Prof. Manish Kumar Sharma

Bio

Prof. Manish has around 5.5 years of working experience in Industry and academia. His PhD is from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (QS World-Ranked 215, 2026). He has earlier worked with the Centre for Digital Transformation at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (QS World-ranked 27th in Management, 2026), where he contributed to a research project on Responsible AI and FinTech analysis. He has qualified UGC-NET in Management. He has done his post-graduation with MBA in Finance (University Gold Medallist) and B. Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering. His research interests lie in the areas of International Business and Economics, International Trade, Digital Economy, FinTech, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Econometrics, Data Science, and Machine Learning. He has gained industry exposure for around four years, working both in India and internationally in East Africa. He earlier worked with the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India, on a research project titled “Digital Economy and Fintech in India: Opportunities and Challenges” as a PhD research intern. He is a published author with three published articles in reputed journals and has many more in the pipeline. He is also a peer reviewer at Electronic Commerce Research, Springer Nature and International Journal of Finance and Economics (IJFE), Wiley Publications. He has travelled to more than ten countries around the world during his research work, including the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, France, Germany, the UK, Ethiopia, Morocco, Turkey, the UAE, and Qatar and has presented his research papers at many international conferences in India, Spain, the UK, and Morocco. He received two best research paper awards, one at IBRS 2024, Morocco and the other one at BIT MESRA in India. He aims to make an impactful contribution to the world through his quality research work. He is efficient working with diverse Computing and Statistical tools like Stata, Python, Tableau, Power BI, Jupyter Labs, Google Colab, SPSS, SAP ERP, Oracle Citrix ERP, and Tally ERP. He is a member of the International Trade and Finance Association, the Spanish Economic Association, the Econometric Society - Yale University, USA, and the Indian Society of Labour Economics.

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