Prof. Ankita Das

Prof. Ankita Das is currently an Assistant Professor at B.P. Poddar Institute of Management & Technology, Salt Lake Campus, where she has served since August 2023. Previously, she was Faculty in Data Science and Cyber Security at iLEAD (June 2022–2023) and held visiting professorships at Techno India, Salt Lake (main campus), and Heritage Business School from 2016 to 2020. She is the co-founder of La Sustaina, Kolkata’s first upcycled café-cum-store promoting sustainable décor and eco-friendly products, and the co-founder of VerdeEdge, a sustainability-focused enterprise advancing circular economy solutions. She conducted collaborative research on e-waste supply chain dynamics at Aston University, Birmingham, UK, in 2019, and has been affiliated with the International Society of Waste Management, Air, and Water (2016–2018). She now contributes to the Consortium of Researchers for Sustainable Development (C.R.S.D.), focusing on upcycling and e-waste management. A recognised pioneer of the concept of Sustainable Smart City in Eastern India, she is pursuing her Ph.D. in this domain. Her collaborations with researchers in the USA, UK, and Saudi Arabia have contributed to a total of 20 publications, including peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, and conference articles, alongside two invited talks and two copyrights. She also serves as a reviewer for Environment, Development and Sustainability (Springer). Her research interests span Green Computing, Upcycling, Disaster Management, Waste Management, IoT, Circular Economy, and Sustainability.