IIM Vizag hosts paper development workshop

The workshop conducted at IIM Vizag received 59 submissions related to contemporary topics such as artificial intelligence, digital transformation, digital healthcare, cybersecurity, metaverse, quantum computing, sustainability, etc.

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Visakhapatnam, in collaboration with IIT Delhi and the Indian Chapter of the Association for Information Systems (INAIS), hosted a full-day paper development workshop for the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS). In the context of ICIS, Indian institutes of national importance have been conducting a yearly paper development workshop with the AIS India Chapter to help Indian scholars and researchers.

The workshop conducted at IIM Vizag received 59 submissions related to contemporary topics such as artificial intelligence, digital transformation, digital healthcare, cybersecurity, metaverse, quantum computing, sustainability, etc. These were reviewed by leading researchers from premier institutes across the globe. Out of all the submissions, the authors of 11 articles presented their work and received constructive feedback for further development of their paper.

IIMV Dean (admin) Professor Anuradha MV explained the institute in the inaugural session. INAIS vice president and faculty at IIT Madras Professor Saji Mathew and INAIS secretary and faculty at IIM Nagpur Professor Sujeet Sharma informed the participants about the origin and various activities of the India chapter of AIS and the importance of such workshops in fostering information systems area research in India.

The keynote address for the event was given by Professor Arpan Kar of IIT Delhi, who talked about some of the best practices for writing a good-quality research paper. INAIS president and faculty at IIM Calcutta Professor Priya Seetharaman delivered a plenary talk on thinking beyond publish or perish aphorism. This was followed by a panel discussion of experts, including Professor Shankhadeep Banerjee of IIM Bangalore, Professor Amit Shankar of IIM Visakhapatnam, Professor Saji Mathew of IIT Madras, Professor Sujeet Sharma of IIM Nagpur, Professor Neena Pandey of IIM Visakhapatnam and moderated by Professor Agam Gupta of IIT Delhi.

Experts shared their research journey and the nuances of developing a successful career in academia. Paper presentation tracks were chaired by Professor Srinivas Josyula, Professor Bhavya PS, and Professor Abhishek Srivastava from IIM Visakhapatnam.

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