Work with thought leaders and academic experts from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Sutirtha Bagchi is an Associate Professor of Economics at Villanova University where he teaches courses in microeconomics and public economics. Dr. Bagchi has a Ph.D. in Business Economics and an M.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor. He also received an MBA from Purdue University West Lafayette, in addition to a B. Tech. (With Honors) in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.

Dr. Raja Mukherjee is a highly accomplished chemist with a strong research background in organic chemistry. He completed his PhD in Chemistry from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in 2014, where his research focused on the development of new methods for the synthesis of natural products. Following his PhD, he worked as a Post Doctoral Research Fellow at University of Alberta and Boston College, where he gained extensive experience in the field of synthetic organic chemistry and chemical biology. Currently, Dr. Mukherjee is working as a Senior Research Scientist at TCGLIFESCIENCES, a leading pharmaceutical company. In this role, he leads a team of scientists and oversees projects related to drug discovery and development. He has published numerous research papers in top peer-reviewed journals and has presented his work at international conferences. Dr. Mukherjee's expertise lies in the design and synthesis of novel molecules with medicinal properties. He has a deep understanding of various analytical techniques and has experience in using them to characterize and elucidate the structure of complex molecules. Apart from his research work, Dr. Mukherjee is also passionate about mentoring young scientists and has supervised several graduate and undergraduate students. Overall, Dr. Raja Mukherjee is a dedicated and highly skilled chemist with a proven track record of success in the field of organic chemistry. His passion for research and his commitment to making a positive impact in the world through his work make him a valuable asset to any organization.

Baidurya Bhattacharya is a highly accomplished and respected civil engineer with over 20 years of experience in the field. He was born in Kolkata, India and completed his B.Tech (hons.) in Civil Engineering from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in 1991. He then went on to pursue his PhD in Civil Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, which he completed in 1997. After completing his PhD, Bhattacharya started his academic career as a Visiting Professor at the University of Delaware. He then moved on to become an Assistant Professor at the same university, where he taught for several years and mentored numerous students. In 2005, he returned to his alma mater, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, as a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering. He has been a valuable member of the faculty and has made significant contributions to the department through his research and teaching. Bhattacharya's research interests lie in the areas of structural engineering, earthquake engineering, and soil dynamics. He has published numerous papers in reputable journals and has also presented his work at various international conferences. His research has been recognized and funded by prestigious organizations such as the National Science Foundation and the American Society of Civil Engineers. Aside from his academic career, Bhattacharya is also actively involved in consulting and has worked on various projects in collaboration with government agencies and private firms. He is known for his expertise and has received several awards and honors for his contributions to the field of civil engineering. Bhattacharya is a dedicated educator and mentor, and he continues to inspire and guide young engineers through his teaching and research. His passion for the field and his dedication to his students make him a highly respected figure in the academic community.

I am a Biomedical Scientist trying to bridge the gap between biologists, medical professionals, and technologists. My key interest lies in developing medical diagnostic solutions for early detection of diseases. My area of research is interdisciplinary, and I would like to connect to people who are in the field of clinical spectroscopy, nanotechnology, and protein aggregation.

Dr. Deepak Khazanchi is Mutual of Omaha Distinguished Chair of IS&T and Professor of Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis in the [College of Information Science & Technology](http://www.ist.unomaha.edu/) (IS&T), [University of Nebraska at Omaha](http://www.unomaha.edu/) (UNO). Between 2002 and 2021, he served the College of IS&T as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Community Engagement and Internationalization Officer, and as the Chair of the Department of Information Systems & Quantitative Analysis. Deepak is also the Executive Director of the [Center for Management of IT](https://cmit.unomaha.edu) which focusses on applied R&D, training, and community projects. He has affiliate faculty appointments in UNO’s [International Studies & Programs](http://world.unomaha.edu/) and the [Leonard and Shirley Goldstein Center for Human Rights (GCHR)](https://www.unomaha.edu/college-of-arts-and-sciences/goldstein-center-for-human-rights/about-us/index.php). Dr. Khazanchi has served as a visiting professor and senior scholar with the Center for Integrated Emergency Management (CIEM) at the [University of Agder](http://www.hia.no/) (Kristiansand, Norway), [University of International Business & Economics](http://english.uibe.edu.cn/) (Beijing, China), [Mahindra University](https://www.mahindrauniversity.edu.in/) (Hyderabad, India), [Chiba University of Commerce](https://www.cuc.ac.jp/eng/) (Japan), [Management Center Innsbruck](https://www.mci.edu/en/) (Innsbruck, Austria), and [Murdoch University](https://www.murdoch.edu.au/) (Perth, Australia). Dr. Khazanchi is a Fulbright alum having received a Fulbright Core award for Austria (2022), and the Fulbright Specialist Grants for Norway (2014) and Japan (2023). Deepak has been instrumental in establishing multiple international collaborations for UNO with universities in Austria, Norway, Germany, Japan, India and China. He is also regularly involved as a thesis/dissertation committee member and/or external examiner for a number of graduate and PhD students at universities around the world. Dr. Khazanchi has published over 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals, books, and conferences. Over the last two decades, he has received (individually and in collaboration with others) approximately $10 million in grant funding and donations from private foundations, corporations, federal and state agencies to support his teaching, research, and community engagement activities. Deepak does applied research through a multidisciplinary lens and in the recent years has focused on areas such as applied ML in SHM, perceived fairness of AI/ML systems, Decent Work and the ICT Profession, Metaverse Technology Capabilities, Virtual Project Management, Fast Response Virtual Teams for Crisis Management, mhealth interventions, Risk analysis in extended enterprise environments, Mixed Research Methods, and the application of philosophy of science in computing disciplines.  His research has been published in both practitioner and peer-reviewed journals including the following: *International Journal of Information* *Management (IJIM), International Journal of IT Project Management (IJITPM), IEEE Access, Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction (THCI), Current Opinion in Neurology, Journal of Gerontological Nursing, Journal of Information Systems (JIS), The ISACA Journal*, *Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research (JITCAR)*, *Communications of the Association of Information Systems* (CAIS), *Journal of the Association of Information Systems* (JAIS), *Electronic Markets, Decision Support Systems*, *Information Systems Management*, *Journal of Information Technology Management*, *ACM’s DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems*, *Journal of Computer Information Systems*, *American Journal of Business,* and *Information Processing and Management*. He has also presented his research at a number of national/international/regional peer-reviewed conferences. Dr. Khazanchi has also given practitioner-oriented talks & conducted workshops for companies and organizations in the USA, India and Norway on a variety of topics including: “Role of Digitalization and Digital Transformation to achieve Resiliency during Supply Chain Disruptions”; “Fast Response Virtual Teams During Crisis”; “Beyond Innovation: Using Transformative Thinking as a part of our Daily Work”; “Virtual Teams & Project Management”; “Best Practices in IT Project Management”; “Politics of Project Management”; and “Patterns of Effective Virtual Project Management.” Dr. Khazanchi has been engaged in collaborative interactions with the business and nonprofit community through various R&D projects, service to the IT profession, and community service at the regional, national and international levels. Two of his community projects, [CodeCrush](https://codecrush.unomaha.edu) and iSTEM After School have celebrated their 10th year in 2024. He was one of the founding board members, served as chairman, and currently continues to serve on the board of directors of the nonprofit, [Collective for Youth](https://www.collectiveforyouth.org/) in Omaha. Deepak has also served on several other community boards including as a Trustee for the [Brownell Talbot Preparatory School](http://www.brownell.edu/), member of the Board of [Refugee Empowerment Center in Omaha](https://refugeeempowerment.org), and [Benson Theater](https://bensontheatre.org). He has served on the Board of Management for the [Sir Padmpat Singhania University](https://www.spsu.ac.in/) (Udaipur, India), the Executive Council for [Bennett University](http://www.bennettuniversity.com/) (NOIDA, India), and the Planning and Monitoring Board of the [JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research](https://jssuni.edu.in/JSSWeb/WebHome.aspx) (Mysuru, India). Deepak was one of the founding members and has served as the President/President-elect of the [Midwest Association of Information Systems, ](https://www.mwais.org)AMCIS representative member of the [Association of Information Systems](https://www.aisnet.org) Council, and the Chair of the AMCIS Site Advisory committee.  Dr. Khazanchi is the founder and first President of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) [Special Interest Group for IT Project Management](https://aisnet.org/members/group.aspx?id=89773). He has served as the conference general chair and/or co-chair of multiple international and regional conferences including hosting the [2023 Information for Crisis Response & Management Global Conference](https://iscram2023.net) (May 27-31,2023), 2022 MWAIS Conference, 2022 VINC (Vivekananda Institute National Conference), 2020 ACM SIGITE Conference, 2016 [Brain Informatics and Health (BIH 201)](https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319471020) conference, 2020 [ACM’s Special Interest Group in IT Education (SIGITE)](https://www.unomaha.edu/college-of-information-science-and-technology/sigite2020/index_page.php) conference, 2015 International Conference on Advances in Management and Technology in a Global World (ICAMT-2015), 2005 [Americas Conference in Information Systems (AMCIS),](http://aisnet.org/?AMCISPage) and the 2007 IEEE [International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM)](https://dblp.org/db/conf/icdm/icdm2007.html). Deepak has also served as the VP of Programs for the [Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Heartland Chapter](https://pmiheartland.org/). Dr. Khazanchi is an [AIS Distinguished Member – Cum Laude](https://aisnet.org/page/DistinguishedMemberList#k) and a Fellow of the [IAITQM (International Academy of Information Technology and Quantitative Management)](http://iaitqm.org/fellows.html).  Deepak has been recognized as the [Nebraska Tech Collaborative as one of their 2024 PIONEERS](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nebraska-tech-collaborative_ntcpioneers-activity-7133808994401357824-gpQV) and received the 2024 [AIM Institute’s Higher Education Technology Leader Award.](https://www.aimtechawards.org/)[DAA 2024 (Khazanchi)](https://dkhazanchi.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/daa-2024-khazanchi.pdf "DAA 2024 (Khazanchi)") His undergraduate alma mater, [IIT Kharagpur](https://www.iitkgp.ac.in/), honored him with the Distinguished Alumnus Award (DAA) in its commencement held on December 30th 2024. The [DAA](https://dkhazanchi.wordpress.com/about-2/bio/_wp_link_placeholder) recognizes the “professional achievements and contributions of its alumni” ([DAA 2024 Khazanchi)](https://dkhazanchi.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/daa-2024-khazanchi.pdf "DAA 2024 (Khazanchi)"). Deepak arrived in academics after working in managerial and technical positions with responsibility for designing structures (bridges and buildings) and as a project engineer for a multinational construction project.  He received the Ph.D. degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Management Information Systems from [Texas Tech University](http://www.ttu.edu/). Prior to this, he earned the MBA degree from [Southern Illinois University at Carbondale](http://www.siuc.edu/) and obtained an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from the [Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur](https://www.iitkgpfoundation.org/index.html) (India). He can be reached via e-mail at [khazanchi@unomaha.edu](mailto:%20khazanchi@unomaha.edu), his “web presence” is at [https://dkhazanchi.com/](https://dkhazanchi.com/) and @khazanchi on twitter. He is [living his dream](https://web.archive.org/web/20220701234428/https://www.unomaha.edu/college-of-information-science-and-technology/news/2006/12/living-his-dream.php) as an academic and enjoys any free time he has with his family and traveling.

Partha Goswami has 30+ years of experience in the automotive industry in R&D, Planning and technology strategy. In his most recent role in GM as Professional Fellow of technology trends, he was responsible for identifying emerging tech-trends and their evolution. Currently, Dr. Goswami provides consulting and advisory service as Principal at PG Mobility Analysis LLC. He is also a consulting partner at Automobility Advisors and serves as a director at 3IS, Inc. Dr. Goswami regularly speaks at industry forums on technology, including the future and impact of new concepts such as software-defined vehicle development. He is actively engaged as advisor in several industry groups, as a judge for startup in GAMIC, Michigan and is involved with SAE in various capacities. He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mechanics from Iowa State University, MBA from University of Michigan and a certification as a foresight professional from University of Houston.

I am a biofuel researcher with over 15 years of experience in research and development, and project management of bioenergy conversion technologies. I directed, managed, and implemented 25+ engineering sponsored projects, performed project monitoring for 30+ R&D projects (ranging $1 million-  $100 millions) sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office, led R & D team of 20+ technologists - mentored engineering students and technicians, conducted bench-scale laboratory experiments, tested, and validated of new processes commissioning of five bioenergy projects, and performed troubleshooting, prepared research grants (worth $7.5 million) for U.S. federal agencies, and led preparation of 18 project (final) reports and published 47 scientific papers

Srinivasan Krishnan is an accomplished geologist with over 25 years of experience in the industry. He received his Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1993. Prior to that, he completed his M.S. in Geology from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in 1984. After completing his education, Krishnan began his career as an Exploration Geologist at ExxonMobil. He quickly rose through the ranks, becoming a Senior Geoscientist, Principal Geologist, and Manager at the company. Throughout his career, Krishnan has been involved in numerous projects and has made significant contributions to the field of geology. He has a deep understanding of the Earth's structure and has a keen eye for identifying potential resources and hazards. His expertise has been sought after by various organizations, and he has been invited to speak at conferences and seminars around the world. He is also a published author, with several research papers and articles to his name. In addition to his professional achievements, Krishnan is also known for his leadership skills and his ability to mentor and guide young geologists. He is passionate about sharing his knowledge and experience with others and is always willing to help his colleagues and students. In his free time, Krishnan enjoys hiking, camping, and exploring new places. He also volunteers with organizations that promote environmental conservation and sustainability.