Priyanka Majumder

Dr. Priyanka Majumder serves as Assistant Professor Grade I in Data Science at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram since August 2022, following a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at IIT Bombay (2020-2022). She is affiliated with the School of Data Science and teaches core courses including Survival Analysis and Mathematical Statistics.

Her academic credentials include:

• PhD in Mathematics (2020) from Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, with thesis "Some Contributions to Probabilistic and Inferential Aspects of Reliability Theory"
• M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics (2012-2014) from same institution
• B.Sc. (Hons.) in Mathematics (2009-2012) from Scottish Church College, Kolkata

Majumder's research integrates Applied Statistics and Probability Theory, specializing in Statistical Inference for Cluster Randomized Trials, Longitudinal Study Design, and Reliability Theory. Her work develops novel methodologies for Survival Analysis, Maintenance Policies, and Stochastic Orderings with applications in clinical trial optimization and healthcare analytics. Current projects focus on sample size determination in multilevel clustered studies.

Her 14 publications (2018-2025) demonstrate evolving expertise from foundational stochastic orders to cutting-edge cluster trial methodology. Recent work emphasizes longitudinal cluster randomized trials (2022-2025), while earlier research established contributions to reliability theory and mixture distributions. Key journals include Statistics in Medicine, Naval Research Logistics, and Statistical Papers.

Major recognitions:

• SERB Start-up Research Grant (2023) for cluster trial methodology
• Consecutive teaching awards at IISER TVM (2022-2024)
• DST-INSPIRE Fellowship (2015-2020) and Scholarship (2009-2014)
• CSIR-JRF qualification

She mentors 3 PhD candidates and 5 Master's students in statistical methodology, with current projects on clinical trial design and reliability systems. Her SERB-funded project supports a JRF position for sample size determination research. She actively recruits graduate students through IISER TVM's PhD program and direct fellowship routes.

Majumder leads a research group within IISER TVM's School of Data Science focused on statistical methods for healthcare applications. Her team collaborates with biostatisticians on clinical trial design and participates in international networks including the International Indian Statistical Association.