Shrikrishna Bhat K
PhD Candidate in Statistics ยท Researcher ยท Data Analyst

PhD candidate in Statistics with over 6 years of extensive experience in advanced statistical modeling, survey analytics, and socio-economic data research. Expert in cluster analysis, probabilistic distance methods, and data diagnostics, with a strong record of applied research impacting public policy and planning.
Skilled in leveraging tools such as R, STATA, Python, and specialized R packages to ensure robust data quality, reproducibility, and insightful analysis. Proven ability to lead large-scale survey projects, deliver consultancy for urban housing demand assessments, and contribute to academic knowledge with peer-reviewed publications and presentations at international conferences.
Highlights
๐ฌ Researcher
Cluster analysis, block clustering, probabilistic distance methods, and cluster diagnostics.
๐ Publications
Peer-reviewed journal articles and preprints on density-based silhouette diagnostics and block probabilistic distance clustering.
๐ป Software Developer
Author of R packages on CRAN โ Silhouette and blockclusterPDQ.
๐ Data Analyst
6+ years of experience in large-scale survey analytics, socio-economic data research, and statistical consultancy.
๐ค Conference Speaker
Papers and posters presented at international statistics conferences (IISA, ISPS, ICSTA, and more).
๐ Curriculum Vitae
Education, skills, and full academic profile.
Quick Links
๐ Silhouette R Package
Proximity measure based diagnostics for standard, soft, and multi-way clustering.
๐ง blockclusterPDQ
An R package for block probabilistic distance clustering.