Siva Athreya

Siva Ramachandran Athreya (born 1971) is an Indian probability theorist specialising in statistical physics and population biology.[1] He obtained his PhD degree from University of Washington in 1998 under the supervision of Krzysztof Burdzy. He was awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in 2012, the highest science award in India, in the mathematical sciences category.[2]

Siva Ramachandran Athreya
Born1971
NationalityIndia
Alma materUniversity of Washington
AwardsShanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology
Scientific career
FieldsProbability theory
InstitutionsIndian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai.
Doctoral advisorKrzysztof Burdzy

References
  1. "Siva Athreya". Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  2. "Bhatnagar Prize Awardees 2012" (PDF). CSIR, New Delhi. Retrieved 1 July 2013.


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