{"id":29,"date":"2022-03-07T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T10:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doms.iitm.ac.in\/wordpress\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2022-03-07T10:00:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T10:00:11","slug":"research-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/doms.iitm.ac.in\/crest\/index.php\/research-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wppb-builder-container\" class=\"wppb-builder-container\">                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1646647346457 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1646647346458  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1646647346459'  data-addon-id='1646647346459'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-headline-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-headline-content\"><h2 class=\"wppb-addon-title\">Research Team<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1716792066280 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1716792066281  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1716792066282 wppb-wow fadeIn noHover'  data-wow-delay='ms'  data-wow-duration='ms'  data-addon-id='1716792066282'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-person-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-person-addon-content person-layout-four\"><div class=\"wppb-person-media\"><div class=\"wppb-person-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wppb-person-addon-img\" src=\"https:\/\/doms.iitm.ac.in\/crest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/aarthi_new.jpg\" alt=\"Aarthi Ramachandran\"><\/div><div class=\"wppb-person-media-body\"><div class=\"wppb-person-information\"><span class=\"wppb-person-name\"><a rel=nofolow href=\"#\" target=_blank>Aarthi Ramachandran<\/a><\/span><div class=\"wppb-person-introtext\">Aarthi is a doctoral student at IIT Madras in the field of health Infrastructure. She did her under graduation in Bio-Medical Engineering and her post-graduation in Public Health from Manipal Academy of Higher Education. Before joining for the Ph.D. program she was the project manager for a multi-year project on Enhancing the Profitability and Sustainability of Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs. She is passionate about exploring entrepreneurial approaches in the areas of public health social infrastructure.<\/div><\/div><ul class=\"wppb-person-social\"><li class=\"repeater-0\"><span class=\"wppb-person-social-list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/mwlite\/in\/aarthi-ramachandran-22082013\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-square\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1646647346463 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1646647346464  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1646647346465 wppb-wow fadeIn'  data-wow-delay='ms'  data-wow-duration='ms'  data-addon-id='1646647346465'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-person-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-person-addon-content person-layout-four\"><div class=\"wppb-person-media\"><div class=\"wppb-person-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wppb-person-addon-img\" src=\"https:\/\/doms.iitm.ac.in\/crest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Arushi_.png\" alt=\"Arushi Gupta\"><\/div><div class=\"wppb-person-media-body\"><div class=\"wppb-person-information\"><span class=\"wppb-person-name\"><a  href=\"#\" target=_blank>Arushi Gupta<\/a><\/span><div class=\"wppb-person-introtext\">Arushi holds post-graduation in Economics from Madras School of Economics. She worked as an Analyst at a financial services firm before joining IIT Madras. She is presently pursuing her Ph.D. in Finance. Her research focus is on Corporate Venture Capital funds.<\/div><\/div><ul class=\"wppb-person-social\"><li class=\"repeater-0\"><span class=\"wppb-person-social-list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/arushi-gupta-7ab10471\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-square\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1652240268483 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1652240268484  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1646647346477 wppb-wow fadeIn'  data-wow-delay='ms'  data-wow-duration='ms'  data-addon-id='1646647346477'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-person-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-person-addon-content person-layout-four\"><div class=\"wppb-person-media\"><div class=\"wppb-person-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wppb-person-addon-img\" src=\"https:\/\/doms.iitm.ac.in\/crest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Haritha_.png\" alt=\"Haritha V H\"><\/div><div class=\"wppb-person-media-body\"><div class=\"wppb-person-information\"><span class=\"wppb-person-name\"><a  href=\"#\" target=_blank>Haritha V H<\/a><\/span><div class=\"wppb-person-introtext\">Haritha has completed M.Com in Finance from Central University of Karnataka and B.Com from MG University, Kerala. She has qualified Junior Research Fellowship in Commerce and was an University Rank Holder during her Post Graduation. Her research focuses on Risk Management Strategies of Business Angels.<\/div><\/div><ul class=\"wppb-person-social\"><li class=\"repeater-0\"><span class=\"wppb-person-social-list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/haritha-v-h-ab6497155\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-square\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1652415331740 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1652415331741  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1652415331742 wppb-wow fadeIn'  data-wow-delay='ms'  data-wow-duration='ms'  data-addon-id='1652415331742'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-person-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-person-addon-content person-layout-four\"><div class=\"wppb-person-media\"><div class=\"wppb-person-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wppb-person-addon-img\" src=\"https:\/\/doms.iitm.ac.in\/crest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Nandhini_Ramu.jpg\" alt=\"K.S. Nandhini\"><\/div><div class=\"wppb-person-media-body\"><div class=\"wppb-person-information\"><span class=\"wppb-person-name\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/in.linkedin.com\/in\/nandhini-k-s-71777748\" target=_blank>K.S. Nandhini<\/a><\/span><div class=\"wppb-person-introtext\">K.S. Nandhini, is a M.S. Scholar at IIT Madras. She is a gold medalist with a Bachelor\u2019s in Engineering, has been involved with the startup ecosystem at IIT Madras since 2018. Currently, she oversees strategic operations at the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Her research focuses on understanding the factors that contribute to the success of incubators, particularly within academic settings. This includes examining how student entrepreneurs\u2019 socio- economic backgrounds, venture-specific characteristics, and traditional factors like market fit and team dynamics all influence the varying success rates of early-stage student startups.<\/div><\/div><ul class=\"wppb-person-social\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1666870021129 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1666870021130  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1666870021131 wppb-wow fadeIn'  data-wow-delay='ms'  data-wow-duration='ms'  data-addon-id='1666870021131'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-person-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-person-addon-content person-layout-four\"><div class=\"wppb-person-media\"><div class=\"wppb-person-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wppb-person-addon-img\" src=\"https:\/\/doms.iitm.ac.in\/crest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Nandhini_priya.jpg\" alt=\"Nandhini Priya N\"><\/div><div class=\"wppb-person-media-body\"><div class=\"wppb-person-information\"><span class=\"wppb-person-name\"><a  href=\"#\" target=_blank>Nandhini Priya N<\/a><\/span><div class=\"wppb-person-introtext\">After completing her undergraduate studies at the University of Madras, Nandhini Priya went on to earn a post-graduate degree in commerce with a focus in accounting and finance. She is an Intermediate qualified Cost and Management Accountant and qualified for a Junior Research Fellowship in the stream of Commerce. She is pursuing her Ph.D. at the IIT Madras and has a keen interest in exploring entrepreneurial ventures in the field of urban infrastructure.<\/div><\/div><ul class=\"wppb-person-social\"><li class=\"repeater-0\"><span class=\"wppb-person-social-list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nandhini-priya-natarajan-42a327222\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-square\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1759471030639 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1759471030640  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1759471030641 wppb-wow fadeIn'  data-wow-delay='ms'  data-wow-duration='ms'  data-addon-id='1759471030641'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-person-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-person-addon-content person-layout-four\"><div class=\"wppb-person-media\"><div class=\"wppb-person-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wppb-person-addon-img\" src=\"https:\/\/doms.iitm.ac.in\/crest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/varsha.jpg\" alt=\"Varsha Madheshiya\"><\/div><div class=\"wppb-person-media-body\"><div class=\"wppb-person-information\"><span class=\"wppb-person-name\"><a  href=\"#\" target=_blank>Varsha Madheshiya<\/a><\/span><div class=\"wppb-person-introtext\">Varsha is a Joint PhD candidate in Finance at IIT Madras and the University of Technology Sydney. She holds a Master\u2019s degree from Banaras Hindu University and is a recipient of the Junior Research Fellowship in Commerce. Her research focuses on corporate innovation and entrepreneurship.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1646647346472 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1646647346473  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1716792066283 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1716792066284  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1719916580995 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1719916580996  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Team Aarthi RamachandranAarthi is a doctoral student at IIT Madras in the field of health Infrastructure. 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