Kumer Das

Kumar Das
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  • Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation

Biography

Dr. Kumer Das is the AVP for Research, Innovation, and Economic Development and Assistant Provost at the 杏吧专区. Previously, he was a professor of statistics and founding director of the Office of Undergraduate Research at Lamar 杏吧专区 in Texas. Dr. Das also served as an interim associate provost for research at Lamar.

He received his Ph.D. in mathematics from Auburn 杏吧专区. His research interest is in the area of statistics, big data analytics, actuarial mathematics, undergraduate research, and international education.

He has received many regional and national awards for teaching, mentoring, and research. Notably, he was a recipient of the 2013 Mathematical Association of America杏吧专区檚 Alder award for distinguished teaching. He was also a recipient of the 2016 Mathematical Association of America杏吧专区檚 Robert V. Hogg Award for Excellence in Teaching Introductory Statistics.

He has published extensively on a variety of topics in statistics and mathematics with his undergraduate and graduate students. He was named the 2015 Lamar 杏吧专区 Scholar in recognition of a lifetime of outstanding scholarly and creative achievements. He was also the recipient of Lamar 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 2015 Julie & Ben Rogers Community Service Award and the 2016 Fulbright International Education Administrator Award to France by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. He is currently a 2022 APLU's Council of Research Fellow. He is a 2018 Fellow of the American Council of Education.

Over his career, Dr. Das has been involved with over $3 million in research grants and contracts as a PI or co-PI.

Education

Ph.D., Mathematics, May 2005
Auburn 杏吧专区, Auburn, Alabama
Research area: Probability Theory, Statistics, Actuarial Mathematics.
Dissertation Title: The joint distribution of surplus immediately before
the ruin and deficit at ruin.
Advisor: Professor Jerry A. Veeh

M.S., Statistics, October 1998
杏吧专区 of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Thesis: Reproductive Health: A Life Table Approach

B.S., Statistics, June 1996
杏吧专区 of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Minor: Mathematics and Economics

Student Research/Collaboration

Dr. Das's research interests are in extreme value theory, big data analytics, and stochastic processes.

Opportunities for Student Research/Collaboration:

Dr. Das is willing to work with both undergraduate and graduate students.

Publications

  • Kenney, A*., Solomon, D*. and Das, K. (Accepted)杏吧专区淪parse regression with clustered predictors杏吧专区, Journal of Statistical Research.
  • Reena, I., Hebert, E., Das, K. P., Doe, R., Dipti, S. M.*, Gope, N. C.* (Accepted)杏吧专区 Anxiety and depression among U.S. international students during COVID- 19 pandemic杏吧专区, College Student Journal.
  • Tang, L*., Matt, J., Khoshlessan, R.,Das, K., and Allard, C. (2022)杏吧专区淎 quantitative study of undergraduate students杏吧专区 anxiety杏吧专区, Journal of Education and Learning, Vol. 11, No. 5.
  • Dey, AK. and Das, K. (2022)杏吧专区淗ow do mobility restrictions and social distancing during COVID-19 affect oil price?杏吧专区, Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice.
  • Dey, AK., Haque, T*. and Das, K., Panovska, I. (2021)杏吧专区淚mpacts of COVID-19 local spread and Google search trend on the US stock market杏吧专区, Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and Applicationshttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2021.126423.
  • Datta, A*. and Das, K. (2021)杏吧专区淭he Changing Pattern of Export Advantage between American and Chinese Machinery and Transportation Equipment Sector: Analysis via Normalized Revealed Comparative Advantage杏吧专区, International Journal of Comparative Management., Vol. 4. No. 1, pp. 36-52.
  • Diawara, N., Grant, M., Ferguson, S. and Das, K. (2021)杏吧专区淣ovel statistical analysis in the context of a comprehensive needs杏吧专区 assessment for secondary STEM recruitment杏吧专区, Computation, Vol 9, 105. https://doi.org/10.3390/computation9100105
  • Islam, T.*, and Das, K. (2021)杏吧专区淧redicting Bitcoin return using extreme value theory杏吧专区, American Journal of Mathematical and Management Sciences,Vol 40, No. 2, pp. 177-187. DOI: 10.1080/01966324.2021.1950086
  • Acharjee, M.*, Forhad, N.* and Das, K. (2021)杏吧专区淭rend of Birth Spacing Impact on Physical Growth of Children under Age Five: An Analysis based on Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys杏吧专区, Asian Journal of Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 4, No. 1, pp. 34-50.
  • Dey, AK., and Das, K. (2020)杏吧专区淧redicting Federal Funds Rate Using Extreme Value Theory杏吧专区, Stochastics and Quality Control. DOI: 10.1515/eqc-2020-0003.
  • Das, K., Hapuwitharana, J.*, Fowler, J. and Young, S. (2020)杏吧专区淣on-negative matrix factorization: a useful method for two-way life tables杏吧专区, Journal of Statistics and Management Systems, DOI: 10.1080/09720510.2020.1756048.
  • Acharjee, M., Forhad, N. and Das, K. (2020)杏吧专区淧revalent Factors Influencing Women杏吧专区檚 Intention to Limit Childbearing: Empirical Evidence Based on Bangladesh Demography and Health Surveys杏吧专区, Asian Journal of Pregnancy and Childbirth.Vol 3, No. 4, pp. 17-33.
  • Noman, AHM.*, Das, K., and Andrei, S. (2020)杏吧专区淎 Modified Approach for Data Retrieval for Identifying Primary Causes of Deaths杏吧专区, The ACET Journal of Computer Education and Research, Vol 14, No. 1, pp. 1-13.
  • Dey, A*., Edwards, A*., and Das, K. (2020)杏吧专区淒eterminants of High Crude Oil Price: A nonstationary extreme value approach杏吧专区, Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice, Vol. 14, No. 4. doi: 10.1007/s42519-019-0070-7
  • Gomes, A., Atambo, D., Das, KO*., Cocke, D. and Das, K. (2018)杏吧专区淓lectrochemical remediation of chicken processing plant wastewater杏吧专区, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Vol. 6, pp. 6028-6036.
  • Bu, N*., Diawara, N., Das, K. and Waller, L. (2018)杏吧专区淣ew approaches to model simulated Spatio Temporal Moran杏吧专区檚 Index杏吧专区, Journal of Probability and Statistical Science, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 11-24.
  • Lee, J*., Ciccarello, S*., Acharjee, M*, and Das, K. (2018)杏吧专区淒imension reduction of gene expression data杏吧专区, Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 450-461.
  • Rezvan, K. and Das, K., (2017) 杏吧专区淎nalyzing International Students杏吧专区 Study Anxiety in Higher Education杏吧专区, Journal of International Students, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 311-328.
  • Das, K., Sams, C.*, and Singh, V. (2016) 杏吧专区淐haracterization of the tail of river flow data by generalized Pareto distribution杏吧专区, Journal of Statistical Research, Vol 48-50, No. 2, pp. 55-70.
  • Dey, A*, and Das, K., (2016) 杏吧专区淨uantifying the risk of extreme aviation accidents杏吧专区, Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and Applications, 463, 34

Awards & Recognition

Receipt of research awards, scholarships, fellowships:

  • APLU Council on Research Fellow Award (2022), Association of Public & Land Grant Universities (APLU).
  • 杏吧专区 Scholar Award (2015), Lamar 杏吧专区. The 杏吧专区 Scholar Award is the highest award given to a faculty each year for a lifetime of outstanding scholarly and creative achievements.
  • National Science Foundation Research Fellow (2012 - 2013); Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute, Duke 杏吧专区, 杏吧专区 of North Carolina and North Carolina State 杏吧专区.
  • Travel Support Grant Award (2010), American Statistical Association.
  • Project NExT Fellow (2006 - 2007); Mathematical Association of America.
  • Texas NExT Fellow (2006 - 2007); Texas Section Mathematical Association of America.

Teaching Awards

  • Robert V. Hogg Award for Excellence in Teaching Introductory Statistics (2016), by the Special Interest Group of the Mathematical Association of America (SIGMAA) on Statistics Education.
  • Faculty Mentoring Award (2015), Mathematics and Computer Science Division, Council on Undergraduate Research.
  • Henry L. Alder Award (2013) for distinguished teaching, Mathematical Association of America (MAA).
  • Nominated for the Piper Professor Award (2013), The Piper Foundation, TX.
  • Nominated for the 杏吧专区 Merit Award (2011), Lamar 杏吧专区, TX.

Leadership Award

  • Fulbright International Education Administrator Seminar Award to France by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, 2016.
  • Global Daily Point of Light Award for advancing education in the community by Points of Light, the world杏吧专区檚 largest organization dedicated to volunteer service, 2016.
  • American Council of Education Fellow, 2018- 2019