Dr. Vivek Vijay
Dr. Vivek Vijay
Associate Professor · Department of Mathematics · IIT Jodhpur
16+ Years Experience PhD · IIT Bombay Gold Medalist 1999 Distinguished Teacher 2025

💼 Work Experience

July 2023 – Present
Associate Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, India
2010 – 2023
Assistant Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, India
2008 – 2010
Manager, Derivatives
Syntel Inc
Derivatives Pricing, Quantitative Finance, Research and Analytics, Econometric Research, Predictive Modeling and Risk Analysis.
Aug 2008 – Oct 2008
Assistant Professor
Goa Institute of Management
Handled Managerial Statistics and Operations Research. Guided students on Probability, Inferential Statistics, Econometrics, Queueing Models, Inventory Systems and Linear Programming.
2007 – 2008
Lecturer
BITS Pilani – Goa Campus
Handled Multivariable Calculus, Optimization Techniques, Probability & Statistics and Operations Research. Guided students on Probability, Inferential Statistics, Bayesian Inference etc.
Jan 2007 – Jun 2007
Research Associate
Department of Mathematics, IIT Bombay
Design of component reliability test plans and their software developments.

🎓 Education

2007PhD
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
Log-linear Modeling for Contingency Tables
1999M.Sc.
Master of Science in Mathematics
Government College Kota (Presently University of Kota), India
🥇 Gold Medal — Highest Marks in All Sciences
1997B.Sc.
Bachelor of Science
Government College Kota, India

🏆 Awards & Fellowships

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2025 · IIT Jodhpur
Distinguished Teacher Award
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2025 · IIT Jodhpur
Teaching Excellence Award
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2014 · IIT Jodhpur
Best Faculty Award
Machine Learning and Categorical Data Analysis
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2001 – 2006 · CSIR, Govt. of India
Research Fellowship
Graduate Study at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
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1999 · Government College Kota (Kota University)
Gold Medal
Highest marks in all sciences in Master of Science

📚 Teaching

Probability and Statistics95%
Stochastic Calculus90%
Statistics for Data Science90%
Linear Algebra & Calculus90%
Design of Experiments90%
Financial Engineering85%
Statistical Inference & Simulation85%
Introduction to 'R'85%
Machine Learning80%
Probability, Statistics & Random Processes80%
Complex Analysis70%
Systems Science I65%
Mathematical Foundation60%
📬 Contact Information
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Email
vivek@iitj.ac.in
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Phone
(91 291) 280 1454
9414094604
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Department
Department of Mathematics
IIT Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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Blog
drvivekvijay.blogspot.com
🔬 Research Interests
Log-linear Models Contingency Tables Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Copula Theory Entropy Stochastic Processes Healthcare Data Solar Analytics Financial Modeling
🏛️ Administrative Roles
In-charge, Section 8 Companies
Sep 2024 – Aug 2025
Coordinator, UBA – RCI
Aug 2023 – Aug 2025
Coordinator, Faculty Affairs
Apr 2011 – Aug 2013
Coordinator, Centre of Excellence on Systems Science
May 2012 – Aug 2013
Coordinator, Media & Public Relations
Jul 2010 – Dec 2013
Appellate Authority
Jul 2010 – Dec 2013
Head, Students Counselling
Jul 2010 – Jun 2011
Coordinator, Students Affairs
Jul 2010 – Jun 2011
Convener, First Convocation
2013
Nodal Officer, AISHE
Jul 2011 – Aug 2014
Founder Coordinator, Parivartan (Social Wing of IIT Jodhpur)
Founding Member
💰 Funded Projects
ICMR · 2019–2020
Validation of Jodhpur Instrumented Kursi Against DEXA for Diagnosing Sarcopenia in Older Indian Adults
BRNS · 2013–2015
Theory and Numerical Algorithms for Interval Linear System and Interval Eigen-Value Problem