Jan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India · On-site

• Research Assistant at the Centre for Digital Transformation [Information Systems Area].
• Project: Analytics and Review
• Responsible AI for Technology Developers: Ongoing
• Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC – e₹):
• ⤷ Identified entrepreneurial opportunities in CBDC-enabled innovations (e.g., real-time settlements, programmable payments) and evaluated key technological design considerations such as interoperability, privacy, scalability, cybersecurity, and offline functionality.
• ⤷ Developed an agent-based simulation model using the Python Mesa framework to analyze the impact of blockchain-based currency (CBDC) on cross-border transactions and the role of commercial banks.
• GenAI: Completed the report on "GenAI in organizational landscape". The report
• briefly shows how GenAI can enhance productivity while offering any organization a competitive edge in IT, corporate communication, operations, and marketing.
• Research Support - Report Review & Editing: Reviewed and refined reports of the centre by rectifying content errors, standardizing formatting, and enhancing

Apr 2023 – Dec 2023 · 8 mos · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India · On-site

• Research Associate in Data Science and Simulation with a focus on Production and Qualitative Methods in the [Operations and Decision Sciences Area]
• Project: Data Science and Simulation
• Conducted a literature survey on currency supply chains in India and maritime logistics.
• Learned and applied discrete simulation techniques, including Monte Carlo methods, to analyze uncertainty in supply chain systems.