Arnab Bhattacharya

Dr. Arnab Bhattacharya is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur since December 2020. He previously served as Associate Professor (2014–2020) and Assistant Professor (2007–2014) at IIT Kanpur.

Education:

• PhD in Computer Science (2007), University of California, Santa Barbara
• MS in Computer Science (2007), University of California, Santa Barbara
• Bachelor of Computer Science and Engineering (2001), Jadavpur University

Research Focus spans Databases, Data Mining, Information Retrieval, and Artificial Intelligence. His work emphasizes graph analytics, skyline queries, probabilistic data, and knowledge graph management.

Article Trends reveal expertise in graph neural networks, trajectory-aware systems, statistical significance in databases, and legal/medical data mining. His methodologies often integrate chi-square statistics, approximate indexing, and provenance tracking.

Scientific Awards:

• IBM Faculty Research Award
• Yahoo! Faculty Research and Engagement Program Award
• Best Paper at COMAD 2011
• Best Student Paper at COMAD 2010
• Top-Five Student Paper at ICDM 2005
• ICDM Student Travel Award sponsored by IBM

Contact:
Office RM 409, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur
Email: arnabb@iitk.ac.in | Phone: +91-512-259-7650