Executive Committee

Sanjib Bhuyan

Professor of Agricultural Economics & Marketing, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA

Paramananda Saikia

Entrepreneurial Scientist, Chelmsford,
MA, USA

Narayan C Talukdar

Vice Chancellor, Assam Down Town University,
Guwahati, Assam

Kishor Goswami

Professor and Head, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kharagpur

Hemanta Baruah

Founder & CEO of Aakha Bilogics, Dallas, Texas, USA

Bharat Baruah

Professor of Chemistry and Director of International Programs, College of Science and Mathematics at Kennesaw State University

Amrita Kashyap Chaliha

Managing Partner, Chroma Biotech LLP, Dibrugarh, Assam

Binoy Kumar Saikia

Principal Scientist, Coal & Energy Division, CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat, Assam

Alak Kumar Buragohain

Chairperson Academic, Royal Global University, Guwahati, Assam

Eeshan Kalita

Professor, Department of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam

Dipak Santra

Professor, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Nebraska, USA

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About Sanjib Bhuyan

Dr. Sanjib Bhuyan brings significant experience in the field of Agricultural Economics.

Currently teaching in the Department of Agricultural, Food & Resource Economics at Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA, Dr. Bhuyan’s academic interests stem from the dismal science of food industries.

Dr. Bhuyan puts special focus on farmer cooperatives, food industry competitiveness, and the nuanced behaviors driving food consumption among adults. 

His ideas and findings have graced the pages of numerous prestigious agricultural and applied economics journals. Moreover, he has lent his expertise to the crafting of multiple book chapters, further solidifying his status as a luminary in his field.

When he is not teaching, Dr. Bhuyan dedicates his time to serving on editorial boards, acting as an associate editor, and working as a book review editor for leading journals in agricultural economics, agribusiness, development economics, and management sciences.

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About Paramananda Saikia

Considered a visionary, Senior Scientist and Molecular Biologist, Dr. Paramananda Saikia foresees the transformative potential of Biotechnology in the near future.

With a vast experience spanning over 16 years, Dr. Saikia is currently serving as the Senior Technical Lead for Innovation at MilliporeSigma in Boston, USA. He advanced his studies by earning a Master’s in Molecular Biology & Biotechnology at Tezpur University, Assam, and a Doctorate in Virology from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. His post-doctoral research at the Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University in the USA centered on antiviral immunity.

Dr. Saikia’s contributions to science have been recognized with the prestigious Ramalingaswami Fellowship by the Indian Department of Biotechnology. 

An editorial board member for numerous international journals, including Frontiers in Immunology, Dr. Saikia has authored over 20 research papers in acclaimed scientific publications. 

Dr. Saikia’s current focus is on reviewing the integration of emerging life sciences technologies to drive the development of innovative, customer-centric products and services.

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About Kishor Goswami

Prof. Kishor Goswami is presently working as a Professor of Economics and Head, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, India. Before joining IIT Kharagpur, he worked as a Scientist at Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic, and as a Research Analyst at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Hyderabad, India.
He works in the areas of Development Economics (informal economy, micro-entrepreneurship, credit risk, technology adoption, gender and trade, women empowerment, poverty, impact assessment on different social issues/schemes, etc.), Agricultural and Resource Economics (production and efficiency, organic agriculture, natural farming, agriculture and climate, medicinal crops, services demand in wetland, eco and cultural tourism, etc.), and Value Chain Management and Product Development. He may be contacted at kishor@hss.iitkgp.ac.in