Discipline of Mathematical Science

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Name: Dr Dinesh Krishna Rao
Position: Lecturer in Mathematics and Statistics
Email: dinesh.rao@usp.ac.fj
Phone: +679 323 2603

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Dr. Dinesh Rao is a lecturer in Mathematics and Statistics at the University of the South Pacific (USP). With a strong academic background and expertise in applied mathematics, Dr. Rao has been actively involved in teaching and research at USP. His areas of interest include Mathematical programming, Statistical modeling, Survey sampling, Time series analysis and mathematical education.

Dr. Rao teaches a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in mathematics and statistics, focusing on helping students develop both theoretical knowledge and practical problem-solving skills. He is also engaged in research projects that address regional issues in the Pacific, including environmental modeling and mathematical education.

In addition to his academic duties, Dr. Rao is dedicated to community outreach, promoting mathematical education and fostering interest in STEM subjects within the Pacific region. His contributions to the field and to USP make him a valued member of the university’s academic community.

Undergraduate Courses:

  • Semester 1, 2024: ST131 – Introduction to statistics
  • Semester 1, 2024: ST130 – Basic statistics
  • Semester 2, 2024: ST130 – Basic statistics
  • Semester 2, 2024: MA272 – Engineering Mathematics IV
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Optimum Stratification
  • Calibration Estimation in survey sampling
  • Statistical Modeling and Forecasting
  • Mathematical Education
  • Machine learning
  • Time Series Analysis
  • Gold Medal and Prize money for most Outstanding graduate in mathematics, 2001
  • Gold Medal and Prize money for most outstanding Master of Science thesis in Mathematics, 2005
  • Royal Society Commonwealth Science Conference award, Singapore, 13-16 June 2017.
  • Gold Medal and Prize money for most outstanding PhD thesis in Mathematics, 2017
  1. Tekabu, T., Rao, D., Chand, R., & Dayal, H. (2021). Evaluating Teacher-Developed Test and Student Achievement in an Undergraduate Statistics Course: An Action Research Study. Directions, 35(2), 1.
  2. Prasad, S., Rao, D., & Raturi, S. (2021). Predicting eLearning readiness model: a case study of Fiji’s secondary school science teachers. In International Journal on E-Learning (pp. 17-45). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
  3. Kishore, K. K., Kumar, A., Tausinga, S., & Rao, D. (2020). A comprehensive wind resource estimation and economic analysis for Rakiraki, Fiji. Resources and Environmental Economics, 2(2), 143-157.
  4. Kumar, A., Tausinga, S. L., Kishore, K., Nair, K., & Rao, D. (2020). Technical and economic prospect of wind energy at Lapaha, Tonga. Resources and Environmental Economics, 2(1), 136-142.
  5. Rao, D.K.; Khan, M.G.M. and Singh, G.K. (2017) “On Calibrated Weights in Stratified Sampling”, Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics Journal, Vol. 59, pp.C190-C204. doi:10.21914/anziamj.v59i0.12668.
  6. Reddy, K.G., Khan, M.G.M. and Rao, D.K. (2016) “A Procedure for Computing Optimal Stratum Boundaries and Sample Sizes for Multivariate Surveys”, Journal of Software, 11(8), 816-832, doi: 10.17706/jsw.11.8.816-832.
  7. M.G.M. Khan; K.G. Reddy and D.K. Rao (2015) “Designing Stratified Sampling in Economic and Business Surveys”, Journal of Applied Statistics. Vol.42(10), 2080-2099, DOI: 10.1080/02664763.2015.1018674.
  8. Khan, M.G.M.; Rao, Dinesh; Ansari, A.H. and Ahsan, M.J. (2015) “Determining Optimum Strata Boundaries and Sample Sizes for Skewed Population using Log-normal Distribution”. Communications in Statistics – Simulation and Computation, 44(5), 1364-1387, DOI # 10.1080/03610918.2013.819917.
  9. Rao, D.K.; Khan, M.G.M. and Reddy, K.G. (2014) “Optimum Stratification of a Skewed Population”, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology: International Journal of Mathematical, Computational Science and Engineering, 8(3), 1-4.
  10. Khan, M.G.M.; Prasad, V.D and Rao, D.K. (2014) “Optimum Stratification Using Auxiliary Variables”, The Aligarh Journal of Statistics, 34, 85-104.
  11. Khan, M.G.M.; Prasad, V.D and Rao, D.K. (2014) “On Optimum Stratification”, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology: International Journal of Mathematical, Computational Science and Engineering, 8(3), 1-5.
  12. Rao, Dinesh; Khan, M.G.M. and Khan, Sabiha (2012), “Mathematical Programming on Multivariate Calibration Estimation in Stratified Sampling”, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, 72, 78-82.
  13. Chandra, A.S.; Rao, D.K. and Lee, S. (2006) “Asymptotic distribution of Cramer-von Mises statistics for ARCH process”. Journal of Statistical Theory and Applications, 4 (2), 201-225, ISSN 1538-7887.
  1. Tekabu, T.B.; Rao, D.K.; Chand, R. and Khan, M.G.M. (2018) Forecasting Sea Surface Temperature in the Kiribati Region, IEEE Proceedings of 2018 5th  Asia-Pacific World Congress on Computer Science and Engineering (APWC on CSE), 276-282, DOI: 1109/APWConCSE.2018.00052.
  2. Chand, R.; Rao, D.K.; Tekabu, T.B. and Khan, G.M. (2018) Modeling Breast Cancer Cases in Fiji, IEEE Proceedings of 2018 5th Asia-Pacific World Congress on Computer Science and Engineering (APWC on CSE), 283-290, DOI: 10.1109/APWConCSE.2018.00053.
  3. Rao, D. K., & Tekabu, T. B. (2018, December). Calibrating design weights in stratified sampling using auxiliary information on coefficient of variation. In 2018 5th Asia-Pacific World Congress on Computer Science and Engineering (APWC on CSE) (pp. 265-270). IEEE.
  4. Lata, A.S.; Rao, D.K. and Khan, M.G.M. (2017) “Calibration estimation using proposed distance function”, IEEE Proceedings of 2017 4th Asia-Pacific World Congress on Computer Science and Engineering (APWC on CSE), 162 – 166, DOI: 1109/APWConCSE.2017.00037.
  5. Rao, D.K.; Tekabu, T. and Khan, M.G.M. (2016) “New calibration estimators in stratified sampling”, IEEE Proceedings of 2016 3rd Asia-Pacific World Congress on Computer Science and Engineering (APWC on CSE), 66-70. DOI: 1109/APWC-on-CSE.2016.022.
  6. Rajeshkannan, A.; Devi, R.S. and Rao, D.K. (2015) “Modelling the Mechanical Strengthening Parameter of Sintered Fe-0.8%C Preforms under Cold”, Proceedings of 2015 International Conference on Modern, Intelligent and Green Manufacturing, 8-12.
  7. Rao, D.K; Khan, G. M. and Reddy, K.G. (2015): Stratified calibration estimator of population mean using multi-auxiliary information, IEEE Proceedings of 2015 2nd Asia-Pacific World Congress on Computer Science and Engineering (APWC on CSE), 1-5, DOI: 10.1109/APWCCSE.2015.7476233.
  8. Reddy, K.G. ; Khan, M.G.M. and Rao, D.K. (2014): Computing optimal stratum boundaries for multivariate surveys, IEEE Proceedings of 2014 Asia-Pacific World Congress on Computer Science and Engineering (APWC on CSE), 1-7, DOI:1109/APWCCSE.2014.7053866.
  9. Singh, Gurmindar; Rao, Dinesh and Khan, M. G. M. (2014) “Calibration Estimator of Population Mean in Stratified Sampling”, IEEE Proceedings of 2014 Asia-Pacific World Congress on Computer Science and Engineering (APWC on CSE), 1-5, DOI: 1109/APWCCSE.2014.7053875
  10. Khan, M.G.M.; Rao, Dinesh; Ansari, A.H. and Ahsan, M.J. (2011) “Determining optimum strata boundaries for skewed population using log-normal distribution” Proceedings of the Annual International Conference on Operations Research and Statistics (ORS 2011), pp.7-9, published by Global Science and Technology Forum (GSTF), ISBN: 978-981-08-8407-9.
  1. Khan, M.G.M.; Reddy, Karuna and Rao, Dinesh (2010), “Optimum stratification of skewed population using Weibull distribution with auxiliary information” presented at the Australian Statistical Conference (ASC 2010), Fremantle, Australia, December 6-10 2010.
  2. Khan, M.G.M. and Khan, Sabiha (2010), “Multivariate Calibration Estimator in Stratified Sampling” presented at the First International Conference on Theory and Application of Statistics, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 26-28, 2010.
  3. Rao, D.K.; Khan, M. G. M. and Reddy, K.G. (2015) “Calibration estimator with new distance functions” at the 8th International Conference of the ERCIM WG on Computational and Methodological Statistics (CMStatistics 2015) held at University of London, UK during December 12-14,
  4. Reddy, K.G.; Khan, M. G. M. and Rao, D.K. (2015) “Computation of optimal stratum boundaries using multiple auxiliary variables” at the 8th International Conference of the ERCIM WG on Computational and Methodological Statistics (CMStatistics 2015) held at University of London, UK during December 12-14,
  5. Lata, A.S.; Rao, D.K. and Khan, M.G.M. (2017) “Calibration estimation using proposed distance function”, presented at the 4th  Asia-Pacific World Congress on Computer Science and Engineering, December 11-13, 2017, Mana Island Resort & SPA, Fiji.
  6. Rao, D.K.; Khan, M.G.M. and Singh G.K. (2017) “A nonlinear programming problem of calibration of design weights in stratified sampling”, Presented at the 13th Engineering Mathematics and Applications conference, November 29-December 1, 2017, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
  7. Dinesh K. Rao and G. M. Khan (2018) “On Calibration Estimation in Stratified Sampling” Tenth International Triennial Calcutta Symposium, India during December 27-30, 2018.

M.Sc./M.A. Theses Supervision:

  1. Anjana Sneh Lata (S99007761), On Optimum Calibration in Sample Surveys – Awarded in 2017.
  2. Mr Kaushal Kishore (S11096971), Wind Quality Assessment Over Fiji Islands – Awarded in 2018.
  3. Mr Sione Tausinga (S96004122),– Awarded in 2019.
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