AJIT ROY

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Born in 1946, Sri Ajit Kumar Roy obtained his M.Sc. degree in Statistics. Sri Roy joined Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) as Scientist in 1976. In recent past was engaged as National Consultant (Impact Assessment), for East & North Eastern States if India, National Agricultural Innovation Project (world bank funded) of ICAR. Engaged in R & D activities in IT, bioinformatics, statistics and economics for the last 45 years. He was deputed by Govt. of India to take up the assignment of Computer Specialist at SAARC Agricultural Information Centre (SAIC), Dhaka, Bangladesh for over 3 years. He has in his credit seventeen books, eight technical manuals, many e-publications, (published by SAIC and CIFA), and over ninety research publications covering the areas of statistics, economics, bioinformatics and ICT applications in aquaculture/fisheries/agriculture research in journals of National & International repute. As coordinator of BTIS Project engaged in development of the informatics based infrastructure of Bioinformatics Centre on Aquaculture at CIFA, Bhubaneswar and COF, CAU, Agartala. He has organized many workshops on application of Bioinformatics/ICT in fisheries/agricultural research at national and International level. As Principal Scientist and Head, Social Science Section, CIFA, Bhubaneswar, he was involved in research in the area of application of Bioinformatics, Statistics and Econometrics in fisheries and aquaculture research. As a Consultant(Statistics) he was involved in teaching, research and consultancy at College of Fisheries, Central Agricultural University, Agartala for two and half years. Presently visiting Professor, question setter and examiner of College of Fisheries, Agartala & College of Post graduate Studies,Barapani under Central Agricultural University, Imphal; Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai; Orissa University Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur and Institute of Genetic Engineering, Kolkata. He has vast experience in Bioinformatics and has helped design academic curricula as part of a major training grant and teaching at both an graduate and Postgraduate level extensively, having spent most of his career in the application of Bioinformatics in Fisheries and Agriculture.

Earlier Publications of the Editor:

1. Roy A.K. and Anil Upadhyay (2014).Fisheries Resource and Production Statistics of N.E.States of India—An Analytical Value Added Presentation. Narendra Publishing House, 1417, Kishan Dutt Street, Maliwara, DELHI - 110006, India (ISBN: 978 - 93 - 80428 - 95 – 6), 332p.

2. A.K.Roy.2014.Emerging Technologies of the 21st Century. New India Publishing Agency, 101,Vikash Surya Plaza, New Delhi-110034,India, ISBN 978-93-83305-33-9:890p

3. Roy, A.K. 2013.Information and Knowledge Management-tools, techniques and practices. New India Publishing Agency.101 Vikas Surya Plaza, Pitampura, New Delhi.xv+665. (ISBN: 978-93-81450-62-8).

4. Roy, A. K. 2012.Applied Computational Biology and Computational Statistics in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics. New India Publishing Agency, 101 Vikas Surya Plaza, and Pitampura, New Delhi.xiv + 1132(ISBN: 9789380235929).

5. Roy, A. K. 2010. Evaluation and Impact Assessment of Technologies and Developmental Activities in Agriculture, Fisheries and Allied Fields. New India Publishing Agency.101 Vikas Surya Plaza,Pitampura,New Delhi.xiv+510p

6. Roy, A. K. and N. Sarangi, 2009. Modeling, Forecasting, Artificial Neural Network and Expert system in Fisheries & Aquaculture, Daya Publishing House, New Delhi,xv+239p(ISBN:1081-7035-571-0).

7. Roy, A. K. and N. Sarangi, 2008. Applied Bioinformatics, Statistics and Economics in Fisheries Research. New India Publishing Agency, Pitampura, New Delhi, XII+606 p. (ISBN: 81-89422-86-3).

8. Roy, A. K., G. S. Saha, P. Kumariah, N. Sarangi, B. S. Giri and S. Ayyappan, 2008. Socio and Techno Economic Aspect of Aquaculture in Kolleru Lake, Andhra Pradesh, India, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar, XXI+154 p. (ISBN : 978-81-904422-1-3)

9. Roy, A. K. 2004. Statistical Bulletin of SAARC Agricultural Data-2004. SAARC Agricultural Information Centre (SAIC), New Airport Road, Farm gate, Dhaka – 1215, Bangladesh. 62 p. (ISSN: 1729-2948)

10. Kumara, W.A.G. Sisira, Roy, A. K. and Samdrup Rigyal. 2004. Directory of Agricultural Scientists and Technologists of SAARC Countries. SAARC Agricultural Information Centre (SAIC), New Airport Road, Farm gate, Dhaka – 1215, Bangladesh. 463 p. (ISBN: 984-32-1899-6).

11. Roy, A. K., A. Srinivasacharylu and Samdrup Rigyal. 2003. Proceedings of the Regional Workshop on Role of Information and communication Technologies (ICT) for Poverty Alleviation in SAARC Countries. SAIC, New Airport Road, Farm gate, Dhaka – 1215. 200 p. (ISBN: 984-32-1026-3).