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I am a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Economic Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), India. I joined the institute as an Assistant Professor in July 2013 and was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor in December 2019. Prior to my appointment at IIT Kanpur, I completed my Ph.D. in Economics from the Department of
Economics at the University of California, Irvine, United States, where I worked under the supervision of Ivan Jeliazkov (Chair), Dale J. Poirier, David Brownstone,
and Fabio Milani.
While on leave from IIT Kanpur, I served as an Associate Professor in the College of Business at Zayed University, United Arab Emirates, between December 2020—December 2022. In addition, I have held visiting and teaching appointments at other academic institutions, including a lectureship in the Department of Economics at the University of California, Irvine, United States (Summer 2014), a Visiting Scientist position in the Economics and Planning Unit at the Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi, and a teaching appointment at the Chennai Mathematical Institute.
My teaching portfolio includes undergraduate and graduate-level courses in Econometrics, Statistics, and Finance. My primary research interests lie in Bayesian Econometrics, Quantile Regression, Discrete Choice Modeling, Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods, Data Science, and Machine Learning, with a focus on methodological development and applied work in Economics and Finance.
I have held several administrative positions at both IIT Kanpur and Zayed University, details of which are available in my CV. In addition to institutional service, I am actively involved in the broader academic community. I have reviewed for over 50 journals, including leading publications such as the Journal of Econometrics, Bayesian Analysis, Econometric Reviews, and The Annals of Applied Statistics. My contributions also extend to professional development and outreach initiatives: I have organized faculty development workshops for AICTE-recognized institutions, served as a judge for the CAUSE Undergraduate Statistics Project Competition (USPROC) organized by the American Statistical Association, and mentored Ph.D. students through the Association for Mentoring and Inclusion in Economics (AMIE).