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Dr. Harmanpreet Singh Kapoor
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Dr. Harmanpreet Singh Kapoor
Qualification

Ph.D. Statistics, Panjab University Chandigarh (2014)

M.Sc. Statistics (Gold Medalist), Panjab University Chandigarh (2009)

Professional Qualification

Passed following Actuarial Examination from Institute of Actuaries of India

CT1- Financial Mathematics                                                   CT6- Statistical Methods

CT3- Probability and Mathematical Statistics                      CT7- Business Economics

CT4- Models                                                                              CT8- Financial Economics

CT5- General Insurance, Life and Health Contingencies     CT9- Business Awareness

Experience
Teaching Experience

August 4, 2015-till date working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Central University of Punjab

Nov. 18, 2014- August 3, 2015, worked as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Baba Farid College.

Research Experience
11 years
Any Other Experience

Worked as a Statistician from Sept 1, 2014- Oct 31, 2014,  in Government Medical College and Hospital, Sec 32, Chandigarh. 

Research Area

Actuarial Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Inferential Statistics, Biostatistics

Research Interests

Actuarial Science is a sister discipline of Statistics and Mathematics with vast applications in assessing financial risks in finance and insurance. It applies mathematics and statistics in defining, analyzing and solving the financial implication of uncertain future events. 

Research Grants/Projects
  • Research Seed Money by Central University of Punjab, 2021.
  • Research project entitled "Re-examining the Socio-Economic Externalities of Ground Water Depletion in Central Punjab: Possibilities and Challenges" of Rs.27 lacs funded by DST SERB for the year 2022-2025.
Professional Affiliation

Forum for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (FIAM)

Member of Institute of Actuaries of India. 

Professional Recognition/Awards/Scholarships
  • Gold Medalist in M.Sc. (Statistics).
  • Won consolation prize in Essay Writing Competition organized by Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation, Govt. of India.
  • Won first prize in Paper Presentation in 8th Chandigarh Science Congress 2014 held at Panjab University.
Research Collaboration

1. Prof. Kanchan Jain, Department of Statistics, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

2. Prof. Isha Dewan, ISI Delhi.

3. Prof. Suresh Kumar Sharma, Department of Statistics, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

Publications
Papers
  • Jain K. and Kapoor H. P. S. (2011): Premium Evaluation for Different Loss Distributions using Utility Theory, Discussiones Mathematicae: Probability and Statistics, 31, 41-58. 
  • Jain, K. and Kapoor, H. P. S. (2013):  Ageing Properties of Curtate Future Lifetime. Sri Lankan Journal of Applied Statistics,14 (1), 55-84.
  • Kapoor, H. P. S. and Jain, K. (2014): Distributional Properties of Curtate Future Lifetime. Journal of Probability and Statistical Science, 12(2),  139-163.
  • Harmanpreet Singh Kapoor and  Kanchan Jain (2017): Properties of Future Lifetime Distributions and Estimation, Hacettepe Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 46 (5), 935-952.Doi: 10.15672/HJMS.201510514357 (0.929 impact factor).
  • Harmanpreet Singh Kapoor, Kanchan Jain and Suresh Kumar Sharma (2016): GAM Model for evaluating premium of diabetic patients, Journal of Advances in Applied Mathematics, 3 (1), 149-159.
  • Kanchan Jain, Harmanpreet Singh Kapoor and Isha Dewan (2020): Test for Comparing   Complete   Expectations   of   Life   of   Two   Groups, Communication in Statistics: Theory and Methods, 49 (8), 1960-1974. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1080/03610926.2019.1568478. [IF-0.612]
  • Harmanpreet Singh Kapoor (Co-Author) (2022): A diagnostic and prognostic value of blood-based circulating long non-coding RNAs in thyroid, pancreatic and ovarian cancer, Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology 171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.critrevonc.2022.103598 [IF- 6.312]
  • Isha Dewan, Kanchan Jain and Harmanpreet Singh Kapoor (2023): Parameteric Estimation for Reliability Function of Phased Mission Systems with Series Network, International Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering, 30, (3), 2250023-2250043 https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218539322500231 (accepted). [IF-0.221]
  • Anjali Kerketta, Hemant Kumar, Mike A. Powell, Prafulla Kumar Sahoo, Harmanpreet Singh Kapoor, Sunil Mittal (2023): Trace elements occurrence in vegetables and cereal crops from parts of Asia: A meta-data analysis of crop-wise differences, Current Pollution Reports, 9, 1-21 [IF-8.097]
  • Priya SharmaHarmanpreet Singh KapoorBalpreet KaurPooja Kamra Preeti Khetarpal (2023):  Investigation of the Association of Serum Trace Elements Concentrations and Serum Biochemical Parameters with the Risk of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: a Case-Control Study. Biological Trace Element Research (accepted)[IF-3.37]
  • Priya Sharma, K Bhatia, Harmanpreet Sing KapoorBalpreet KaurPreeti Khetarpal (2023): Genetic variants of Metabolism and Inflammatory pathways, and PCOS risk–Systematic review, Meta-analysis, and In-silico analysis. Gene (accepted).
  • Arvind Goswami, Harmanpreet Singh Kapoor, Rajesh Kumar Jangir, Caspar Njoroge Ngigi, Behdin Nowrouzi Kia and Vijay Kumar Chattu (2023): Impact of Economic Growth, trade openness, Urbanization and Energy Consumption. Sustainability (accepted).
  • Priyanka Madaan, Uttam Sharma, Nipanshi Tyagi, Balvinder kaur Brar, Shivani Bansal, Hemant R Kushwaha, Harmanpreet Singh Kapoor, Aklank Jain, Manju Jain (2023): A panel of blood-based circulatory miRNAs with diagnostic potential in Psoriasis patients. Frontier in Medicine (accepted).
Research Guidance

Wondimu Fikre (Ongoing) (Reg no 21phdsta02)

Conference/ Workshops/Seminars Attended
National
  • Attended a Refresher course titled Refresher Course in Mathematical Sciences (Theme: Foundation Course in Vedic Mathematics) organized by Teaching Learning Centre & Department of Mathematics Ramanujan College, University of Delhi from 01-14 Sept, 2023.
  • Attended a Five Days’ Workshop on Curriculum Development organized by Department of Education, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda from Feb 6, 2023 to Feb. 10, 2023.
  • Attended 40 hours webinar series for Machine Learning: Redefining Role of Actuaries from 29.11.2021 – 05.02.2022 organized by Institute of Actuaries of India.
  • Attended a Refresher Course titled Introduction to Financial Mathematics: Exploring the machine learning approach for option pricing problems in stock market organized by IIIT Naya Raipur in collaboration with ATAL from 19.08.2021 to 23.08.2021.

  • Attended a One-month Faculty Induction Program organized by Ramanujan College from June 19- July 18, 2021.

  • Attended one week National Interdisciplinary Workshop on Recent Advances in Environmental Studies from 25th March -29th March 2019 organized by Teaching Learning Centre, Central University of Punjab under Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) of the Ministry of Education, Government of India at Central University of Punjab, Bathinda.

  • Attended Chandigarh Science Congress in 2011 and 2013.

  • Participated in Chandigarh Science Congress, 2008 and 2014.

  • Attended National Workshop on Mathematical Modeling & Analysis of Financial Data at University of Poona, Pune from September 24-29, 2012.
  • Attended Workshop on Reliability Theory and Survival Analysis at Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai from November 24-26, 2010.
  • Attended workshop on Modeling on Time Series and its Application at Banasthali University, Rajasthan from October 2-6, 2009.
  • Attended workshops on Statistical Analysis Software (SAS)
International
  • Attended 21st International Conference on Interdisciplinary Mathematics, Statistics and Computational Techniques (IMSCT 2012- FIM XXI) held at Deptt. Of Statistics, Panjab University, Chandigarh from December 15-17, 2012.
  • Chaired a session in 4th International Conference on Frontiers in Industrial and Applied Mathematics (FIAM-2021) from 22-23 Dec, 2021 held at SLIET Longowal, Punjab.
  • Presented a paper titled “Forecasting of Stock Price and Cryptocurrency using Prophet” in 5th International Conference on Frontiers in Industrial and Applied Mathematics (FIAM-2022) from 22-23 Dec, 2022 held at Central University of Haryana.
  • Presented a paper titled “Forecasting of Stock Price using Darts” in International Conference on Statistical Science & Stochastic Modelling (ICSSSM-2023) from 16-17 Feb, 2023 held at University of Calicut.
 

 

Conference/ Workshops/Seminars Organised
 
  • Worked as an organizing secretary of 27th  International Conference of International Academy of Physical Sciences (CONIAPS XXVII) on Recent Advances in Differential Geometry and Topology held at Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda during Oct. 26-28, 2021.
  • Worked as a member of organizing committee of Advanced Session on Patenting Strategies and Patent Search Exercise for Inventions in Computational Sciences held on 2nd December, 2021.
  • Worked as an organizing secretary of National Mathematics Day 2022, organized by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Central University of Punjab funded by Punjab State Council for Science and Technology (PSCST) and National Council for Science & Technology Communication (NCTSC) Department of Science and Technology (DST), GOI.
Peer Recognition
  • Member, Board of Studies, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Central University of Punjab.
  • Member, Board of Studies, Department of Economics, Central University of Punjab.
  • Member, Board of Studies, Department of Library Sciences, Central University of Punjab.
  • Member, AAC, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Central University of Punjab.
  • Member, CDC, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Central University of Punjab.
Invited Talks/ Resource Person
• Delivered an expert lecture on the “Testing of Hypothesis” on March 5, 2016 in Guru Nanak College for Girls, Sri Muktsar Sahib.
• Delivered two talks on "Statistics in Social Sciences: Methodological Issues" as a resource person in one-week Interdisciplinary
National Workshop on Explorations in Domains of Indian Sociology on Feb 7, 2019 organized by Teaching Learning Centre,
Central University of Punjab under Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) of
the Ministry of Education, Government of India at Central University of Punjab, Bathinda.
• Delivered six lectures on "An Introduction To R and its Usage in Quantitative Analysis" as a resource person in One week
Interdisciplinary Workshop on Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences on June 3rd, 4th and 6th, 2019 organized by Teaching
Learning Centre, Central University of Punjab under Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching
(PMMMNMTT) of the Ministry of Education, Government of India at Central University of Punjab, Bathinda.
• Delivered an expert lecture on the “Statistics in Research Methodology” on Oct. 12, 2019 in Guru Nanak College for Girls,
Sri Muktsar Sahib.
• Delivered one talk titled "Introduction to PCA and LDA" on Dec. 16, 2019 and second talk titled "An Introduction to Machine
Learning and its Algorithm" on Dec. 17, 2019 as a resource person in one week (16-12-2019 to 20-12-2019) Faculty Development
program on Data sciences for Researchers in December 2019 organized by Department of Computer Science &Technology, Central
University of Punjab under the banner of ATAL scheme of AICTE.
• Delivered one talk titled “Descriptive Statistics and its importance in Social Science” on March 25, 2021 as a resource person in
One Week National Interdisciplinary Workshop ‘Research Methodology in Social Sciences: Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative
Methods' (22nd to 26th March 2021) organized by Teaching Learning Centre, Central University of Punjab under Pandit Madan
Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) of the Ministry of Education, Government of India at
Central University of Punjab, Bathinda.
• Delivered one talk titled “An introduction to Mathematical Function, Matrix Operators and inbuilt functions in R ” as a resource
person in International Virtual Workshop on R Programming Statistical Data Analysis tool from April 3 to April 9, 2021 organized
by MathTech Thinking Foundation.
• Delivered one talk titled “Bayesian Methods in Clinical Trials” as a resource person in Five Days International Virtual Workshop
on Research Methods in Public Health from Nov. 10 to 14, 2021 organized by College of Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University,
Ethiopia in collaboration with Poornima University, Jaipur & MathTech Thinking Foundation, India.
• Delivered one talk titled “Distributions and its Application in Matlab” as a resource person in One Week Faculty Development
Programme (FDP) on Computing with MATLAB and LaTeX Software: Indispensable Tools for Researchers jointly organized by
Department of Mathematics, Baba Farid College, Bathinda, India and Department of Mathematics, Mizan-Tepi University,
Ethiopia in collaboration with MTTF, India w.e.f. January 05, 2022 to January 11, 2022.
• Delivered an expert lecture on the “Statistics and its application in Research ” on May 28, 2022 in Guru Nanak College,
Sri Muktsar Sahib.
• Delivered an expert lecture on the topic titled “Use of SPSS and Programme R in Political Science and International Studies Research” on August 04, 2022 in the Department of South and Central Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Central University of Punjab.
• Delivered lecture titled “Introduction to Research Methodology and SPSS” and conduct two workshops “Hands on training program on SPSS” on Oct. 08, 2022 under the Star College Scheme, DBT at Guru Nanak College, Sri Muktsar Sahib.
• Delivered an expert talk on “Construction of Data Frame in R” during International Faculty Development Program on R-Programming for Data Science organized by Mizan-Tepi University, Ethiopia in collaboration with Poornima University, Jaipur, India, Baba Farid College, Bathinda, India and MathTech Thinking Foundation, India from April 24, 2023 to May 07, 2023.
• Delivered lecture titled “Introduction to Logistic Regression with hand on experience in Python” as a resource person in International Workshop on Data Science and Statistical Modelling: Harnessing Python and R Programming organized by Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India, Baba Farid College, Bathinda, India, Miza-Tepi University, Ethiopia and MathTech Thinking Foundation, Fazilka, India from 28 June to 04 July 2023.
• Delivered two expert talk on “Introduction to Statistical TOOLs in MATLAB” as a resource person in National workshop on MATLAB for Engineering and Science Teachers at Choudhary Devi Lal State Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panniwala Mota, Sirsa (Haryana) from 16 - 20 Oct 2023 organized by National Institute for Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR).




e-Content Development
Worked as a paper coordinator of the paper Statistical Applications in Environmental Sciences for the subject Environmental Sciences and prepared 25 (E-content, Video Lectures, Extra Learning and MCQ) modules for the ePGpathshala program funded by of Mini
• Developed two modules for the MOOC “Reading, Writing and Reasoning Sociology” for the SWAYAM program.
Other Significant Achievements

Worked as a coordinator of the team consists of 14 students of M.Sc. from Central University of Punjab in a project of Hindustan Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL) from June 20, 2017, to July 20, 2017.

Worked as a coordinator of the team consists of 12 students of M.Sc. from Central University of Punjab in a project of Hindustan Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL) from Nov 19, 2017, to Dec 22, 2017.

Worked as a coordinator of the team consists of 8 students of M.Sc. from Central University of Punjab in a project of Hindustan Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL) in April 2018.

Worked as a coordinator of a team consists of 14 students of M.Sc. from Central University of Punjab in a project of Hindustan Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL) from Nov 2018 to Dec 2018.