This page records selected news, academic activities, group updates, talks, publications, and other events connected with The SIGNAL Group.
Latest updates
First draft of water quality analysis
September 7, 2026
A working paper on new Bayesian methods for analysing water quality data for hotspot detection and policy-level implications has been released by Ms. Lizan, Prof. Soudeep and coauthors.
Chinmay completes his PhD journey
September 7, 2026
Chinmay has successfully defended his thesis and has become Dr. Chinmay Divekar. His thesis was co-supervised by Prof. Rishideep Roy from University of Leicester, and the research focus was on novel methods for within-game analytics in sports.
Happy Teachers' Day
September 5, 2026
Group members celebrated the Teachers' Day during the weekly meeting.
Research updates
First draft of water quality analysis
A working paper on new Bayesian methods for analysing water quality data for hotspot detection and policy-level implications has been released by Ms. Lizan, Prof. Soudeep and coauthors.
Amrutha presents her research in COMPSTAT 2026
Ms. Amrutha presented her paper on econometric modelling of tourism data at the COMPSTAT 2026 Conference, Greece.
Amrutha and Kunal present their papers in RMS 2026
Mr. Kunal and Ms. Amrutha presented their individual papers at the RMS 2026 Conference, India.
Research-driven GCC index launched
Based on research by Prof. Soudeep, Dr. Kapil and Ms. Shagun, India's first GCC index was launched by IIMB-CRE Matrix.
Paper presentation by Dr. Madhab
Dr. Madhab presented our joint work in an invited session at ISNPS 2026 Conference.
Invited talk by Prof. Soudeep
Prof. Soudeep presented a paper on nonparametric methods in infinite dimensional data in an invited session at IMS-APRM 2026 Conference.
New pre-print on projection diagnostics in multivariate data
A paper on projection diagnostics for directional asymmetry and tail-ratio departure in multivariate data has been completed by Prof. Soudeep and his coauthor.
Poster presentation by Ms. Snehil
Ms. Snehil presented her work in a poster session at IISER Mohali.
Achievements
Chinmay completes his PhD journey
Chinmay has successfully defended his thesis and has become Dr. Chinmay Divekar. His thesis was co-supervised by Prof. Rishideep Roy from University of Leicester, and the research focus was on novel methods for within-game analytics in sports.
Multiple acceptances at IMRC 2026
Papers from Dr. Madhab, Ms. Lizan, and Mr. Shobhit have been accepted for presentations in IMRC 2026, to be held later this year at IIM Ahmedabad, India.
Amrutha defends thesis proposal
Ms. Amrutha Seshagiri has successfully defended her thesis proposal which focuses on innovative statistical and econometric models for tourism analytics.
Kunal moves on to new faculty role
Mr. Kunal has joined the Jindal School of Banking & Finance (JSBF), O.P. Jindal Global University, Haryana, as a Lecturer.
Qualifying exam cleared
Ms. Lizan and Ms. Shagun have successfully passed their PhD comprehensive examinations at IIM Bangalore.
Chinmay joins Barclays Investment Bank
Mr. Chinmay has joined Quantitative Portfolio Strategy, Barclays Investment Bank as an Assistant Vice President.
Prof. Soudeep interviewed by Zee Business
Following the launch of India's first GCC Index, Prof. Soudeep was interviewed by Zee Business to highlight their research insights.
Prof. Soudeep's coauthored article in BT
Prof. Soudeep and Prof. Venkatesh have written an article on Business Today to discuss potential problems with India's CPI calculation, even after the revision.
Group updates
Happy Teachers' Day
Group members celebrated the Teachers' Day during the weekly meeting.
Ashish moves to IIM Bangalore for MS thesis work
Mr. Ashish -- a student of IISER Mohali -- has moved to IIM Bangalore for a period of four months to start working on his MS thesis.
Muskan's summer visit to IIMB comes to an end
Ms. Muskan visited IIM Bangalore for two months to work on her project and has now moved back to her alma mater for finishing MS.
Group outing and reunion
Present and past members of The SIGNAL Group went out for some fun activities.