Dootika Vats
dootika at iitk.ac.in
I am an Associate 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 Bayesian Analysis, Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics, Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference, and Sankhya B.
Students: If you’re interesed in working with me, see team tab.
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Upcoming Talks/Visits:
- 8 - 19th June, Summer School for Women in Mathematics and Statistics, ICTS Bangalore
- 4 - 7th July, ISBA Satellite Meeting, Tokyo, Japan
- 9 - 11th July, IWM Annual Conference, IISER Mohali
- 1 - 6th August, Joint Statistical Meeting
- 30th Nov - 5th Dec, LPS 2026, IIT Kanpur!
- 26 - 30th Dec, IISA 2026
news
| May 19, 2026 | Honored to be chosen as an INSA Young Associate for 2026 in the Mathematical Sciences! |
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| Mar 31, 2026 | Delighted to have co-edited the Second Edition of the Handbook of Markov Chain Monte Carlo with the wonderful team! Checkout the GitHub repo for open access links to chapters and code. |
| Feb 06, 2026 | Deeply honored and grateful to be one of the awardees of the COPSS Emerging Leader Award for 2026. I sincerely thank the wonderful students I have worked with, my mentors Galin and Gareth, and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, IIT Kanpur. |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Congratulations to Dr. Arka Banerjee for successfully defending his thesis on “Reliable Simulation Paradigms for Markov Chain Monte Carlo”! |
| Dec 24, 2025 | Thrilled to receive an ANRF MATRICS grant for “Proximal Markov Chain Monte Carlo for Constrained and Nonsmooth Targets” for five years. |