Prof. Santosh Kathari

Areas of Interest in Teaching

Business Analytics, Python and Control Systems and Exploratory Data Analysis, Investment Management, International Financial Management, Banking & Financial Services, Financial Derivatives and Management & Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Development and  Data Analytics.

Areas of Interest in Research

Banking and Finance, Investment Management, Micro-finance, Financial Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management and Women Empowerment, Business Analytics, Machine Leaning.

Publications

1. "Exploring Consumers’ Purchase Intention on Energy effective Home Appliances." 2024 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Innovations in High Speed Communication and Signal Processing (IHCSP). IEEE, 2024. 

2.  "Emotional Intelligence and its Role in Motivation and Stress Management: Insights for Effective Leadership." 2024 IEEE Silchar Subsection Conference (SILCON 2024). IEEE, 2024. 

3. "Incorporating Investor Sentiment: A Stock Price Prediction Model with Sparrow Search Optimization and LSTM." 2024 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computation-Based Sensor Application (ICAIQSA). IEEE, 2024. 

4. "Cultural Perspectives on Transformational Leadership and Organizational Commitment: A Study of US Financial Sector." 2024 International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Advanced Applications (ICISAA). IEEE, 2024. 

5. "Utilizing Deep Neural Networks for Portfolio Optimization in Financial Markets." 2024 International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Advanced Applications (ICISAA). IEEE, 2024. 

6. "Proactive Market Crash Prediction: Investigating GNN-LSTM Networks for Early Detection in Stock Markets." 2024 15th International Conference on Computing Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT). IEEE, 2024. 

7. "Utilizing Recurrent Neural Networks for Predictive Student Performance Analysis in Online Courses." 2024 15th International Conference on Computing Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT). IEEE, 2024. 

8. "Hybrid deep learning and time series analysis for stock market prediction: A multilayer perceptron and ARIMA modelling approach." 2024 10th International Conference on Advanced Computing and Communication Systems (ICACCS). Vol. 1. IEEE, 2024. 

9. "Hybrid AI Approach Combining Decision Trees and SVM for Intelligent Tutoring Systems in STEM Education." 2024 10th International Conference on Advanced Computing and Communication Systems (ICACCS). Vol. 1. IEEE, 2024. 

10. "Human Centric Explainable AI for Personalized Educational Chatbots." 2024 10th International Conference on Advanced Computing and Communication Systems (ICACCS). Vol. 1. IEEE, 2024. 

11. "Optimizing Mutual Fund Portfolio Management through the Application of Advanced Soft Computing Techniques." 2024 Third International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Information and Communication Technologies (ICEEICT). IEEE, 2024. 

12. "Reinforcement Learning-Optimized Trading Strategies: A Deep Q-Network Approach for High-Frequency Finance." 2024 International Conference on Data Science and Network Security (ICDSNS). IEEE, 2024. 

13. "Healthcare Data Management Optimization Using LSTM and GAN-Based Predictive Modeling: Towards Effective Health Service Delivery." 2024 International Conference on Data Science and Network Security (ICDSNS). IEEE, 2024. 

14. "Innovative Blockchain Protocol for Enhancing Transaction Security and Integrity in Decentralized Financial Ecosystems." 2024 International Conference on Data Science and Network Security (ICDSNS). IEEE, 2024. 

15. "Blockchain-Based Smart Contracts for Supply Chain Management: A Strategic Analysis." 2024 Third International Conference on Intelligent Techniques in Control, Optimization and Signal Processing (INCOS). IEEE, 2024. 

16. "Enhancing quantum machine learning algorithms for optimized financial portfolio management." 2024 Third International Conference on Intelligent Techniques in Control, Optimization and Signal Processing (INCOS). IEEE, 2024. 

17.  "The Impact of 5G Technology on Agile Project Management: A Cross-Industry Analysis." 2024 5th International Conference on Intelligent Communication Technologies and Virtual Mobile Networks (ICICV). IEEE, 2024. 

18. "Financial fraud detection using hybrid convolutional and recurrent neural networks: An analysis of unstructured data in banking." 2024 10th International Conference on Communication and Signal Processing (ICCSP). IEEE, 2024. 

19. "Enhancing AI interpretation and decision-making: Integrating cognitive computational models with deep learning for advanced uncertain reasoning systems." Alexandria Engineering Journal 99 (2024): 17-30 

20. "Business Sustainability, Social Enablement, ESG, and Ethics: A Systematic Biliometric Review." Revista de Gestão Social e Ambiental 18.8 (2024): e06822. 

21. “Impact of Compensation Management Practices on Employee Job Performance In IT Sector: An Empirical Study of Pune City”, European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, ISSN (E): 2515-8260, Vol. 8, Issue-1, January-2021, pp.1769-1776. (Scopus Indexed) (UGC CARE List Group- A)

22. “Source of Finance and Financial Structure of MSMEs – A Study of Granite Industry In Chittoor and Prakasam Districts”, European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, ISSN (E): 2515-8260, Vol. 8, Issue-1, January-2021, pp.1777-1788. (Scopus Indexed) (UGC CARE List Group- A)

23.  “Non-performing assets of scheduled commercial banks in India - multiple regression analysis”, Journal of the Social Sciences, ISSN (E): 0975-8935, ISSN (P): 0253-1097, Vol. 48, Issue-2, April-2020, pp.662-675. (Scopus Indexed) (UGC CARE List Group- A)

24. “The relationship between firm profitability and dividend payout: a study of top automobile companies in India”, Journal of the Social Sciences, ISSN (E): 0975-8935, ISSN (P): 0253-1097, Vol. 48, Issue-2, April-2020, pp.923-929. (Scopus Indexed) (UGC CARE List Group- A)

25. “Phygital Banking – A Game Changer in Indian Banking Sector”, International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE), ISSN (E): 2278-3075, Vol. 8, Issue-9, July-2019, pp.289-292. (Scopus Indexed) (UGC CARE List Group- A)

26.  “User Attitude and Behaviour towards Web Annotation Platforms in Education”, American International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (AIJRHASS), ISSN: 2328-3734 (P); ISSN: 2328-3696 (O), Vol. I, Issue. 26, Mar-May: 2019, pp. 94-98. (USA)  (UGC List No - 44803)

27.  “Bank Group-wise Status of Non-Performing Assets in Indian Banking Sector”, The Research Journal of Social Sciences, ISSN: 0025-1348 (P); ISSN: 2456-1356 (O), Vol. X, Issue. 5, May-2019, pp. 214-229. (UGC List No - 40820)

28. “Role of Women Self - Help Groups (SHGs) in Rural Development of India”, International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development (IJMPERD), ISSN (P): 2249-6890; ISSN (E): 2249-8001, Vol. 8, Special Issue-2, Nov-2018, pp.1-10. (Scopus Indexed) (UGC CARE List Group- A)

29.  “Correlation Between Advances and Non-Performing Assets of Indian Banking Sector”, Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research, ISSN: 2349-5162 (O), Vol. V, Issue. 10, October-2018, pp. 649-656. DOI: http://doi.one/10.1729/Journal.18709. (UGC List No - 63975)

30. “Mobile Banking – A Game Changer for Financial Inclusion in India”, Research Front, ISSN: 2320-8341 (P) 2349-6446 (O), Vol. IV, Issue. 4, Oct – December, 2016, pp. 55-62.

31. “Microfinance Institution Model – A Tool for Financial Inclusion in India”, Research Explorer, ISSN: 2250-1940 (P) 2349-1647 (O), Vol. IV, Issue. 13, July – December, 2016, pp. 42-46. (UGC List No - 63185)

32. “Major Milestones of Financial Inclusion in India – An Analytical Study”, International Journal of Advanced Scientific Research & Development, ISSN: 2395-6089 (O) 2394-8906 (P), Vol. III, Issue. 3, Ver. I, Jul – Sep’ 2016, pp. 24-34.

33. “Microfinance – A Holistic Approach towards Financial Inclusion”, Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, ISSN: 2454-1362 (O), Vol. II, Issue. 9, September- 2016, pp. 1130-1137.

34. “Financial Inclusion – A Study On ATMs In Indian Banking Sector”, Intercontinental Journal of Finance Research Review, ISSN: 2321-0354 (O) 2347-1654 (P), Vol. IV, Issue.7, July- 2016, pp. 36-49.

35. “Indicators of Financial Inclusion in India – An Analytical Study”, Primax International Journal of Finance, ISSN: 2348-0475 (P), Special Issue, July- 2016, pp. 90-97.

36. “Progress of Financial Inclusion in India – An Analytical Study”, Selp Journal of Social Science, ISSN: 0975-9999 (P) 2349-1655 (O), Vol. VII, Issue. 28, April – June, 2016, pp. 36-41. (UGC List No - 46622)

Papers Presented at Doctoral Colloquium/Conferences

1. Presented paper in Two Day Management Doctoral Colloquium and VGSOM Research Scholars Day (MDC & VRS) on 14th & 15th March, 2018 organized by Vinod Gupta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-K), Kharagpur, West Bengal, India.

2. Presented paper in  Two Day 11th Doctoral Thesis Conference on 19th & 20th April, 2018 organized by ICFAI Business School Hyderabad (IBS) in Collaboration with Indira Gandhi Institute of Developmental Research (IGIDR), Hyderabad, Telangana State.

Events Attended

1. Attended National Summit on Micro Finance (Servicing Trending Microfinance: Knocking at the Door of Aspiring Entrepreneurs) organized by “ASSOCHAM INDIA” on 19th July, 2016 at Hotel Taj Krishna, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.