01 March, 2019, Bengaluru: The Office of Research and Publications (R&P) at IIM Bangalore will host a research seminar titled: ‘Transparent, Trade Efficient Supply Chain Network Design using Blockchain’, on March 11 (Monday), 2019, from 12.00 pm, at Classroom P12. The talk will be delivered by Dr. N. Viswanadham, INSA Senior Scientist, Indian Institute of Science.

Professor N. Viswanadham is INSA Senior Scientist, Computer Science and Automation, Indian Institute of Science. From 1967-1998, he was faculty at the Indian Institute of Science. He was Professor and Executive Director for The Center of Excellence Global Logistics and Manufacturing Strategies in the Indian School of Business, during 2006-2011. He was Deputy Executive Director of The Logistics Institute-Asia Pacific and also Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering at the National University of Singapore during 1998-2005.

He is the recipient of the 1996 IISc Alumni Award for excellence in research. He was conferred the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2009 by IISc. He was awarded the 2012 Prof S K Mitra Memorial Award by the INAE. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, a Fellow of Indian National Science Academy, Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian National Academy of Engineering, and Third World Academy of Sciences.

Professor Viswanadham has made significant contributions to the areas of manufacturing, logistics and global supply chain networks. He is the author of four textbooks, nine edited volumes, over 240 journal and top tier conference papers. His current research efforts are on the use of new technologies for Future Supply Chain Network Design using Blockchains and Smart Contracts and design of Competitive Business Models.

Topic: Transparent, Trade Efficient Supply Chain Network Design using Blockchain

Speaker: Dr. N. Viswanadham, INSA Senior Scientist, Indian Institute of Science

Date: March 11 (Monday), 2019

Time: 12.00 pm onwards

Venue: Classroom P-12