Saikat Das
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Saikat Das

Assistant Professor, Information Management & Analytics

Saikat Das has a Ph.D. in Management Information Systems from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC). He holds a B.Tech in Information Technology from the West Bengal University of Technology and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, and a certification in Business Analytics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad. Based on his thesis dissertation, his research paper was published in the European Journal of Operational Research and won the Best Publication Doctoral Student Award.

His research interests include network analysis, business analytics, e-government, and information and communications technology for development. He also writes blogs on Analytics. He has qualified the CBSE-UGC National Eligibility Test for Assistant Professor in Management, and his teaching interests are in the area of Business Analytics, Data Science using Python, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with low-code and no-code, Social Data Analytics, Network Analysis and Management Information Systems.

He has five years of information systems practitioner experience in developer and business analyst roles with Tata Consultancy Services. In addition to academics, his interests include Vedanta philosophy, social welfare activities and writing blogs on Analytics.

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EDUCATION

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC)

Ph.D. in Management 2023
Focus: Management Information Systems

Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management

MBA 2014 in
Major: Systems Management
Minor: Marketing Management

West Bengal University of Technology

BTech in Information Technology, 2009

  • RESEARCH INTERESTS

    Network Analysis

    Business Analytics

    Information and Communication Technologies for Development

    E-Government

  • SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

    Das, S., Bose, I., & Sarkar, U. K. (2023). Predicting the outbreak of epidemics using a network-based approach. European Journal of Operational Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2023.01.021

    Link to Google Scholar

  • CONFERENCES

    ‘Is it dangerous to have the same belief as your trusted individuals? A network-based study in the context of sudden lockdown in India’ was presented at 7th Biennial Conference of the Indian Academy of Management – INDAM 2022 organized at IIM Rohtak, in 2022

  • WORKING PAPERS

    Implementing open government data platform for policymaking: A case of national data and analytics platform

  • COURSES

    Business Data Mining

    Creating and Managing Innovative ICT Start-ups

  • AWARDS & HONOURS

    Qualified CBSE-UGC NET for Assistant Professor in Management

    Qualified GATE in the Computer Science and Information Technology

    Awarded ‘Best Publication Doctoral Student Award’ at IIM Calcutta

    National Finalist in Run an NGO at Intaglio, IIM Calcutta

    Fellowship from IIM Calcutta

    Best Idea Award at Customer 360° Ideathon, TCS

    Special Initiative Award, TCS

    1st position in the Ad Columnia- Ad Spoof contest, Managerial, IISWBM

    Letter of Appreciation for project delivery, TCS

    Certificate for representing Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology at Aspirations 2020, Infosys

    Certificate of Merit, Salt Lake School

  • WORK EXPERIENCE

    Business Analyst, Tata Consultancy Services, July 2014-April 2017

    Software Developer, Tata Consultancy Services, December 2009-January 2012

    Teaching Assistant, IIM Calcutta, June 2021-September, 2022

     

     

  • PRESS & MEDIA

    Writes blogs on Analytics

  • TEACHING INTEREST

    Business Analytics

    Management Information Systems

    Network Analysis

    Data Science using Python

    Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with low-code and no-code

    Social Data Analytics

  • LICENSURES AND CERTIFICATIONS

    Certified in Advanced Business Analytics using R, from Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad

    Certified in Business Consulting and Business Analysis from TCS Business Domain Academy

    Certified in Advanced Excel and SPSS, from Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management

    Certified in Equity Valuation and Financial Modelling from Kredent Academy

    Industrial training on building three-tier Java based Web application using Eclipse IDE, from DPS Technologies

    Certified in Core Java, from Brainware

    Certified in Web Development – JavaScript Foundation from TCS

    Certified in Core Java Concepts Foundation from TCS

    Certified in JBOSS Application Server Foundation from TCS

    Certified in Software Product Engineering from TCS Business Domain Academy

    Certified in Digital: BI Data Visualization Tableau Foundation from TCS

    Certified in Developing Web Applications Using ASP.NET 2.0 from NIIT

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