Shagun Tripathi

Shagun Tripathi is a researcher and technology aficionado whose keenest interest lies in the intersection of technology with society – be it people, groups or crowds. Currently, her research focuses on digital platforms, viewing them through a socioeconomic lens. She examines their regulatory challenges, algorithmic governance and societal and economic impact. She personally views these through a lens of causation, attempting at discovering patterns, new phenomena and using hard data for evidence-driven insights for business and policy. In addition to this, she is fond of technology in general and likes to observe crowds and communities, as seen on open-source or blockchain-led platforms and social media. In the past, her work was funded by IESE Scholarship, Fritz Henkel Scholarship and UNIDO Young Researcher Scholarship. Her work regularly features at top conferences, including ICIS, AOM, SMS Annual Conference, SCECR and DBOSI. She is an active member of AIS and AOM OCIS research networks.

She holds a PhD and a Master of Research degree from IESE Business School, Barcelona. During her PhD, she was a visiting researcher at ESSEC Business School, France. Before this, she earned a master’s degree in business with a dual specialization in IT and People and an undergraduate degree in computer science engineering in India.