| Time | Session | Resource Person | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Introductory Note Emerging Research Avenues in AI and Machine Learning | Dr. J. K. SharmaAdvisor IMS Noida | Understand contemporary research opportunities influenced by AI and ML |
| 11:30 AM – 11:45 AM | Tea Break | ||
| 11:45 AM – 01:15 PM | Workshop: Developing Conceptual Frameworks and Literature Mapping | Dr. Vartika ChaturvediDean Management & CRC, IMS Noida | Develop the ability to identify research gaps and formulate research questions |
| 01:15 PM – 02:00 PM | Lunch Break | ||
| 02:00 PM – 04:00 PM | Systematic Literature Search as an Epistemic Practice | Dr. Anshuman SahooAssistant Professor Symbiosis Law school Nagpur (Ph.D, IIT Kharagpur) | Learn systematic literature review and framework development |
| Time | Session | Resource Person | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Statistical Tools for Business Research | Dr. Shumank DeepAssistant Professor Southampton University (Postdoctoral, IIT Delhi, Ph.D Newcastle University) | Understand research Tools for Analysis |
| 11:30 AM – 11:45 AM | Tea Break | ||
| 11:45 AM – 01:15 PM | Survey Data Analysis using SPSS | Dr. Shumank DeepAssistant Professor Southampton University (Postdoctoral, IIT Delhi, Ph.D Newcastle University) | coding, cleaning and analysis using SPSS |
| 01:15 PM – 02:00 PM | Lunch Break | ||
| 02:00 PM – 04:00 PM | Data Preparation and Analysis using Smart PLS | Dr. Shumank DeepAssistant Professor Southampton University (Postdoctoral, IIT Delhi, Ph.D Newcastle University) | Hands-on Session: Smart PLS |
| Time | Session | Resource Person | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Advanced Data Analysis using STATA | Dr. Jawahar KumarAssistant Professor IMS Noida (Ph.D IIT Kharagpur) | Develop proficiency in advanced statistical analysis using STATA |
| 11:30 AM – 11:45 AM | Tea Break | ||
| 11:45 AM – 01:15 PM | Preparation of Data analysis using R | Mr. Shivam ChouguleSenior Research Scholar (P, Ph.D IIT Kharagpur) | Use R for Analysis |
| 01:15 PM – 02:00 PM | Lunch Break | ||
| 02:00 PM – 03:30 PM | Advance Analytics through R Studio | Dr Nithin M, KeralaAgricultural University (Ph.D, IIT Kharagpur) | Develop proficiency in using R for research |
| 03:30 PM – 04:00 PM | Valedictory Session, Certificate Distribution and Vote of Thanks | Chief Patron, Patron & Conveners | Recognition of participant contributions and programme closure |
Dr. Anshuman Sahoo is an Assistant Professor of Law at Symbiosis Law School, Nagpur. He holds an LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law and has submitted his Ph.D. thesis on consumer autonomy in digital platform markets under competition law at IIT Kharagpur. He is also the director of Law Matters Centre for Research, Education, and Social Action, working on marginalised epistemologies. His research interests include competition law, digital markets, consumer autonomy, legal theory, technology regulation, and computational approaches to legal studies.
Dr Nithin is currently an Assistant Professor at the department of Development Economics, Kerala Agricultural University. He was a former Researcher with the State Planning Board of Kerala. He is about to complete his PhD in Economics from IIT Kharagpur where his thesis explores how consumer sentiments shape and drive broad macroeconomic aggregates like consumption remittances and how inequality and network/neighborhood effects shape the expectations. He also hold and MPhil in Economics from University of Hyderabad and an M.A in Economics from Pondicherry Central University. He is an R enthusiast and has extensive experience spanning more than a decade and has won prestigious scholarships like the noRth fellowship by university of Minnesotta in 2021 (one of only 4 awardees globally that year)
Dr. Jawahar Kumar is an assistant professor at IMS NOIDA and holds a Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur and an M.Phil from Christ University, Bengaluru. He completed both his postgraduate and undergraduate studies at Bangalore University, and his secondary and higher secondary education at Kendriya Vidyalaya. He has qualified the UGC-NET examination four times (December 2015, June 2018, June 2019, and December 2019). With over 4 years of teaching experience, Dr. Kumar has taught a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, including B.Com, BBA, M.Com, MBA, and PG Diploma programmes, with core expertise in Finance and Accountancy. A curious and prolific researcher, he has published more than a dozen papers in reputed journals across finance, banking, entrepreneurship, and marketing. He has co-authored 2 textbook on International Finance and accounting for local and government bodies serves as an editor for several UGC-listed journals. Dr. Kumar is also a recognized speaker at various webinars, FDPs, MDPs and workshops.
Dr. Shumank Deep is an Assistant Professor at Southampton University, Delhi. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Newcastle, Australia, and has served as an Institute Postdoctoral Fellow at IIT Delhi and a Senior Research Fellow (Visiting) at Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Malaysia. His academic excellence is reflected in a strong publication record comprising 3 ABDC A* and 4 ABDC A journal articles, with significant citation impact across Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science. He currently serves on the Editorial Board of Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio, Springer Nature). A recipient of the prestigious Australia Awards Fellowship (2025–2026) and the Australia Awards Alumni Engagement Grant 2026, he actively contributes to interdisciplinary research and international collaborations.
Shivam Chougule is a Senior Research Scholar in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. He holds an M.S. in Economic Sciences from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. His research focuses on the application of game theory to conflict and competition, with particular emphasis on contest theory and conflict economics. He has been engaged in the study of networked contest models, inter-group and asymmetric conflict, and endogenous timing games, integrating analytical modelling with computational and quantitative methods.
