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Dr. Arpan Bhowmik

Senior Scientist [Agricultural Statistics], Level 13A and Officer in-charge, PME cell & ITMU

Division of Natural Resources Management/PME cell/ITMU

Ph.D. (Agricultural Statistics)

About: Dr. Arpan Bhowmik

Agricultural Statistics, Design of Experiments, Response Surface Modeling, Multivariate Statistics, Machine Learning Based Models, Socio-Economic Analysis

Academic Qualifications

Date of joining ICAR-IARI Assam

11-04-2022

Number of publications

155

Major research contributions / notable work

• ICAR RECOGNIZED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED: Involved in development of 3 ICAR recognized technologies [1. Methodology for Sustainable Livelihood Security Analysis in Integrated Farming Systems (ICAR Technology Number: ICAR-NRM-IIFSR-Methodology-2023-042), 2. Web Generation of Generalized Row-column Designs (ICAR Technology Number: ICAR-AED-IASRI-Technology-2023-0282), 3. Social learning based Extension Model (ICAR Technology Number: ICAR- AEXT-IARI-Model-2023-016)]
• STATISTICAL METHODOLOGIES DEVELOPED FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH: Developed 39 statistical methodologies supporting experimental designs, genomics, multi-environment trials, and computational modeling. The methodologies includes statistical methodology for development of minimally changed factorial and fractional factorial run orders, cost effective response surface designs, experimental designs with neighbour effects for different experimental situations, Trend resistant experimental designs and run orders, designs for breeding trials, designs through algorithmic intervention, methodologies for statistical genomics, logistic regression based methodologies for classification in agricultural ergonomics etc.
• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) GENERATED: 3 Copyrights registered for statistical software systems and computational tools used in agricultural research, 12 General Public Licenses (GPLs) for R software packages enabling open-access use by scientific and academic communities.
• SOFTWARE, PACKAGES & DIGITAL INNOVATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INCLUDING NATIONAL ICT PLATFORMS / DIGITAL PRODUCTS: Developed 12 R packages, including FMC (>43,000 downloads) and minimalRSD (>33,000 downloads), widely used in experimental design, optimization, and agricultural data analysis. Created 12 statistical software/information systems/AICRP databases, adopted by ICAR institutes, AICRP’s and universities for experiment planning, data management, and decision support. Designed 25 SAS Macros for specialized analytical routines in breeding, agronomy, and AICRP datasets. 7 National ICT Platforms / Digital Products were developed.
• EXTENSION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES: Involved in mentoring and coordination for formation of three FPo/FPC two of which formed under NABARD and one formed under NAFED. Materialized MoU with one FPC. Organized a number of extension activities including scientist-farmer interactions, capacity building of farmers, demonstration, field day, kishan gosthy, kishan mela, drone demonstration, input distribution programme, awareness programme for promotion of agricultural education among school children etc.
• HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT: Organized 3 international trainings for Afghan academicians, 4 CAFT programs, 1 ICAR short course, 4 ICAR-HRM trainings,1 program for ISS probationers (NSSTA & CSO, MoSPI), and 1 NAHEP-sponsored training, among others.

Awards / recognitions

Major Awards:
• National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) Associateship (2025)
• IARI Assam Best Scientist of the Year 2024-25
• IARI Merit Medal for outstanding academic performance in Ph.D. programme across all the disciplines of PG School, IARI at the 52nd convocation of PG School, IARI Financial Grant (Application No. - ITS/5049/2017-18) worth INR 1,91,385/- under International Travel Support Scheme of Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India (GOI) for Young Scientist to participate in III LACSC: Latin American Conference on Statistical Computing held during 27-02-2018 to 02-03-2018 in SAN JOSÉ,COSTA
• G.R. Seth Memorial Young Scientist Award (ISAS)-2015
• COBACAS Young Scientist Award-2018
• AAAS Young Scientist Award-2024
• Several best paper/poster awards at conferences
• Gold Icon Award (Digital India Awards, MeitY) as part of a KRISHI Team.
• कृषि बिज्ञान गौरव (Krishi Vigyan Gaurav) मानद उपाधि (Honorary Title) for doing outstanding research work in Agriculture in Hindi language

Major Recognition:
• licensed remote drone pilot (RPC No: PC03250000AFA, issued by Assam Electronics Development Corporation Limited)
• Guest Faculty for teaching UG and PG Agricultural Statistics courses at College of Agriculture, CAU, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh.
• Guest Faculty (September, 2021) to teach students of B.Tech., Computer Science and Business System w.r.t the course Computational Statistics under Joint Teaching Programme of Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai.
• Invited Speaker in a number of international and national conferences
• Invited resource person over 60 times across India in different training programme

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