Faculty - Dr. Sudhir R. Paul

Dr. Sudhir R. Paul

Sudhir R. Paul, Ph.D. (Wales)

Professor
smjp@uwindsor.ca
(519) 253-3000 x3035
Lambton Tower 10-116
Research Area: Statistical Inference, Biostatistics

Areas of Research  

  • Statistical Inference, Biostatistics

Research Interests

My main focus of research is the development of theory and methods in the general area of Bio-Statistics, specifically in Correlated Data (clustered/longitudinal), Generalized Linear Models, Categorical Data Analysis, Zero-inflated and over-dispersed count data regression models, Case-control data, Estimating equations, Generalized Estimating Equations, Gaussian Estimation for binary and count data, Random effects models, Frailty models, Measurement error, Missing data, and Dose-response modeling, Generalized estimating equations, Epidemiological risk.

Honours and Awards

  • Elected as Fellow of the American Statistical Association (2006)
  • Elected as Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society (1982)
  • University Professor (University of Windsor), the University’s Highest award in recognition of “distinguished achievements in teaching and wide national and international reputation for scholarship or creative or professional accomplishments.”(2005)
  • Received a Faculty of science performance award for best overall performance in teaching, research and service. (2005)
  • Received Faculty of Science Special Recognition Award in recognition of excellence in research, scholarship and creative activity (2006)

Selected Publications

  • Zhang, Xuemao and Paul, Sudhir (2013), Modified Gaussian Estimation for Correlated Binary Data, Biometrical Journal, 55.
  • Zaihra, T. and Paul, S.R. (2010). Interval estimation of some measures of association. International Journal of Biostatistics, 6, 1-21.
  • Paul, S.R. and Banerjee, T. Balasoorya, U. (2010). Model selection in Multi-clump finite mixture models. Environmetrics. 21, 133-142.
  • Paul, S. R. and Zaihra, T. (2008). Interval estimation of risk difference for data sampled from clusters. Statistics in Medicine, 27, 4207-4220.
  • Paul, S. R. and Saha, K.K. (2007). The generalized linear model and extensions: A review and some biological and environmental applications. Environmetrics, 18, 421-443
  • Saha, K., and Paul S. R. (2005). Bias Corrected maximum likelihood estimator of  the intraclass correlation parameter for binary data.  Statistics in Medicine 24, 3497-3512.
  • Paul, S. R., Balasoorya, U., and Banerjee, T. (2005). Exact Fisher Information matrix of  the Dirichlett- multinomial distribution. Biometrical Journal, 47, 230-236
  • Paul, S. R. and Jiang, X. (2005). Testing Homogeneity of Several two-parameter  populations. The Canadian Journal of Statistics 33, 131-143.
  • Saha, K., and Paul S. R. (2005). Bias Corrected maximum likelihood estimator of the negative binomial dispersion parameter.  Biometrics 61, 180-186.
  • Deng, D. and Paul, S. R. (2005). Generalized linear model, zero- inflation and over- dispersion. Statistica Sinica 15, 257-276.
  • Paul, S. R., Xing, Jiang, Rai, S., and Balasoorya, U. (2004). Tests of treatment effect in pre-drug and post-drug count data.  Statistics in Medicine. 23, 1541-1554.
  • Paul, S. R. and Deng, D. (2000). Goodness of fit of generalized linear models to sparse data. Journal of the Royal statistical Society, B, 62, 323-333.

Graduate Supervision

 M.Sc. Students
  • S. Winstanley- M.Sc  1981
  • S. C. Anaje - M.Sc  1982
  • R. K. Barnwal -  M.Sc  1986
  • N. I. Ho  -  M.Sc  1989
  • K. Thiagarajah -  M.Sc  1989
  • D. Deng  -  M.Sc. 1997
  • S. Thedchanamoorthy - M.Sc. 1997
  • L. Saied M.Sc.- M.Sc. 2005
  • M. Ruvinova  -M.Sc. 2006
  • X. Zhang - M.Sc.2006
  • S. Mullah - M.Sc.2009
  • N. Patrveen - M.Sc. 2009
  • Swapan Das - M.Sc.2009
  • Geetasree Hamshankar Civil Engineering - M.Sc. 2009
  • Shahina Sultana - M.Sc. 2011
  • Liang Chen - M.Sc. 2013
Ph.D  Students:
  • R. K. BARNWAL - Ph. D. 1989
  • K. THIAGARAJAH  - Ph.D.  1992  
  • A. S. ISLAM - Ph.D.  1994
  • D. DENG - Ph.D.  2001  
  • J. JIANG - Ph.D.  2004
  • K. SAHA  -   Ph.D.  2004
  • T. Zaihra - Ph.D.  2009
  • K. Azad-  Ph.D.  2009
  • Xuemao Zhang - Ph.D.  2011
Post-doctoral fellows:  
  • K.A. Khan -  1992
  • T. Banerjee - 1995, 1998, 2004, 2012
  • D. Deng 2001
  • S. Saha 2005
  • K. Azad 2010
Current Graduate Students:
  • Rajibul Islam Ph. D.
  • Khurshid Alam Ph. D.
  • Rong Luo  Ph. D.
  • Abdullah Mamun Ph. D.
  • Mahmuda Yasmin M.Sc.
  • Kaiqiong  Zhao M.Sc.
  • Yiran  Zhao M.Sc.
  • Fanyi  Zeng M.Sc.

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