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Er. Ankit Gupta (B.E. & P.G.D.M.), Founder & Principal Consultant
Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

“My mission is simple: to empower Indian academics and PhD scholars with robust, transparent, and reproducible statistical analysis—so you can focus on the insights, not the code.”

With over 13 years of diverse corporate experience under different roles. And with over additional 7 years of private consulting practice experience working with faculty and doctoral candidates, Er. Gupta offers a fusion of academic rigour and industry-grade Analysis. His credentials include:

  • Serving as lead statistical architect for PhD theses and related publications. These span across medicine, education, life sciences, and public health among others.
  • Designing proprietary R automation libraries for assumption diagnostics, power/sample-size computation, and publication-ready visualizations.

My Mission & Vision as a PhD statistical consultant in India

At PhDStats Advisor, my mission is to empower Indian professors, PhD scholars, and professional researchers with high-quality, ethical, and reproducible statistical consulting. I believe rigorous data analysis should be transparent, turnkey, and actionable—letting you focus on discovery while I handle methodology, coding, and interpretation. By using domain-agnostic statistical expertise I aim to become the go-to partner for academic and industry research projects across medicine, education, life sciences, public health, and beyond .

Founder’s Philosophy & Core Strengths for PhD statistical consultant in India

  • Aggressive, Original, Analytical, Strategic
    Er. Gupta employs an “all-sides attack” mentality—leverage frameworks like Agile, Game Theory, Chaos Theory, and Blue Oceans—to simplify complex research questions and derive clear, actionable insights .
  • Reproducibility & Transparency
    Every deliverable from PhDStats Advisor comes with R scripts and/or Automated Excel workbooks, ensuring clients not only receive results but also modify data to automatically produce tables, charts and text abstracts.
  • Ethical Commitment
    Er. Gupta’s believes that “goals worth achieving don’t happen by chance”—they require systematic checks and balances .

Qualifications & Education

  • PhD-Level Statistical Expertise (Informal, 7+ Years of Practice)
    • Specializations: Regression, Multivariate Methods, Survival Analysis, Bayesian Modeling, SEM, PCA, and more.
    • Developed R automation for power/sample-size calculations, chi-square tests, assumption checks, and publication-ready plots .
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Management (e-Business & Business Analysis)
    Welingkar Institute of Management (2008–2010)
    • Key electives: Quantitative Techniques in Marketing (80 %), Operations Research (72 %), International Business (96 %), Business Analysis (82 %) .
  • Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics & Telecommunications
    Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University (2000–2004)
    • Graduated First Division with Distinction; high scores: Project Part I (98 %), Computer Lab I (96 %), Engineering Mathematics & Embedded Systems (94 – 88 %) .
  • Certifications & Licenses
    • Customer & Brand Management through Analysis (Year-long, Georgia State University, USA) under Dr. V. Kumar
    • License for Distribution & Marketing of Pharmaceutical Substances in Bulk (Uttarakhand Dept. of Health & Family Welfare, 2018–2023)
    • Additional: Unix/Linux (2004), Paper Presentation Excellence (2003), Academic Merit Scholarships (1991–1993) .

Professional Journey & Domain Expertise

CrossTab Datalytics (2017–Present)

Founder & Freelance Research Data Analyst

  • Provide statistical consulting and automated data analysis for PhD scholars, medical doctors, and professional researchers—primarily in Dehradun, also serving clients across India.
  • Engagement examples:
    • Profiling irregular blood antibodies among transfusion recipients (Medicine)
    • Comparative disaster-management awareness studies (Healthcare Management)
    • PCOS awareness & management research (Nutrition Sciences)
    • Survey-based nexus between “Nidra” and “Sthaulya” in alternative medicine settings .
  • Methodologies: Descriptive, inferential, multivariate, and survival analyses—delivered via reproducible R scripts and custom Excel workbooks.

Quant Developer & RoboAdvisor Architect (2017–Present)

  • Sole architect of proprietary quantitative trading engines (“PAISSA,” “MAnDValI,” “USTADI”) that use fractal mathematics and Fourier analysis to describe stock-price movements, decision trees for classification signals, and neural networks for price forecasting.
  • Implemented entirely in base R (no external libraries) and used for active trading in Indian secondary equity markets .

Prior Corporate & Consulting Roles (2004–2016)

  • Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd. (2016): Technical Executive Assistant in the Corporate Executive Office—streamlined purchase approvals, designed SBU dashboards, coordinated audit compliance .
  • Feedback Business Consulting Pvt. Ltd. (2011–2014): Consultant in the Engineering & Technology practice—led demand forecasting, market ecosystem mapping, and automated Excel dashboards; travelled 10–75 % across India for stakeholder interviews and corporate intelligence insights.
  • HCL Infosystems Ltd. (2006–2008): Market Research & Sales Executive—achieved region’s first turnkey ISV partner solution sale, exceeded quarterly targets by 150 %; engaged state, central, and semi-government customers; refined B2G sales and negotiation skills .
  • Teckinfo Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (2004–2006): Software Support Executive—provided on-site support for telecom software infrastructure clients, bridging technical troubleshooting with customer communication.

Core Skills & Technical Toolkit for PhD statistical consultant in India

  • Statistical Computing & Programming: R (base and custom scripts), advanced MS Excel, Libre Calc, SQL, Borland C++, LaTeX
  • Data Visualization & Automation: Custom R functions for EDA (assumption checks, power/sample-size calculations), automated dashboards via Excel, publication-ready plots
  • Quantitative Modeling & Machine Learning: Decision trees, neural networks, fractal/Fourier-based feature extraction, GARCH/G Brem models, ensemble econometric frameworks
  • Domain Versatility & Industry Knowledge:
    • Sectors: Telecom, ICT, Software, Business Consulting, Healthcare, Education, FMCG, Power, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, Brown Goods, Construction, PSUs, Central & State Governments, NGOs
    • Roles: Client engagement, project management, stakeholder analysis, primary & secondary research, market forecasting, demand mapping, data audit, ethical compliance

Personal Philosophy & Interests

  • Systems Thinking: Views every research ecosystem as an interconnected network of “Players, Problems, and Products,” rather than isolated silos (beyond Porter’s Five Forces) .
  • Social Responsibility & Volunteering:
    • Volunteered in blood donation drives (2002, 2004), rural health camps (UNESCO social club, 2006–2008), and relief efforts for mentally challenged children (1996) .
  • Co-curricular & Extracurricular Pursuits: Reading (business & science), chess, cue sports (runner-up intercollegiate 9-ball), drama, choir, travel.
  • Lifelong Learning: Continuously updates knowledge in data science, financial mathematics, algorithmic trading, and emergent research methodologies through self-driven projects and collaborations.

Why PhDStats Advisor Stands Apart

  1. Turnkey, Reproducible Deliverables
    Beyond polished write-ups, you receive full R scripts and/or Excel workbooks that empower you to refresh analyses as new data arrive.
  2. Domain-Agnostic Versatility
    Countless research articles (medicine, education, life sciences, biotechnology, forestry, library sciences, management, public health) have benefited from our guidance .
  3. Founder’s Proven Track Record
    With 21 years of hands-on corporate, consulting, and freelance experience—plus a robust portfolio of proprietary quant models—Er. Gupta brings a unique synthesis of academic rigour, entrepreneurial agility, and systems-level thinking.

Community & Open-Source Contributions

  • PhD Scholars’ Resource Hub: Free thesis-writing guidance (hosted at phdscholars.ankitgupta.net.in).
  • Quant Research Publications: Detailed articles on stock-price modeling (fractal mathematics, econophysics, deep learning) and risk tracking tools (marketrisk.ankitgupta.net.in).

Get in Touch for PhD statistical consultant in India

Whether you’re an early-stage PhD scholar formulating hypotheses or a seasoned professor needing a full thesis chapter, I am here to help. Visit the \”Get in Touch for PhD statistical consultant in India\” page for details.