Sumanta Basu

Assistant Professor, Computational Biology

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Sumanta Basu is broadly interested in structure learning and prediction of complex, high-dimensional systems arising in biological and social sciences. His current research focuses on network modeling of high-dimensional time series and nonlinear ensemble learning methods.

Sumanta joined BSCB in July 2016 as an Assistant Professor. Before coming to Cornell, he completed his postdoctoral training at UC Berkeley Statistics and LBNL, and his PhD in Statistics at University of Michigan.

Courses Taught

BTRY 4950: Statistical Consulting
BTRY 7950: Statistical Consulting
STSCI 4950: Statistical Consulting
BTRY 6010: Statistical Methods I
BTRY 6010: Statistical Methods I
BTRY 6010: Statistical Methods I
BTRY 6010: Statistical Methods I
BTRY 6010: Statistical Methods I
ILRST 6100: Statistical Methods I
ILRST 6100: Statistical Methods I
ILRST 6100: Statistical Methods I
ILRST 6100: Statistical Methods I
ILRST 6100: Statistical Methods I

Contact Information

1192 Comstock Hall

(607) 255-9813

sb2457 [at] cornell.edu

Sumanta in the news

News

February 23, 2023

Nine professors win NSF early-career awards

Researchers studying statistics applications in systems biology and next-generation wireless technology are among the nine Cornell faculty members who’ve received National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards.

Biological and Environmental Engineering
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Biology Section

News

January 30, 2023

Mating causes ‘jet lag’ in female fruit flies, changing behavior

A seminal fluid protein transferred from male to female fruit flies during mating changes the expression of genes related to the fly’s circadian clock, an innovative technique has revealed.

Molecular Biology and Genetics
Biology
Microbial biology