School of Computing and Data
Department of Data Science and Statistics
Statistics, machine learning and the careful use of public data. Runs the B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Data Science and the Lab for Public Data.
Head: Dr Ipsita Mishra
Programmes
| Programme | Level | Duration | Credits | Year 1 fees | Intakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.Sc. (Honours with Research) Data ScienceDepartment of Data Science and Statistics | Undergraduate | 4 years, 8 semesters | 160 | ₹1,48,000 | January 2027, July 2027, January 2028 |
| M.Sc. Data ScienceDepartment of Data Science and Statistics | Postgraduate | 2 years, 4 semesters | 80 | ₹1,65,000 | January 2027, July 2027, January 2028 |
| PhD (Computing, Sciences and Engineering)Department of Data Science and Statistics | Doctoral | 3 to 6 years | 16 | ₹70,000 | January 2027, July 2027, January 2028 |
Faculty
Prof. Ananya Patnaik
Vice-Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor
Department of Data Science and Statistics
Survey statistics, Official data
Dr Ipsita Mishra
Associate Professor, Head, Department of Data Science and Statistics
Department of Data Science and Statistics
Bayesian statistics, Public data, Small-area estimation
Dr Lipika Behera
Assistant Professor
Department of Data Science and Statistics · Department of Commerce and Economics
Econometrics, Causal inference, Development economics
Dr Farhan Qureshi
Assistant Professor
Department of Data Science and Statistics · Department of Computer Science
Machine learning, Natural language processing, Odia language technology
Joseph Thomas
Professor of Practice
Department of Data Science and Statistics
Data engineering, Cloud systems
Courses the department offers
- DSC 101 Programming with Python 4 cr
- DSC 102 Calculus and Linear Algebra 4 cr
- DSC 103 Probability 4 cr
- DSC 110 Spreadsheets and Data Handling 3 cr
- DSC 201 Statistical Inference 4 cr
- DSC 204 Machine Learning I 4 cr
- DSC 205 Regression and Experiments 4 cr
- DSC 301 Machine Learning II 4 cr
- DSC 302 Time Series and Forecasting 4 cr
- DSC 303 Data Engineering 4 cr
- DSC 304 Bayesian Statistics 4 cr
- DSC 305 Natural Language Processing 4 cr
- DSC 306 Spatial Data and Remote Sensing 4 cr
- DSC 307 Causal Inference 4 cr
- DSC 401 Research Methods 4 cr
- DSC 402 Deep Learning 4 cr
- DSC 403 Privacy and Fairness 4 cr
- DSC 404 Advanced Topics in Data Science 4 cr
- DSC 405 Statistical Computing 4 cr
- DSC 490 Research Project I 4 cr
- DSC 491 Research Project II (dissertation) 12 cr
- INT 301 Internship 4 cr
Labs and research
- Data studio. 40 seats, large screens, a shared server for course projects
- Lab for Public Data: Cleaning and publishing Odisha's public data, block by block: rainfall, crops, schools and health, with the methods in the open.