About the Centre of Digital Transformation and Applied Blockchain
Mission: To develop a digital mindset with critical thinking and problem-solving abilities using emerging technologies.
The Centre of Digital Transformation and Applied Blockchain aims to work in the emerging domain of digital transformation, artificial intelligence, emerging technologies like blockchain to foster student knowledge enhancement and engagement, corporate partnerships and action-based research. The Centre organizes digital transformation and blockchain-related programmes, events, summits, guest lectures workshops apart from engaging in research projects of the concerned domain.
The Centre at IMI-Kolkata will help corporates with digital transformation and blockchain-related consultation, perform research related to emerging technologies, aid in providing fresh talent and knowledge-sharing platform.
A major objective of the centre is to participate in quality research. The centre’s cross-disciplinary team of researchers from top institutes in collaboration with IDS and other organizations plan to undertake research related to the applications of emerging technologies including IoT, Metaverse, Blockchain etc. The aim of conducting research is to enhance knowledge related to emerging technologies from both academia and industry perspective. Our team at this centre has publications in top-ranked journals.
The centre is committed to undertake the training and consulting services for public and private organizations in emerging technologies. The centre also plays a dynamic role in the professional development of professionals, faculty and students through workshops, events and training programs.
We are open to forge partnerships with technology-enthusiasts, research institutions, corporates and academicians for collaborations to advance the activities of this centre. We look forward to working with other academic institutes, universities, research centres, start-ups and organizations for co-organizing events and developing joint application for grants in the domain of digital transformation and other emerging technologies.
Coordinators:
- Dr. Arghya Ray
- Dr. Rohan Mukherjee
- Prof. Sahana Roy Chowdhury
Members :
- Dr. Arunava Bandyopadhyay
- Dr. Gobinda Roy
- Dr. Samyadip Chakraborty
- Dr. Sweta Sinha
2025
Topic: Storytelling with PowerBI
Date of Activity: 24th May 2025
No. of Participants: 25
Detail of Speakers: Dr. Rohan Mukherjee and Dr. Samyadip Chakraborty from IMI Kolkata delivered the sessions where faculty members, research scholar and executive MBA candidates attended the workshop. It was organized by St Xaviers University, Kolkata.
2024
Topic: Digital Transformations in Marketing: Views from Industry to Academia
Date of Activity: 7th August 2024
No. of Participants: 120
Details of Guests:
- Dr. Swagato Chatterjee, Co-Director of MINDS, Queen Marry University
London - Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Global Head of Oracle Centre of Excellence at TCS Ltd.
Topic: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Date of Activity: 16th June 2024
No. of Participants: 50
Detail of Speaker: Dr. Rohan Mukherjee from IMI Kolkata delivered the sessions where participants from Spencer attended the workshop. It was a part of Spencers PRAGATI 2.0 in collaboration with IMI Kolkata.
2023
December 2023
Topic: Legalities Involved in Blockchain-based Startups
Date of Activity: 5th December 2023
No. of Participants: 60
Details of Guests:
- Debarghya Mitra, Co-Founder of IPGyan
- Shail Bala Tripathy, Advocate & Co-Founder of IPGyan
- Rittik Das, Founder of FilmFinance App
August 2023
Topic: Introduction to B-ON Portal & Hedera Bootcamp
Date of Activity: 18 August 2023
Number of Attendees: 217
Details of Guest:
- Dayal Mukati, Principal Architect – IDS
Topic: Basics of Blockchain and Creation of Blockchain Wallets (Hands-On)
Date of Activity: 18 August 2023
Number of Attendees: 105
Details of Guest:
- Dayal Mukati, Principal Architect – IDS
Topic: Blockchain Business Model Canvas
Date of Activity: 18 August 2023
Number of Attendees: 105
Details of Guest:
- Aravind Voruganti, VP – IDS
- Dayal Mukati, Principal Architect – IDS
July 2023
Topic: Blockchain Masterclass
Date of Activity: 5 July 2023
Number of Attendees: 185 (IMI-K students)
Details of Guest:
- Kishoregoutham KS, Product Manager- Blockchain, IDS
2024
February
Activity/Event: Podcast on “How Blockchain can work for Business and Management students?”
Date of Event: 16th February 2024
No. of Participants: 25
Description of the Event:
January
Activity/Event: Inter-college Debate Competition (IMI-K vs VIT AP)
Date of Event: January 20, 2024
No. of Participants: 15
Description:
The riveting debate competition was organised by the Centre for Applied Blockchain of IMI Kolkata, in association with IDS between IMI Kolkata and VIT Andhra Pradesh on the topic “Is it Worth it Investing in NFT?” on 20th January 2024.
2023
August 2023
Event: Bharat Blockchain Yatra event at IMI-Kolkata
Date of Event: 18th August 2023
No. of Attendees: 247
Details of Guests:
- Voruganti Aravind, VP IDS
- Sunil Yadavalli, Head – Business Strategy and Partnerships, IDS
- Mohua Banerjee, Director, IMI-Kolkata
- Tirthankar Nag, Dean Research, IMI-Kolkata
- Anju De Alvis, Advisory Director, IDS
- Neha Roy, Founder- IRL Amigo & Artysan Accelerator, Growth & Marketing IntoTheVerse
- Anshu Jalan, Chief Technology Officer – Plenty Labs
- Rittik DAS, Founder – FilmFinance.App
- Angsuman Chakraborty, Founder – Socielo Tech
- Santosh Padhi, Financial Expert & CTO – Cofinex
- Dayal Mukati, Principal Architect – IDS
Important Sessions/Panel Discussions held during the Event:
- Launch of Blockchain Newsletter – Blockchain Avenir
- Allocation of Land Parcel in IDS BBN Metaverse
- Unveiling the Real Potential: Blockchain’s Journey from Hype to Value Creation
- Exploring Blockchain Case Studies and the Significance of Governance: Noteworthy in Government Interest like UAE and Australia
- NFTs and Digital Ownership: Redefining Impact, Empowering Social Change
- Experience the Showcase of Polyversity: The World’s Largest Educational Metaverse
- What’s brewing in Web 3 ecosystem of West bengal for World?
- Navigating Opportunities and Challenges in India’s Crypto Exchange Landscape
- Elevating Efficiency, Automation, Security, and Transparency: Leveraging Blockchain for Industry 4.0 Enhancement
- Blockchain Entrepreneurship: Unlocking Web3’s Potential for Business Innovation
- Introduction to B- On Portal & Hedera Bootcamp
- How Blockchain and Web 3 is disrupting today’s Business World
- Project showcase – Plenty Wallet and Plenty Exchange
Links of News Coverage:
- DD Bangla: https://www.youtube.com/live/mTeBFoGBSyI?feature=share (from 25:30)
- 24 Hrs TV: https://fb.watch/mvtA63RgID/?mibextid=9R9pXO
2023-2024
Project Title: Research Project Grant receives Recognition from the RBI
Principal Investigator: Dr. Sahana Roy Chowdhury
Status of the Project: Accepted by RBI – Department of Economic Policy Research (DEPR)
Short Description:
We are delighted to announce that the research project, titled “Estimating Degree of Financial Inclusion in the Fintech Era: An explorative study among the young generation in select Indian states,” has been selected by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) under their prestigious “Scholarship Scheme for Faculty Members from Academic Institutions – 2023”!” This is a remarkable achievement, considering only five projects across India were chosen for this scheme.
2024
December 2024
Topic: How the Convergence of Technology (Blockchain, IoT, AI) Enhances Supply Chain Efficiency
Date of Activity: 30th December 2024
Guest Details:
- Mr. Ranjan Sinha (Logistics & Supply Chain Expert)
July 2024
Topic: Understanding Impact of Blockchain and how to get ready
Date of Activity:27th July 2024
Details of Guest Speaker:
- Amit Chandra
2023
December 2023
Topic: Real-time applications of Blockchain
Date of Activity: 5th December 2023
No. of Participants: 34
Guest Details:
- Rittik Das, founder of Film Finance App
November 2023
Topic: Marketing Blockchain Based Products
Date of Activity: 17th November 2023
No. of Participants: 34
Details of Guest Speaker:
- Anju De Alwis, Managing Director Ultimate Access Education
Upcoming FDP
Completed FDP
Center of Digital Transformation & Applied Blockchain -IMI K
Center’s IC
Dr. Arghya Ray
- Ray, A., Jain, M., Ma, L., Alhamzi, K. H., Ray, A., & She, L. (2024). The impact of personality traits, barriers and gamification on Gen X continuance intention for mobile credit bill payment apps Journal of Financial Services Marketing, 29 (3), 1154-1174.
- Jain, S., Basu, S., Ray, A., & Das, R. (2023). Impact of irritation and negative emotions on the performance of voice assistants: Netting dissatisfied customers’ perspectives. International Journal of Information Management, 72, 102662.
Dr. Rohan Mukherjee
- Nanda Choudhury, Rohan Mukherjee, Rambalak Yadav, Yang Liu, Wei Wang, (2024). Can machine learning approaches predict green purchase intention?-A study from Indian consumer perspective, Journal of Cleaner Production, 456.
- Dipshikha Podder, Rohan Mukherjee, Gourishankar Hiremath, (2025). Can Deep-Learning Models Predict Behavior of Treasury Bond Yields, Computational Economics, (Accepted)
- Abisek Dahal, Soumen Moulik, Rohan Mukherjee, (2025). Stack-HAR: Complex Human Activity Recognition with Stacking-based Ensemble Learning Framework, IEEE Sensors Journal, IEEE.
- Abisek Dahal, Soumen Moulik, Rohan Mukherjee, (2025). FeL-MAR: Federated learning based multi resident activity recognition in IoT enabled smart homes, Future Generation Computer Systems, 163.
- Vinit Ghosh, Rohan Mukherjee, Yang Liu, Satwik Upadhyay, Amit Puniyani, (2024). The Evolution of Global Smart Systems and Future Technologies in Human Resource Management Systems: Novel Implications for Sustainable Development Goals, Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM), 32(1).
- Sabyasachi Mohapatra, Rohan Mukherjee, Anirban Sengupta, Nicholas Apergies, (2025). Exploring Predictive Prowess of Ensemble Machine Learning Models in Banking Stocks-A Technical, Fundamental and Macroeconomic Approach, IIMB Management Review, (Accepted)
- Gaurav Kabra, Vinit Ghosh, Rohan Mukherjee, (2025). Discovering Latent Topics and Trends in Digital Technologies and Disaster Management Research: A Structural Topic Modeling Approach, Engineering Management Journal, 1-17.
Additional ICs
- Speaker on Introductory Workshop on Artificial Intelligence at Spencers (2024)
- Keynote Speaker at International Conference on Harmony in Innovation: Navigating Global Business Landscapes through Emerging Technologies and Dynamic Management Strategies (2024)
- Guest Speaker on Generative AI at NHRD Conference (2024)
- Guest Speaker on Video Analytics at Coal India (2024)
- Caselet: From Coffee Beans to AI Bots: How Top Companies Stay Ahead with Tech (https://crosssynergypublications.rpsg.in/case-studies/implementing-digital-transformation-a-collection-of-three-caselets )
- How MSMEs can thrive in the new normal of digital readiness (https://etedge-insights.com/technology/innovation/how-msmes-can-thrive-in-the-new-normal-of-digital-readiness/
Prof. (Dr.) Sahana Roy Chowdhury
- Ghosh, D., Ghosh, R., Roy Chowdhury, S., Ganguly, B. (2023). AI-exposureand labour market: A systematic literature review on estimations, validations, and per-ceptions, Management Review Quarterly (Springer), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11301-023-00393-x
- Ganguly, B., Roy Chowdhury, S., Ghosh, R., Ghosh, D. (2025). What hinders AI adoption in MSMEs of India? – Importance and interlinkages between the barriers,The Indian Growth and Development Review (Emerald)
Dr. Samyadip Chakraborty
- Srivastava, N.K., Chakraborty, S., Roy, S., & Sengupta. S. (2025). Fitness tracking applications in modern Health and Wellness: Issues and challenges in adoption, Accountancy Business and the Public Interest, 41(3), 113-126.
- Srivastava, N.K., Chakraborty, S., Roy, S., & Sengupta. S. (2025). Fitness Tracking Device Selection Using Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Model (MCDM), Korea Review of International Studies, 18(68)
Dr. Arunava Bandyopadhyay
- Bandyopadhyay, A., Sarkar, B. D., Hossain, M. E., Rej, S., Mallick, M. A. (2024). Modelling and forecasting India’s electricity consumption using artificial neural networks. OPEC Energy Review, 48(2), 65-77. https://doi.org/10.1111/opec.12295
Additional ICs
- Conducted a one-day workshop on “Application of Blockchain in the Business World” on 22nd November 2023 at Sarala Birla University, Ranchi
Dr. Sweta Sinha
Additional ICs
- Served on an International Delphi Expert Panel for a research project on “The Future of using AI in research work within social sciences,” conducted as a part of the project entitled Challenges in Sustainable Development- Theory & Practice, commissioned by Bialystok University of Technology, Poland. Project commissioned by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (March-April 2024) (contract no. BPI/PST/2021/1/00011/U/00001)
MoU with Gravitas AI
A MoU was signed between IMI Kolkata and Gravitas AI through the Center of Digital Transformation and Applied Blockchain for developing and launching a Certificate Programme in the healthcare segment involving emerging technologies. This unique collaboration brings together experts from Industry and academia for sharing knowledge with healthcare professionals related to the use of emerging technologies in the healthcare domain.
MoU with Swaransh IT Solutions Private Limited
A MoU was signed between IMI Kolkata and Swaransh IT Solutions Private Limited through the Center of Digital Transformation and Applied Blockchain for developing and launching a Certificate Programme in the emerging technologies segment like Blockchain and Fintech. This unique collaboration brings together experts from Industry and academia for sharing knowledge related to technical skills required in the job market.
MoU with SAS
IMI Kolkata has signed an MoU with SAS for developing Online Executive Certificate Program in the domain of Analytics that may enable participants to gain Global professional certification credentials of SAS. The program will help candidates to gain state-of-the art practices in analytics and digital practices and get exposed to platforms like SAS.
Collaboration with TCS
TCS has been constantly engaging with IMI by supporting the students with regular sessions by their subject matter experts in PGDM courses. The courses are mostly from the domain of emerging technologies and their related applications. Few faculty members are also engaged in research project with TCS professionals as an outcome of this collaboration.
