Antar Bandyopadhyay is a Professor at the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) , serving as Head of the Delhi Centre since 2023. He was previously the Professor-in-Charge of the Theoretical Statistics and Mathematics Division (2020–2022). He spent the academic year 2013–2014 as a Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Statistics, University of California, Berkeley . Education : PhD in Statistics (UC Berkeley, 2003), MA in Statistics (UC Berkeley, 2000), M.Stat. (ISI Kolkata, 1998), B.Stat. (ISI Kolkata, 1996). Research Interests : Theoretical and applied probability, focusing on discrete problems arising from combinatorics, statistical physics, and computer science. Key areas include random graphs , probability on trees , recursive distributional equations , branching random walks , percolation theory , interacting particle systems , Markov chains mixing , random walks in random environments , and urn models . He also explores theoretical statistics and probability questions emerging from it. Publication Trends : His recent work (2006–2025) spans infinite-color urn models , branching random walks , percolation , random graphs , and random walks in dynamic environments . Collaborations include researchers at UC Berkeley, Chalmers University, ISI Kolkata, and the University of Minnesota. Scientific Awards : Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award (UC Berkeley, 2002) Teaching Effectiveness Award (UC Berkeley, 2002) Advising and Grants : He has mentored Gursharn Kaur , Debleena Thacker , and others. His work has been supported by institutions such as UC Berkeley, Chalmers University, and the Institute for Mathematics and Its Applications . Labs and Teams : He actively collaborates with the Theoretical Statistics and Mathematics Unit at ISI Delhi and has organized the weekly seminar series (2006–2010), co-organizing workshops like the Lectures on Probability and Stochastic Processes (2006–2014).








