Faculty at School of Management and Entrepreneurship

Deepak Gautam

Deepak Gautam

Assistant Professor

School of Management & Entrepreneurship


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Operations Research and Mathematical Modeling, Supply Chain Management and Network Design, Reverse Logistics and Closed-Loop Supply Chains, Circular Economy and Sustainability. Public Policy and Energy Policy, Decision Support Systems

  • Ph.D. in Operations Research, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India, 2024.
  • M.Tech in Industrial Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, India, 2018.
  • B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jhansi, India, 2015.

  • 2025 – Present

Assistant Professor, Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

  • 2024 – 2025

Assistant Professor, School of Business, UPES, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

  • Awarded Foreign Travel Grant by RSTA to present research at the 32nd European Conference on Operational Research, Espoo, Finland (2022)
  • Selected for collaboration under the DAAD ‘Research Stays 2020’ Programme at University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany (through IIT Delhi)
  • Recipient of Mitsui & Co. Environmental Engineering Trust Scholarship (2020–2021)
  • Awarded CERCA Scholarship, IIT Delhi, for research in climate change and sustainability (2019–2020)

  • Gautam, D., & Bolia, N. (2024). Developing an incentive-based model for efficient product recovery and reverse logistics. Business Strategy and the Environment, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3906
  • Gautam, D., B. Bolia, N. Fostering second-life applications for electric vehicle batteries: A thorough exploration of barriers and solutions within the framework of sustainable energy and resource management, Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 456, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142401.
  • Gautam, D., & Bolia, N. Understanding consumer choices and attitudes toward electric vehicles: A study of purchasing behavior and policy implications. Sustainable Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2939
  • Gautam, D., Bolia, N. Air pollution: impact and interventions. Air Qual Atmos Health 13, 209–223 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11869-019-00784-8

  • Gautam, D. & Gupta, V. (2025). Interaction Among Climate Change, Digitalisation, and Sustainable Urban Development. Effects of Digitalization and Circular Economy on Sustainable Policy and Climate Change Prevention(pp. 327-350). IGI Global Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-9909-5.ch012

  • Circular Economy Implementation for Electric Vehicle Batteries: A Data-Driven and Blockchain-Enabled Approach. ORSI 24, IIT Bombay.
  • Evaluating Household Water Consumption Patterns and Policy Effectiveness: A Mixed-Methods Approach in Delhi NCR. SOM 24, IMT Ghaziabad.
  • The Location of Collection Centers for Used Electric Vehicle Batteries. EURO 22, Espoo, Finland
  • Understanding Consumer Choices and Attitudes towards Electric Vehicles in India: A Study of Purchasing Behavior and Policy Implications. In 13th Annual International Conference on IEOM https://doi.org/10.46254/AN13.20230413
  • Jigsaw Cooperative Approach in Professional Studies: A Case of Top Technical Institute” at International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Paris, France, July 26-27, 2018

  • Led a NICDC-funded research initiative focused on optimizing locations for Industrial Corridor Projects, integrating Gati shakti portal data to validate optimal suitability and establish a structured evaluation framework. Funded by: NICDC Government of India
  • Electric Vehicles and Batteries: Unleashing the Future of Sustainable Mobility. Funded by: Mitsui & Co. Environmental Engineering Trust (MEET)
  • Air Pollution Reduction Programs around the World: Governance and Implementation Issues. Funded by: Arun Duggal Centre of Excellence for Research in Climate Change and Air Pollution

  • Reviewer for Energy Research & Social Science (Elsevier)
  • Reviewer for Environment, Development and Sustainability (Springer)
  • Regularly contribute to the peer-review process for reputed international journals in the fields of sustainability, energy policy, and operations research