- Core Faculty, Operations and Technology
Innovation Management, Business Ecosystems, Emerging Industrial & Digital Technologies, Non-Market Strategy, Smart Cities, Sustainable Food Systems
- 2022—present, Visiting Researcher, University of Tokyo, Japan, Center for Global Commons (CGC) in the Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI)
- 2020—present, Visiting Research Scholar, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Wireless Integrated Microsensing & Systems Center
- 2019—2022, Functional Consultant (digital transformation for oil and energy sector), Tata Consultancy Services, Pune, India
- 2020—2021, Start-up Co-Founder for a novel system for indoor organic unmanned farming of vine-like plants (currently on hold); Pune, India
- 2019—present, Mentor for startups in pipeline repairs, agricultural commerce and geo spatial services
- 2010—2019, Independent Business Consultant (strategy & digital transformation consulting for oil & energy, power, utilities, industrial OEMs and services), Bangalore, India
- 2009—2010, Start-up Co-Founder for a novel industrial technology exchange software portal (currently not operational); Bangalore, India
- 2005—2009, Technical Director / Deputy Managing Director and Business Consultant, Flowserve Corporation, based in Canada, Austria and Singapore
- 2003—2005, Start-up Co-Founder for a novel heat recovery coke oven battery for iron making (currently not operational); Bangalore, India
- 1995—2003, Engineering Manager and Design Engineer, Praxair Inc, based in USA and Brazil
- R. Gupta, C. Mejia, Y. B. Gianchandani, and Y. Kajikawa, “Ambidextrous Firm Strategy Insights from Internet of Things Linked Interfirm Deals,” IEEE Trans. Eng. Manag., pp. 1–16, 2021, doi: 10.1109/TEM.2020.3041250.
- R. Gupta, C. Mejia, Y. Gianchandani, and Y. Kajikawa, “Analysis on formation of emerging business ecosystems from deals activities of global electric vehicles hub firms,” Energy Policy, vol. 145, p. 111532, Oct. 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111532.
- R. Gupta, C. Mejia, and Y. Kajikawa, “Business, innovation and digital ecosystems landscape survey and knowledge cross sharing,” Technol. Forecast. Soc. Change, vol. 147, pp. 100– 109, Oct. 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.techfore.2019.07.004.
- R. Gupta, K. Miyazaki, and Y. Kajikawa, “Ingredients of Successful Emerging Business Ecosystems: Case of Industrial IoT Adoption,” in 2018 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), Aug. 2018, pp. 1–6, doi: 10.23919/PICMET.2018.8481854.