Debarshi Chakraborty

Snedecor Hall, 2438 Osborn Drive, Ames, Iowa 50011 · Download CV · Email : maharajtheboss [at] gmail.com

Hello, welcome to my homepage. My name is pronounced as THEY - BORE -SHEE and surname as CHALK - ROW - BORE - TEE, for those who are curious.I am currently doing a PhD in Statistics at Iowa State University, working with Dr. Vivekananda Roy and Dr. Somak Dutta. My research interests include high dimensional data, bayesian inference, statistical computing and statistical genetics. Scroll down a little bit if you're interested to find out more about me.

Academic Works and Resources

Research

Prior, current research, softwares and conference presentations.

Updated May 2026

Statistics Repository

Books and other online resources on different topics of Statistics and Mathematics are listed here, not only my effort, many of my friends contributed.

Updated May 2023

Teaching

Courses I have taught undegraduate Statistics and Mathematics students.

Updated December 2023

Reading and Listening (Non Academic)

About my favourite literature and writers from childhood, very much into audiobooks recently.

Updated May 2026

Education

Iowa State University

PhD Student, Graduate Assistant
Department of Statistics

 

 

August 2023 - September 2028 (Expected)

Indian Statistical Institute

Master of Statistics (M.Stat)
Applied Statistics

Graduated with distinction

September 2021 - June 2023

St.Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata

Bachelor of Science
Statistics

Graduated with first division

July 2017 - October 2020

Skills

Programming Languages and Tools
  • R
  • Python
  • C++
  • LaTeX
  • Minitab
  • Microsoft Excel

Interests

  • Apart from my studies , I have always been invloved in one or more extra curricular activities throughout my life.
  • I was a professional table tennis player from the year 2008-2019 ,although I started to play the sport in 2003.I equally love playing cricket and get attracted to the 22 yards with the same affinity which I had in childhood.Besides these,I have professional training in swimming.
  • Singing,playing instruments,elocutions,debates,participating in quiz competitions were very important parts of my school life which helped me grow as a better human being.
  • I received the "Shilpa Visharad" degree in "Art" from the Sarbabharatiya Sangeet-O-Sanskriti Parishad in the year 2015.
  • I love reading books (be it story books or anything else outside my regular coursework), am very much fond of travelling, an amateur photographer and a die hard food lover.

Awards & Other Achievements

  • Gold Medal, Open Doubles Table Tennis, Iowa Winter games 2026
  • Gold Medal, Open Singles Table Tennis, Iowa Winter games 2026
  • Bronze Medal, Age 19 - 39 Singles Table Tennis, Iowa Winter games 2026
  • Silver Medal, Men's Category, NCTTA Midwest Regionals 2026
  • Silver Medal, Men's Category, NCTTA Minessota Divisionals 2026
  • 2nd Place, U2100 , Chicago Edgeball International Table Tennis Tournament 2025
  • Gold Medal, Open Doubles Table Tennis, Iowa Winter games 2025
  • Bronze Medal, Open Singles Table Tennis, Iowa Winter Games 2025
  • Gold Medal, Men's Category, NCTTA Minessota Divisionals 2025
  • Holly C and E Beth Fryer Award, Department of Statistics, Iowa State University
  • Inspire Scholarship , Department of Science and Technology , Govt of India
  • All India Rank 18 in ISI M.Stat Entrance 2021 , 32 in ISI M.Stat Entrance 2020
  • All India Rank 7 in GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering), 2023 in the paper Statistics (ST)
  • Silver Medalist (Team Event), Univeristy of Calcutta Inter College Table Tennis Championship , 2019
  • Bronze Medalist (Team Event), West Bengal State Table Tennis Championship , Youth Boys' Category, 2019
  • Bronze Medalist (Team Event), West Bengal State Table Tennis Championship , Junior Boys' Category, 2015
  • Bronze Medalist (Team Event), West Bengal State Table Tennis Championship , Junior Boys' Category, 2014
  • Shilpa Visharad degree awarded in "Art" , Sarbabharatiya Sangeet-O-Sanskriti Parishad, 2015