Author Biographies

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Prof. Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan is the Distinguished University Professor at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of McMaster University. He received a B.Sc. and an M.Sc. in Statistics from the University of Madras in 1976 and 1978, respectively, and his Ph.D. in Statistics from the Indian Institute of Technology in 1981. Previously, he was an Associate Professor, from 1989 to 1995, and Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Statistics, from 1993 to 1996, at McMaster University. He was also the President of the International Indian Statistical Association, from 2004 to 2005. Currently, Prof. Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan is a Distinguished Visiting University Professor at Ren-min University and King Saud University. He is also a member of the American Statistical Association, the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, the Statistical Society of Canada, the American Society for Quality Control, and the International Indian Statistical Association.
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