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Gaurav Sharma

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Dr. Gaurav Sharma is an Assistant Professor at BIMTECH, Greater Noida. He recently submitted his PhD thesis in Information Systems and Analytics area at the Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur. His doctoral research examined the role of organization-generated social media content in shaping public engagement, sentiment, and adoption of electric vehicles across global markets. His research interests include Business Analytics, Information Systems, Social Media Analytics, Smart Mobility, User-Generated Content, and Operations Research. He has published in Information Systems Frontiers and presented his research at leading national and international conferences.

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Education

  • Ph.D., Information Systems and Analytics, Vinod Gupta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. Thesis: User Engagement and Sentiment Analysis of Organization-Generated Social Media Content: A Study on Electric Vehicles. (2018-2025)
  • Integrated Master of Technology, Mathematics and Computing, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad (2011-2016)
  • Intermediate, Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (2009-2010)
  • High School, Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (2007-2008)

Area of Interest and Research

  • Information Systems, Social Media Analytics, User-Generated Content, Sentiment Analysis, Smart Mobility, Operations Research.

Teaching Courses and New Courses Developed

  • Spreadsheet Modeling, Data Visualization, Introduction to Programming (Python/R), Social Media Analytics, Quantitative Techniques.

Experience

  • Assistant Professor, BIMTECH, Greater Noida (June 2026–Present)
  • Research Associate, IIT Roorkee (February 2024–April 2024)
  • Systems Engineer, Infosys (February 2017–July 2018)

Academic Positions and Assignments

  • Doctoral Scholar, Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur (2018–2025).

Research Funding and Consulting

  • Worked as Project Associate on IIT Roorkee project on Bus Schedule Optimization and Optimal E-Bus Scheduling for BMTC (2024).

Research Papers and Working Papers

  • Sharma, G., Chatterjee, S., Rani, V., Tatavarthy, A. D., & Bose, I. (2025). Driving Sustainability: Unravelling the Dynamics of User Engagement on Organization Generated Social Media Content on Electric Vehicles. Information Systems Frontiers. (ABDC-A)
  • Temporal Dynamics of Engagement: A Time Series Analysis of Organizational Social Media Content on Electric Vehicles (Under Review).
  • From Posts to Purchases: The Role of Social Media Engagement in Shaping Global Electric Vehicle Adoption.

Research in Progress

  • Research on EV adoption, online engagement, social media influence, public sentiment, and sustainable mobility.

Conference, Seminar Paper and Presentations

  • Doctoral Participant-Centered Learning Workshop, Harvard Business School, Indian Research Center (May 2026)
  • Faculty Development Program on Book Writing Workshop: Capital through Authoring Textbooks and Reference Works, IIM Raipur (October 2025)
  • 5-day Residential Summer School on Causal Research and Impact Evaluation Methods, BML Munjal University, Gurugram (June 2025)

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Member of Association for Information Systems (AIS INDIA chapter)

Doctoral Dissertations and Awards

  • PhD Dissertation submitted on 2 February 2026. Defense awaited.

Social Engagement

  • Associated with Fast Forward India at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad from 2011 to 2015, contributing to blood donation awareness campaigns and providing basic computer education to underprivileged children.
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