Dr. Leena Kulkarni

Academic Experience: 20 years

• Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Sunandan Divatia School of Science, NMIMS Deemed to be University since September 2010.
• Visiting faculty for Department of Statistics, School of Science, NMIMS Deemed to be University.
• Visiting faculty for Garware Institute, Mumbai University.
• Instructor and Evaluator for the MBA course by IGNOU, Mumbai.
• Department of Statistics, Sathaye College, Mumbai (1996-1998, 2000-2002)

Research Experience:

• Over 10 years

M.Phil. Dissertation:

• Recent Developments in Markov Chain Techniques as Applied to Linguistics (1998)

Ph. D. Thesis:

• Some Statistical Inferential Aspects of Multi-state Coherent System Reliability (2020)

Current Topic of Research:

• Multistate Systems in Reliability Theory

Interest Areas:

• Reliability Theory, Applied Probability, Time Series Data Analysis, Multivariate Data Analysis.

Research Publications:

• Leena Kulkarni, Sanjeev Sabnis & Sujit K. Ghosh – Parameter Estimation for Multi-state Coherent Series and Parallel Systems with Positively Quadrant Dependent Models,Sakhya A.
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13171-020-00217-0

(Published Online: 3 September 2020)

• Leena Kulkarni & Sanjeev Sabnis – Construction of optimal reliability test plans for binary type multi-state strongly coherent systems, Communications in Statistics – Theory and Methods.
• DOI: 10.1080/03610926.2019.1676444

(Published Online: 21 Oct 2019)

• Leena Kulkarni & Sanjeev Sabnis – Construction of optimal reliability test plans for multi-state coherent systems of type 1, Communications in Statistics – Theory and Methods, Vol. 48, No. 24, 2019
• Pages 6080-6097 | Received 30 Jul 2017, Accepted 17 Sep 2018, Published online: 30 Jan 2019

(published online 30 Jan, 2019)

ISSN: 0361-0926 (Print) 1532-415X (Online) https://doi.org/10.1080/03610926.2018.1528366

Journal homepage: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/lsta20

Leena Kulkarni and M. B. Rajarshi – Application of Markov Chain To Phonetic Classes From Marathi, Journal of the Indian Statistical Association, Vol. 41, 2, 2003, 339-351.

Completed Research Projects:

• “Internet Usage Trends of Children and Adolescents in the State of Maharashtra” A study by Responsible Netism in collaboration with Cyber Peace Foundation aupported by MSCERT (Maharashtra State Council of Education Research and Training) during September 2019 – May 2020. A white paper published and the report released online on May 16, 2020.

• “Comparison of Acid Neutralizing Capacity of Marketed Antacids” for Abbott India Limited by the C. B. Patel Research Centre during March 2011-May 2011.

• Worked as a Statistician in the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) organized by HBCSE, TIFR during July 13-20, 2008.

Invited Talks:

• Invited as a resource person to talk about ‘Measuring Statistical Differences’ in the Department of Education, University of Mumbai during Workshop on Quantitative Data Analysis in Education held on March 26-27, 2012.

Awards:

• First in the University in B.Sc. Statistics, Mumbai University. (1992)
• First in the University in M.Sc. Statistics, Pune University. (1994)
• Cleared Joint CSIR-UGC NET for Lectureship. (1995)
• Awarded the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) by the National Board of Higher Mathematics (NBHM). (1994-1996)

Other Activities:

• Appointed as a member of Board of Studies in Statistics of Guru Nanak Khalsa College of Arts, Science & Commerce (Autonomous) for two academic years up to March 31, 2021.
• Appointed as a subject expert, member of Board of Studies in Statistics of R. J. Autonomous College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Ghatkopar (W), Mumbai- 400086 for three academic years since July 2018.
• Appointed as a member of Board of Studies in Statistics of St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Mumbai 400 001 from August 2018 – March 15, 2019 and attended the meeting held on Saturday August 11, 2018.
•  Initiated a co-curricular activity Sankhyiki, a project training workshop for undergraduate students of Statistics of Mumbai University, in 2006. This activity is taken over and organized by the Department of Statistics, NMIMS’s SDSOS since 2012.

Courses Taught:

Post-Graduate:

M.Sc. Statistics

Probability Theory, Distribution Theory, Parametric Inference – Estimation, Design of Experiments, Regression Analysis, Testing of Hypothesis, Multivariate Analysis, Stochastic Processes, Time Series Analysis, Survival Analysis, Statistical Computing (SPSS).

M.Sc. Applied Statistics &Analytics

Stochastic Models for Analytics, Applied Multivariate Data Analysis, Statistical Computing (Practical based on R).

Under-Graduate:

B.Sc. Applied Statistics & Analytics

Estimation Theory, Stochastic Processes, Multivariate Analysis, Time Series & Forecasting.

Projects Supervised:

Academic projects for M.sc. Applied Statistics & Analytics

Academic projects for B.Sc. Applied Statistics & Analytics

Guided M.Sc. Statistics students for their M.Sc. Projects:

1. Addressing Future in a Hypercompetitive Telecom Market Through Customer Lifetime Value, A project with Idea Cellular (2018)

2. Analysing Wholesale Deal Going in Financial Stress in Future, A project with Piramal Finance Ltd. (2018)

3. Understanding The English Language Content Consumption Across Different Forms of Media, A project with Magic 9 (2018)

4. Identification of Dealers Showing Fictitious Sales to Transfer Bogus Tax Credits, A project with MST (2017)

5. Portfolio Loss Forecasting & Building Field Investigation Score Card, A project with TATA Motors Finance Ltd. (2017)

6. Reduction in Inventory Cost Using Six Sigma Techniques, A project with TATA Steel (2017)

7. Customer Data Analysis- Identifying Potential Customer for Upselling Services, A project with Reliance Communications Ltd. (2017)

8. Network Planning for 4G, A project with Idea Cellular (2016)

9. Prediction of Portable Hawala Dealers, A project with MST (Maharashtra Sales Tax) (2016)

10. Predicting Customer Churn in Mobile Telecommunication (2016)

11. Launching a new bathing soap brand in Indian market, A Market Research project with Brandscapes (2015)

12. Churn Analysis in Telecom, A project with Idea Cellular. (2015)

13. A surveyon feminine footwearin Thakur Village, A Market Research Project (2014)

14. Micro Climatological Study of Rainfall in Mumbai City, A project with the Indian Meteorology Department, Mumbai (2014)

15. Corporate Image Study of Mobile Service Provider in Mumbai, A Market Research project (2013)

16. Impact of Various Sectors on Indian Economy (2012)

17. A Study on Satisfaction Level of Skywalk Users in Mumbai (2012)

Workshops/ Seminars/ Conferences:

• Attended the ‘Oracle Fusion SCM Team- Phase 2 UAT Sessions on Talent Review, Learn and Career Development, Succession Plan for Learning Administrators’ organised by SVKM during October 29-31, 2020.

• Attended the International Indian Statistical Association (IISA) 2019 conference on Innovations in Data and Statistical Sciences (INDSTATS 2019) organised by IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai during December 26 – 30, 2019.

• Attended 3 days Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on ‘Role of Faculty in Accreditation, Ranking & Quality Education’ organised by Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy & Technology Management, SVKM’s NMIMS, Mumbai during April 23 – 25, 2019 at NMIMS, Mumbai.

• Attended International Conference on Computer Age Statistics 2019 organised by Savitribai Phule Pune University India during January 3 – 5, 2019.

• Organised and attended the Faculty Development Program “Advanced Teaching Methodology” to guide the faculties towards teaching of M.Sc. Applied Statistics & Analytics course during May 3-4, 2018.
• Attended a workshop on Reliability Theory & Survival Analysis held at ISI Kolkata during November 20-22, 2017.
• NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON “Recent Advancements in Statistics and Their Applications to Society” organised by Department of Statistics & Centre for Advanced Studies Savitribai Phule Pune University Ganeshkhind, Pune-411007, India during March 23-25, 2017.

• Attended the IISA International Conference 2015 organized by Department of Statistics, Savitribai Phule Pune University during December 20 – 24, 2015.

• Participated in Faculty Development Program on “Contemporary Pedagogy Tools & Techniques” organized by SVKM’s Mukesh Patel School of Technology management & Engineering, Mumbai during July 7 – 11, 2015.

• Seminar on “Applications of Statistics” organized by the Department of Statistics, University of Mumbai on March 7, 2015.

• Attended a training program on “Predictive Modeling Program for Non-programmers using SAS EG and E – Miner” organized by Department of Statistics, School of Science during August 19-23, 2014.

• Seminar on “Applications of Statistics in Industries and Social Sciences” organized by the Department of Statistics, University of Mumbai on March 8, 2014.

• “Recent Developments in Decision Making Using Statistical Techniques” organized by SIES College on August 24, 2013.

• “Statistics in Action” organised by International Statistical Institute’s Outreach Committee for South Asia during March 7-10, 2013.

• XXXI Annual Convention of Indian Society for Probability and Statistics (ISPS) and International Conference on Statistics, Probability and Related Areas organised by Department of Statistics, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin 682 022, Kerala, INDIA during December 19-22, 2011.

• One day Seminar on “Recent Trends In Statistics” organised by Dept. of Statistics, University of Mumbai on February 26, 2011.

• Workshop on “Reliability Theory & Survival Analysis” organised by Department of Mathematics, IIT Bombay during November 25-27, 2010 .

Papers Presented:

• “Parameter Estimation for Multi-state Series and Parallel Systems with Random Degradation Rates using Bayesian GMM” in the International Indian Statistical Association (IISA) 2019 conference on Innovations in Data and Statistical Sciences (INDSTATS 2019) organised by IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai during December 26 – 30, 2019.

• “Parameter Estimation for Multi-state Series and Parallel Systems with Positively Quadrant Dependent Models” in International Conference on Computer Age Statistics 2019 organised by Savitribai Phule Pune University India during January 3 – 5, 2019.

• “Estimation of Parameters in Multistate Coherent Systems” in the workshop on Reliability Theory & Survival Analysis held at ISI Kolkata during November 20-22, 2017.

• “Construction of Optimal Reliability Test Plans for Multi-state Coherent Systems of Type 1” in the National conference on “Recent Advancements in Statistics and Their Applications to Society” organised by Department of Statistics & Centre for Advanced Studies Savitribai Phule Pune University Ganeshkhind, Pune-411007, India during March 23-25, 2017.

Professional Membership:

Indian Society for Probability and Statistics (ISPS)

International Indian Statistical Association (IISA)

Email ID: leena.kulkarni@nmims.edu