About Gaurav Agarwal Gaurav Agarwal Ph.D., Statistics Environmental Statistics spatial statistics Gaurav Agarwal obtained his Ph.D. degree in Statistics from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) under the supervision of Professor Ying Sun in the Environmental Statistics group. His research focused on developing statistical models for dealing with the issues concerning the environment. Bringing data to life, with statistics and programming excites him. Besides research, he likes to dance and work out. Research Interest Gaurav's research interests included Multivariate quantiles, Non-parametric statistics, Functional data analysis, and Spatial Statistics. Awards and Articles Related News April 2021 Introducing "THE FANTASTATISTICS 4" 1 min read · Thu, Apr 15 2021 News Introducing KAUST’s very own "THE FANTASTATISTICS 4." Gaurav Agarwal, Jian Cao, Wanfang Chen, and Yuxiao Li are four Ph.D. alumni from the Statistics program at KAUST. The four students obtained their Ph.D.s last year under the supervision of Professor Ying Sun, Agarwal and Li, and Distinguished Professor Marc Genton, Cao and Chen, respectively. February 2021 KAUST Ph.D. Student Gaurav Agarwal wins ASA SCSG and ENAR Student Paper Awards 2 min read · Sun, Feb 14 2021 Awards News Spotlight Gaurav Agarwal, a Ph.D. candidate in statistics and member of KAUST Associate Professor Ying Sun's Environmental Statistics (ES) research group, recently won an American Statistical Association (ASA) Student Paper Award sponsored by the Sections on Computing and Graphics (SCSG). In addition to his ASA SCSG award, Agarwal has also been selected a Distinguished Student Paper Award winner by the Eastern North American Region (ENAR) of the International Biometric Society for his paper titled "Flexible Quantile Contour Estimation for Multivariate Functional Data: Beyond Convexity." January 2021 CEMSE Student Research Excellence Awards and Student Academic Accomplishment Awards winners announced 2 min read · Tue, Jan 5 2021 News Spotlight student research excellence awards The annual CEMSE Student Research Excellence Awards and Student Academic Accomplishment Awards celebrate the talent and achievements of the Division's students. Awarded around the KAUST Commencement ceremony, the awards are presented in recognition of the academic accomplishments and research impact created by our leading students in the fields of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science (AMCS), Computer Science (CS), Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), and Statistics (STAT). December 2020 KAUST STAT students come together for second ASA chapter meeting 2 min read · Thu, Dec 3 2020 News statistics data science Members of the KAUST American Statistical Association (ASA) student chapter recently came together for the group’s second online meeting held on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. The meeting served as an orientation exercise for new KAUST Statistics (STAT) Program students while also highlighting the shared experience of STAT Ph.D. candidates: Jian Cao, Wanfang Chen, Yuxiao Li, and Gaurav Agarwal. April 2020 CEMSE Division student spotlight: Gaurav Agarwal 2 min read · Thu, Apr 16 2020 News spatial statistics Environmental Statistics Gaurav Agarwal firmly believes in the age-old adage that patience is a virtue. Without patience, life’s challenges cannot be overcome, and a steadfast belief in perseverance has served the statistics Ph.D. student well throughout his academic career. January 2020 Gaurav Agarwal wins IISA best student paper award 2 min read · Sun, Jan 19 2020 News Spotlight IISA Award Gaurav Agarwal, a fourth-year Ph.D. student in KAUST Associate Professor Ying Sun’s Environmental Statistics (ES) research group, recently won the best student paper award at the International Indian Statistical Association (IISA) 2019 Student Paper Competition for his paper titled “Bivariate Functional Quantile Envelopes with Application to Radiosonde Wind Data.” December 2019 Testing barley's salt tolerance is a numbers game 1 min read · Mon, Dec 2 2019 News salinity tolerance statistics future food Factors influencing the tolerance of barley to saline soils have been uncovered using an advanced robust statistical technique. February 2018 Student Focus: Gaurav Agarwal 1 min read · Thu, Feb 1 2018 News Spotlight student focus Gaurav Agarwal joined KAUST in the fall of 2016 as a statistics Ph.D. student in the Environmental Statistics Group under the supervision of Professor Ying Sun. Before joining KAUST, Agarwal completed a bachelor's degree in statistics from Hindu College, Delhi, and a master's degree in statistics from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur. January 2018 Ph.D. Student Gaurav Agarwal received an Honorable Mention from ENVR Student Paper Competition 1 min read · Wed, Jan 17 2018 News student award statistics Environmental Statistics Ph.D. student Gaurav Agarwal received an Honorable Mention from ENVR student paper competition for his paper entitled "Quantile function modeling with application to salinity tolerance analysis in plant data."
Introducing "THE FANTASTATISTICS 4" 1 min read · Thu, Apr 15 2021 News Introducing KAUST’s very own "THE FANTASTATISTICS 4." Gaurav Agarwal, Jian Cao, Wanfang Chen, and Yuxiao Li are four Ph.D. alumni from the Statistics program at KAUST. The four students obtained their Ph.D.s last year under the supervision of Professor Ying Sun, Agarwal and Li, and Distinguished Professor Marc Genton, Cao and Chen, respectively.
KAUST Ph.D. Student Gaurav Agarwal wins ASA SCSG and ENAR Student Paper Awards 2 min read · Sun, Feb 14 2021 Awards News Spotlight Gaurav Agarwal, a Ph.D. candidate in statistics and member of KAUST Associate Professor Ying Sun's Environmental Statistics (ES) research group, recently won an American Statistical Association (ASA) Student Paper Award sponsored by the Sections on Computing and Graphics (SCSG). In addition to his ASA SCSG award, Agarwal has also been selected a Distinguished Student Paper Award winner by the Eastern North American Region (ENAR) of the International Biometric Society for his paper titled "Flexible Quantile Contour Estimation for Multivariate Functional Data: Beyond Convexity."
CEMSE Student Research Excellence Awards and Student Academic Accomplishment Awards winners announced 2 min read · Tue, Jan 5 2021 News Spotlight student research excellence awards The annual CEMSE Student Research Excellence Awards and Student Academic Accomplishment Awards celebrate the talent and achievements of the Division's students. Awarded around the KAUST Commencement ceremony, the awards are presented in recognition of the academic accomplishments and research impact created by our leading students in the fields of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science (AMCS), Computer Science (CS), Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), and Statistics (STAT).
KAUST STAT students come together for second ASA chapter meeting 2 min read · Thu, Dec 3 2020 News statistics data science Members of the KAUST American Statistical Association (ASA) student chapter recently came together for the group’s second online meeting held on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. The meeting served as an orientation exercise for new KAUST Statistics (STAT) Program students while also highlighting the shared experience of STAT Ph.D. candidates: Jian Cao, Wanfang Chen, Yuxiao Li, and Gaurav Agarwal.
CEMSE Division student spotlight: Gaurav Agarwal 2 min read · Thu, Apr 16 2020 News spatial statistics Environmental Statistics Gaurav Agarwal firmly believes in the age-old adage that patience is a virtue. Without patience, life’s challenges cannot be overcome, and a steadfast belief in perseverance has served the statistics Ph.D. student well throughout his academic career.
Gaurav Agarwal wins IISA best student paper award 2 min read · Sun, Jan 19 2020 News Spotlight IISA Award Gaurav Agarwal, a fourth-year Ph.D. student in KAUST Associate Professor Ying Sun’s Environmental Statistics (ES) research group, recently won the best student paper award at the International Indian Statistical Association (IISA) 2019 Student Paper Competition for his paper titled “Bivariate Functional Quantile Envelopes with Application to Radiosonde Wind Data.”
Testing barley's salt tolerance is a numbers game 1 min read · Mon, Dec 2 2019 News salinity tolerance statistics future food Factors influencing the tolerance of barley to saline soils have been uncovered using an advanced robust statistical technique.
Student Focus: Gaurav Agarwal 1 min read · Thu, Feb 1 2018 News Spotlight student focus Gaurav Agarwal joined KAUST in the fall of 2016 as a statistics Ph.D. student in the Environmental Statistics Group under the supervision of Professor Ying Sun. Before joining KAUST, Agarwal completed a bachelor's degree in statistics from Hindu College, Delhi, and a master's degree in statistics from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur.
Ph.D. Student Gaurav Agarwal received an Honorable Mention from ENVR Student Paper Competition 1 min read · Wed, Jan 17 2018 News student award statistics Environmental Statistics Ph.D. student Gaurav Agarwal received an Honorable Mention from ENVR student paper competition for his paper entitled "Quantile function modeling with application to salinity tolerance analysis in plant data."
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