Bimal Kumar Roy is the current Director of the Indian Statistical Institute. He is a renowned cryptologist from the Cryptology Research Group of the Applied Statistics Unit of ISI, Kolkata.He received a Ph.D. in Combinatorics and Optimization in 1982 from the University of Waterloo.Currently he is working on Combinatorics, and application of Statistics in Cryptology and Design of Experiments.In 2015, Prof Roy was awarded Padma Shri, one of the highest honors bestowed by India on a person, recognizing his accomplishments and contribution to education. Bimal Roy graduated High-School in 1974 having received his education at the renowned Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur.In 2015, He received India's fourth highest civilian honor Padma Shri award.