Department of Management Studies · Mehta Family School of Data Science & AI

Dr Gaurav Dixit

Associate Professor of Information Systems at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, working across social network analysis, applied machine learning, and computational social science to make algorithmic decision-making fairer and more explainable.

  • Social Network Analysis
  • Applied Machine Learning
  • Fair & Explainable AI
  • Computational Social Science
  • Algorithmic Decision Making
About

Biosketch & background

Gaurav Dixit, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Information Systems at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, where he has served since 2015. He became an AIS Distinguished Member in 2025, the first from any Indian Institute of Technology, and has held a visiting position at the Indian Institute of Management Indore.

Before his PhD, Gaurav was a Systems/Software engineer at the Product R&D division of Hewlett-Packard (HP), where he was awarded for his performance. He is a proud IITian — a 2007 B.Tech CSE graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, having cleared the IIT-JEE exam in 2003 and received a Merit Scholarship based on his IIT-JEE rank. He earned his PhD (admitted on a CAT percentile of approx. 98%) from the Indian Institute of Management Indore, one of the few Indian institutions featured in the Financial Times Global MBA Rankings.

"Suspiciousness of social media accounts" won the Best Paper Award at the AIS SIG Workshop on Information Systems in Asia Pacific (ISAP) 2024, and is now published in Data Science and Management.

Gaurav serves as an Editorial Board member for Computational Science at Nature Scientific Reports and Nature Scientific Reviews. He has served as a Session Chair at the Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems and as a Track Chair at the India Conference on Information Systems.

His work appears in leading conferences — the International Conference on Information Systems, the Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, and the Academy of Management Proceedings — and in journals including Data Science and Management, Communications of the Association for Information Systems, Journal of Computer Information Systems, Information Technology for Development, Electronic Commerce Research, Journal of Decision Systems, Journal of Business Analytics, Journal of Global Information Technology Management, and Journal of Cleaner Production.

Gaurav has executed research projects funded by SPARC, DST, SERB, ICSSR, NMHS, and Fuzzy Logix. At IIT Roorkee he typically teaches Digital Transformation to MBA students, and Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning to BTech/MTech students.

He began his professional career at Hewlett-Packard in 2007, working in product R&D for the Network File System (NFS), Network Information Service (NIS), and High Availability (HA) clusters on HP-UX. In 2014 he joined the Strategy Group at Sharda University, working on enterprise software projects (LIBSYS, PeopleSoft, CampusLynx) as a project manager on deputation. He has since run multiple training programs in Data Science, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and AI, and during 2019–20 pioneered online IIT training programs with EdTech partners such as Coursera, WileyNXT, and CloudxLab.

When he gets some free time, he can be found wandering in the Himalayas, exploring ancient mystical places.

Portrait of Dr Gaurav Dixit

Dr Gaurav Dixit

Associate Professor, Information Systems
Faculty Cabin, Room 114 & Data Science Lab, Room 110
Department of Management Studies, IIT Roorkee

  • 2014
    PhD, Information Systems
    Indian Institute of Management Indore
  • 2007
    B.Tech., Computer Science & Engineering
    Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi
  • Aug 2023 – Present
    Associate Professor
    Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
  • Jan 2015 – Jul 2023
    Assistant Professor
    Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
  • Jul – Sep 2016
    Visiting Faculty
    Indian Institute of Management Indore
  • Jul – Sep 2014
    Visiting Faculty
    Indian Institute of Management Indore
  • Feb – Apr 2021
    Guest Faculty
    National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore
  • Jun – Dec 2014
    IT Project Manager (on deputation)
    Sharda Group
  • Jun 2007 – Apr 2010
    Systems/Software Engineer
    Hewlett-Packard
Research

Interests, projects & collaborations

01

Information Systems

02

Social Network Analysis

03

Applied Machine Learning

04

Computational Social Science

05

Algorithmic Decision Making

Looking for motivated PhD aspirants

At the Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. Open research problems: Fair & Explainable AI, Language Models, and Social Network Analysis.

Write to the lab

Funded projects

TopicStartRoleOutlayFunding agency
Generative AI Intervention in Rural Uplands: An Action Research Study Sep 2025PI The University of Manchester (with Prof. Richard Heeks)
How Information Technology and Management Initiatives Facilitate Business Innovation Apr 2024PI₹72.225 lacs DST VAIBHAV — VAIBHAV Fellow: Prof. Sunil Mithas, Muma College of Business, USF, USA
Investigation and characterization of ionospheric plasma using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Mar 2022Co-PI₹29.99 lacs SERB, DST — PI: Prof. Sumanta Sarkhel, Co-PI: Prof. M.V. Sunilkrishna
A Study on Trust, Social Influence, and Emotion in Social Media Context: Using EEG as a Brain Imaging Tool Jan 2020PI₹12.6 lacs IMPRESS, ICSSR — Co-PI: Dr. Partha Pratim Roy, Dr. Deepak Sharma
Socio-Economic Value Creation through Forest Bio-Residue Based Energy Generation Jan 2019Co-PI₹90.8 lacs NMHS — PI: Prof. Vinay Sharma, Co-PI: Prof. Rajat Agarwal
160 Channel Acti-Champ EEG System Jan 2018Co-PI₹75 lacs SMILE, IIT Roorkee — PI: Prof. Partha Pratim Roy
Setting up Fuzzy Logix Big Data & Analytics Lab Sep 2016PI₹7.8 lacs Fuzzy Logix
M-Commerce, M-Governance, and Internet of Things: Research on Current Issues and Future Directions Jul 2015PI₹9.8 lacs FIG, IIT Roorkee

International collaborations

  • Generative AI Intervention in Rural Uplands
    Prof. Richard Heeks, Global Development Institute, The University of Manchester, UK
  • IT and Business Innovation
    Prof. Sunil Mithas, Muma College of Business, University of South Florida, USA
  • Data Science: Algorithmic Fairness — with Mukesh Kumar
    Prof. Akrati Saxena, LIACS, Leiden University, Netherlands
  • Information Systems: Digital Credentialing — with Faye Simon
    Prof. Chutiporn Anutariya, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
  • Information Systems: Rural e-Governance — with Pramod Kumar Patnaik
    Prof. Ajay Kumar, Emlyon Business School, France
  • Social Media & Machine Learning — with Kunal Rao
    Prof. Sunil Mithas, University of South Florida, USA
Publications

Journals & conference proceedings

Selected list of refereed journal articles and conference proceedings, newest first.

2026
Does language of posting in social media shape influencers and users' participation? Analysing conversational consistency using a computational social science approach
Rao, K., & Dixit, G. · Journal of Decision Systems, 35(1), 2658198 · doi.org/10.1080/12460125.2026.2658198
Formulating gamers' decision factors into item-based collaborative filtering to enhance mobile game recommender systems
Dixit, G., & Srivastava, S. · Journal of Decision Systems, 35(1), 2642587 · doi.org/10.1080/12460125.2026.2642587
Suspiciousness of social media accounts: examining the role of conversational consistency using a machine learning approach
Rao, K., & Dixit, G. · Data Science and Management, 9(2), 100167 · doi.org/10.1016/j.dsm.2025.09.003 · Best Paper, ISAP 2024
2025
Digital Divide Among Marginalized Rural Communities in Developing Countries: Strategies and Practices to Reduce the 'Proxy Use of ICTs' for Rural e-Governance
Patnaik, P. K., Dixit, G., Kumar, A., & Papadopoulos, T. · Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 58 · aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol58/iss1/2
Unveiling Enablers to the Use of Generative AI Artefacts in Rural Educational Settings: A Socio-Technical Perspective
Patnaik, P. K., Rao, K., & Dixit, G. · Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 58 · aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol58/iss1/8
Automatic Localization and Characterization of Mid-latitude Ionospheric Plasma Structures from All-sky Airglow Images using a Deep Learning Framework
Chakrabarti, S., Upadhyaya, J., Rathi, R., Yadav, V., Patgiri, D., Dixit, G., Krishna, M. S., & Sarkhel, S. · Advances in Space Research, 76(4), 2302–2314 · doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2025.05.086
Asymmetric dependence between the prospect theory value and stock returns in India: a quantile regression approach
Yadav, M., & Dixit, G. · Managerial Finance, 51(2), 236–261 · doi.org/10.1108/MF-10-2023-0628
Value of Analytics for Decision-Making: Role of Managers and Analysts
Srivastava, S., & Dixit, G. · Journal of Computer Information Systems, 65(1), 28–46 · doi.org/10.1080/08874417.2023.2255557
2024
Optimizing a Deep Learning Framework for Accurate Detection of the Earth's Ionospheric Plasma Structures from All-sky Airglow Images
Chakrabarti, S., Patgiri, D., Rathi, R., Dixit, G., Krishna, M. S., & Sarkhel, S. · Advances in Space Research, 73(12), 5990–6005 · doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2024.03.014
2023
Algorithmic enhancements to identify predictable components from users' data and a framework to detect misinformation in social media
Dixit, G., & Kushwaha, A. K. · Journal of Business Analytics, 6(2), 112–126 · doi.org/10.1080/2573234X.2022.2100834
How do localized socio-economic platform ecosystems emerge? A mobile platform to bring the market to villagers in Himalayan forests
Dixit, G. · Information Technology for Development, 29(2–3), 205–227 · doi.org/10.1080/02681102.2022.2131702
2022
A fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process based analysis for prioritization of enablers to pine briquettes based energy generation in alignment with the UN SDGs: Evidence from India
Sengar, A., Sharma, V., Joshi, K., Agrawal, R., Dwivedi, A., Dwivedi, P., Sharma, P. K., Dixit, G., Goswami, G., & Barthwal, M. · Biomass and Bioenergy, 165, 106580 · doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2022.106580
Local leader's impact on adoption of renewable energy generation technology by rural communities in the Himalayan region
Dwivedi, A., Dwivedi, P., Joshi, K., Sharma, V., Sengar, A., Agrawal, R., Sharma, P. K., Dixit, G., & Barthwal, M. · Journal of Cleaner Production, 352, 131479 · doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131479
A hybrid decision model for supplier selection in Online Fashion Retail (OFR)
Kaushik, V., Kumar, A., Gupta, H., & Dixit, G. · International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 25(1), 27–51 · doi.org/10.1080/13675567.2020.1791810
Modelling and prioritizing the factors for online apparel return using BWM approach
Kaushik, V., Kumar, A., Gupta, H., & Dixit, G. · Electronic Commerce Research, 22, 843–873 · doi.org/10.1007/s10660-020-09406-3
2020
Development of a framework for selecting a sustainable location of waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling plant in emerging economies
Kumar, A., Wasan, P., Luthra, S., & Dixit, G. · Journal of Cleaner Production, 277, 122645 · doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122645
Prioritization of barriers to energy generation using pine needles to mitigate climate change: Evidence from India
Sengar, A., Sharma, V., Agrawal, R., Dwivedi, A., Dwivedi, P., Joshi, K., Dixit, G., Sharma, P. K., & Barthwal, M. · Journal of Cleaner Production, 275, 123840 · doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123840
2019
A novel hybrid MCDM framework for WEEE recycling partner evaluation on the basis of green competencies
Kumar, A., & Dixit, G. · Journal of Cleaner Production, 241, 118017 · doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118017
2018
An analysis of barriers affecting the implementation of e-waste management practices in India: A novel ISM–DEMATEL approach
Kumar, A., & Dixit, G. · Sustainable Production and Consumption, 14, 36–52 · doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2018.01.002
Evaluating critical barriers to implementation of WEEE management using DEMATEL approach
Kumar, A., & Dixit, G. · Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 131, 101–121 · doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.12.024
2016
Analyzing the factors affecting the sustainable municipal solid waste management (MSWM)
Kumar, A., Dixit, G., & Prabhakar, D. · Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 9(47), 1–7 · dx.doi.org/10.17485/ijst/2016/v9i47/105286
2014
Information technology impact and role of firm age and export activity: An emerging economy context
Dixit, G., & Panigrahi, P. · Journal of Global Information Technology Management, 17(3), 169–187 · doi.org/10.1080/1097198X.2014.951295
2013
Investigating determinants of information technology investments by Indian firms
Dixit, G., & Panigrahi, P. · Journal of Information Technology Management, 24(3), 13 · home.thejitm.org/XXIV-3/article2.pdf
Predicting India Volatility Index: An application of artificial neural network
Dixit, G., Roy, D., & Uppal, N. · International Journal of Computer Applications, 70(4) · doi.org/10.5120/11950-7768
2026
Resilience Across the Data Divide: A Design-Oriented Systematic Review of Multimodal Fusion for Developed and Emerging Stock Market Forecasting under Crisis
Tiwary, A. C., & Dixit, G. · PACIS 2026 Proceedings, 19 · aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2026
LLMs-based Thematic Analysis of Social Media Deepfakes and its Empirical Parallelism with Deepfake News
Kumar, P., & Dixit, G. · PACIS 2026 Proceedings, 2 · aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2026
Enhancing Hybrid Recommendation Systems with CUR-based Matrix Decomposition and Deep Neural Network Architectures for Consumer Behaviour Prediction
Abhigyan, Das, S., Kumar, M., & Dixit, G. · Intl. Conf. on Intelligent Computing and Automation for Sustainable Solutions, 1–5, Faridabad · doi.org/10.1109/ICASS69550.2026.11547413
2025
Digital Credentialing Framework for Continuing Professional Development: Global Practices and Integration
Simon, P. F. T., Anutariya, C., & Dixit, G. · Intl. Conf. on Electronic Government and the Information Systems Perspective, 33–47, Springer · doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-02225-7_3
How Government Policies Shape IT Spending and Innovation in Startups and Incumbents in India
Dixit, G., Rao, K., & Mithas, S. · PACIS 2025 Proceedings, 8 · aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2025
Decoding Internet Signals for Stock Market Movement: A Machine Learning Study on the Pharma Sector During Covid-19
Dixit, G., & Morankar, S. K. · Proceedings of the 2024 Pre-ICIS SIGDSA Symposium, 24 · aisel.aisnet.org/sigdsa2024/24
2024
A Novel End-User-Oriented Perspective for Mobile Service Artefacts: Conceptualizing Usage Patterns
Dixit, G. · Conf. on e-Business, e-Services and e-Society, 156–170, Springer · doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72234-9_13
2023
AI and Big Data Practices in Developing Country Context: A Socio-Technical Perspective
Srivastava, S., & Dixit, G. · Intl. Working Conf. on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, 55–67, Springer · doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50188-3_6
E-channel Selection Intention: Role of Users' IT Characteristics and IT Usage
Srivastava, S., & Dixit, G. · Conf. on e-Business, e-Services and e-Society, 156–165, Springer · doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50040-4_12
Understanding Potential Risk Factors in the Use of ICTs for Rural e-Governance
Patnaik, P. K., & Dixit, G. · IFIP Joint Working Conf. on the Future of Digital Work, 92–109, Springer · doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50154-8_9
Development Complexity of Chatbot Artefacts: A Perspective of Developer Communities
Dixit, G. · ACIS 2023 Proceedings, 78 · aisel.aisnet.org/acis2023/78
2022
Genuineness of Social Media Support: Role of Languages and Influencers in the Case of Farmers' Protest in India
Rao, K., & Dixit, G. · PACIS 2022 Proceedings, 248 · aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2022/248
2020
Trusting Social Media News: Role of Social Influence and Emotions Using EEG as a Brain Imaging Tool
Dixit, G., & Bose, S. · Intl. Working Conf. on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, 463–474, Springer · doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64861-9_41
ICT Platform-Enabled Socio-Economic Ecosystem in Himalayan Villages of India: The Case of a Forest Protection and Renewable Energy Production Project
Dixit, G., Joshi, K. K., & Sharma, V. · Intl. Working Conf. on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, 3–14, Springer · doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64861-9_1
Designing an IT Artefact to Enable a Sustainable Business Model for a Bio-Energy Program: Case of a Briquette Ecosystem
Dixit, G. · ICIS 2020 TREOs, 6 · aisel.aisnet.org/treos_icis2020/6
Information Technology Usage and Cognitive Engagement: Understanding Effects on Users' Cognitive Processes
Agarwal, H., & Dixit, G. · Intl. Working Conf. on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, 70–81, Springer · doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64861-9_7
2018
Impact of Business Analytics on Organizational Outcomes: Role of Analytical Insights and Usage
Srivastava, S., & Dixit, G. · ICIS 2018 Proceedings, 10 · aisel.aisnet.org/icis2018
2017
M-commerce in Smart Cities: Changing Mindsets of Individuals, Organizations, and Society
Agarwal, H., & Dixit, G. · Advances in Smart Cities, 167–180, Chapman and Hall/CRC · taylorfrancis.com
2014
Economic Impact of Information Technology in Firms with Different Ownership Structures
Dixit, G. · Academy of Management Proceedings, 2014(1), 15455 · doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2014.15455abstract

Full, continuously updated list with links: departmental faculty profile · Google Scholar

Students

Doctoral scholars & mentorship

Regular PhD scholars — Mehta Family School of Data Science & AI

  • Shyamal Das
    Jan 2025 · IndiaAI Fellow
  • Mukesh Kumar
    Dec 2023 · MHRD scholar · joint supervision with Prof. Akrati Saxena, LIACS, Leiden University

Regular PhD scholars — Department of Management Studies

  • Aaditya Chandra Tiwary
    Jul 2025 · MHRD scholar
  • Parveen Kumar
    Jan 2025 · MHRD scholar
  • Abhigyan
    Jul 2023 · MHRD scholar

International & part-time scholars

  • Faye Simon
    Sep 2024 · Dual Doctoral Degree scholar · joint supervision with Prof. Chutiporn Anutariya, AIT Thailand
  • Shivam Soni
    Jan 2026 · Part-time PhD scholar, MFS
  • Akhilesh Das
    Dec 2023 · Part-time PhD scholar, DoMS
  • Shelly Garg
    Jul 2023 · IITR@175 PhD scholar, DoMS

Research lab

  • Data Science Lab
    Room 110, First Floor, Department of Management Studies
  • Research enquiries
    +91-1332-286540

PhD awarded

Jul 2021 – May 2026 · now at Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya
Joint supervision with Prof. Sunil Mithas, Muma College of Business, USF. Papers in PACIS 2022 & 2025 (CORE2018 A), DSM and JDS journals; Best Paper, ISAP 2024.
Dec 2021 – Jan 2026 · now at Jindal Global Business School
Joint supervision with Prof. Ajay Kumar, Emlyon Business School, France. Papers twice in CAIS (ABDC2025 A), IFIP WG 9.4 2023.
Feb 2021 – Mar 2025 · now at IIT Jodhpur
Joint supervision with Prof. Abhinava Tripathi, IIT Kanpur. Papers in JBEF (ABDC2025 A), MF, and RBF.
Jul 2017 – Feb 2024 · now at Christ University
Papers in ICIS 2018 (CORE2018 A*), JCIS (ABDC2022 A), JDS, IFIP WG 8.2 2023, I3E 2023.
Jul 2015 – Dec 2022 · Manager, MSTC Limited, Ministry of Steel, Govt. of India
Papers in IFIP WG 8.2 2020, International Conference in Smart Cities 2016.
Dec 2015 – Sep 2019 · now at IIM Rohtak
Papers in RCR, SDC, JCP (ABDC2019 A).

Research interns

2025
Sushma Bhandary (NPTEL) — MKSSS's Cummins College of Engineering for Women, Pune: SciSci using Citation Networks
Ansh Kumar (NPTEL) — Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana
Sanyam Garg (NPTEL) — National Institute of Technology Patna
Karia Abhimanyu Himanshu (NPTEL) — Dhirubhai Ambani University, Gandhinagar
2023
Sai Satyadarshan Bhuyan (MS Project) — IISER Bhopal: LLMs in Finance
Sumant R Chopde (Research intern) — IISER Pune: Recommender Systems
2022
Satyam Morankar (NPTEL) — MIT World Peace University Pune: ML on Finance and Web Data
Neha Bhat (NPTEL) — Sai Vidya Institute of Technology, Bengaluru: ML on Web Data
2020
Shristi Bose (Research Project intern) — Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya Indore: NeuroIS and Social Media
2019
Amit Kumar Kushwaha (Industry intern) — Sling Media Bangalore: ML for Social Media
Vineet Kaushik (Research intern) — NIFT, New Delhi: MCDM in E-commerce
Recognition

Honors & memberships

Honors & awards

  • Editorial Board Member, Computational Science
    Nature Scientific Reviews
    2026
  • Editorial Board Member, Computational Science
    Nature Scientific Reports
    2025
  • Outstanding Reviewer, Journal of Business Analytics
    The OR Society
    2025
  • AIS Distinguished Member
    Association for Information Systems
    2025
  • Best Paper Award
    AIS SIG Workshop on Information Systems in Asia Pacific (ISAP)
    2024
  • Performance Contributions Award
    Hewlett-Packard
    2008
  • Merit Scholarship (IIT-JEE Rank)
    Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi
    2003

Memberships

  • Academic Member
    AIS India Chapter
    2017 – present
  • Academic Member
    Association for Information Systems (AIS)
    2016 – present
  • Student Member
    Association for Information Systems (AIS)
    2014 – 2015

Recent academic visits

  • PACIS & ISAP 2025
    Sheraton Imperial Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • SIGDSA Symposium & ICIS 2024
    NIDA Business School, Bangkok, Thailand
  • IFIP I3E 2024
    Open University, Heerlen, Netherlands
  • ISR PDW, PACIS & ISAP 2024
    The Reverie Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • ACIS 2023
    Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
  • ICIS 2018
    Marriott Marquis, San Francisco, USA
Teaching

Courses & NPTEL programmes

Contact

Get in touch

For PhD enquiries, collaboration proposals, or speaking invitations, reach the Data Science Lab directly. Prospective doctoral applicants should mention their area of interest — Fair & Explainable AI, Language Models, or Social Network Analysis.

  • Emailgaurav.dixit@ms.iitr.ac.in
  • Phone01332-284829 · Lab: +91-1332-286540
  • OfficeFaculty Cabin, Room 114 & Data Science Lab, Room 110
    Department of Management Studies, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand 247667