IIT Dhanbad invites applications for the GIAN Course on Big Data Analysis through Copula. The last date to apply for this course is Nov 30, 2023.
About IIT Dhanbad
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad (abbreviated IIT (ISM), Dhanbad) is a public technical university located in Dhanbad, India. Formerly known as the Indian School of Mines opened on 9th December 1926, by Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of India to address the need for trained manpower related to mining activities in the country with disciplines of Mining and Applied Geology. In 1967 it was granted the status of a deemed-to-be university under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956. Since its establishment, IIT(ISM) has undergone considerable expansion of its activities, and presently it can be considered a total technology education institute
Program Overview
The data analysis technique is very useful to analyze big data such as biological data, financial data, and spatial-temporal data collected from Biology, Economics, Engineering, Environment Science and Geology disciplines. By a theorem due to Sklar in 1959, a multivariate distribution can be represented in terms of its underlying margins by binding them together in a copula function. Copulas are useful devices to explain the dependence structure between variables by eliminating the influence of marginal functions.
A copula method for understanding multivariate distributions has a relatively short history in statistics literature; most of the statistical applications have arisen in the last twenty years. In this course,
diverse approaches to directional dependence via copula will be introduced with real examples using histone gene data, financial data, and psychology data. In addition, the course will introduce how to use copula functions in Data Science such as text mining, spatial data analysis and quality control.
The objectives of the course are:
- To bring closer to the students vast applications of R programming to modern methods for analysis,
- To provide an introduction to the theory of copula using sophisticated computational programming R,
- To expose the participants to the theory and applications of functional data analysis using copula,
- To learn imputation techniques for complex data using copula.
Participants will gain some advanced knowledge on the above topics through lectures and tutorials with hands-on experiments. Also, case studies and assignments will be shared to stimulate the research motivation of participants
Eligibility Criteria
- You are a PhD scholar or a student enrolled on one of the following degree programmes: MBA/BBA/MCA/BCA/M.Tech/B.Tech/MSc/BSc or completed.
- You are a faculty member executive/business analyst/financial analyst/banker/scientist.
- Some quantitative background in Mathematics/Statistics/Data Analysis may be an advantage
Course Fee
- One-time GIAN Registration: Please visit the IIT Kharagpur GIAN website and register by paying Rs 500/- (those who have already been registered and paid, need not again) then opt for the course under the course registration tab and save.
- After completing this process please inform the course coordinator by e-mail.
The participation fees for taking the course are as follows:
| Participants from abroad | US $ 125 |
| Industry/Research Organizations | Rs. 2500 |
| Faculty | Rs. 2000 |
| Ph.D. Scholar | Rs. 1500 |
| UG/PG Student | Rs. 1000 |
The above fees include all instructional materials kit, certificate, use of computer facilities for tutorials and assignments, and 24-hour free internet facility. The participants will be provided accommodation on a payment basis.
How to Apply?
Interested candidates are requested to follow the below-mentioned steps,
Step1: First register on the GIAN IIT Kharagpur portal
Step 2: Inform Dr Gajendra K. Vishwakarma by e-mail (mentioned below) for further process.
Deadline
The last date to apply for this course is Nov 30, 2023.
Course Duration
December 11-16, 2023
Contact Details
- Dr Gajendra K. Vishwakarma, Department of Mathematics & Computing Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad-826004, INDIA
- Phone: 0326-2235920, 09471191338
- E-mail: vishwagk[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in
