MS (Computer Science), Bowie State University (University of Maryland System), USA and Ph.D., IIT, Delhi
Email: rakhi@fsm.ac.in
Contact: 011-46485527
Total Years of Experience
14 Years
Brief description of Experience
She has 14 years of experience in research. Her research areas are Digital Innovation, Web Analytics, Social Media Analytics, and Social Listening. Several research papers have been published in national and international reputed journals, conferences, and books. The primary objective of her research is to use Digital technologies to serve society. She is also a peace activist and works for women in Rural India. She has completed over five research projects, one of which was funded by The British Academy, UK, with a research grant of £280,000. Currently, she is working on “Developing multimodal data-driven art-inspired bowel cancer-screening promotion messages”, a research grant of £87,118 from Cancer Research UK, in collaboration with Professors from University College London (UCL), UK, and Liverpool University, UK. She was awarded the ‘Best IT Professor’ National Education award by Headlines Today in 2012 and the ‘Outstanding Women in Science in Information Technology in 2018 by Venus International Foundation, Chennai, India. Her latest award is the "Karmaveer Chakra Award" in the Gold category for societal contribution in November 2023 by the International Confederation of NGOs (iCONGO) in partnership with the United Nations (UN).
Research Interest Areas
Digital strategy and innovation: Social Media Analytics, Social Listening, Web Analytics
Social Cause and Digital Platforms: Higher Education, Violence against Women, Healthcare
Consulting Interest Areas
Digital strategy and innovation, Social Media Analytics, Web Analytics
Research
Research Projects
1) “Developing multimodal data-driven art-inspired bowel cancer-screening promotion messages”, research grant of £87,118 from Cancer Research UK, in collaboration with Professors from University College London (UCL), UK and Liverpool University, UK, Co-Investigator (Ongoing)
2) “Creating an Impact of CSR Initiatives through Social Media”, research grant Rs. 3,75,000 (Seed Money) from FORE School of Management, Principal Investigator (Ongoing)
3) “Disconnected infrastructures and Violence Against Women (VAW): Innovating digital technologies in low-income neighborhoods to produce safer Indian cities”, a research grant of £290,000 from the British Academy Global Challenges Research Fund (BA GCRF), UK, in collaboration with Professors from the King's College, London, UK, and London School of Economics, UK, Co-investigator (Completed)
4) “Digital Technology and Strategy for Higher Education Institutions in India”, research grant Rs. 2,50,000 (Seed Money) from FORE School of Management, Principal Investigator (Completed).
5) “Web Analytics and World 4.0”, research grant Rs. 2,00,000 (Seed Money) from FORE School of Management, Principal Investigator (Completed).
6) “Transforming the Structure of Markets and Firms through the Internet”, research grant Rs. 2,00,000 (Seed Money) from FORE School of Management, Principal Investigator (Completed).
7) “Cloud Computing as Future Solutions for E-government in India”, research grant Rs. 2,00,000 (Seed Money) from FORE School of Management, Principal Investigator (Completed)
Selected Publications
Journals
1) Tripathi, R. (2024). Impact of Restricted Public Transport Since COVID-19 on Women in Rural India: A Qualitative Study. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 56, 101167. (4.8 Impact Factor)
2) Bokszczanin, A., Palace, M., Brown, W., Gladysh, O., Tripathi, R., Shree, D. (2023). Depression, perceived risk of COVID-19, loneliness, and perceived social support among university students in Poland, the UK, and India. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 651-663 (3.97 Impact Factor)
3) Tripathi, R. (2022). Web Analytics for Higher Education Institution Websites in India: Need of the Hour. Abhigyan, 40(1)
4) Tripathi, Rakhi. (2020). Evolution of higher education institution websites in India: a longitudinal study. International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy 13(4), 319-331.
5) Tripathi, R. (2018). ‘From Information to Interaction’: Website and Social Media Usage and Trends in Top Indian Higher Education Institutions. International Journal of Business Information Systems, 29(2), 139-154.
6) Tripathi, R. (2017). Web Analytics for Each Stage of E-government: A Study in Indian Context. Journal of E-government Studies and Best Practices, Vol. (2017).
7) Tripathi, R. and Gupta, M. P. (2014). Evolution of Government Portals in India: Mapping over Stage Models. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 27(4), 449 - 474. (ABDC ‘A’ category).
8) Tripathi, R., Gupta, M. P. and Bhattacharya, J. (2013). Effect of organizational factors on interoperability adoption for Indian portals. Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy, 7 (3), 285 – 308. (ABDC ‘B’ category).
9) Tripathi, R., Gupta, M. P. and Bhattacharya, J. (2012). Interoperability Adoption for Government Portals in India. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 25 (2), 98 –122. (ABDC ‘A’ category).
10) Tripathi, Rakhi. (2012). E-business Strategy-Text and Case. Abhigyan 29(4), 70-71.
11) Tripathi, R., Gupta, M., P., Bhattacharya, J. (2011). Identifying Factors of Integration for an Interoperable Government Portal: A Study in Indian Context. International Journal of Electronic Government Research, 7(1), 64-88.
Conferences
1) Tripathi, R. (2023). Right to Online Education for Village Girls in India.In EDULEARN23 Proceedings (pp. 2481-2486). IATED.
2) Adenuga, K., Tripathi, R., & Miskon, S. (2020). Investigating the Role of Technical Support in the Adoption of e-Assessment in India. In Proceedings of EDULEARN20 Conference (Vol. 6, p. 7th).
3) Tripathi, R. (2019). Web Analytics and Social Listening for Women Safety in Low-Income Neighborhoods in India. Cities, Infrastructure and ‘Digital Turn’ in the Post Colony, Kings College London, UK.
4) Tripathi, R. (2016). Unofficial Presence of Higher Education on Social Media; Good or Bad?. Proceedings of 15th IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society, I3E 2016, Swansea, UK, September 13–15, 2016.
5) Tripathi, R. & Gupta, M. P. (2012). Towards an Interoperable Government in India: A Case
Study of Passport. In proceedings of 99th Indian Science Congress, Bhuvaneswar, India.
6) Rao, V. R., Tripathi, R. & Gupta, M. P. (2008). Key Issues of Personal Information Integration in Government-Employee E-government, In Sahu, G. P. (Ed.), Emerging Technology in E-government. New Delhi: Gift Publishing, 2008.
7) Tripathi, R., Gupta, M. P. & Bhattacharya, J. (2008). Dimensions of Interoperability for an Effective Portal, In Sahu, G. P. (Ed.), Emerging Technology in E-government. New Delhi: Gift Publishing, 2008.
8) Tripathi, R., Gupta, M. P. & Bhattacharya, J. (2007). Selected Aspects of Interoperability in One-stop Government Portal of India, In Jaijit Bhattacharya (Ed.), Towards Next Generation E-government, 2007, 1-10.
9) Gupta, M. P. & Tripathi, R. (2006). Semantic Web: An Introduction with Reference to E-Governance, In Jaijit Bhattacharya (Ed.), Technology in Government, New Delhi: Gift Publishing, 2006, 94-107.
Magazine
1) Datta, A., Ahmed, N., Tripathi, R. (October 2018). ‘#MeToo has arrived in India, and its changing how technology is used to fight injustice’. The Conversation, UK. https://theconversation.com/metoo-has-arrived-in-india-and-its-changing-how-technology-is-used-to-fight-injustice-105755
