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Brief Bio
Dr Gaurav Dixit is a joint faculty in the Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence and a core faculty in the Information Systems Group in the Department of Management Studies at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee.
Gaurav’s research focuses on Information Systems, Computational Social Science, Applied Machine Learning and Deep Learning, Decision Making.
His research articles have been published in leading academic conferences and journals like International Conference on Information Systems, Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, Academy of Management Proceedings, Journal of Computer Information Systems, Information Technology for Development, Journal of Business Analytics, Journal of Global Information Technology Management, Electronic Commerce Research, and Journal of Cleaner Production.
Additional Details
Gaurav has executed research projects funded by public and private organisations such as DST, SERB, ICSSR, NMHS, Fuzzy Logix, and IIT Roorkee. At IIT Roorkee, he usually teaches IT & Organization, Digital Transformation, Programming for AI/Data Science, and Deep Learning.
Gaurav started his professional career at Hewlett Packard (HP) as a software/systems engineer in 2007. His work at HP included product R&D in Network File System (NFS), Network Information Service (NIS), and High-availability (HA) clusters on the HP-UX operating system. In 2014, Gaurav joined the Strategy Group at Sharda University, where he spent his time on Enterprise Software projects (LIBSYS, PeopleSoft, CampusLynx) and their implementation as Project manager on deputation.
Previously, Gaurav has taken courses as a visiting/guest faculty at the Indian Institute of Management Indore and NIFT Bangalore. He earned his doctoral degree (Information Systems) in 2014 from the Indian Institute of Management Indore and an engineering degree (B.Tech. in Computer Science & Engineering) in 2007 from the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi.
When he gets some free time, you may find him wandering in the Himalayas, exploring ancient mystical places.
CONTACT and Social Media
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RECENT NEWS
- Oct 24, 2024: Paper accepted at 2024 Pre-ICIS SIGDSA Symposium
- Sep 7, 2024: Paper accepted at Managerial Finance
- Jul 15, 2024: Paper accepted at IFIP Conference e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society (I3E) 2024
- Jul 2, 2024: 'Best RIP Award' in ISAP 2024
- Jun 2, 2024: Paper accepted at ISR paper development workshop, PACIS 2024
- May 23, 2024: Paper accepted at ISAP 2024
- Apr 29, 2024: Paper accepted at PACIS 2024 Doctoral Consortium (PhD Scholar: Kunal Rao)
- Mar 14, 2024: VAIBHAV grant approved with Prof. Sunil Mithas, Muma College of Business, University of South Florida, USA as VAIBHAV Fellow
- Mar 9, 2024: Paper accepted at Advances in Space Research
- Feb 9, 2024: Paper accepted at UK Academy of Information Systems (UKAIS) Conference, 25-26 April 2024, University of Kent
- Oct 31, 2023: Paper accepted at Australasian Conference on Information Systems, 5-8 December 2023, Wellington
- Sep 15, 2023: Paper accepted at IFIP WG 8.6 Conference 2023
- Sep 1, 2023: Paper accepted at IFIP Conference e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society (I3E) 2023
- Aug 31, 2023: Paper accepted at Journal of Computer Information Systems
- Aug 30, 2023: Paper accepted at Joint Working Conference of IFIP WG 8.2 and IFIP WG 9.4
- Jul 30, 2023: Delivered invite lecture on "An overview of multi-criteria decision techniques" in the SERB Accelerate Vigyan Karyashala: Geospatial Intelligence organized by
Indian Institute of Information Technology Sri City - Mar 24, 2023: Delivered invited lecture on "An overview of multi-criteria decision techniques" in the ATAL FDP organized by
Indian Institute of Information Technology Sri City - Aug 2-3, 2022: Delivered invited lectures on "Python Programming" in the online workshop organized by
School of Business, Western Sydney University
RESEARCH LAB and GROUP
Data Science Lab
Room no. 110, First Floor, Department of Management Studies
For queries related to future research/project opportunities, please be in touch with +91-1332-286540
Current PhD Scholars
- Faye Simon (Sep 2024) is a PhD scholar in Joint Supervision with Prof. Chutiporn Anutariya, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand
- Mukesh Kumar (Dec 2023) is a PhD scholar at the Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in Joint Supervision with Prof. Akrati Saxena, Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS), Leiden University, Netherlands.
- Akhilesh Das (Dec 2023) is a Part-time PhD scholar at the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
- Shelly Garg (Jul 2023) is a PhD scholar at the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
- Abhigyan (Jul 2023) is a PhD scholar at the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
- Pramod Kumar Patnaik, Dec 2021 (Information Systems: Rural E-Governance) in Joint Supervision with Prof. Ajay Kumar, Emlyon Business School, France
Highlights: Papers accepted/published in IFIP WG 9.4 2023 - Kunal Rao, Jul 2021 (Information Systems: Social media and Machine Learning) in Joint Supervision with Prof. Sunil Mithas, Muma College of Business, University of South Florida, USA
Highlights: Papers accepted/published in PACIS 2022 (CORE 2018 A), PACIS 2024 DC, ISAP 2024
PhD Awarded
- Dr. Manisha Yadav, 2021-2025 (in Joint Supervision with Prof. Abhinava Tripathi, Department of Management Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India): Faculty, O.P. Jindal Global University
Highlights: Paper published in MF (ABDC B) - Dr. Sakshi Srivastava, 2017-2024 (Information Systems: Value of Analytics): Faculty, Christ University
Highlights: Papers published in ICIS 2018 (CORE 2018 A*), JCIS (ABDC A), IFIP WG 8.2 2023, I3E 2023 - Dr. Himanshu Agarwal, 2015-2022 (Information Systems: Mobile services): Manager, MSTC Limited
Highlights: Papers published in IFIP WG 8.2 2020, International Conference in Smart Cities 2016 - Dr. Ashwani Kumar, 2015-2019 (Decision Science: E-Waste): Faculty, IIM Rohtak
Highlights: Papers published in RCR, SDC, JCP (ABDC A)
Research Interns
- Sai Satyadarshan Bhuyan (MS Project, Autumn 2023), BS-MS, IISER Bhopal: LLM application in Finance
- Sumant R Chopde (Research intern, Summer 2023), BS-MS, IISER Pune: Recommender Systems
- Satyam Morankar (NPTEL intern, Winter 2022), ECE, MIT World Peace University, Pune: Machine Learning on Finance and Web Data
- Neha Bhat (NPTEL intern, Winter 2022), CSE, Sai Vidya Institute of Technology: Machine Learning on Web Data
- Shristi Bose (Research Project intern, 2020), Economics, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya: Social media and NeuroIS
- Amit Kumar Kushwaha (Industry intern, 2019): Machine Learning on Social media
- Vineet Kaushik (Research intern, 2019), NIFT: E-commerce
Publications
Dixit, G., & Morankar, S.K. (Jan, 2025). Decoding Internet Signals for Stock Market Movement: A Machine Learning Study on Pharma Sector During Covid-19. Proceedings of the 2024 Pre-ICIS SIGDSA Symposium. 24. URL
Yadav, M., & Dixit, G. (Oct, 2024). Asymmetric dependence between the prospect theory value and stock returns in India: a quantile regression approach. Managerial Finance, 51(2), 236-261. DOI
Dixit, G. (Sep, 2024). A Novel End-User-Oriented Perspective for Mobile Service Artefacts: Conceptualizing Usage Patterns. In Conference on e-Business, e-Services and e-Society (pp. 156-170). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. DOI
Chakrabarti, S., Patgiri, D., Rathi, R., Dixit, G., Krishna, M. S., & Sarkhel, S. (June, 2024). Optimizing a Deep Learning Framework for Accurate Detection of the Earth’s Ionospheric Plasma Structures from All-sky Airglow Images. Advances in Space Research, 73(12), 5990-6005. DOI
Srivastava, S., & Dixit, G. (Dec, 2023). AI and Big Data Practices in Developing Country Context: A Socio-Technical Perspective. In TDIT 2023. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 697. Springer, Cham. DOI
Srivastava, S., & Dixit, G. (Dec, 2023). E-channel Selection Intention: Role of Users’ IT Characteristics and IT Usage. In I3E 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14316. Springer, Cham. DOI
Patnaik, P.K., Dixit, G. (Dec, 2023). Understanding Potential Risk Factors in the Use of ICTs for Rural e-Governance. In IFIPJWC 2023. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 696. Springer, Cham. DOI
Dixit, G. (Nov, 2023). Development Complexity of Chatbot Artefacts: A Perspective of Developer Communities. ACIS 2023 Proceedings. 78. URL
Srivastava, S., & Dixit, G. (Sep, 2023). Value of Analytics for Decision-Making: Role of Managers and Analysts, Journal of Computer Information Systems, 65(1), 28–46. DOI
Dixit, G. (Oct, 2022). How do localized socio-economic platform ecosystems emerge?: a mobile platform to bring the market to villagers in Himalayan forests, Information Technology for Development, 29(2–3), 205–227. DOI
Sengar, A., Sharma, V., Joshi, K., Agrawal, R., Dwivedi, A., Dwivedi, P., Sharma, P.K., Dixit, G., Goswami, G., & Barthwal, M. (Sep, 2022). A fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process based analysis for prioritization of enablers to pine briquettes based energy generation in alignment with the United Nations’ sustainable development goals: Evidence from India. Biomass and Bioenergy, 165, 106580. DOI
Dixit, G., & Kushwaha, A. K. (Jul, 2022). Algorithmic enhancements to identify predictable components from users’ data and a framework to detect misinformation in social media, Journal of Business Analytics, 6(2), 112–126. DOI
Rao, K., & Dixit, G. (Jun, 2022). Genuineness of Social media Support: Role of languages and influencers in the Case of Farmers’ Protest in India. PACIS 2022 Proceedings, 248. URL
Dwivedi, A., Dwivedi, P., Joshi, K., Sharma, V., Sengar, A., Agrawal, R., Sharma, P.K., Dixit, G., & Barthwal, M. (Apr, 2022). Local leader's impact on adoption of renewable energy generation technology by rural communities in the Himalayan region. Journal of Cleaner Production, 352, 131479. DOI
Agarwal, H., & Dixit, G. (Dec, 2020). Information Technology Usage and Cognitive Engagement: Understanding Effects on Users’ Cognitive Processes. In International Working Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT (pp. 70-81). Springer, Cham. DOI
Dixit, G., & Bose, S. (Dec, 2020). Trusting Social Media News: Role of Social Influence and Emotions Using EEG as a Brain Imaging Tool. In International Working Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT (pp. 463-474). Springer, Cham. DOI
Dixit, G., Joshi, K. K., & Sharma, V. (Dec, 2020). ICT Platform-Enabled Socio-Economic Ecosystem in Himalayan Villages of India: The Case of a Forest Protection and Renewable Energy Production Project. In International Working Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT (pp. 3-14). Springer, Cham. DOI
Dixit, G. (Nov, 2020). Designing an IT Artefact to Enable a Sustainable Business Model for a Bio-Energy Program: Case of a Briquette Ecosystem. ICIS 2020 TREOs. 6. URL
Kumar, A., Wasan, P., Luthra, S., & Dixit, G. (Aug, 2020). Development of a framework for selecting a sustainable location of waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling plant in emerging economies. Journal of Cleaner Production, 277, 122645. DOI
Sengar, A., Sharma, V., Agrawal, R., Dwivedi, A., Dwivedi, P., Joshi, K., Dixit, G., Sharma, P.K., & Barthwal, M. (Aug, 2020). Prioritization of barriers to energy generation using pine needles to mitigate climate change: Evidence from India. Journal of Cleaner Production, 275, 123840. DOI
Kaushik, V., Kumar, A., Gupta, H., & Dixit, G. (Jul, 2020). A hybrid decision model for supplier selection in Online Fashion Retail (OFR). International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 25(1), 27-51. DOI
Kaushik, V., Kumar, A., Gupta, H., & Dixit, G. (Mar, 2020). Modelling and prioritizing the factors for online apparel return using BWM approach. Electronic Commerce Research, 1-31. DOI
Kumar, A., & Dixit, G. (Sep, 2019). A novel hybrid MCDM framework for WEEE recycling partner evaluation on the basis of green competencies. Journal of Cleaner Production, 241, 118017. DOI
Srivastava, S., & Dixit, G. (Oct, 2018). Impact of business analytics on organizational outcomes: Role of analytical insights and usage. ICIS 2018 Proceedings. 10. URL
Kumar, A., & Dixit, G. (Feb, 2018). An analysis of barriers affecting the implementation of e-waste management practices in India: A novel ISM-DEMATEL approach. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 14, 36-52. DOI
Kumar, A., & Dixit, G. (Jan, 2018). Evaluating critical barriers to implementation of WEEE management using DEMATEL approach. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 131, 101-121. DOI
Agarwal, H., & Dixit, G. (2017). M-commerce in smart cities: changing mindsets of individuals, organizations, and society. In Advances in Smart Cities (pp. 167-180). Chapman and Hall/CRC. DOI
Kumar, A., Dixit, G., & Prabhakar, D. (2016). Analyzing the factors affecting the sustainable municipal solid waste management (MSWM). Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 9(47), 1-7. DOI
Dixit, G., & Panigrahi, P. (Sep, 2014). Information technology impact and role of firm age and export activity: An emerging economy context. Journal of Global Information Technology Management, 17(3), 169-187. DOI
Dixit, G. (2014). Economic Impact of Information Technology in Firms with Different Ownership Structures. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2014, No. 1, p. 15455). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management. URL
Dixit, G., Roy, D., & Uppal, N. (May, 2013). Predicting India volatility index: An application of artificial neural network. International Journal of Computer Applications, 70(4). DOI
Dixit, G., & Panigrahi, P. (2013). Investigating determinants of information technology investments by indian firms. Journal of Information Technology Management, 24(3), 13. URL
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