Ajit Kumar

Dr. Ajit Kumar is an Associate Professor of Information Systems at the Xavier Institute of Management, Xavier University, India. He obtained a PhD. from Taipei Medical University, Taiwan, and completed his Postdoctoral Fellowship from the National Central University, Taiwan. He has been involved in teaching, research, and software industries for 13+ years, across four countries – Taiwan, Libya, India, Nigeria. He has worked with sophisticated healthcare information and communication technology that includes legacy mainframe to cloud computing. He is interested in learning, teaching, and researching in areas, such as Information systems, health care, and human-computer interaction. He teaches courses like Digital Transformation Strategy, Digital Transformation of Business, Innovation and Digital Transformation Business Transformation using Artificial Intelligence, and Design Thinking for Managers. He has published twenty papers in peer-reviewed journals and presented twenty-five conference papers in various national and international conferences. His research publications have appeared in journals such as Journal of Biomedical Informatics, International Journal of Medical Informatics, IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, and Vilakshan - XIM Journal of Management.

Teaching

• Digital Transformation of Business
• Business Transformation using Artificial Intelligence
• Design Thinking for Managers
• Business Information System
• IT Strategy Formulation and Implementation
• Business Process Management
• IT Risk Management
• Knowledge Management Strategy Formulation and Implementation

Research

• Health Informatics
• Usability of Healthcare Software
• Applications of Design Thinking

Education

• Ph.D. in Computer Applications in Healthcare (Health Informatics), Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, September 2010 – January 2014 (Rank 421-430, QS World University Rankings® 2015-16)
• Master of Computer Application, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, India, September 1999 – August 2002
• B.Sc. in Computer Science, Allahabad University, Allahabad, India, July 1995 – August 1999

Training and Workshop

• Master Class (Five Days Workshop), International Partnership for Health Informatics Education (IPHIE), The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA, 11 – 15 July 2012
• Eco-Awareness Camp (Two Days Workshop), Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, 1 – 3 July 2011
• Biomedical Information Retrieval (Two Days Course), National Informatics Centre, New Delhi, India, 17 – 19 September 2008
• Mainframe Programming (Two Months Course), Spore Technologies, Bangalore, India, 31 August 2004 – 2 November 2004
• UNIX and Networking (Five Days Course), Centre of Information Technology, New Delhi, India, 6 – 10 August 2001
• ICT Resource Management (Two Days Workshop), Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria, 1-2 June 2004

Professional Qualifications

• CSM® (Certified Scrum Master) Scrum Alliance, Westminster, USA, 18 January 2008
• PAHM® (Professional, Academy for Healthcare Management) America’s Health Insurance Plan, Pennsylvania, USA, 7 August 2006
• PGDACIS (Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Computer Information System), International School of Computer Technology, Allahabad, India, 6 December 1995 – 24 April 1999

Job Experiences

• Associate Professor, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubneshwar, India, 1 July 2019 - Date
• Assistant Professor, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubneshwar, India, 2 May 2016 - 30 June 2019
• Assistant Professor, Goa Institute of Management, Goa, India, 1 April – 26 November 2015
• Postdoctoral Fellow, National Central University, Zhongli, Taiwan, 1 March 2014 – 31 December 2014
• Lecturer, Zawia Engineering College, Al-Jabal Algharbi University, Zawia, Libya, 21 October 2008 – 31 August 2010
• Senior System Engineer, IBM India Private Limited, Bangalore, India, 18 February 2005 – 2 May 2008
• Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, 24 September 2002 – 24 September 2004

Scholarships, Awards, and Recognition

1. Ph.D. Student Scholarship – Full financial support by Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan from Sep 2010 to July 2013
2. Customer Dedication Award – Recognized by IBM India in 2007 for working two and half years with Medco Health Solution (A client of IBM)
3. Thank you Award – Recognized by IBM India in 2007 for building healthcare insurance domain expertise in IBM India
4. Best of IBM – Bravo Award – Recognized by IBM India in 2006 for best paper presented in Second Healthcare Sharenet, IBM India
5. IBM High Performer Award - Recognized by IBM India in 2006 for contributing significantly in IBM India’s Growth
6. Best of IBM - Bravo Award – Recognized by IBM India in 2006 for the best model displayed in Second Healthcare Sharenet, IBM India
7. Thank you Award – Recognized by IBM India in 2006 for building healthcare insurance domain expertise across IBM India
8. Best of IBM – Bravo Award – Recognized by IBM India in 2005 for outstanding project work with Medco Health Solution (A client of IBM)
9. Lecturer of the Year Award – Recognized by National Association of Mathematical Society Nigeria in 2004 for delivering quality teaching
10. Merit Certificate and Award – Recognized by Bundelkhand University India in 2001 for being meritorious master's student
11. Scholarship from Class VI to XII – Full financial support by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, New Delhi, an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Education, Government of India