Dr. Bhaswar Bhattacharya

Associate Professor

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Biography

Bhaswar B. Bhattacharya is an Associate Professor in the Department of Statistics and Data Science at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Mathematics. Bhattacharya received his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 2016, where he was supervised by Persi Diaconis. His academic background includes both Bachelor and Master degrees in Statistics from the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata. His research focuses on Nonparametric Statistics, which includes distribution-free inference, nearest-neighbor methods, inference networks, and testing discrete distributions. Additionally, he explores Combinatorial Probability, dealing with counting problems in random graphs, random colorings, and the limit theories of graph permutations. Another area of interest is Discrete Computational Geometry, where he investigates facility location, Voronoi games, and Erdős-Szekeres geometric Ramsey problems.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
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Specialization Notes

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