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Personal Details:

Name : Dr. Sebastian George
Department : Statistics
Designation : Asso. Professor
Address : Vadakkeveettil (Thottam) House , Perumpadavom P.O , Elanji , Ernakulum , Kerala ,India - 686665
Email : sebastian.stat@stcp.ac.in , sthottom@gmail.com
Date of Birth: : 20-05-1965
Date of Joining: : 06-06-1994
Personal Website : Nil


Education:

Sl. No Course Institution Period Achievements

1

M.Sc. (Statistics)

Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha.

1986-1988

First class

2

M.Phil.

Department of Statistics, Kariavattom (University of Kerala)

1989-1990

A-grade

3

Ph.D.

Department of Statistics, University of Pune

1991-1996

Qualified CSIR JRF and SRF

4

B.Sc. (Maths.)

Devamatha College, Kuravilangad

1983-1986

First class

5

Pree Dgree

Devamatha College, Kuravilangad

1981-1983

First class

6

SSLC

St.Peter's H.S., Elanji

1981

First class



Area of Specialization / Research Interests:

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION / RESEARCH INTERESTS

Statistical Inference

Probability Theory

Multivariate Analysis

Advanced Distribution Theory

Bayesian Methods

Statstical Computing Using MCMC, Bootstrap and EM algorithm



Career Profile:

Sl.No Name of the Institution Designation period

1

Kerala Forest Research Institue, Peechi

Technical Assistant

1990-1991

2

St. Thomas College, Pala

Lecturer, Senior Scale

27-07-1998 to 26-07-2003

3

St. Thomas College, Pala

Lecturer

06-06-1994 to 26-07-1998

4

St Thomas College, Pala

Associate Professor

2009 onwards

5

St. Thomas College, Pala

Reader

27--07-2003 to

6

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA.

Pranab K. Sen Distinguished Visiting Professor in Biostatistics

01-08-2016 to 31-12-2016



Publications:

Research Publication:
Sl.No Publication Publication Year

1

Tunny S., Visalakshi J., Jeyaseelan L., Shalini A., Sebastian George and Shrikant I Bangdiwala (2018). Decoding and modelling of time series count data using Poisson hidden Markov model and Markov ordinal logistic regression models. Statistical Methods in Medical Research. (Accepted). Available online at http://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/g5hz79ZweX78xbHj3bQi/full

2018

2

Sebastian George and Ajitha Sasi (2017). Bootstrap lower confidence limits ofsuperstructure process capability indices for Esscher-transformed Laplacedistribution. Stochastics and Quality Control. 32 ( 2), 87-98

2017

3

Saravana Kumar, V., Devika, S., Sebastian, G., and Jeyaseelan, L. (2017). Spatial mapping of acute diarrheal disease using GIS and estimation of relative risk using empirical Bayes approach. Clinical Epidemiology and GlobalHealth., 5 87-96. Available online at www.sciencedirect.com

2017

4

Devika, S, Sebastian George and Jeyaseelan L. Application of Esscher transformed Laplace distribution in micro-array gene expression data. Journal of Modern Applied Statistics. (Accepted).

2015

5

Devika, S, Jeyaseelan, L, Sebastian George and Geevar Zacharia. Analysis strategy for comparison of skewed outcomes from biological data : A recent development. Annals of Biological Research, 2014, 5 (12): 16-20.

2014

6

Dais George and Sebastian George. Marshall-Olkin Esscher transformed Laplace distributions and processes. Brazilian Journal of Probability and Statistics. 27 (2), 162-184.

2013

7

Bindu P., Sebastian George and Kannan V. M. Statistical methods for identifying differentially expressed genes in microarray data. International Journal of Scientific

2013

8

Sebastian George and Dais George. Esscher Transformed Laplace Distribution and Its Applications. Journal of Probability and Statistical Science. 10(2), 135-152.

2012

9

Bindu P., Sangita Kulathinal and Sebastian George. Asymmetric type II compound Laplace distribution and its application to microarray gene expression. Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, 56, 1396-1404.

2012

10

Bindu P. and Sebastian George. A new family of skew slash logistic distributions. Journal of Applied Statistical Sciences, 19(3), 9.

2012

11

Dais George and Sebastian George. Applications of Esscher Transformed Laplace Distribution in Web Server Data. Journal of Digital Information Management, 9(1), 19-26.

2011

12

Dais George, Pit Pichappan and Sebastian George (2011). Generalized Confidence Interval for R = P(X > Y) of Pareto Distribution and Its Application in Web Performance. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on the Application of Digital Information and Web Tecnologies. Co-sponsored by IEE Communication Society, held at USA, 12-14.

2011

13

Dais George, Pit Pichappan and Sebastian George (2011). Application of Generalized Confidence Interval in the Study of Web Server Performance. International Journal of Web Application. 3(2), 138-151

2011

14

Bindu P., Sebastian George and Kannan V. M. (2011). Statistical Techniques for Microarray Technology. Journal of Informatics and Mathematical Sciences, 3(3), 257-275.

2011

15

Dais George and Sebastian George (2011). Reliability estimation in heavy tailed distribution using a robust estimator. Proceedings of the IEE International Conference on Quality and Reliability held at Bangok, Thailand, 14-16 September 2011. Pp 481-485.

2011



Details of Workshops/ Conferences/ Seminars/ Symposia Attended/ Papers Presented / Talks Given:

Sl.
No
Title of the seminar/
conference etc.
Invited /
Contributed
/Partic-ipation
Venue/
Agency
Dates Inter-national/ National/
Regional
Title of the Paper

1

UGC Sponsored National Workshop on Biostatistical Aspects of Clinical Trials and Its Implementation Through R.

Invited

Farook College, Kozhikod.

December 18-19, 2014

National

Bayesian Techniques in Clinical Trials.

2

Wokshop on Probability Theory and Its Applications Sponsored by NBHM and KSCSTE.

Invited

Dept. of Basic Sciences, Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kanjirapally.

APRIL 28-30, 2014

National

Markov Chain Monte Carlo Simulation Using R

3

Workshop on Regression Analysis Using SPSS.

Invited

Govt. Medical College, Thiruvananthapurum.

January 18-20, 2014

Regional

Linear regression and logistic regression.

4

INSPIRE Internship Science Camp by Department of Science and Technology

Invited

Devamatha College, Kuravilangad

July 16-20, 2014.

Regional

Mote Carlo Techniques for Numerical Computations.

5

UGC Sponsored Golgen Jubilee National Workshop on Statistical Data Analysis Using SPSS and R.

Invited

Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, Basalius College, Kottayam.

23-24 January, 2014.

National

Use and Abuse of Statistical Data Analysis.

6

National Seminar on Statistical Methods and Applications.

Invited

Dept. of Statistics, Sir Syed College, Taliparamba, Kannur.

24-25 November, 2014.

National

On Regression Analysis Using SPSS.

7

International Workshop on Reliability Theory and Survival Analysis (IWRS - 2012)

Participation

Dept. of Statistics, Cochin University of Science and Technology.

December 31, 2013 - January 2, 2014

International

--

8

UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Recent Advances in Statistical Theory and Computational Techniques

Invited

Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta.

06-02-2015 to 07-02-2015.

National

Markov Chain Monte Carlo Methods Using R

9

Workshop on Distribution Theory

Invited

Dept. of Statistics, University of Calicut

03-03-2015

Regional

Multivariate Distributions



International /National/ State - Level Workshops /Conference Organized:

Sl.No Title of the seminar/ conference etc. Funding Agency Venue/Agency Dates International/ National/ Regional

1

International Conference on Epidemiology (ICE-2012)

DST, UGC, CSIR, ICMR, KSCSTE

St Thomas College, Pala

16-18, August, 2012

International



Positions held or holding if any:

Sl.No Position Year

1

General Secretary, The Kerala Statistical Association

2013 onwards

2

NCC (Army) Officer, St.Thomas College, Pala

2005-2011

3

Director, Debate and Oratory Club, St.Thomas College, Pala

2002-2005

4

Research Guide in Statistics, St.Thomas College, Pala

1998 onwards

5

Adjunct Faculty, Dept. of Biostatistics, Christian Medical College, Vellore

2012 onwards



Membership in Scientific/Professional Societies if any:

Sl.No Name of the Society Nature of Membership

1

The Kerala Statistical Association

Life Time

2

Indian Statistical Association

Life Time

3

Indian Society for Probability and Statistics

Life Time



Research Supervision:

Sl.No Scholar’s name Title Year of Registration M.Phil/Ph.D. University Status

1

Preethi Sara George

Log-symmetric Distributions and Their Applications

1997

Ph.D

Mahatma Gandhi University

Awarded

2

James Kurian

Some Properties and Inferential Problems Related to a Class of Non-normal Distributions with Kurtosis Three.

1997

Ph.D

Mahatma Gandhi University

Awarded

3

K.M.Kurian

Generalized Confidence Intervals for Process Capability Indicess.

1997

Ph.D

Mahatma Gandhi University

Awarded

4

Dais George

A Class of Heavy Tailed Distributions and Their Applications.

2008

Ph.D

Mahatma Gandhi University

Awarded

5

P. P. Bindu

Statistical Application in Microarray Technology and Bioinformatics

2011

Ph.D

Mahatma Gandhi University

Awarded



Editorial and Referee Positions:

Sl.No Name of the Journal Position held

1

Journal of Kerala Statistical Association

Associate Editor



Courses attended for Professional Developments:

Sl.No Name of the Course Organizing institute Period

1

Orientation Course

Academic Staff College, Gorakhpur University

28-03-1998 to 24-04-1998.

2

Refresher Course in Statistics for College / University Teachers

Dept, of Statistics, Cochin University of Science and Technology

22-02-1999 to 17-03-1999

3

Refresher Course in Computer Applications in Statistics

Dept, of Statistics, University of Pune,

19-11-2001 to 15-12-2001.