Sounak Chakraborty
Professor, Director of Graduate Studies
209F Middlebush Hall
573-882-3916
ChakrabortyS@Missouri.edu
Education

PhD, University of Florida, 2005

Research Interests
  • Statistical Methodologies: Bayesian Modeling and Inference, Machine Learning and Data Mining, AI and Generative Models, Multi-omics and Multi-platform data integration, Spatio-Temporal Modeling  Big Data Analytics and Applications, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Computation Intensive Statistics and MCMC methods, Survival Analysis, Traditional and AI-driven Clinical Trial, Financial Data and Time Series Modelling.
     
  • Application Areas: Chemometrics, Engineering, Genomics, Marketing and Sales, Health Records and Health Informatics, Cancer Studies, Autism, Tuberculosis, Type 2 Diabetes, Kidney Transplant, Environmental Epidemiology, Gun Violence, Disparity in Health Care, Microbiome, Soil and Earth Science.
Honors

2026 Faculty Fellow for AI Innovation, University of Missouri
2026 Elected Member (Fellow) of the International Statistical Institute (ISI)
2026 Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society (RSS)
2019 Albert Winemiller Faculty Research Award

Teaching

Fall 2026

STAT 4750/7750: Introduction to Probability Theory