Gaurav Shekhar

Gaurav Shekhar is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Information Systems department and Senior Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas. He leads the Graduate Business Analytics Program and focuses on AI/Machine Learning, IT Project Management, and EdTech. He teaches courses like Business Intelligence, Robotic Process Automation, and Sustainability Analytics.

Education:

• PhD, University of Texas at Dallas (2024)
• MS, University of Texas at Dallas (2023)
• MS, University of Texas at Dallas (2016)
• B.Tech, Uttar Pradesh Technical University, India (2010)

Research Interests: His work spans AI applications in education, IT project management, agile methodologies in classrooms, sustainability analytics, and organizational leadership. He emphasizes servant leadership in initiatives like the Young Entrepreneurs Program and non-profit engagement.

Articles Trends: Recent publications focus on LLMs in education, AI-driven traffic systems, and generative AI in resource allocation. Earlier work includes NLP-based teaching assistants and scrum frameworks in classrooms.

Awards:

• 2024: Inducted into Dallas 500
• 2023: 40 Under 40 (Dallas Business Journal), 99 Data Influencers
• Multiple Toastmasters International awards (2015-2023)
• Graduate Faculty of the Year (2022)

Grants & Advising: Advises Fortune 500 CXOs on technology strategy and leads student-corporate engagement programs. Serves on boards of Alteryx SparkED and Chinese Institute of Engineers-DFW.

Labs/Teams: Coordinates the Graduate Programs office, leads academic initiatives in the JSOM, and advises student organizations like Enactus UTD and Indian Students Association.