DrPriyanka Nagar
Senior Lecturer
Statistics And Actuarial Science
Orcid identifier0000-0002-1775-8905
- Senior LecturerStatistics And Actuarial Science
- (+27) 21 808 3237 (Work)
OVERVIEW
Priyanka Nagar started her academic studies at the University of Pretoria where she obtained her BSc in Actuarial and Financial Mathematics, BSc (Hons) and MSc in Mathematical Statistics with her PhD in Mathematical Statistics in 2023. Her research interests are in the field of directional statistics and distribution theory. Her PhD focused on multivariate models for directional data and included applications related to wind energy and biomechanical studies. Her current research interests continue in directional statistics with contemporary applications in environmental sciences.
STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY GROUPS MEMBERSHIP
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Senior LecturerStellenbosch University, Statistics and Actuarial Science, Stellenbosch, South Africa1 Sep 2023
- LecturerUniversity of Pretoria, Statistics, Pretoria, South Africa4 Jan 2022 - 31 Aug 2023
- LecturerUniversity of Pretoria, Statistics, Pretoria, South Africa1 Nov 2017 - 31 Dec 2020
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Junior Data ScientistRain, Data Analytics, Johannesburg, South Africa4 Jan 2021 - 30 Sep 2021
DEGREES
- BSc, Actuarial and Financial MathematicsUniversity of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa1 Feb 2012 - 23 Dec 2014
- BSc Honours, Mathematical StatisticsUniversity of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa3 Feb 2015 - 22 Dec 2015
- MSc, Mathematical StatisticsUniversity of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa19 Jan 2016 - 6 Sep 2017
- PhD, Mathematical StatisticsUniversity of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa22 Jan 2019 - 5 May 2023
AFRICAN UNION 2063 GOALS
- 7 Environmentally sustainable and climate resilient economies and communities
- 1 A High Standard of Living, Quality of Life and Well Being for All Citizens
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
- 13 Climate Action
- 15 Life on Land
- 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
- 3 Good Health and Well Being
- 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities