Anirban Nandi

Asst. Professor

In Inspiria, he is an Assistant Professor of economics and entrepreneurship. He has done his Ph.D. in economic efficiency of resource management for sustainable development. The research includes state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning approaches to predict the use of economic inputs in resource-intensive production. He has peer reviewed publications in various journals and books of international repute. One of his papers is published in an A ranked journal, listed in the Australian Business Deans Council. He has 2 years and 8 months of experience as a social entrepreneur. The development works as a social start up made many headlines in the prominent national and international media. Today, the organization is connected to 7,250 women and over 500 producer groups with several public and private collaborations. He focuses on entrepreneurship development with a strong foundation of economics.

Education

Experience

Awards and Achievements

Peer reviewer in world ranking International Journals:

Publications

Pal A., Dey S., Nandy A., Shahin S., Singh P.K., 2022. Digital Transformation in Microfinance as a Driver for Sustainable Development. In: Leal Filho W., Azul A.M., Doni F., Salvia A.L. (eds) Handbook of Sustainability Science in the Future. Springer Nature https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68074-9_74-1
Nandy A. , Singh, P.K., 2020. Farm efficiency estimation using a hybrid approach of machine learning and data envelopment analysis: Evidence from rural eastern India. Journal of Cleaner Production, Elsevier, 122106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122106
Nandy, A., Singh, P.K., 2020. Application of fuzzy DEA and machine learning algorithms in efficiency estimation of paddy producers of rural Eastern India. Benchmarking: An International Journal, Emerald, 28(1), 229-248. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-01-2020-0012
Nandy, A., Singh, P.K., Singh, A.K., 2021. Systematic Review and Meta- regression Analysis of Technical Efficiency of Agricultural Production Systems. Global Business Review, Sage, 22(2), 396-421. https://doi.org/10.1177/0972150918811719

Pal, A., Nandy, A., Dey, S., Singh, P.K., 2021. Optimizing Energy Use Efficiency for Agricultural Sustainability. In: Asif M. (eds) Energy and Environmental Security in Developing Countries. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63654-8_25
Dey S., Pal A., Nandy, A., Baishnab K., Singh P. K., Handbook of Sustainability Science in the Future by Circularity in the built-environment: Sharing economy, a catalyst for sustainable growth. Springer Nature (Accepted 2021, In Press)
Nandy, A., Singh, P.K., Predicting Farm Eco-efficiency in GHG-Intensive Paddy Production of Eastern India: A Hybrid DEA and Machine Learning Application. (Under review: Agricultural Systems, Elsevier)
Singh, P.K., Nandy, A., Dey, S., Machine Learning Application in Evaluation of Factors Influencing Smallholder Farmers’ Access to Agricultural Credit: Evidence from Eastern India. (R&R: Machine Learning Applications, Elsevier)

Member of international bodies

International and national research presentations

Nandy, A., Singh, P.K., 2021, October 31-November 02. Energy efficiency evaluation for sustainable paddy production in eastern India: Insights from integrated DEA and XGBOOST machine learning algorithm. International Conference on Sustainable Technology and Development 2021, Shenzhen, China. https://www.elsevier.com/events/conferences/international-conference-on-sustainable-technology-and-development
Nandi, A., 2020, May 18-21. Analysis of Paddy Farming Efficiency by Treating Undesirable Output in Integrated DEA and Machine Learning Approach. INFORMS Business Analytics Conference 2020, Virtual, Denver, Colorado, USA. http://meetings2.informs.org/wordpress/analytics2020/
Singh, P., Nandi, A., 2018, February 14-17. An empirical investigation of prospects and challenges in smallholder finance in India. International Conference and AgriExpo 2018, Kanpur, India

International and national workshop participation

“Global Entrepreneur Summit”, IIT Kharagpur, (2020)
International Dissemination Workshop on "Qualitative Methods for Research in Socially Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural Intensification" at IIT Kharagpur jointly hosted by the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Government of Australia, (2019).
National Workshop on “Digital Platform for Financial Inclusion and Rural Women Empowerment”, jointly hosted by the Rural Development Centre and the Agriculture and Food Engineering Department, IIT Kharagpur, in collaboration with the University of Waikato, New Zealand, under the SPARC scheme of MHRD, (2019)
World Sustainable Development Summit - WSDS by TERI, on “Beyond 2015: People, Planet & Progress”, (2016)