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Ravindra B. Bapat is an Indian mathematician known for the
Bapat–Beg theorem In probability theory, the Bapat–Beg theorem gives the joint probability distribution of order statistics of independent but not necessarily identically distributed random variables in terms of the cumulative distribution functions of the random ...
.


Education

He obtained B.Sc. from
University of Mumbai The University of Mumbai is a collegiate, state-owned, public research university in Mumbai. The University of Mumbai is one of the largest universities in the world. , the university had 711 affiliated colleges. Ratan Tata is the appointed ...
, M.Stat. from the
Indian Statistical Institute Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) is a higher education and research institute which is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the 1959 act of the Indian parliament. It grew out of the Statistical Laboratory set up by Prasanta C ...
,
New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the NCT Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati B ...
and Ph.D. from the
University of Illinois at Chicago The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is a public research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, adjacent to the Chicago Loop. The second campus established under the University of Illinois s ...
in 1981. His research interests include major contributions to matrix inequalities,
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in
graph theory In mathematics, graph theory is the study of '' graphs'', which are mathematical structures used to model pairwise relations between objects. A graph in this context is made up of '' vertices'' (also called ''nodes'' or ''points'') which are conn ...
, generalized inverses, and matrix analysis.


Career

In addition to the numerous research papers in the reputed journals, Bapat has written books on linear algebra published by Hindustan Book Agency, Springer, and Cambridge University Press. He has served on the editorial boards of ''Electronic Journal of Linear Algebra'', ''Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics'', ''Kerala Mathematical Association Bulletin'', and ''Linear and Multilinear Algebra''. He is national coordinator for the
Mathematics Olympiad Mathematics competitions or mathematical olympiads are competitive events where participants complete a math test. These tests may require multiple choice or numeric answers, or a detailed written solution or proof. International mathematics compe ...
and was head of the
Indian Statistical Institute Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) is a higher education and research institute which is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the 1959 act of the Indian parliament. It grew out of the Statistical Laboratory set up by Prasanta C ...
, Delhi Centre from 2007 to 2011. He is a
Visiting Professor In academia, a visiting scholar, visiting researcher, visiting fellow, visiting lecturer, or visiting professor is a scholar from an institution who visits a host university to teach, lecture, or perform research on a topic for which the visitor ...
of Mathematics at
Ashoka University Ashoka University is a philanthropy-driven private university located in the National Capital Region (India), National Capital Region (NCR), India, focusing on a liberal education in the Humanities, the Social Sciences, and the Science and tech ...
, India. He held the position of President of
Indian Mathematical Society Indian Mathematical Society (IMS) is the oldest organization in India devoted to the promotion of study and research in mathematics. The Society was founded in April 1907 by V. Ramaswami Aiyar with its headquarters at Pune. The Society started i ...
from 2007 to 2008.


Fellowships and Awards

* J.C. Bose fellowship (2009) * Fellowship of the
Indian Academy of Sciences The Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore was founded by Indian Physicist and Nobel Laureate C. V. Raman, and was registered as a society on 24 April 1934. Inaugurated on 31 July 1934, it began with 65 founding fellows. The first general mee ...
(2000).


Books

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References


External links


Homepage of R.B. Bapat
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