• Current Position: Associate Professor, Information Systems, IIM Visakhapatnam 

• Highest Qualification: PhD, Management, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, 2019 

• Total Experience: 15.5 years (Academia: 6.25 | Industry: 9.25) 

• Research Interests: Internet Governance; Technology Policy; Organizational Learning 

• Teaching Areas: Management Information Systems; Leading Digital Transformations; Design & Management of Digital Platforms; Law & Ethics of Digital Technologies; Information Systems Research Foundations; Theories of Information Systems 

Academic Profile:  

Associate Professor in Information Systems with interdisciplinary training in computer science, statistics, and management. Research focuses on internet governance, regulation of digital platforms, and organizational learning, with publications in leading ABDC A* journals. Extensive experience in postgraduate, doctoral, and executive education, along with significant academic administration and program leadership roles at IIM Visakhapatnam. 

Journal Articles 

• De’, R., Pandey, N., & Pal, A. (2020). Impact of digital surge during COVID-19 pandemic: A viewpoint on research and practice. International Journal of Information Management, 55. (ABDC A*) 

• Pandey, N., Dé, R., & Ravishankar, M. N. (2022). Improving the governance of information technology: Insights from the history of internet governance. Journal of Information Technology, 37(3). (ABDC A*) 

• De’, R., Pal, A., & Pandey, N. (2024). Responsible regulation for digital services in India. Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research, 26(4). (ABDC C) 

Conference Papers (Peer-reviewed) 

• Towards a model curriculum for a digitally transformed nation: Reflections from a government-sponsored MBA. In Proceedings of the India Conference on Information Systems (InCIS 2025), Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Kolkata, India. 

• Organizational learning in the AI era. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2024), Association for Information Systems, Bangkok, Thailand. 

• Internet shutdowns: A critical communicative analysis. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2023), Association for Information Systems, Hyderabad, India. 

• The ‘appification’ of women safety in public spaces? Needs-affordances-based features for technology-mediated women safety solutions. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2023), Association for Information Systems, Hyderabad, India. 

• Combinatorial advantages of technology of governance: A Government e-Marketplace study. In Proceedings of the International Conference of Public Policy & Management (ICPPM 2023), Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna, Patna, India (Online). 

Book Chapters / Edited Volumes 

• NA 

Executive Education / MDPs / FDPs 

• AI & ML for Managers | 2023-2025 – Co Program Director 

• Digital Product Management | 2024 - Co Program Director 

• Digital Transformation Strategy & Leadership | 2024-26 – Program Director 

• Managing Large Digital Transformative Projects | 2024 – 26 – Program Director/ Co-Director 

• Application of AI/ML in Governance | 2024 - 26 – Program Director/ Co-Director  

• Digital Governance & Management | 2023 – Program Director 

• Integrated Operations & Supply Chain Management in the Digital Era | 2024 – Program Co-Director 

• Strategic Chief Operating Officer | 2025-26 – Program Co-Director 

Consultancy / Sponsored Projects 

• None  

• Fellow, Industry–Academia Research Collaboratory for India (IARCI), Association of Information Systems (2024–2026) 

• Granted US Patent (Co-Inventor): Method and apparatus for providing an interactive application within a media stream (US 8,646,021 B2). Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.; Filed: April 2011; Granted: February 2014. 

• Granted US Patent (Co-Inventor): Provisioning an enhanced television (ETV) application (US 8,850,475 B2). Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.; Filed: 2011; Granted: October 2014.