DrGagan Kumar B R
(He / Him)
Lecturer
Faculty of Business and Law/Deakin Business School
- LecturerFaculty of Business and Law/Deakin Business School
- GIFT City Campus
BIO
Dr. Gagan Kumar B R
Senior Lecturer, Information Systems and Business Analytics
Deakin Business School, Deakin University
Dr Gagan comes with extensive experience in higher education and the teaching of emerging technologies. His work focuses on advancing innovative, industry-oriented learning and research initiatives. His expertise spans Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, digital transformation, and Healthcare AI. Throughout his academic career, he has contributed to curriculum innovation, interdisciplinary research, industry engagement, and the development of academic partnerships across diverse institutions. He has also played an active role in designing future-focused learning experiences that integrate emerging technologies with real-world business and healthcare applications.
Dr. Gagan's research interests focus on the application of AI-driven solutions to address complex challenges, particularly in healthcare systems, digital health transformation, intelligent decision-support systems, and technology accessibility and inclusion for people with visual impairments. He is passionate about advancing innovation through collaborative and interdisciplinary research while fostering partnerships between academia, industry, government, and the broader community. His research emphasizes the ethical and responsible adoption of AI, digital capability development, and technology-enabled transformation in contemporary organizations.
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT
- LecturerDeakin University, Information Systems and Business Analytics Discipline Group
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Faculty of Information Systems & AnalyticsChrist University, Bengaluru, India1 Aug 2022 - 15 Apr 2026
- Faculty of Information Systems & AnalyticsPresidency University, Bengaluru, India2 Aug 2017 - 31 Jul 2022
DEGREES
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Healthcare Artificial IntelligencePresidency University, Bengaluru, India
- Master of Science (MS), Computer ScienceWoolf University, Valletta, Malta
- Master of Business Administration (MBA), General ManagementAlliance University, Bengaluru, India
CERTIFICATIONS
- University TeachingUniversity of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
- Data Science of Health InformaticsJohns Hopkins University, Maryland, United States
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- KannadaCan read, write, speak and understand
AREA/FACULTY
- Faculty of Business and Law
DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE
- Deakin Business School
- Information Systems and Business Analytics Discipline Group