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entrepreneurship. He has published one book, the field of data analytics using R, Python, and their 'Grow Your Business' Programme. Area of Interest
11 manuals and two reports. Tableau. His PhD thesis applies advanced soft
computing techniques such as rough set, fuzzy
Ishwar Kumar rough set, formal concept analysis and many
Ph.D. (Management), hybridized models of soft computing and
M.A. (Criminology) machine learning in the fields of finance and
PGDBA (Marketing), Behavioural finance.
PGDHR (Human Rights)
ishwar@ediindia.org Rajib Roy
PhD (Entrepreneurship)
Teaching and research interests include rajib@ediindia.org
innovation and new product development,
brand management, strategic design An alumnus of IIT (ISM), Dhanbad, and his PhD
management, and public policy. Presently thesis is titled as “Developing a Framework for
attached with the Department of Business Measuring Entrepreneurial Intention among
Science & Technology Students in India”. He
Development & National Outreach at EDII and
has done significant research in the field of
is engaged in managing activities related to
entrepreneurship. His research has been
CSR, Cluster Development and MSME
published in several peer-reviewed
Development in India. Awarded with the international journals, namely, IEMJ, IJTDE,
Highly-Commended Emerald/AIMA Indian IJEVG, CS etc.
Management Research Fund Award in 2010.
Shibin Mohamed T.K
Biswajit Acharjya M.E. (Aeronautical),
PhD (Behavioural Finance & B.Tech (Mechanical)
Soft Computing) shibin@ediindia.org
MBA, B.Tech
MBA (Finance and Marketing), An academician with 10 years of experience in
B.Tech (Textile Engineering guiding various technology-based startups
biswajit@ediindia.org across the state of Kerala. Pioneered in
institutionalizing IEDCs in various colleges.
An academician with diverse experience of 7 Being a UN-certified Empretec Programme
graduate, mentored potential and existing
years in both industry and academia. He has
student entrepreneurs across the state.
worked with various other reputed
Undertook various project initiatives of EDII in
universities of India. His research and
Kerala as Facebook-Boost Your Business, DST-
publication span various topics such as –
TEDP's in Internet of Things and Blockchain
finance management, Behavioural finance,
Technology, MEDP's for Rural Sector &
Gold investment, Soft computing, Machine
Research Studies on startups. He is also
Learning, and Cultural heritage. Dr. Acharjya
certified as a Lead Trainer by Facebook for
attended many workshops and conference in
has authored 30 research papers for conferences and
includes Techno-Entrepreneurship, Design Thinking, scholarly journals.
Digital Marketing, Business Opportunity Identification,
Innovations, and Life Skills Development. Harkesh Mittal
B.Sc Dairy Technology
T. A. Nikita PGDMA
C.A , M.Phil (Commerce) hkmittal@ediindia.org
afsa-a@ediindia.org
Alumnus of National Dairy Research Institute and IIM
Ahmedabad, Shri Harkesh Mittal, Former Adviser &
A teacher in the areas of Accounting, Costing,
Head, NSTEDB, DST, Govt. of India, has been
Management Accounting, Taxation and Finance, she
instrumental in giving a new vibrancy to promoting
possesses over 18 years of experience in academia and
innovation and entrepreneurial acumen among a wide
industry. Currently pursuing Ph.D. on the topic 'To
Study the Acceptance level of Technology in Personal section of Indian entrepreneurs ranging from grass-
Finance with reference to different Demographics and roots industries to high-end deep-tech enterprises for
nearly four decades. He was responsible for the
Social - economic factors of Investors in Selected Cities
conceptualisation and implementation of many
of Gujarat'. At EDII, she is involved in teaching Post
innovation and entrepreneurship development
Graduate students and in coordinating key National
programmes. He continues to be a key figure in the
level programmes & mentoring research work of promotion of innovations & start-ups in India and his
PGDM-BE students, also coordinated TOT Mizoram ED
Programme. services are being used by many Governments.
He is on various high-level committees of the
Government of India. In 2017, he was awarded the Best
Ganapathi Batthini
Mentor award by the Ministry of Skill Development and
MLISc
Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India.
ganapathi@ediindia.org
Mayank Upadhyay
A library and information science professional, with ACWA
close to three decades of experience, he heads EDII's mayank@ediindia.org
library and information centre. His work comprises
developing, managing and disseminating information in S p e c i a l i s e s i n t h e a r e a s o f f i n a n c e ,
business management, entrepreneurship, social and management accounting, project planning
engineering sectors. He is the Editor of the conference and strategic management, with extensive experience
proceedings of MANLIBNET 2013: International in development banking, commercial banking,
Conference on Entrepreneurial Approaches to management consulting and NGO management.
Librarianship, MANLIBNET 2019: Sustainable Involved in conceptualising and conducting of a number
Librarianship, Editor of the conference proceedings of of national and international programmes in corporate
Biennial Conference on Entrepreneurship and Principal
financial strategic planning and management,
Author of Emerging trends in entrepreneurship project formulation and appraisal, microfinance and
research review of the Journal of Entrepreneurship. He management control systems.