Contact Information
Champaign, IL, 61820
Research Areas
Research Interests
Transfer Learning, High Dimensional Data Analysis, Bayesian Analysis, Graphical Models, Spatio-temporal Data Analysis, Statistical Learning
Research Description
My research primarily centers on developing theoretical frameworks and methods in statistics and machine learning to analyze complex high-dimensional data, with applications across various real-world domains.
Currently, I am working with Prof. Feng Liang on developing a Bayesian Transfer Learning model to transfer knowledge from large unlabelled source data to get better results on small target data.
Previously, I worked with Prof. Feng Liang on developing a Bayesian framework to achieve variable selection and estimation for sparse graphical models using conditional random fields. I have also worked on developing statistical models for spatio-temporal data to help the Mosquito Abatements Districts (MADs) and other health departments in Illinois to control the spread of West Nile Virus infections with Prof. Bo Li and Prof. Rebecca Smith.
Education
Ph.D. Candidate, Statistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.Stat w/Distinction, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, 2020
B.Stat w/Honors, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, 2018
Awards and Honors
Doctoral Student Leadership and Service Award, 2024
Recipient of the Doctoral Student Leadership and Service Award in recognition of my efforts in creating a better and more productive environment within the department from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
Henry M. Lawicki Student Paper Award, 2023
Awarded Best paper for my work "Where to place a mosquito trap for West Nile Virus surveillance?" by IMVCA
Outstanding Qualifying Exam Award, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, 2022
Recipient of the Outstanding Qualifying Exam Award in recognition of superior performance on the Doctoral Qualifying Exam from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Fall 2020 and Spring 2021
Results based on student ratings of their instructors from the Instructor and Course Evaluation System (ICES) maintained by University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
INSPIRE, 2015 - 2020
Recipient of the Inspire Scholarship (given by the Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India).
Courses Taught
Instructor:
2022 Summer, Qualifying Exam Preparation Course
Discussion Sections (Lab sessions):
2023 Fall, STAT 400 Statistics and Probability 1
2021 Spring, STAT 107 Data Science Discovery
2020 Fall, STAT 107 Data Science Discovery
Teaching Assistant:
2024 Spring, STAT 426 Statistical Modeling II
2022 Fall, STAT 440 Statistical Data Management
2022 Spring, STAT 420 Methods of Applied Statistics
Additional Campus Affiliations
Vice President, Statistics Doctoral Student Association (SDSA), UIUC
Highlighted Publications
Where to place a mosquito trap for West Nile Virus surveillance?
Anwesha Chakravarti, Bo Li, Dan Bartlett, Patrick Irwin, Rebecca Smith
(Under Submission) [arXiv]
Bayesian Variable Selection and Sparse Estimation for High-Dimensional Graphical Models
Anwesha Chakravarti, Naveen N. Narisetty, Feng Liang
(Under Submission) [arXiv]