1. A. K. Sharma and D. K. Singh (2026): NH-clayton copula based modeling of dependent competing risks with progressive Type-II censoring, Physica Scripta, 101(34), 346003. IOP. [SCIE, Q2, IF:2.6] DOI: 10.1088/1402-4896/ae9995.
2. S. V. Shinkar, A. K. Sharma and A. K. Pandey (2026): Improved Framework for Mean Estimation under Missingness with Forestry Data Application, Boletim da Sociedade Paranaense de Matemática, 44(12), 1-18. Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM). [ESCI, Q3, IF:]
3. A. K. Sharma and S. V. Shinkar (2025): Simulation approaches of cost optimization in the estimation of population variance with incomplete data imputation under successive sampling. Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, 95(7), 1415–1449. (Taylor & Francis) [SCIE, Q2, IF:1.9] DOI: 10.1080/00949655.2025.2456930.
4. M. Irfan, S. Dutta and A. K. Sharma (2025): Statistical inference and optimal plans for improved adaptive Type-II progressive censored data following Kumaraswamy G family of distributions. Physica Scripta, 100(2), 025213. IOP. [SCIE, Q2, IF:2.6] DOI: 10.1088/1402-4896/ada216,
5. M. Irfan, S. Dutta and A. K. Sharma (2025): Statistical Inference for Nadarajah Haghighi Distribution under General Progressive Type-II Censoring. International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, [ESCI, Scopus, IF:] Accepted.
6. M. Irfan, and A. K. Sharma (2025): Advanced Parametric Inference and Prediction for Censored Data Using Standard Omega Distribution: Applications to Tensile Strength and Failure Time Analysis, Engineering Computation, [SCIE, IF:]. Accepted.
7. M. Irfan, and A. K. Sharma (2025): Bayesian Estimation of Two Parameters Power Rayleigh Distribution with Application. Statistics in Transition new series, 26(3) [Scopus, Q4, IF:]
8. M. Irfan, and A. K. Sharma (2025): Optimal plan and statistical inference for the inverse Nakagami-m distribution based on unified progressive hybrid censored data. Hacettepe Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 54 (3), 1128 – 1163. [SCIE, Q2, IF:1.1]. DOI: 10.15672/hujms.1540349.
9. M. Irfan, and A. K. Sharma (2025): Reliability Inference for Inverse Power Maxwell Distribution under Progressive Type-II Censored Sample. Journal of the Iranian Statistical Society, 23(2) 1-34. [ESCI and Scopus, Q4, IF: 0.10]. DOI: 10.22034/jirss.2025.2023946.1054
10. M. Irfan, and A. K. Sharma (2024): Bayesian Estimation and Prediction for Inverse Power Maxwell Distribution with Applications to Tax Revenue and Health Care Data. Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods, 23, 1-29. [Scopus, Q4] DOI: 10.56801/Jmasm.V23.i1.1.
11. A. K. Sharma and A. K. Singh (2024): Enhanced Estimators and Effective Estimation Procedures for Population Variance under Missing at Random Data in Successive Sampling, Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods, 23 (1), 1-17. [Scopus, Q4] DOI: 10.56801/Jmasm.V23.i1.12
12. A. K. Sharma, M. Irfan, and A. K. Singh (2024): An Effective Estimation Strategy for Population Mean over Successive Sampling of h Occasion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section A: Physical Sciences, 94, 279-285. [SCIE, Q3, IF:1.3]
13. Irfan, M. and A. K. Sharma (2023): Bayesian Modeling for a Shape Parameter of Weibull-Lomax Distribution with an Application to Health Data. International Conference on Biomedical Engineering Science and Technology, 284-299. [Scopus]
14. Irfan, M. and A. K. Sharma (2023): Reliability characteristics of COVID-19 death rate using generalized progressive hybrid censored data. International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, 41 850-875. [SCIE, Q2, IF:3.5] DOI: 10.1108/IJQRM-06-2023-0207.
15. G. N. Singh, A. K. Pandey and A. K. Sharma (2021): Some improved and alternative imputation methods for finite population mean in presence of missing information, Communication in Statistics-Theory & Methods, 50(19), 4401-4427. (Taylor & Francis) [SCIE, Q3, IF:0.9] DOI: 10.1080/03610926.2020.1713375
16. A. K. Sharma and A. K. Singh (2018): Estimation of Population Variance Under an Imputation Method in Two-Phase Sampling, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section A: Physical Sciences, 90, 185-191. [SCIE, Q3, IF:1.3] DOI: 10.1007/s40010-018-0572-9.
17. A. K. Sharma and G. N. Singh (2018): Efficient Class of Estimators for Population Variance under Random Non-Response in Two-Phase Successive Sampling, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section A: Physical Sciences, 88, 171-180. [SCIE, Q3, IF:1.3] DOI: 10.1007/s40010-017-0411-4.
18. G. N. Singh, A. K. Sharma and A. K. Singh (2018). Estimation of Population Mean on the Most Recent Occasion under Non-Response in h-Occasion Successive Sampling using Several Auxiliary Variables, Communication in Statistics-Theory & Methods, 47(4) 839-861. (Taylor & Francis) [SCIE, Q3, IF:0.9]DOI: 10.1080/03610926.2016.1236957
19. G. N. Singh, A. K. Sharma, A. Bandyapadyay and C. Paul (2018). Effective Estimation of Population Mean, Ratio and Product in Two-Phase Sampling in Presence of Random Non-Response, Hacettepe Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 47(1) 279-295. (University of Hecettepe, Turkey) [SCIE, Q2, IF:1.1] https://izlik.org/JA77HB64KT
20. A. K. Sharma (2017): An Effective Imputation Method to Minimize the Effect of Random Non-Response in Estimation of Population Variance on Successive Occasions, Kuwait Journal of Science, 44(4) 91-97. (College of Science of Kuwait University, Kuwait) [SCIE, Q2, IF:2.6] https://journals.ku.edu.kw/kjs/index.php/KJS/article/view/1524
21. G. N. Singh, M. Khalid and A. K. Sharma (2017). Some Efficient Classes of Estimators for Population Mean in Two-Phase Successive Sampling Under Random Non-Response, Communications in Statistics-Theory & Methods. 46 (24) 12194 – 12209. (Taylor & Francis) [SCIE, Q3, IF:0.9]DOI: 10.1080/03610926.2017.1291973
22. A. K. Sharma and G. N. Singh (2016). Estimation of Population Mean on Recent Occasion Under Non-Response in h-Occasion Successive Sampling, Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods, 15(2) 149-170. [Scopus]
23. A. K. Sharma, G. N. Singh and A. K. Singh. (2016). An Efficient Estimation Procedure of Population Mean Under Non-Response in h-Occasion Successive Sampling, Journal of Applied Statistics and Probability, 11(2), 49-65. [Scopus]
24. G. N. Singh, A. K. Singh and A. K. Sharma (2016). An Improved Generalized Estimation Procedure of Current Population Mean in Two-Occasion Successive Sampling, Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods, 15(2) 187-206. [Scopus]
25. G. N. Singh and A. K. Sharma (2016). Estimation of Population Mean on Recent Occasion in h-occasion Successive Sampling with Several Auxiliary Variables, International Journal of Statistics and Economics, 17(1), 30-39. Publisher: CESER. 
26. G. N. Singh and A. K. Sharma (2016). Estimation of Population Mean on Current Occasion Using Multiple Auxiliary Information in h-Occasion Successive Sampling, An International Journal of statistics application and probability Letter, 3(1) 19-27. Publisher: NSP.
27. G. N. Singh, A. K. Sharma and A. Bandyopadhyay (2016). Effectual Variance Estimation Strategy in Two Occasions Successive Sampling in Presence of Random Non-Response, Communication in Statistics-Theory & Methods, 46(14) 7201-7224. (Taylor & Francis) [SCIE, Q3, IF:0.9]DOI: 10.1080/03610926.2016.1146769
28. G. N. Singh and A. K. Sharma (2015). Some Improved Estimators for Population Mean in double Sampling, International Journal of Mathematics and Computation, 26(3) 36-45. [Scopus] Publisher: CESER.
29. G. N. Singh and A. K. Sharma (2015). Search of Some Effective Rotation Patterns in Two-Occasion Successive Sampling, An International Journal of Statistics Application and Probability, 4(1) 127-138. Publisher: NSP. [Scopus, Q3, IF:]
30. G. N. Singh and A. K. Sharma (2014). An Alternative Rotation Patterns in Two Occasions Successive Sampling, International Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 15(3) 9-22. Publisher: CESER.
31. G. N. Singh and A. K. Sharma (2014). An Improved Estimation Procedure of Population Mean in Two Phase Sampling, International Academy of Physical Sciences, 18(1), 1-10. Publisher: JIAPS.
32. G. N. Singh and A. K. Sharma (2014). Search of Optimum Rotation Patterns in Two Occasions Successive Sampling, A.M.S.E – France, 19(2 1-18). Publisher: A.M.S.E. [Scopus]
33. G. N. Singh, D. Majhi, S. Maurya and A. K. Sharma (2013). Some Effective Rotation Patterns in Estimation of Population Mean in Two-Occasion Successive Sampling, Communications in Statistics-Theory & Methods, 44(12) 2571-2585. (Taylor & Francis) [SCIE, Q3, IF:0.9] DOI: 10.1080/03610926.2013.785000.

Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57192067379 

Orchid ID:  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3958-1901

Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xCg4A5oAAAAJ&hl=en

Research Gate ID: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anup-Sharma-3

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anup-kumar-sharma-4752821a7/

Area of Research

Sapling Techniques, Bayesian Analysis, Machine Learning and Data Science.

Research Interest

• Survival Analysis, Competing Risks with Cure Fractions, Spatio-Temporal Modeling
• Cost Optimization in the Estimation
• Bayesian Estimation of Parameters of Queuing Models
• Bayesian Estimation of disease prevalence in the absence of Gold Standard
• Simulation study and Visualization of Data using Python and R.

Education

• Ph.D., IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, 2016
• M.Phil., IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, 2011
• M.Sc., IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, 2010
• B.Sc., R.S.P College Jharia, VBU Hazaribagh, 2007

Courses Taught

• Programming in Python
• Data Science with Python
• Mathematics-I, Mathematics-II,
• Mathematics-III, Mathematics-IV
• Probability and Statistics
• Statistical Computing
• Operations Research
• Computer Oriented Optimization
• Numerical Methods
• Programming in R
• Programming in C++ 
• Research Methodology

Academic Experience

• June 2018 - Current: Assistant Professor-I, NIT Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
• July 2017 - May 2018: Ad-hoc Faculty, NIT Warangal, Telangana, India.
• July 2016 - June 2017: Adjunct Assistant Professor, VNIT Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
• July 2011 – Dec 2012: Assistant Professor, BCET Durgapur, West Bengal, India.

Academic Supervision

PhD Theses Supervised (Completed)

1. Mohd Irfan (2025): "Some Efficient Bayesian Estimation and Prediction of Parameters"

PhD (In Progress)

1. Swapnil Vasant Shinkar: "Cost-Effective Estimation Procedures of Population Parameters in Sample Surveys”
2. Chiranjibi Mahapatra: “Bayesian Inference for Modeling and Estimation of Queuing Systems Parameters”
3. Jay Prakash Singh Patel: “Bayesian and Frequentist Inference for Estimating the Disease Prevalence”
4. Deepak Kumar Singh: “Bayesian Survival Analysis under Competing Risks with Cure Fractions”
5. Vivek Prakash: “Hybrid Bayesian and Machine Learning Approaches for Robust Predictive Modeling and Uncertainty Quantification"

MSc Projects Supervised (Completed) 

1. Upadrasta Neeharika (2024): “Survival Analysis: A Bayesian Approach”
2. Subhadra Ghosh (2025): “Web-Based Machine Learning System for Crop Selection and Plant Disease Detection”
3. Rohan Tiwari (2025): “A Generative Adversarial Network Based Approach to Detect Fraud in Digital Money Transactions”
4. Nandni Singh (2026): “Survival Analysis for Breast Cancer Prognosis: A Machine Learning Perspective”
5. Saloni (2026): “A Machine Learning Approach to Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Sickle Cell Disease Data”

MSc Projects (Continue)

1. Vasundhara Rajput “Hybrid Bayesian and Machine Learning Approaches”

Internship (Completed)

1. Harsh Tiwari (2026), B.Sc. Statistics (2nd Year), Department of Statistics, Pondicherry University:  “Study of the Efficiency of the Horvitz–Thompson Estimator under Uniform and Stratified Sampling.”

Invited Talk/ Guest Lecturer/External Examiner1

1. Resource Person for FDP on “Logistic Regression and its Application” 10 days 4^th Faculty Development Progrmamme on Data and Statistical Analysis during 16-25 March, 2026.
2. Delivered a lecture on “Data Science with Statistical Methods using Python Programming and Visulaization: Contribution and Developments” in Govt. Nagarjun PG College of Science, Raipur sponsored by Chhattisgarh Couuncil of Science and Technology and National Council for Science (NCSTC) DST, Govt. Of India.
3. Resource Person for Certificate Course on “Advanced Excel” organized by the Department of Mathematics, Sir Sitaram and Lady Shantabai Patkar College of Arts and Science, Goregaon, Maharashtra
4. Resource Person for National Workshop on “Unlocking the Future: An Interactive Workshop on Artificial Intelligence,” held at B.C.S Govt. P.G. College, Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh, on July 5, 2025.
5. Expert Speaker for Behavior Insight Unit (BIU) Workshop under UNICEF Raipur, Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh on June 6, 2025.
6. Session Chair for the poster presentation competition and Science Model Competition during National Mathematics Day at NIT Raipur.
7. Guest Lecturer at the CEC Certification Course on “Applied Data Analytics: A Practical Approach,” held at the Department of IT, NIT Raipur, from May 26 -June 6, 2025.
8. Guest Lecturer at the CEC Certification Course on “Applied Data Analytics: A Practical Approach,” held at the Department of IT, NIT Raipur, from June 12-26, 2024.
9. Guest Lecturer at the CEC Certification Course on “Applied Data Analytics: A Practical Approach,” held at the Department of IT, NIT Raipur, from July 14-15, 2022.
10. Guest Lecturer at the ICSSR-sponsored Online Two-Week Capacity Building Programme on ‘Research Methodology in Social Sciences,’ organized by Central University Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, from May 18-31, 2022.
11. External Examiner for the M.Sc. Data Science & Business Statistics Capstone Project viva voce at VIT Vellore, Chennai, on May 25, 2022.
12. Expert Speaker at the certificate STTP on “Data Science and Hydrogeological Studies,” held at the Department of Geology, NIT Raipur, from February 16-20, 2022.
13. Invited Speaker delivering a talk on “Non-Parametric Statistical Data Sciences” at the 43rd SOAWAL by the Centre for Data Science, held at ITER, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, India, on May 21, 2022.
14. Guest Lecturer at the ICSSR-sponsored 10-day "Research Methodology Course on Quantitative Research Methods and Use of Statistical Software for Social Science Researchers," from December 13-24, 2021.
15. Session Chair for the "Cyber-Physical Systems Security" track at a conference held at IIIT Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, from December 17-19, 2021.
16. External Examiner for the Capstone Project in Mathematics at VIT Vellore, Chennai, on June 21, 2021.
17. Guest Lecturer at the National Faculty Development Programme on “Data Science with Statistical Methods using R-programming: Contribution and Developments,” funded by ATAL (AICTE Training and Learning Academy), from September 21-25, 2020.
18. Guest Lecturer at the National Level STTP on "Applied Mathematics using Python Through Hands-on Experience," held at NIT Raipur from February 10-14, 2020.
19. Guest Lecturer at the National Workshop on “Recent Trends of Computational Statistics and Operations Research in Sciences and Engineering,” held at NIT Raipur from December 9-13, 2019.
20. Session Chair (two sessions) for the National Conference on "Mathematical Modelling, Methods and Computation in Science and Engineering (MMMCSE-2019)," held at NIT Raipur from October 19-20, 2019.
21. Session Chair (two sessions) for the National Conference on "Recent Trends in Applied and Computational Mathematics (RTACM-2019)," held at NIT Raipur from July 20-21, 2019.
22. Guest Lecturer at the National Seminar on "Current trend in Theoretical and Computational Research," held at Government Ramgarh Engineering College, Ranchi, Jharkhand, in 2019.

Organized National Workshop/Conferences

1. Organized a 5-day National STTP on “Computational Methods for Data Science Integrated with Mathematical Modeling and Operations Research (CMDIMO-2026)" during 12-16 January, 2026.
2. Organized a 5-day National STTP on "Knowledge Discovery through Mathematical Modeling, Rough Sets, and Machine Learning (KDMRM-2025)" during 17-21 December, 2025.
3. Organized a 5-day National Workshop on “Statistics and Operations Research in R and Excel Programming” in December 2019, funded by NIT Raipur.
4. Organized a 5-day National Faculty Development Programme on “Statistics and Data Science with R Programming” in September 2020 in digital mode, funded by ATAL (AICTE Training and Learning Academy).

Departmental Resposibility 

1. Departmental Purchase Coordinator [2018 to date]
2. Visiting faculty Scrutiny [2019] 
3. Phd Admission (scrutiny, conduction and evaluation) [2021, 22, 23, 24]
4. Website Monitoring [2023 to 2025]
5. Committee Member of Write-off [2023 to 2025]
6. Departmental Time Table In charge [2023 to 2025]
7. Departmental MIS In charge [2020 to 2026]

 

Institute Responsibility

1. Coordinator, Research Methodology Course for the Institute’s PhD students. [2022, 23, 24, 25, 26]
2. Verification Officer, CCMT/CCMN MSc and MTech Admissions Counseling. [2022, 23. 24, 25, 26]
3. Verification Officer, SPOT Round Admission for MSc and MTech. [2022, 23. 24, 25, 26]
4. Committee Member of Avartan, [2023, 24, 25]
5. Committee Member of Eclectika [2019, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26]
6. Scrutiny Committee [2025]
7. Assistant Exam Superintendent BTech [2024, 25]
8. Institute Convocation [2022, 23, 24, 25, 26]
9. Committee Member Republic Day and Independence Day [2022, 23, 24, 25, 26]
10. Assistant Examination I/C B.Tech 1^st sem supplementary examination. [2020]

Awards/ Scholarship

1. Qualifying All India ISM-Dhanbad M. Sc. and JAM Entrance Examination 2008.
2. ISM Merit Cum Merit (MCM) Scholarship holder of Master in Science in the years 2008-2010.
3. Qualifying All India ISM-Dhanbad M. Phil. Entrance Examination 2011.
4. UGC- Fellowship holder for Pursuing Ph. D. (Applied Mathematics) in the years 2012.

Memberships in Scientific Organizations

1. Life member of ‘SOCIETY OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS’, ISM Dhanbad, Jharkhand-826004, India. (LM-2014-2015/47)
2. Life member of “INTERNATION ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERS (IAENG)” Hog-Kong. (164297)