Dootika Vats

dootika *at* iitk.ac.in

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. Previously, I was an NSF Postdocotoral fellow with Prof. Gareth Roberts at the University of Warwick. My PhD was from the University of Minnesota, Twin-Cities working with Prof. Galin Jones.

My research interests are: Markov chain Monte Carlo, output analysis for stochastic simulation. Recently, I’ve also been interested in stochastic optimization algorithms.

I serve as an Associate Editor for Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics and Sankhya B.

Students: If you’re interesed in working with me, see students tab.

Quick links:

• MTH210: Statistical Computing
• HMC for Dummies
• Visualize convergences in MCMC
• Movie Recommendations

Upcoming Talks/Visits:

• 3 May, Seminar, Department of Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, and Statistics, Case Western University
• 1-7th July, ISBA World Meeting, Venice
• 1-6th September, BIRS-Oaxaca, Frontiers of Bayesian Inference and Data Science