Ravinder Kumar Verma
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Ravinder Kumar Verma
Assistant Professor
PGDBA (Symbiosis);
M.Phil. (IIT Bombay);
PhD Information Systems (IIT Delhi)
Biography
Ravinder Kumar Verma is an Assistant Professor at the OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India. He did his PhD in Information Systems from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), India. Before that, he completed his M.Phil. from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), India. His research interests are Information Systems, digital platforms, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D). He is also interested in research methods and computational social sciences. Through research, he explores the interactions of society with technology. He researched digital platforms (mobility, entertainment, and social media), platform ecosystems, digital policy, and e-governance. His research is published in the information systems, Information and Communication Technologies for Development, and Policy domains.
Publications
- Verma, RK., Vagrani A., Ilavarasan PV (2023). A reflection on methods in digital era: a case of digital mobility platforms in India. UNESCO. DOI- ark:/48223/pf0000384892. https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000384892
- Verma R.K., Ilavarasan P.V., Kar A.K. (2020) Inequalities in Ride-Hailing Platforms. In: Athique A., Parthasarathi V. (eds) Platform Capitalism in India (pp. 177-198). Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research – A Palgrave and IAMCR Series. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44563-8_9.
- Ilavarasan, P. V, Verma, R. K., & Kar, A. K. (2018). Sharing economy platforms as enablers of urban transport in the global south: Case of digital taxi aggregators in New Delhi, India. In: CIPPEC Urban Transport in the Sharing Economy Era Collaborative Cities (pp. 128-158). CIPPEC. Retrieved from http://www.cippec.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/UrbanTransport-completoweb_CIPPEC.pdf.
- Ilavarasan P.V., Verma R.K., Kar A.K. (2018). Sharing economy platforms as enablers of urban transport in the global south: Case of digital taxi aggregators in New Delhi, India. Submitted to Cities Programme organised by the Center for the Implementation of Public Policies Promoting Equity and Growth (CIPPEC), International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Multilateral Investment Fund, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB-MIF) (Research Project Report).
- Verma, R. K., Kumar, S., & Ilavarasan, P. V. (2017). Government portals, social media platforms and citizen engagement in India: Some insights. Procedia computer science, 122, 842-849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2017.11.445.
Conference Publications
- Verma, R.K., Ilavarasan, P. V., Kar, A.K. (2022), Regulatory pathways of digital mobility platforms in India: A qualitative analysis. PACIS 2022.
- Verma, R.K. (2017, 30th August- 1st September), Sustainability of Digital Intermediaries in Rural Development: A case study of e-Gram Vishwagram project of Gujarat, India. International Conference Communication Policy Research, CPR-South 2017: Connecting the next billion, Myanmar. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3058631.
- Chakraborty I., Verma R.K., Joshi M.H., Ilavarasan P.V. (2022) Customers’ Willingness to Use New OTT Media Platforms in India. In: Tuba M., Akashe S., Joshi A. (eds) ICT Systems and Sustainability (pp. 751-760). Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 1. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5987-4_75.
- Prakash G., Verma R.K., Ilavarasan P.V., Kar A.K. (2019) Authenticating Fake News: An Empirical Study in India. In: Dwivedi Y., Ayaburi E., Boateng R., Effah J. (eds) ICT Unbounded, Social Impact of Bright ICT Adoption (pp 339-350). TDIT 2019. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 558. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20671-0_23.
- Verma R.K., Ilavarasan P.V., Kar A.K. (2020, 25-27 February) Understanding the Algorithmic HRM using Agency Theory [Paper presentation]. Fifth Global Leadership Research Conference: Digital Transformation and Distributive Innovation. (Abstract published)
- Verma R.K., Ilavarasan P.V., Kar A.K. (2019, 8-9 February). Sharing economy and ratings: An exploratory study of ratings of digital platforms in transportation in Delhi, India [Paper presentation]. International Conference on Digital Economy at Indian Institute of Management Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. (Abstract published)
- Verma, R.K., Prakash, G., Ilavarasan, P. V. (2018, December 18-20). Authenticating Fake News: An Empirical Study in India [Paper presentation]. 18th GLOGIFT Conference at Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. (Abstract published)
Research interests
- Digital Platforms, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, E-governance, Information and Communication Technology for Development, and Computational Social Sciences.
Teaching interests
- Information Systems Management, Artificial Intelligence for businesses, Blockchain for businesses, Digital Transformation, Business analytics, E-business, Digital Marketing.