The award by Venus International Foundation was presented for her achievement in the field of Management
4 March, 2024, Bengaluru: Prof. Nilam Kaushik of the Strategy area of IIM Bangalore has been conferred with the ‘Young Woman Researcher in Innovation Management’ award at the ninth Venus International Women Awards by the Venus International Foundation, for her contribution and achievement in the discipline of Management.
According to information available on the Venus International Foundation (VIF) website, the Venus International Women Awards (VIWA) scheme was instituted by the Centre for Advanced Research and Design (CARD) of Venus International Foundation. The awards are presented yearly during the Annual Women's Meet (AWM). The Venus International Award recognizes individuals for their quality, reliability and competence to apply knowledge and skills to carry out specific tasks.
The AWM 2024 invited women researchers engaged with academic/research institutions and industries in the frontiers of Agricultural Sciences, Engineering, Health and Medical Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Law, Management, Science, Veterinary and Animal Sciences. The theme of the meet was, ‘To Cultivate Research Spirit and Create a Vibrant Community of Women in Science and Technology’.
Dr. Nilam Kaushik earned her B Eng from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada and went on to pursue her Master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo. Prior to pursuing her doctoral studies, she worked as a Software Developer at BlackBerry (formerly Research in Motion) and has a patent to her credit from her work there. She completed her PhD in Management from the University College London. During her time as a doctoral student, she was also a Visiting Scholar at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University.
Dr. Nilam Kaushik’s interests lie broadly in innovation and entrepreneurship. In her work, she combines interdisciplinary methods and techniques such as text-mining, information retrieval and econometrics, and also uses field experiments. She is a Research Affiliate of the IoT Open Innovation Lab at Northeastern University and continues to be an Honorary Research Associate at the UCL School of Management.