Dr. Mehta has done extensive research in the areas of Entrepreneurship, Industrial Organization, Information Economics and Experimental Economics. His research was the subject of a full-length review by The Economist. His work on creating world-class universities has been discussed around the world and profiled in over ten languages including Chinese, Russian, French, German and Arabic among others. He has also done groundbreaking work in the area of Synthetic Economies by creating a comprehensive framework for agent-based research using a combination of human and artificial agents. The technology has been used worldwide to model Social, Political, Economic and Security Issues. To commercialize the SEAS technology, in 1999 he co-founded SEAS LLC/Simulex, a successful high-tech company in Purdue Technology Park, which he helped run while teaching full time at Purdue. Currently he is involved in and actively mentors another Fintech startup.
Designation
President & Director and Distinguished Professor - Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Affiliation
Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad
Email ID
shailendra.mehta@micamail.in
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