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Saji K. Mathew
Saji K. Mathew is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Madras. His doctoral research and subsequent academic work focused on the role of Information Technology in Business and Management. As a Fulbright Scholar, he did his post-doctoral research on risk mitigation in offshore IT outsourcing at the Goizueta Business School of Emory University, Atlanta (USA). His present research interests cover strategies in offshore IT outsourcing, issues in IT infrastructure management services, information privacy and data mining. His articles have been published in reputed international journals. He has about 10 years of work experience in the area of industrial automation in the Indian industry covering private and public sector companies. He has also provided industrial training and consulting for companies such as Exxon Mobile, Genpact, HP Globalsoft, Oracle India, Primus Retail, LT and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in addition to sponsored research projects for Nissan, Hand in Hand, Infosys DSIR and DFID. He teaches courses such as Management Information Systems, Data Warehousing and Data Mining, IT Services & Outsourcing, Information Systems Development and Research in IT and Organizations.
Saman Nihal
Saman Nihal is currently pursuing her Master of Science in Information Systems at the Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras and is also a Project Associate at the Indian Council of Social Science Research. Her research work focuses on the Economics of Privacy. Prior to her Masters, she worked with Infosys Ltd. as a Systems Engineer Intern where her work primarily focused on Mobile Application Development. She obtained her Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from B.S. Abdur Rahman University, Chennai (formerly Crescent Engineering College). Her current research interests include Decision Sciences, Pricing of Information Technology services, Economics of Privacy and Analytics.