Dr. Latika Choudhary is an Assistant Professor at the School of Law with a specialized focus on intellectual property laws. Her research lies at the intersection of biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and jurisprudence, with particular emphasis on patentability in life sciences, including genetic and stem cell innovations, as well as emerging questions surrounding AI inventorship and authorship. She also engages with the evolving framework of personality rights in AI-driven contexts and examines the philosophical foundations underlying intellectual property law. Her work critically interrogates the ethical, legal, and normative challenges arising from rapid technological advancements. She holds a Ph.D. from National Law University, Jodhpur, where her research focused on patenting genetic material and stem cells, along with an LL.M. in Intellectual Property Rights from the same institution and a B.A.(Hons.) LL.B.(Hons.) from National Law University Odisha.  She has also gained significant international academic exposure. She was a Visiting Researcher at the University of Copenhagen (June 2025) and is an incoming visiting researcher at the University of Oxford and Lund University (Summer 2027). In addition, she participated in the WIPO-WTO Colloquium for Teachers of Intellectual Property, reflecting her engagement with global intellectual property discourse and policy development.

• Ph.D.- National Law University, Jodhpur (August 2017-April 2023)
• LL.M.(I.P.R)- National Law University, Jodhpur (July 2016-May 2017)
• B.A.(Hons.)LL.B(Hons.)- National Law University, Odisha (July 2011 – May 2016)

Publications

• Choudhary, L., Kaushik, H. and Daga, H. (2025) “Why AI cannot be an inventor: a post-humanist rejection of AI as legal inventor,” Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, 20(11), pp. 732–743. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1093/jiplp/jpaf063.

• Choudhary, L. and Daga, H. (2025) “Aligning the Competition Commission of India and Sectoral Regulators,” Australian Journal of Asian Law, 26(2), pp. 123–137.

• Choudhary, L., Sharma, U.R. and Daga, H. (2025) “‘Ruff’ Justice: Analysing the Right to Feed Stray Dogs in Lieu of Constitutional Provisions and Judicial Precedents in India,” Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy, 28(1), pp. 92–102. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/13880292.2025.2500867.

• Choudhary, L., Daga, H. and Srivastava, C. “Catalyzing circularity: Tackling intellectual property barriers to technology transfer and circular solutions in developing economies,” The Journal of World Intellectual Property. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/jwip.70006

• Choudhary, L. and Daga, H. (2025) “What does religion have to do with it: Exploring noninstitutional arguments for effective enforcement of IPR,” The Journal of World Intellectual Property, 28(1), pp. 220–239. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/jwip.12329

• Daga, H. and Choudhary, L. (2025) “Fossil Fuel Governance and the International Investment Treaties,” Economic and Political Weekly, 60(40). Available at: https://www.epw.in/journal/2025/40/insight/fossil-fuel-governance-and international.html.

• Choudhary, L. and Daga, H. (2024) “No country for self-love: Tracing the confluence of sex toys, right to sexual health and obscenity standards in the modern Indian landscape,” Indian Journal of Health, Sexuality and Culture, 10(01), pp. 51–58.

• Choudhary, L. and Daga, H. (2024) “Analysing the Animal Euthanasia Scenario in India in Light of the Constitutional Provisions,” Christ University Law Journal, 13(1), pp. 87–117. Available at: https://doi.org/10.12728/culj.24.4.

• Choudhary, L. and Kumar, A. (2022) “Stem Cell Patenting: Moral and Legal Dilemma,” Journal of Intellectual Property Rights (JIPR), 27(1), pp. 42–51. Available at: https://doi.org/10.56042/jipr.v27i1.53897.

• Daga, H. and Choudhary, L. (2024) “Circular Economy: (Not So) Merry Go Round for Innovation and World Intellectual Property Regime,” Journal of Intellectual Property Rights (JIPR), 29(4), pp. 325–336. Available at: https://doi.org/10.56042/jipr.v29i4.5686.

• Daga, H., Srivastava, C. and Choudhary, L. “The economics of tacit knowledge in patent based technology transfer agreements,” The Journal of World Intellectual Property. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/jwip.70007.

• Assistant. Professor of Law, IMS Law College, Noida, September 2018-March 2019
• Assistant Professor of Law, UPES, June 2019-February 2026

Her research interests lie at the intersection of IPR and emerging technological developments, particularly artificial intelligence. She is interested in exploring how AI disrupts and reshapes traditional IPR frameworks, especially in relation to authorship, inventorship, and ownership. Her work engages with the evolving jurisprudence surrounding AI-generated outputs, critically examining whether existing legal doctrines can adequately address non-human creativity or require conceptual reform. She is also drawn to the philosophical foundations of IPR in the context of AI. This includes interrogating core concepts such as creativity, originality, and human agency, and assessing how they are being redefined by increasingly autonomous technologies. She aims to engage with broader theoretical perspectives, including post-humanist approaches, to evaluate whether the anthropocentric basis of IPR remains sustainable. Additionally, her research focuses on personality rights in digital environments. Further, Latika examines how AI-driven technologies such as deepfakes, virtual identities, and behavioral profiling complicate issues of identity, autonomy, and commercial exploitation of personal attributes.

Dr. Dijoy Johny is an academic in the field of Decision Science and Operations Management with a strong interdisciplinary foundation in management, quantitative methods, and engineering. He completed his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, where his research focused on servitization, supply chain coordination, drone-based decision-making, and multilevel modelling in B2B ecosystems. He holds an M.Tech in Control Systems from the College of Engineering Trivandrum under APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, where he secured first rank, and a B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Honours) from Mahatma Gandhi University. He also has industry experience as a Control System Engineer Trainee at Tata Elxsi, where he worked on electric motor control algorithms. His research has been published in reputed journals such as Industrial Marketing Management, International Journal of Production Research, and Management Decision. His broader academic interests include operations and supply chain analytics, decision-making under uncertainty, structural equation modelling, and interdisciplinary quantitative research.

• Ph.D. in Decision Science and Operations Management, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, India.
• M.Tech in Control Systems (Electrical and Electronics Engineering), College of Engineering Trivandrum, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, India.
• B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Honours), Mahatma Gandhi University, India.

• Johny, D., Padhi, S. S., and Mukherjee, S., “Optimising coordination mechanisms for a sustainable ethanol-blended fuel supply chain in India’s transportation sector,” International Journal of Production Research, 2025.
• Johny, D., Sreejesh, S., and Nurjahan, E. I., “Bridging buyer-supplier dynamics in servitization: A multilevel analysis of performance, governance, and innovation in B2B ecosystems,” Industrial Marketing Management, 2025.
• Johny, D., Padhi, S. S., and Cheng, T., “Drone selection for disaster responses: An application of the stratified-best-worst method,” Management Decision, 2026. DOI: 10.1108/MD-07-2024-1658.

• Control System Engineer Trainee, Tata Elxsi, Trivandrum, India.

Dr. Dijoy Johny’s research lies at the intersection of decision science, operations management, and supply chain analytics. His work focuses on servitization, supply chain coordination, drone-based decision-making, and multilevel modelling in B2B ecosystems. He is particularly interested in quantitative modelling, decision-making under uncertainty, structural equation modelling, and analytical approaches to solving complex managerial and operational problems. His interdisciplinary background also supports research that connects engineering-based modelling with contemporary management challenges.

Dr. Kumar Ujjwal is a researcher in Manufacturing Technology with expertise in metal additive manufacturing, particularly wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM). His research lies at the intersection of manufacturing processes, materials science, and structural performance, with a focus on establishing robust process-structure-property relationships. Through this integrated approach, his work aims to make metal additive manufacturing more reliable, scalable, and suitable for industrial applications.

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing), IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, India (Part of doctoral research carried out at Monash University, Australia, under the Sandwich PhD Fellowship)
• M.Tech. in Computer Integrated Manufacturing, NIT Agartala, India.
• B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India.

• Jan 2026 – Present: Assistant Professor, Mahindra University, Hyderabad, India.
• July 2022 – Jan 2023: Visiting Research Scholar, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (Experimental research on corrosion and stress corrosion cracking of wire arc additive manufactured aluminium alloys)

• Metal additive manufacturing (wire arc additive manufacturing, WAAM)
• Welding and joining of materials
• Laser processing of materials
• Stress corrosion cracking of additively manufactured materials
• Simulation and modelling of additive manufacturing processes

Dr. Neeraj Kumar Pradhan is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Hyderabad. He holds a Ph.D. from IIT Bombay, specializing in solid propellant combustion modeling, and has 7 years of industry experience at General Motors.
His research focuses on combustion modeling, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics, integrating phenomenological, one-dimensional reactive CFD, and two-dimensional CFD approaches to advance predictive understanding of homogeneous and heterogeneous propellants.

• Ph.D.: Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India, 2025
• M.Tech: Thermal Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Dept. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, 2012
• B.Tech: Mechanical Engineering, Biju Pattanaik University of Technology, Rourkela, 2009

• Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Mahindra University, Hyderabad, India (Jan 2026- Present)
• Lead Engineer, Transmission CAE, General Motors Technical Centre India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, India (Aug 2012- Jan 2020)

• Solid propellant combustion modeling
• Reactive CFD modeling of homogeneous and heterogeneous propellants
• Heat transfer and fluid mechanics in reacting flows
• Computational modeling of propulsion and energy systems

Ganesan Ramaswamy is a visiting faculty member in Executive Education at Mahindra University. Dr Ganesan is a renowned leadership facilitator, success coach and mentor, innovation expert, and assessor of thinking preferences and behavioral attributes, with over two decades of experience in management education, consulting and training. He regularly trains senior and mid-level managers on leadership, team building, result orientation, motivation and creativity, and is a sought-after speaker at leading management institutes and professional forums such as Rotary, Lions Clubs, NIPM and YPO.

• Honorary Doctorate in recognition of his work in Management Education.​
• Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (since 1986).​
• MBA in Marketing.​

Dr Ganesan trains senior and mid-level managers in leadership, team building, result orientation, motivation, unleashing self-potential, overcoming inhibitions and restrictive thinking, creativity and innovation, and problem solving. He has trained and mentored executives from organizations such as Bank of America, Bosch, Unisys, Ericsson Global, Viteos, Canara Bank, Tata Motors, Godrej, Wipro, Emphasis-BFL, TNT Worldwide, Akzo Nobel, NTPC, NPCIL, Garware, Shoppers Stop, Ceat and others. He has chaired sessions, presented papers and delivered keynote addresses at numerous national and international conferences. Dr Ganesan has published the book “48 Sure shot Tools for Personal and Professional Success” and created a unique simulation exercise titled G-Square, designed to match motivators with deeply embedded life interests.

• Visiting Faculty, Executive Education, Mahindra University.
• Leadership facilitator, success coach, innovation expert and business consultant to corporates across sectors.
• Senior guest speaker with leading management institutes and invited speaker at Rotary, Lions Clubs, NIPM, YPO and other professional platforms.
• Member of editorial boards of several research journals in India and abroad.

Sandeep Das is a Visiting Faculty at the Centre for Executive Education, Mahindra University, and a business leader with over 15 years of experience in FMCG and management consulting. An MBA from IIM Bangalore, he has held leadership positions in consumer goods and strategy consulting, and is widely recognized as one of Asia’s leading business storytelling coaches. He is the bestselling author of multiple books, including the long-running bestseller “How Business Storytelling Works”, and is a popular columnist and global keynote speaker.

• MBA, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.

Sandeep is the bestselling author of four (now five) successful books, with “How Business Storytelling Works” remaining on bestseller lists for over 40 weeks and being adopted as a textbook on storytelling at multiple IIMs. He has designed and delivered business storytelling, executive presence and communication programs for leadership teams at leading global organizations, helping them sharpen influence and impact. As a visiting faculty member at top Indian business schools, he teaches business storytelling and related leadership skills to executives and MBA participants. As a columnist, he has written more than 200 articles across major business and general media outlets, and his LinkedIn posts have garnered over 30 million reads, shaping contemporary thinking on careers, leadership and consumers.

• Visiting Faculty, Centre for Executive Education, Mahindra University.
• Visiting Faculty for Executive Education at IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore and IIM Lucknow (Business Storytelling and related leadership topics).
• Leadership coach and storytelling coach for senior leaders and leadership teams at leading corporates (e.g., Unilever, Tata Group, Poshmark and others).
• International keynote speaker on business storytelling, executive presence, negotiation strategies, strategic thinking and the future of the consumer, invited to conferences across the US, Europe and South-East Asia.
• Former business leader in FMCG and Associate Director in management consulting roles.
• Columnist and thought leader writing for Times of India, Economic Times, Mint, Fortune, Forbes, Business World and other leading publications.

Nitin Sanker is a visiting faculty member at the Centre for Executive Education, Mahindra University, and the CEO and Managing Director of Middle Earth HR, Asia’s largest specialized company in HR and leadership certification training. With more than 5,000 leaders trained and partnerships with over 200 companies, he has played a significant role in building HR and leadership capabilities across Asia. An alumnus of IIT Roorkee and IIM Calcutta, Nitin is an international trainer in HRM and strategic leadership and a distinguished thought leader in HR development.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IIT Roorkee.​
• Postgraduate degree in Business Administration (HR and Marketing), IIM Calcutta (1989–1991).

Nitin has collaborated with numerous organizations on leadership development and HR transformation assignments, including designing and managing assessment centers for companies such as Tata Motors, Samsung, VAR Group and EBI Egypt. He has been a consultant on strategic leadership projects, notably a large-scale initiative for over 140 organizations in Indonesia through the Asian Development Bank and strategic planning for ERC Mongolia under the World Bank. As a partner trainer for ISB and through Middle Earth HR, he has delivered leadership development programs for organizations including Dr. Reddy’s, HSBC, Amazon, Birla Soft, JSW Steel, Wipro Infotech, Indigo, TCS, Reliance Media, Suzlon Energy, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, CII, IDBI, Dubai Holding Group, Dubai Port, Qatar Airways, Aztech, EBI Egypt, BCC Egypt, SAR Group, Corplease and Hapag Lloyd. He has led consulting assignments in competency management, compensation design, assessment-center design, HR process design and strategic HR development, and has been recognized among the top prominent alumni of IIM Calcutta by Business India.

• Jeffrey Allred Distinguished Scholar and Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School.​
• Visiting Faculty, Executive Education, Mahindra University.
• Former Associate Dean, Executive MBA Evening and Weekend Programs, UNC Kenan-Flagler.​
• Former faculty member, Columbia University Graduate School of Business.​
• Former visiting professor, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

C K Vishwakarma is a visiting faculty member at Mahindra University and a senior digital transformation strategy and innovation leader with over 20 years of international experience, particularly in Singapore and the broader ASEAN region. He has developed digitalization strategies and blueprints for global organizations and led complex, multi-technology, multi-vendor, multi-million-dollar programs across high-tech industries including aviation, automotive, pharma, energy, airports, manufacturing, and broadcast and media. As CEO of AllThingsConnected and Founder of IoTSG, Southeast Asia’s largest AIoT ecosystem, he is widely recognized as a leading voice in digital transformation, AI, emerging technologies and Industry 4.0.

• Master’s degree, National University of Singapore, supported by an Economic Development Board (EDB) Singapore scholarship.​
• Earlier degree from IIT Roorkee, with a full academic scholarship for excellence.

Vishwakarma has designed and delivered digital transformation, AI and Industry 4.0 strategies for global organizations, creating practical frameworks and roadmaps that accelerate secure, scalable digitalization. He has led large, complex programs that integrate IT, IoT and OT across multi-vendor ecosystems, including establishing Digital Project Management Offices (DPMOs) and best-practice governance structures. As a community builder, he has grown IoTSG into one of Southeast Asia’s largest AIoT ecosystems, hosting and supporting over 100 leadership sessions and connecting thousands of professionals, startups and enterprises. He also mentors and evaluates startups and scale-ups, having assessed more than 200 ventures within the innovation and venture-building ecosystem.

• Visiting Faculty, Mahindra University (Digital Organization – Strategy Framework, Executive Education).
• CEO, AllThingsConnected, Singapore.
• Founder, IoTSG – one of Southeast Asia’s largest IoT/AIoT ecosystems with thousands of professionals and 100+ thought-leadership sessions.
• ASEAN Leader, AIoT User Group, helping enterprises leverage AI+IoT for industrial and smart-city applications.
• Business Strategy and Digital Transformation leader and consultant for global enterprises across aviation, oil and gas, ports, industrial manufacturing and media.
• Adjunct/associate faculty at leading Singapore institutions (e.g., SP Jain School of Global Management, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore Institute of Technology), teaching AI, IoT and digital transformation.

Ganapathy S. Nathan is a visiting faculty member in Executive Education Programs at Mahindra University, bringing nearly 35 years of industry experience in managerial and leadership roles in India and the US, primarily with Asian Paints (India) Ltd. and Wipro Ltd. He has worked across supply chain operations, ERP product development and consulting, and open innovation and IP management, with a focus on leveraging emerging technologies for operations and customer experience.

• N.A.

Nathan has led large-scale supply chain operations and distribution networks, giving him deep insight into real-world SCM challenges and execution. He has guided organizations on ERP strategy and transformation, from product development to implementation and value realization, and has championed organization-wide innovation and IP initiatives, including collaborations with tech start-ups. In executive education, he focuses on translating this experience into capability-building programs for leaders across consumer products, retail, chemicals and infotech sectors.

• Visiting Faculty, Executive Education Programs, Mahindra University.
• Former Zonal-level leader at Asian Paints in decorative and industrial paint sales and distribution management.​
• Senior roles at Wipro in ERP product development, presales and solutioning across SAP, Oracle and Ramco in supply chain and asset management domains.​
• Consultant in ERP selection, business process mapping and reengineering, application consolidation and benefits realization in supply chain management.​
• Leader in open innovation and IP management at Wipro, including incubation of tech start-up partnerships and emerging tech IP in blockchain, robotics and AI.