Big Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Blockchain, Economics and Statistics.
He is an accomplished researcher of international repute. Professor Ghosh’s research areas are: Analytics, Statistics and Economics. Currently, his major research focus is in the interplay of Big Data, Economics and Statistics and how it can be used in policy for social value creation.
Dr. Pulak Ghosh was honoured with the Distinguished Alumnus Award by Oakland University, MI, USA during April 2016 and Prof. PC Mahalanobis Medal for outstanding contribution to Econometrics by the Indian Econometric Society in January 2016. He was named among the Top 5 data scientists of Indian origin in the world by Techradar. He won the Professor C.R. Rao National Award in Statistics – 2015, for outstanding contribution in the field of Statistics, given by the Ministry of Planning & Programme Implementation, Government of India. He served as the member of the Data Privacy Advisory Group of Global Pulse – the UN Secretary-General’s Big Data innovation initiative. He advocates the responsible use of Big Data for sustainable development and humanitarian action. He was also awarded the Young Scientist Award, 2011 by the International Indian Statistical Association for outstanding contribution in the field of Statistical Applications. He serves as a senior fellow of NITI Aayog (Govt. of India’s highest policy making body). He serves on the advisory boards of various national and international organizations.