Faculty
Dr. Abhishek Narain Singh is Assistant Professor in Information Management area. He is working at IMT Nagpur since June 2014. Dr. Singh holds a PhD (from Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, India) in the area of Information Security Management. Research interests of Dr. Singh include Information Security Management, Cyber Security, E-Governance, and New Media Platforms. Currently, he teaches subjects like E-Commerce, MIS, Emerging Tech. and Business Opportunities, and Data Analysis and Business Modeling. Dr. Singh has been a fellow of Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) and has worked as a Visiting Scholar in Ludwig-Maximilians-University at Munich in Germany. His research work has been published in various international/national research journals.
Academic Biography
- Ph.D (Information Security Management) in 2009-2014, Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), New Delhi, India.
- Fellow of Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) a.k.a. German Academic Exchange Service
- M. Tech. (Computer Science & Engineering), in 2007-2009, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar, Punjab, India.
- B. Tech. (Computer Science & Engineering), in 2003-2007, Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow, India.
Work Experience
- Assistant Professor – Business Analytics & Information Technology, Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur (Feb 2022 – Present)
- Assistant Professor – Digital Transformation & Business Intelligence, School of Management & Entrepreneurship, IIT Jodhpur (Aug 2020 – Jan 2022)
- Assistant Professor – Business Analytics & Information Technology, Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur (June, 2014 – Aug 2020).
Academic Unit
- Data Management & Analysis using MS-Excel
- E-Commerce
- Information Systems & Business Modelling
- Design Thinking
Research Interest
- Cyber Security
- Information Security Management
- E-Governance
- ICT for Development
- Digital Media Platforms
Professional Consultancy
Research Publications
JOURNALS:
- Abhishek Narain Singh and M. P. Gupta (2019). “Information Security Management Practices: Case Studies from India,” Global Business Review, Vol. 20 No. 1, pp. 253-271. (paper link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0972150917721836)
- Abhishek Narain Singh, Arnold Picot, Johann Kranz, M. P. Gupta and Amitabh Ojha (2013). “Information Security Management (ISM) Practices: Lessons from Select Cases from India and Germany,” Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, Vol. 14 No. 4, pp. 225-239.
- Abhishek Narain Singh, M. P. Gupta and Amitabh Ojha (2014). “Identifying Critical Infrastructure Sectors and their Dependencies: An Indian scenario,” International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection, Vol. 7 No. 2, pp. 71-85.
- Abhishek Narain Singh, M. P. Gupta and Amitabh Ojha (2014). “Identifying Factors of Organizational Information Security Management,” Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Vol. 27 No. 5, pp. 644-667.
- Manmohan Chaturvedi, Abhishek Narain Singh, M. P. Gupta and Jaijit Bhattacharya (2014). “Analyses of Issues of Information Security in Indian Context,” Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy, Vol. 8 No. 3, pp. 374-397.
- Harsh Kumar Verma, Abhishek Narain Singh and Raman Kumar (2009). “Robustness of the Digital Image Watermarking Techniques against Brightness and Rotation Attack,” International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security, Vol. 5 No. 1, pp. 36-40.
- Abhishek Narain Singh, Aman Kwatra and M. P. Gupta “Security Issues in Government Portals: An Indian Scenario”, International Journal of Logistics Economics and Globalisation, Vol. 6 No. 2, pp. 112-128.
CASE:
- “Order Me (OM): Patanjali’s Foray into M-Commerce” – Accepted for publication in SAGE Business Cases
- Nancy Gupta & Abhishek N. Singh (2023). “Teachmint: An EdTech Platform for Teachers” published by IVEY Case Publishing (Case ID: W28535) and Teaching Note (ID: W28536).
- Smita Dabholkar & Abhishek N. Singh (2023). Nagpur Metro: Creating a Buy-in through Public Participation and Involvement” published by The Case Centre (Case ID: 423-0075-1) and Teaching Note (ID: 423-0075-8).
- Abhishek N. Singh (2017). “I Clean Nagpur: A Case of Social Entrepreneurship.” Published by The Case Centre (Ref. No. 817-0052-1) Teaching Note (Ref. No. 817-0052-8).
- Abhishek N. Singh (2016). “Janta Choupal: An App for Social Governance”. Published by The Case Centre (Ref. No. 916-0014-1) Teaching Note (Ref. No. 916-0014-8).
INTERNATIONAL / NATIONAL CONFERENCES:
- Sonkusare, A. and Singh A. N. (2023). “Accurate Insights and Advisory for Dairy Farmers and Veterinary Experts through CowGPT”, 8th International Conference on Sustainability and Management Strategy, December 15-16, 2023, IMT Nagpur.
- Singh, A. N., Gupta, M. P. and Ojha, A. (2014). “Information Security Management: A Framework and Assessment Instrument for Organizations,” 2014 International Business Conference, June 8-12, Eden Hotel Wolff, Munich, Germany.
- Singh, A. N., Kwatra, A. and Gupta, M. P. (2014). “Security Issues in Government Portals: An Indian Scenario,” National Conference on Social Media and E-Marketing, March 1, Jaypee Business School, Noida (U.P.), India.
- Singh, A. N., Kranz, J., Picot, A. and Gupta, M. P. (2013). “Information Security in Practice: Two Case Studies from Germany,” 5th Annual Doctoral Conference (IMRDC’13), December 13-14, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India.
- Singh, A. N., Gupta, M. P. and Ojha, A. (2013). “Information Security Management: SAP-LAP Analysis of Cases from India,” In: Proceedings of the 13th Global Conference on Flexible Systems Management, pp. 351-367, December 13-15, Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India (ISBN: 978-93-83893-00-3).
- Singh, A. N., Gupta, M. P. and Ojha, A. (2013). “Information Security: A Management Framework for Organizations,” TRYST-2013, March 1-4, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India.
- Singh, A. N., Gupta, M. P. and Ojha, A. (2012). “Identification of Critical Infrastructure Sectors of India and their Interdependency,” In: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on E-Governance, pp. 81-95, December 29-30, School of Communication and Management Studies, Cochin, Kerala, India.
- Singh, A. N., Gupta, M. P. and Ojha, A. (2011). “e-Samadhan: A Successful Grievance Handling Project,” In: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on E-Governance, pp. 251-258, October 14-15, Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India (ISBN: 978-93-81361-42-9).
- Singh, A. N. and Gupta, M. P. (2010). “The Impact of ICT on e-Governance Adoption and Acceptance,” 2nd Excellence in Research and Education Conference (EREC-2010), May 14-17, Indian Institute of Management Indore, India.
- Singh, A. N. and Gupta, M. P. (2010). “Identifying Thrust Areas of e-Governance in India: An Option-Profiling Approach,” 7th International Conference on E-Governance (ICEG-2010), April 22-24, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India.
- Book Review: Digital Disciplines, South Asian Journal of Management, Vol 30 (1), 2023, pp. 201-205.
- Book Review: Leading Digital: Turning Technology into Business Transformation, South Asian Journal of Management, Vol 29 (3), 2022, pp. 227-230.
- Book Chapter: “New Media, Governance & Transparency in India,” in India Connected: Mapping The Impact of New Media, by SAGE Publishing, ISBN: 978-93-859-8502-7. (with P. Vigneswara Ilavarasan)
- Chapter in Online Book: “Social Auditing & Transparency: Domestic Cooking Gas Cylinders Distribution in India,” Civic Media Project Case Study, by The MIT Press. (with P. Vigneswara Ilavarasa
Articles in Trade Journals (Magazines):
- “Digital Leader” in Indian Management (May, 2024), pp. 35-38.
- “Leading the Digital Change” in Enterprise (May, 2023), p. 14.
- “Design Thinking for Innovation in Business: Creating Human-Centric Products, Services and Processes,” in Enterprise (July, 2022), pp. 14-15.
- “Decode It Right,” in Indian Management (January, 2019), pp. 61-63.
- “Leading the Change,” in Indian Management (June, 2018), pp. 71-73.
Achievements and Awards
- Fellow of Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) a.k.a. German Academic Exchange Service as a visiting scholar at Institute for Information, Organization and Management, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) at Munich in Germany.
- Best Paper Award for paper presented at TRYST-2013, an annual science and technology fest organized by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India.
- Third Prize in research paper competition in Indo-Japan Collaborative Seminar 2009, held at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, October 29, 2009.
- Received Doctoral Scholarship by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi during PhD.
- Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in 2007 (subject – Information Technology)