Staff Profile

Dr Supriya Kunnath Kaitheri FHEA

Biography

Dr Supriya is currently working as a senior lecturer in the Business School at the Middlesex University Dubai campus, where she also heads the MA International Business Management programme. She brings extensive professional experience in the field of Data Analytics and Quantitative Methods. She has led numerous corporate training sessions in the area of business analytics and data visualisation. Prior to joining Middlesex, she completed her doctoral studies at the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode. Supriya also graduated with a Gold Medal in Computer Science and Engineering.

Her research interests span e-Governance, User Technology Readiness, and Data Analytics, with special interests in Quantitative Research and Business Analytics. Dr Supriya published her research in various highly ranked peer review journals such as Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal of Systems and IT, and Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education.

Supriya has received several prestigious awards, including the Education Without Borders Presenter award and IPID ICT4D grant in 2014. Additionally, she has been selected as the Acer Incredible Green Contest national winner and Wipro Earthian Award winner, along with several best paper awards at conferences, demonstrating her strong research potential with a focus on technology applications.

Qualifications
  • Ph.D  Information Systems Management , Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
  • B.Tech Computer Science Engineering , Kannur University, Kerala
Awards and achievements
  • IPID award for ICT4D research, 2014 – Won the grant for the best 10 papers in ICT for Development research areas.
  • Education Without Borders (EWB) Presenter Award – HCT Dubai, 2013.
  • Acer Incredible Green Contest Finalist and India winner, 2013.
  • Wipro Earthian Award ,2011
  • University Gold Medal for B.Tech Computer Science Engineering, 2010

Research Interests
  • ICT for Social Development
  • E-Governance
  • Consumer Technology Readiness
  • Data Analytics
Journals
  • Nanath, K., Balasubramanian, S., Shukla, V., Islam, N., & Kaitheri, S. (2022). Developing a mental health index using a machine learning approach: Assessing the impact of mobility and lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. Technological forecasting and social change, 178, 121560.
  • Nanath, K., Kaitheri, S., Malik, S., & Mustafa, S. (2022). Examination of fake news from a viral perspective: an interplay of emotions, resonance, and sentiments. Journal of Systems and Information Technology. Volume 24, Number 2, 2022, pp. 131-155(25)
  • Nanath, K; Kaitheri, S; Samdani; L. (2021). Sun shines in Dubai with Shams: A journey of renewable energy space in the United Arab Emirates, SAGE Business Cases
  • Nanath, K., Sajjad, A., & Kaitheri, S. (2021). Decision-making system for higher education university selection: comparison of priorities pre-and post-COVID-19. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education. (In press)
  • Balasubramanian, S., Kaitheri, S., Nanath, K., Sreejith, S., & Paris, C. M. Examining Post COVID-19 Tourist Concerns Using Sentiment Analysis and Topic Modeling. In Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2021 (pp. 564-569). Springer, Cham.
  • Sebastian, M. P., & Supriya, K. K. (2013). E-governance readiness: challenges for India. IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review, 2(1), 31-42.
Conference Presentations and Publications
  • Balasubramanian, S., Kaitheri, S., Nanath, K., Sreejith, S., & Paris, C.M. (2020). Towards a Unified Framework for Connected Tourism Experience. Tourism Education Futures Initiative (TEFI11) Virtual Conference. June 7- 10, 2020 (Virtual).
  • Kaitheri, S., and Balasubramanian, S. (2020). Promoting Academic Integrity: A Tale of Two Case Studies. 6th International Plagiarism across Europe and Beyond (PAEB) Conference 2020. April 17-19 (Virtual).  
  • Nanath, K., Sajjad A., Kaitheri, S .(2020). Decision-making System for University Selection: A Priority Comparison of Pre- and Post-COVID-19. The Barcelona Conference on Education (BCE2020) (University of Barcelona and IAFOR). 
  • Nanath, K., Kaitheri, S., Malik, S, Mustafa, S. (2020). Examination of Fake Online Content from a Viral Perspective: An Interplay of Emotions, Resonance, and Sentiments. 2020 Data Science, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence Conference (Florida Atlantic University).
  • Verma, A., Kaitheri, S. (2020). Impact of Brand Image and National Culture on Consumer Buying Behavior. 3rd American University in the Emirates International Research Conference (AUEIRC’20). 
  • Supriya, K. K.,  and Sebastian, M. P. (2014). "Towards a Model for User Technology Readiness in ICT4D Initiatives," Proceedings of the 25th Australasian Conference on Information Systems, 8th - 10th December, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Nanath, K., Pillai, R., & Supriya, K. K. (2014). Sustainability of Environmental Programs: A Green IT Perspective. Proceedings of the 25th Australasian Conference on Information Systems, 8th - 10th December, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Supriya, K. K. and  Gopalakrishnan, N. (2014). "Organization Vision - Experimentation on its Effective Communication," in Absentia presentation at Conference on Digital Experimentation (CODE@MIT) in Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, October 10th - 11.
  • Supriya, K. K., and Sebastian, M. P. (2014). "ICT for Education in India: Challenges and Readiness,"  IPID 9 Symposium, Kadir Has University, Istanbul
  • Supriya K. K and Sebastian, M. P.  (2013). "ICT for Educaion in India". 13th Consortium of Students in Management Research (COSMAR), 15-16 November 2013, Bangalore, India (Organized by the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore)
  • Supriya, K.K, and Sebastian, M.P. (2013). “ICT for Education – Its Readiness and Success”. 7th Education Without Borders International Student Conference, March 25-28, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
  • Supriya, K.K, and Sebastian, M.P. (2013). “E-Governance Readiness – Challenges for India”. International Conference on Global Strategies for an Emergent India, December 27-28, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, Kerala.
  • Supriya, K. K. and  Gopalakrishnan, N. (2014). "Organization Vision - Experimentation on its Effective Communication”. Paper selected for PDW at 74th Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August 1-5,  Philadelphia, PA
  • Supriya, K.K, and Jharkharia, S. (2011). “IS Flexibility - A Conceptual Framework”. Eleventh Global Conference on Flexible Systems Management (IIMK-GLOGIFT 2011)”. December 9-12, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, Kerala.
  • Supriya, K.K, and R. Radhakrishna Pillai. (2012). “A Systems Thinking Approach for Transforming Management Education”. Ninth AIMS International Conference on Management (AIMS-9), January 1-3, Foundation for Liberal and Management Education, Pune.

Nanath, K., Kaitheri, S., Malik, S., & Mustafa, S. (2022). Examination of fake news from a viral perspective: an interplay of emotions, resonance, and sentiments. Journal of Systems and Information Technology, 24 (2), 131-156
Nanath, K., Sajjad, A., & Kaitheri, S. (2021). Decision-making system for higher education university selection: Comparison of priorities pre-and post-COVID-19. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 14 (1), 347-366
Nanath, K., Sajjad, A., & Kaitheri, S. (2022). Decision-making system for higher education university selection: Comparison of priorities pre-and post-COVID-19. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 14(1), 347-365. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85102194510&doi=10.1108%2fJARHE-08-2020-0277&partnerID=40&md5=018e7410cb3db48de91125106b6cfb47
Nanath, K., Kaitheri, S., Malik, S., & Mustafa, S. (2022). Examination of fake news from a viral perspective: an interplay of emotions, resonance, and sentiments. Journal of Systems and Information Technology, 24(2), 131-155. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85122818055&doi=10.1108%2fJSIT-11-2020-0257&partnerID=40&md5=79ac337d3c4679393162dcce5cbd8f52

Nanath, K., Kaitheri, S., & Samdani, L. (2022). Sun Shines in Dubai With Shams: A Journey of Renewable Energy Space in the United Arab Emirates. In Sage Business Cases. SAGE Publications, Ltd., https://sk.sagepub.com/cases/sun-shines-dubai-shams-renewable-energy-space-united-arab-emirates

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