EPAT Faculty > Dr. Ankur Sinha
Dr. Ankur Sinha
Professor, Operations and Decision Sciences, IIM Ahmedabad
About the Faculty
Dr. Ankur Sinha is a Professor at IIM Ahmedabad, specializing in Operations and Decision Sciences. He is also the Co-chairperson of the Centre for Data Science and AI and a Board Member of the Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE). Dr. Sinha’s work focuses on the application of data science, optimization, and decision-making to solve business challenges. He has more than a decade of experience teaching and conducting research in big data and business intelligence.
Dr. Sinha completed his Ph.D. in Business Technology from Aalto University in Finland and his B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kanpur. His teaching portfolio includes courses like Data Science for Business, Non-linear Optimization, and Decision Analysis, which he has delivered to MBA, doctoral, and executive-level students. Dr. Sinha has been recognized for his contributions, including the Best Paper Award at the IEEE World Congress in 2018 and the Early Career Research Award from India’s Science and Engineering Research Board.
Dr. Sinha’s ability to connect academic theories with real-world applications ensures learners gain a strong foundation in decision-making and data-driven business strategies.
EPAT Teaching
Dr Sinha provides a foundational understanding of machine learning concepts, covering supervised, unsupervised, and transfer learning.He dives into techniques like Decision Trees, Random Forests, Logistic Regression, and SVMs, exploring key elements such as hyperplanes, kernels, and margins. The session also introduces K-Means Clustering and neural networks, including their architecture, hidden layers, activation functions, and algorithms like backpropagation and gradient descent, equipping learners with essential tools for quantitative analysis.
