Somdeb Lahiri

Background

Lahiri, Somdeb was born on May 1, 1957 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Son of Suhash Chandra and Basabi Lahiri.

Education

Bachelor of Science honours, Presidency College, 1979. Master in Statistics, Indian Statistical Institute, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1986.

Career

Visiting faculty Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 1987. Assistant professor, associate professor Indian Institute of Mathematics, Ahmedabad, 1987—2001. Professor University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, since 2001.

Visiting professor Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1988, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi, 1990, McMaster University, Canada, 1993, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1994, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, 1998. Postdoctoral fellow Crest Ensae, Malakofe, France, 1993.

Achievements

• Somdeb Lahiri has been listed as a noteworthy economist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of South African Econometric Society, Operational Research Society South Africa, International Society Multi Criteria Decision Making, Polish Academy of Sciences, Operational Research Society India (life), Indian Econometric Society (life).

Connections

Married Rajyashree Khushu, October 12, 1987. Children: Abhik, Pratik.

Father:

Suhash Chandra

Mother:

Basabi Lahiri

Spouse:

Rajyashree Khushu

child:

Pratik Lahiri

child:

Abhik Lahiri