Area Wise Faculty: Management Information Systems and Analytics

Prof. Samyadip Chakraborty is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management Information Systems and Analytics at IMI Kolkata. He is the Chair of Student Activity Council at IMI-K and Coordinator for the Center for Sustainability at IMI-K. He completed his PhD from IBS Hyderabad (IFHE University, AACSB accredited & NAAC A++), MBA from University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK (triple crown accredited) and B.Tech from VIT University, Vellore. Prior to joining IMI-K, he was Area-Chair, Dept of Operations, IT and Analytics at IBS Hyderabad. He has teaching experience at JD Birla Institute Kolkata, Adamas University Kolkata and international research and teaching exposure as Visiting distinguished professor at UPH Jakarta (Universitas Pelita Harappan, Indonesia). He was a Visiting doctoral scholar at the University of Toledo (Triple crown accredited), Ohio, USA at the College of Business and Innovation (COBI). He has around 50 peer reviewed international journal publications (Scopus and ABDC listed) and around 80 international conference publications across various IITs, IIMs and premier B-schools in India and POMS conferences in the US. He is in the editorial board, as editor, member and permanent reviewers across different reputed peer-reviewed international and national journals. He teaches subjects like Analytics, ERP, Predictive Analytics, Healthcare Analytics, Statistics, Management information systems, operations management, project management and Supply chain management. His area of research interest is Analytics, Sustainability, Healthcare, Supply chain management and health information systems including electronic health records management. He is a proponent of carbon neutral U75 movement in the east and is a Net-Zero leader.

Dr. Rohan Mukherjee has completed his MS and PhD from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in the domain of visual information processing and system design. He has also post-doctoral research experience in cutting-edge approaches of Machine Learning and AI. Prior to joining IMI Kolkata, he has worked at IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Jammu and Goa Institute of Management. Rohan has published consistently in reputed journals and IEEE conferences in his area of expertise. His current research interest includes data analytics and machine learning and their application in business. Apart from regular teaching and research, Rohan has designed a few long-term and short executive programs with EdTech partners.

Dr. Arghya Ray is an Assistant Professor in the area of Management Information Systems and Analytics at International Management Institute Kolkata (IMI Kolkata). He has done his Ph.D. in Management Information Systems and Analytics from the Indian Institute of Management Ranchi (IIM Ranchi) and has around 5 years of academic experience. During his B.Tech. from SRM University he was a Silver Medallist in the CSE Department.
Prior to joining IMI Kolkata, Dr. Ray was an Assistant Professor at FORE School of Management (FSM) and Adamas University. Over these years, he has taught courses like “Machine Learning Using Python”, “Management Information Systems”, “Deep Learning and NLP”, “Digital Commerce”, “Research Methodology”, and “Cloud computing for Managers”. In addition to this, Dr. Ray has also taught courses like, “Internet of Things”, “Database Management Systems”, “Management Information Systems”, and “Marketing Analytics” as a Visiting Faculty across different reputed institutes like Birla Global University, IIFT Delhi, IMI Delhi, IIM Ranchi, IIM Jammu, and IIM Vizag. Dr. Ray has also been a part of several workshops and invited talks on topics like “Power BI”, “Social Media Analytics”, “SMART PLS for analysis”, etc. as a resource person at St. Xaviers’ University Kolkata, MDI Gurgaon, IIM Vizag, and FORE School of Management New Delhi.
In addition to the academic experience, Dr. Ray also has an industrial experience of two years at TCS Limited where he was a part of the Business Intelligence team and worked in the BFSI segment. Dr. Ray has done consulting projects with Wordsmith Star and has been actively involved in various Faculty Development Programmes like “Tools and Techniques for High Impact Journal Publications (Part I and Part II)”, “Advanced Research Methods in Marketing Application of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning”, etc. both as a Program Director and as a resource person. He has also been a part of several MDPs for well-known corporates across India in which he has conducted sessions on “Blockchain and Cyber-security”, “Data Analytics”, and “Healthcare Analytics”.
As a researcher, he has to his credit 30+ publications in ABDC, ABS and Scopus indexed journals like, International Journal of Information Management, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Journal of Business Research, Information Systems Frontier, etc. He has also published few case studies and book chapters with reputed publishers like Sage, IGI Global and Springer. He has also presented papers in several reputed national and international conferences, like, ISDSI and INDAM. He has also served as a session chair in “International Conference on AI, Business Models, and the Future of Work” held at FSM New Delhi and “International conference on Sustainable Business Practices” held at IMI Kolkata. As a PI, he is also involved in a research consultancy project with Bradford University UK. His research mainly focuses on understanding customer perspectives from social-media feeds in different domains like food delivery, e-learning and travel agency services.
Dr. Ray is currently serving as the Associate Editor and Editorial Advisory Board in the Asia Pacific Journal of Business Administration. He is also serving as the Editorial Review Board Member in the International Journal of Electronic Government Research and Journal of Computer Information Systems. He has recently joined the Marketing Management Journal as a Senior Advisory Board Member. Dr. Ray is the Chairperson of the Bharat Blockchain Network Chapter at IMI Kolkata and after serving as the Center Director of the Center of Applied Blockchain and Digital Transformation, he is currently serving as a Center co-ordinator in the Center of Digital Transformation and Applied Blockchain. Dr. Ray is also the Programme Director in the Certificate Programme in Blockchain and the Certificate Programme in digital disruptions in healthcare.

Dr. Ruchi Sharma holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT), University of Delhi, with a research focus on software security and reliability engineering. She is UGC-NET and GATE qualified and has over 7 years of teaching experienceHer research interests span software security, software reliability, vulnerability discovery modelling, and analytics-driven vulnerability prioritization. She has authored numerous SCIE and Scopus-indexed journal papers in leading publications She is also a co-inventor of a design patent titled “Smart Food Scale,” registered with the Indian Patent Office.Dr. Sharma serves as Associate Editor for IJSAEM (Springer) and is a reviewer for renowned journals from Springer, Wiley, Emerald, and Inderscience. She has also chaired multiple international conference sessions and contributed as a resource person in AICTE-sponsored training programs and corporate workshops.