Faculty
Dr. Suman Kalyan Ghosh
Assistant Professor
Alliance School of Business
Dr. Suman Kalyan Ghosh is an accomplished academic and researcher with over 20 years of blended experience across higher education, ITES, and e-commerce sectors. His expertise spans Statistics, Decision Science, Business Analytics, Quality Management, and Operations Research.
Academic Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Statistics – University of Mysore, Karnataka, India
- M.Sc. in Mathematics (First Class) – Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT Kanpur)
- Executive MBA (Finance) – Manipal University
Professional Certifications & Credentials
- UGC-CSIR NET – Qualified in Mathematical Sciences
- Actuarial Qualifications – Institute of Actuaries of India: Probability & Mathematical Statistics (CT3), Business Economics (CT7)
- Certified Six Sigma Green Belt – Infosys BPO Ltd.
- PRINCE2 (Foundation) – Certified in Project Management
Teaching & Pedagogical Interests
Dr. Ghosh designs and delivers core quantitative courses tailored for modern business environments, including:
- Data Driven Decision Making
- Statistics for Business Decisions
- Business Analytics using R
- Management Science
- Business Mathematics and Statistics
- Analytics in Operations
- Spreadsheet Modeling
- Total Quality Management (TQM)
- Research Methods in Operations
- Operations Research
- Basic Statistics & Probability Theory
- Inferential Statistics
- Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory
Research Areas
Dr. Ghosh is actively engaged in advanced quantitative research, focusing on the following domains:
- Counting Processes & Renewal Theory
- Distribution Theory & Reliability Theory
- Data Analytics
- Statistical Quality Control
- Sen, S., Ghosh, S. K., & Al-Mofleh, H. (2026). Distribution of ratio of two independent xgamma variates: Properties and Applications. REVSTAT-Statistical Journal, (accepted), to appear. (SCOPUS Indexed, Q3)
- Ghosh, S.K., Ravi, S. On Stochastic Ordering Comparisons of Renewal, Trend Renewal and Quasi-renewal Processes. J Indian Soc Probab Stat(2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41096-026-00298-4 (SCOPUS Indexed, Q3)
- Ravi, S., Ghosh, S.K. (2025). On renewal processes - some bounds and characterisations, Statistics and Applications, 23(2), 89–104. (SCOPUS Indexed, Q4)
https://ssca.org.in/media/6_SA030042024_R2_SA_23092024_Suman_Ghosh_FINAL_Finally.pdf - Ghosh, S.K., Ravi, S. (2025). On Random Extrema with Applications to Renewal Processes. Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice19(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42519-024-00418-y (SCOPUS Indexed, Q3)
- Ravi, S., Ghosh, S. K. (2024). On Comparison of Renewal and Trend Renewal Processes with respect to Stochastic Orderings. Asian Journal of Statistical Sciences, 4(1), 23-31.
https://www.arfjournals.com/image/catalog/Journals%20Papers/AJSS/2024/No%201%20(2024)/2%20AJSS.pdf (SCOPUS Indexed, Q4) - Ghosh, Suman Kalyan, S., Ravi. (2024). On Some Stochastic Ordering Comparisons for Renewal Processes. Asian Journal of Probability and Statistics,26 (4), 66-79.
https://doi.org/10.9734/ajpas/2024/v26i4609. - Suman Kalyan Ghosh, S. Ravi (2024). On Poisson and Compound Poisson Processes and Some Comparisons, Journal of Statistics and Mathematical Engineering, 10(1), 15-24.
https://matjournals.net/engineering/index.php/JOSME/article/view/397 - Ghosh, S., and Sen, S. (2023). Modelling Pages Left Blank in University Examination: A Resolution in Higher Education Process. REVSTAT-Statistical Journal, 21(1), 63–76.
https://doi.org/10.57805/revstat.v21i1.393 (SCOPUS/ Science Citation Indexed, Q3) - Sen, S., Ghosh, S.K., Al-Mofleh, H. (2021). The Mirra Distribution for Modeling Time-to-Event Data Sets. In: Sinha, B.K., Bagchi, S.B. (eds) Strategic Management, Decision Theory, and Decision Science. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1368-5_5 (SCOPUS indexed)
- Co-author of "A Guide to the SMstudy® Sales and Marketing Body of Knowledge" (SMBOK® Guide) – Marketing Research (2015 Edition), ISBN: 978-0-9899252-6-6 published by SMstudy®, a brand of VMEDu®, Inc. 410 N 44th Street, Suite 240 Phoenix, Arizona 85008 USA.
Professional & Corporate Experience
Prior to his tenure in academia, Dr. Ghosh spent a decade leading quality, analytics, and operational initiatives in corporate environments:
- Edusys Services Pvt. Ltd. | Senior Manager - Analytics & SEO (November 2008 – June 2016)
- Progressed through two consecutive promotions, initially serving as a Consultant in Six Sigma before heading analytics strategy.
- Infosys BPO Ltd. | Quality Analyst – Operations (July 2006 – August 2008)
- Managed process quality standards and continuous improvement projects.
Subject Matter Expertise & Consulting
Dr. Ghosh has extended his domain expertise as a subject matter expert (SME) and guest faculty for several premier training and education platforms:
- GATE–Indian Institute of Tutorials: Guest Faculty – Statistics (4.5 years)
- TIME, Bangalore: Guest Faculty – Engineering Mathematics
- Chegg: Subject Matter Expert (Advanced Mathematics, Statistics, and Probability)
- MeritTrac Services Pvt. Ltd.: SME – Six Sigma Green Belt
- Spanedea: Faculty – Quantitative Techniques
FDP/ Workshop/ Training Program/ Seminar Participation
- International FDP on “Machine Learning in Quantitative Finance: Risk Decomposition, Asset Pricing, and Portfolio Optimization” from 3rd to 5th June 2026, organised by Area of Finance & Accounting, Alliance School of Business, Alliance University, Bangalore.
- Five-Day Online National Level Faculty Development Program on “Computational Mathematics using Python” organized from 16 June 2026 to 20 June 2026 by the Department of Freshman Engineering at Sphoorthy Engineering College, Hyderabad.
- 4-Day International FDP on “Marketing Analytics using Python held from 8th to 11th June 2026, organised by Area of Marketing, Alliance School of Business, Alliance University, Bangalore.
- 5-Day FDP (hybrid mode) on Advanced Machine Learning Techniques for Real-World Problems organised by Department of CSE (IoTCSBT) & CSE (IoT), IEM, Salt Lake in association with HRDC, IEM-UEM Group and IEM IQAC held during 15th December 2025 to 19th December 2025 with 90% marks.
- AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy FDP on “Next-Gen Management: Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics in Business Strategy” at the Oxford College of Engineering from 01/12/2025 to 06/12/2025.
- AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy FDP on “Demystifying Data for Intelligent Applications in Real World Scenario” at University of Engineering and Management Kolkata from 24/11/2025 to 29/11/2025.
- AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy FDP on “Exploratory Data Analytics (EDA)-Tools and Techniques” at Velammal College of Engineering & Technology from 24/11/2025 to 29/11/2025.
- AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy FDP on “Data Driven Model: Empowering Academicians for the Data Science Era” at Nadar Saraswathi College of Arts and Science from 27/10/2025 to 01/11/2025.
- AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy FDP on “Next-Gen Computing: From Mathematical Models to AI in Computer Vision” at National Institute of Technology Hamirpur from 15/09/2025 to 20/09/2025.
- 5-days International Workshop on Algebra and Fluid Dynamics (IWAFD-2025), during October 21-25, 2025, in online mode, organized by Department of Mathematics, National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur.
- International workshop on “Transforming Finance Education: AI, Analytics, and Bloomberg for Data-Driven Decision Making” from 28th to 30th July 2025, organised by the Area of Finance & Accounting, Alliance School of Business, Alliance University, Bengaluru.
- Workshop on “Enhancing Pedagogical Practices through Technological Tools” organized on 28th June 2024 at Alliance University.
- Workshop on “Key to Research Writing – Tek Approach” organized on 29th April 2024 at Alliance University.
- Workshop on “Share Market Data Analysis using TABLEAU” organized on 23rd March 2024 at Alliance University.
- Workshop on “Research Methodology” organized on 26th Feb 2024 at Alliance University.
- Workshop on “Digital Disruptions with Business Analytics” held on 8th and 9th Sep 2023 at Alliance University.
- Three-day FDP on “Data Analytics using Python” organized during March 9 - 11, 2023 by the Alliance School of Applied Mathematics, Alliance University, Bengaluru, India.
- International workshop on Integrated approaches of Stochastic modelling and data science for sustainable development during 7 - 11 September 2022.
- International Webinar on Statistical Methods for Some Special Areas of Applications organized by DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, PRESIDENCY COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) CHENNAI-600005 during 20 - 21 July 2021.
- AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Online Elementary FDP on "Data Analytics and Machine Learning Using Python" from 2021-07-12 to 2021-07-16.
- AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy online elementary FDP on "Integrated Data Analytics - the Tools and Applications around Industry Verticals" from 2021-07-05 to 2021-07-09.
- AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy online elementary FDP on "Actuarial Science Applications" from 2021-06-14 to 2021-06-18.
- AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy online elementary FDP on “Data Analytics for Research and Publication” from 04/10/2021 to 08/10/2021.
- AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy online elementary FDP on “Analysis of Categorical Data” from 08/11/2021 to 12/11/2021.
- AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy online elementary FDP on “Data science using python” from 15/11/2021 to 19/11/2021.
- AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy online elementary FDP on “Data Science: Tools and Techniques” from 29/11/2021 to 03/12/2021.
- AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy online elementary FDP on “Data Analytics in Business Research - Open Source” from 09/12/2021 to 13/12/2021.
- MOOC on “Introduction to Statistical Analysis” during 01 May to 10 June 2021 offered by CEMCA and KISS through mooc4dev.org/statanalysis
- National level workshop on “Mathematical Software Workshop” organised by Dept. of Applied Sciences & Humanities in Association with Mathematics Club. Universal Engineering College, Thrissur, Kerala during 2 - 6 June 2021
- National level workshop on “Recent Trends in Applied Mathematics” organised by Dept. of Applied Sciences & Humanities in Association with Mathematics Club. Universal Engineering College, Thrissur, Kerala during 5 - 11 June 2021
- International webinar on “People Analytics – Agenda for the Future of HR” presented by Prof. Max Blumberg, Research Scientist - People Analytics, University of Southern California, USA on 8th May 2021 organised by FDP wing on Firebird Institute of Research in Management
- One-day international webinar on “Recent Advances in Statistics” organised by Dept. of Mathematics, Institute of Science, GITAM (Deemed to be University) on 29th June 2021
- One Day Webinar on "Stochastic Point Process Models and Its applications” and "Machine Learning Techniques for Recommender Systems" organised by the Department of Statistics, Panjab University, Chandigarh on May 29, 2021
- 5-day National Workshop on “Data Science and Advanced Computing” during 13th -14th March 2021 (Level-I) and 19th -21st March 2021 (Level-II) organized by the School of Advanced Sciences (SAS), VIT-AP University
- One-Week Online National Workshop on “Applications of Mathematical and Statistical Tools” jointly organized by Department of Mathematics, Department of Statistics and School of Education under the Scheme of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT), Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, India from March 20-24, 2021.
- Webinar on “Data Forecasting: A Tool for Economics and Finance” conducted by ASBM University, Bhubaneswar on 5th Jan 2021
- National Workshop on “Statistical Data Analysis Using R -studio and R Programming” sponsored by GUJCOST (DST, Govt. of Gujarat), organized by Department of Mathematical Sciences, P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences (PDPIAS), Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT), Changa (388421), Gujarat, India held during 30th October to 1st November 2020
- 6-Days online STTP on “Business Analytics” organised by Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, MCKVIE from 12 - 17 Oct 2020.
- Webinar on “Mathematical Modeling & Simulation for Societal Needs: An Integration of Science, Technology & Engineering” on 22.10.2020 organised by Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Technology, Pachapalayam, Perur Chettipalayam, Coimbatore.
- Workshop on "Probability and Statistics with R" during Aug 3 - 21, 2020 organized by the Dept. of Basic Sciences, Alliance College of Engineering, Alliance University, Bangalore
- FDP on HR Analytics on Aug 8 - 9, 2020 organized by NIST, Berhampur, India
- Workshop on Time Series & Panel Data Analysis on Aug 18 - 19, 2020 organized by Indian Accounting Association, Bhubaneswar Branch, Odisha
- Two weeks workshop on MATLAB during 12 - 28 June 2019 organized by Department of Basic Sciences, Alliance College of Engineering, Alliance University, Bangalore
- Workshop on Reliability Theory & Survival Analysis organized by SQC & OR unit, ISI Bangalore during 28 - 30 Nov 2018
- AICTE sponsored 2 weeks Faculty Development Program (FDP) during 3-16 Dec 2017 on Multivariate Data Analysis for Advanced Research at International Management Institute, Bhubaneswar.
- Two weeks workshop (Advanced Instructional School for Teachers) during 23 October - 04 November 2017 on Asymptotic Theory of Statistical Inference at SP Pune University organized by National Centre for Mathematics and Department of Statistics, Center of Advanced Studies, Savitribai Phule Pune University
- Workshop on SAS, Advanced Analytics & Excel during July - Aug 2012 at Analytics Training Institute, Bangalore
- Workshop on Sample size calculation & SLA base lining for 3 days conducted by Infosys BPO Ltd. (Quality Dept.)
- Training program on Six Sigma Green Belt (DMAIC life cycle, Advanced Quality Tools) for 5 days conducted by Infosys BPO Ltd. (Quality Department)
Affiliation with Professional Bodies / Academic & Research Organizations
| Name of the Body/Society | Nature of Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Indian Association for Productivity, Quality and Reliability (IAPQR) | Life Member |
| Indian Society for Probability and Statistics (ISPS) | Life Member |
| Calcutta Statistical Association (CSA) | Life Member |
| Alumni Association of IIT Kanpur | Life Member (Alumni) |
| Alumni Association of Presidency College, Kolkata | Life Member (Alumni) |
Paper Presentation in International Conference
- Presented paper titled “On some Bounds for Bivariate Renewal Process” at the 3-day international conference on Methods in Data science (MIDAS-25), jointly organised by the Department of Mathematics, Statistics, Data Analytics and Actuarial science, Mar Athanasius College (Autonomous), Kothamangalam, Kerala, India, sponsored by ANRF, held during 7-9 January 2026.
- Presented paper titled “ON DISTRIBUTIONAL PROPERTIES OF RATIO OF TWO INDEPENDENT MIRRA VARIABLES” at the Eleventh International Calcutta Triennial Symposium on Probability and Statistics organized jointly by the Department of Statistics, University of Calcutta and Calcutta Statistical Association held during December 27-30, 2024, at the Department of Statistics, University of Calcutta.
- Presented paper titled “A study on Random Maximum and some Applications of Renewal Processes” at the International Conference MSAST 2023 organised by IMBIC held during December 27-30, 2023.
- Presented paper titled “On Distributional Properties and Application of Truncated Mirra Distributions” at the Alliance International Conference in Mathematical Sciences organized by Alliance School of Applied Mathematics held during 28 - 29 April 2023 at Alliance University, Bengaluru, India.
- Presented paper titled “On Some Stochastic Comparisons of Renewal, Trend Renewal and Quasi Renewal Processes” at the Alliance International Conference in Mathematical Sciences organized by Alliance School of Applied Mathematics held during 28 - 29 April 2023 at Alliance University, Bengaluru, India.
- Presented paper titled “On comparison of ordinary and trend renewal processes” at Golden Jubilee Conference on Productivity, Quality and Reliability: New Vistas during 7th and 8th January 2023 held at Kolkata organized by Indian Association for Productivity, Quality and Reliability in collaboration with Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata.
- Presented paper titled “India’s District Information System for Education data to map Sustainable Development Goal 4 of UNESCO - A Descriptive Analytics” at Alliance Management Studies International Conference 2021, Social Challenges & Business Responses held at Alliance University, Bangalore during 29-30 Jan 2021.
- Presented paper titled “The Mirra: A two-parameter life distribution for modeling time-to-event data set” in the data science track of the international conference on Strategic Management, Decision Theory & Data Science (SMDTDS 2020) during Jan 04 – 06, 2020 held at CSIR - CGCRI, Kolkata organized by Indian Association for Producibility, Quality & Reliability (IAPQR)
- Presented paper titled “Caring Nature in Paper Usage: A Challenge in Higher Education?” in the statistics track of Alliance Management Studies International Conference (AMSICON) 2019 during April 11 - 13, 2019 organized by Alliance School of Business, Alliance University, Bangalore.
Book Chapters Reviewed
- Quality Management (Chapter 1: History of Quality, Chapter 6: Quality Circles and 5S Principles), CENGAGE Learning India Pvt. Ltd. during Feb - Mar 2017.
Research Papers Reviewed in peer reviewed journals
- Reviewed the manuscript AODS-D-18-00081, "On discrimination between the Lindley and xgamma distributions" submitted to Annals of Data Science.
