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Arpit Singh is a Lecturer of Information Systems and Analytics at Jindal Global Business School (JGBS) at O. P. Jindal Global University (Institute of Eminence), India. He has rich industrial experience in the Investment banking and Private Equity Research sectors. He holds a PhD in Industrial and Management Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur Uttar Pradesh and an MTech in Operations Research (Gold Medalist) from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Durgapur, West Bengal, and a BTech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (First Class) from Dr KN Modi Foundation, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. Arpit’s research interest is in the areas of decision-making under uncertainty, big data analytics, statistical applications in business problems and adoption of new technologies in the business domain. His work on these research areas has been published in multiple international peer-reviewed (ABDC/ABS ranked) journals and top international conferences on advanced computing and intelligent engineering, including Safety Science (Elsevier), International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management (Emerald) and Behaviour and Information Technology (Taylor and Francis).

Vimal Kumar is an Assistant Professor at Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan (R.O.C.) in the Department of Information Management. He completed his Postdoctoral Research at Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan (R.O.C.) in the Department of Business Administration in the domain of Technological Innovation and Patent Analysis. He has served as an Assistant Professor under TEQIP III, an initiative of MHRD, Govt. of India at AEC Guwahati in the Department of Industrial and Production Engineering. Prior to joining AEC, he served as an Assistant Professor at MANIT, Bhopal, in the Department of Management Studies and also served as Visiting Faculty at IMT Nagpur. He obtained his PhD in the domain of TQM and Manufacturing Strategy in the year 2017 and Master’s in Supply Chain Management from the Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, IIT Kanpur, in the year 2012. He graduated (BTech) in Manufacturing Technology from JSS Academy of Technical Education Noida in the year 2010. He has published 51 articles in reputable international journals, five book chapters and presented 25 papers at international conferences. His research paper entitled “Time Table Scheduling for Educational Sector on an E-Governance Platform: A Solution from an Analytics Company” has been selected for best paper award at the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) held in Bandung, Indonesia, March 6–8, 2018. He was also invited to serve as session chair of session on “Energy Related Awareness” held on 19th September 2018 at iCAST 2018, IEEE International Conference on Awareness Science and Technology and “Lean Six Sigma” at the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM-2018) at Bandung, Indonesia and “Quality Control and Management” at the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM-2016) at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He has been appointed as an editorial board member in the IEEE-TEMS Journal from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2024. He is a contributing author in international journals, including Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Informetrics, Technology in Society, CLSCN, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, IJOA, JEEE, BSE, TFSC, JKM, CSREM, IJPPM, IJQRM, IJPMB, IJPQM, IJBIS, AJOR, The TQM Journal and Benchmarking: An International Journal, etc., and also a guest reviewer of a reputable journal like IEEE-TEMS, JOI, IJPPM, IJQRM, TQM and Business Excellence, The TQM Journal, Benchmarking: An International Journal, Journal of Asia Business Studies and JSIT.

Ankesh Mittal is working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Asra College of Engineering and Technology, Sangrur (Punjab), India. He did PhD in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed University), Longowal, Sangrur (Punjab), India-148106. He can be contacted at ankeshmittal07@gmail.com

Pratima Verma is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Strategic Management at the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, India and associated with Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan. She has worked as an Assistant Professor in the Strategic Management area at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bodh Gaya, India. Prior to joining IIM, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Management Studies at IIT Madras, India. She obtained her PhD from IIT Kanpur, where she worked in the domain of Strategic Management and Horizontal Strategy in the Department of Industrial and Management Engineering in the year 2017. She received her MBA in Finance and Human Resource Management from BBDNITM, Uttar Pradesh Technical University – Lucknow, India, in the year 2011. She completed her graduation (BTech) in Information Technology in the year 2009 from BBNITM, Lucknow. She has one year of experience in teaching. She was also awarded JRF/SRF in the area of human resource management. She has published 28 articles in reputable international journals, three book chapters and presented 15 papers at international conferences. Her research paper entitled “Time Table Scheduling for Educational Sector on an E-Governance Platform: A Solution from an Analytics Company” has been selected for the best paper award at the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) held in Bandung, Indonesia, March 6–8, 2018. She was invited to serve as session chair for Human Factors and Ergonomics Track at the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She is a contributing author in international journals, including Journal of Cleaner Production, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, CLSCN, IJOA, JEEE, IJPPM, IJQRM, The TQM Journal, IJPMB, IJISE, IJBIS and Benchmarking: An International Journal, etc.