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| | Soubhik Chakraborty obtained his PhD from T.M. Bhagalpur University (2005) where he initially served as a lecturer in statistics. Currently, he is a professor in the Mathematics Department of the Birla Institute of Technology (Mesra, Ranchi, India). He has published two books, A Computer Experiment Oriented Approach to Algorithmic Complexity (co-authored by S.K. Sourabh) Lambert Academic Publishing 2010, and Computational Musicology in Hindustani Music (co-authored by G. Mazzola, S. Tewari and M. Patra) Springer 2014. He has published a research monogram titled Raga Analysis Using Artificial Neural Network (co-authored by P. Prasoon) Lambert Academic Publishing 2014. He has also published over 90 papers on algorithms, statistical computing, and music analysis, and has over 18 years of teaching experience. An ACM, IEEE, and AMS reviewer (for Computing Reviews, Transactions on Computers, and Mathematical Reviews, respectively) and a member of the Editorial Boards of the IAENG International Journal of Computer Science and the American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Statistics, he is also a reviewer for the Journal of Applied Probability and Statistics, the Journal of Applied Statistics, the Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, the Electronic Journal of Applied Statistical Analysis, and the Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation. A life member of the Indian Statistical Institute and the Acoustical Society of India, he was an INSA Visiting Scientist (2004) and a recipient of a National Merit Scholarship (1988-1990). He recently received three awards from the India International Friendship Society: the Glory of India Award (2012), the Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award (2012), and Shiksha Rattan Puraskar (2012). In addition, he was awarded the Glory of India Gold Medal (2012) by the International Institute of Success Awareness, a National Award for Teaching Excellence (Mathematics) by The Indus Foundation (2013), Best Academic Researcher award by the Association of Scientists, Developers, and Faculties a unit of the Techno Forum Group (2013), and Best Educationist Award by the International Institute of Education and Management (2015). An amateur harmonium player (North Indian Classical) and a former flautist, currently he is the associate editor of Ninad, Journal of the ITC Sangeet Research Academy. He describes himself as a statistician by profession and a music analyst by choice. Technically speaking, this means he is a commonality expert by profession and a diversity specialist by choice. He has also been the professor in charge of the Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth (SPIC-MACAY) at his institute. Bio updated Oct. 28, 2015 |
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 Data analysis in bi-partial perspective: clustering and beyond
Owsinski J., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2020. 153 pp. Type: Book (978-3-030133-88-7)
Owsinski’s book provides an interesting “bi-partial” strategy for analyzing data; it is not only uniquely general, but also successful in building several useful methods to tackle issues related to data an...
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Random numbers and computers
Kneusel R., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2018. 260 pp. Type: Book (978-3-319776-96-5), Reviews: (3 of 3)
[CR has previously published a review of this book (see Review CR146350). The author of the book has written a rebuttal to the review (see Review CR146432), and the reviewer has written a re-rebuttal.]...
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Random numbers and computers
Kneusel R., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2018. 260 pp. Type: Book (978-3-319776-96-5), Reviews: (1 of 3)
Randomness is a fascinating topic, with contradictory opinions on what causes it. Rather than using this term to mean lawlessness, I personally define it as the presence of an inherent variability in the experimental setup that makes t...
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Studies on time series applications in environmental sciences
Bărbulescu A., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2016. 187 pp. Type: Book (978-3-319304-34-2)
Modeling time series data is of paramount importance considering that the natural phenomena that we experience are actually time series, that is, sequences of observations that can be realized in chronological order. Of particular inte...
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Mathematical analysis and the mathematics of computation
Römisch W., Zeugmann T., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2016. 703 pp. Type: Book (978-3-319427-53-9), Reviews: (2 of 2)
Römisch and Zeugmann’s Mathematical analysis and the mathematics of computation is a lucid introductory textbook that unites mathematical analysis with the mathematics of computation in a single volume. The st...
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Music similarity and retrieval: an introduction to audio- and web-based strategies
Knees P., Schedl M., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2016. 305 pp. Type: Book (978-3-662497-20-3)
Knees and Schedl’s book on Music similarity and retrieval differs from other books on the topic in that the authors have focused on music rather than acoustical signal processing, adding several cultural- and listener-...
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Feb 9 2017 |
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Language, music, and computing: First International Workshop, LMAC 2015, St. Petersburg, Russia, April 20-22, 2015, revised selected papers
Eismont P., Konstantinova N., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2016. 177 pp. Type: Book (978-3-319274-97-3)
Research in speech and music is always fascinating and rightfully considered a hard science, being that it is interdisciplinary. These proceedings pertain to the International Workshop on Language, Music, and Computing, held in St. Pet...
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Computational music analysis
Meredith D., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2015. 480 pp. Type: Book (978-3-319259-29-1), Reviews: (2 of 2)
Understanding the science of music and then exploring the musical meaningfulness of such a scientific study is precisely what excites every scientific music researcher. This book, edited by David Meredith, gives a thorough exposition t...
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Acoustic modeling for emotion recognition
Anne K., Kuchibhotla S., Vankayalapati H., Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated, New York, NY, 2015. 66 pp. Type: Book (978-3-319155-29-6)
The aim of this book is to bring out various features through speech processing, and use them in an acoustic model to recognize the emotion conveyed by the person. The topic itself is no doubt both interesting and challenging, given th...
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Fundamentals of music processing: audio, analysis, algorithms, applications
Müller M., Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated, New York, NY, 2015. 487 pp. Type: Book (978-3-319219-44-8)
If you are looking for a sound textbook in music analysis and music information retrieval, I would recommend this one. The author has indeed taken great care in preparing the text for students, teachers, and researchers of music. The b...
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