Soumya Das is a Ph.D. candidate in Statistics at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), under the supervision of Professor Marc Genton.

Education and Early Career

• M.sc. (2015-17) from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
• B.Sc. (2012-15) from Ramakrishna Mission Residential College (Autonomous), Narendrapur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Research Interests

Cyclostationary processes, Non-parametric analysis, Non-stationary models, Skewed distributions, Spatio-temporal statistics, Threshold models.

Awards and Distinctions

• The General Proficiency Medal for the best academic performance among graduating students of the 2-year M.Sc. programs in each of the departments for the year 2017 from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
• N. Balakrishnan Award for the best final year student of M.Sc. (2 years) in Statistics from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur