Veena Bansal

Professor Veena Bansal is a distinguished faculty member at the Department of Management Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. With a PhD from IIT Kanpur (1999), MS from University of Connecticut (1987), and BE from MNREC, University of Allahabad (1984), she has established herself as a leading academic in the fields of Data Science, Software Project Management, and Enterprise Resource Planning.

Education:

• PhD, IIT Kanpur, 1999
• M.S., University of Connecticut, USA, 1987
• B.E., MNREC, University of Allahabad, 1984

Professor Bansal's research focuses on the intersection of data science and business management, with particular emphasis on enterprise resource planning systems, business process management, and big data analytics applications. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical implementations in diverse sectors including healthcare and mobile commerce. She has made significant contributions to understanding technology adoption patterns in Indian business contexts and the ethical implications of artificial intelligence in enterprise settings.

Her recent publications demonstrate a clear trajectory toward integrating machine learning techniques with traditional business management practices, with a growing emphasis on ethical considerations in AI applications. Her research spans both theoretical explorations of affordance theory in big data adoption and practical implementations of data analytics in healthcare and business environments.

Awards and Recognition:

• Commended by the Senate of IIT Kanpur for being rated among the best instructors in Professional courses based on Student Reaction Survey for 2008-2009 First Semester
• Best paper award for 'Analysis of business process modelling techniques to model informational process perspective' at the 12th Annual International Conference of SOM, IIT Kanpur

Professor Bansal has demonstrated excellence in both research and teaching at IIT Kanpur. Her work has received institutional recognition for pedagogical effectiveness while simultaneously contributing to scholarly discourse in management information systems. She continues to be an active researcher with publications spanning multiple high-impact journals and conference proceedings in her field.