Category: ESI Fellows (October 2025 - September 2026)

Dr. Amrinder Singh is a distinguished academician and researcher with over 19 years of experience in marketing, leadership, and innovation. He currently serves as a Professor at Jain University, Bangalore, and holds a Ph.D. in Marketing from Punjabi University, Patiala. Dr. Singh has published 42 research papers and 17 book chapters in Scopus-indexed and international journals, authored five books, and holds 17 patents in management and innovation. His research spans e-commerce, digital marketing, artificial intelligence in business, and financial markets. He has also presented over 50 research papers at national and international conferences. Research Topic: “Marketing in a Regenerative Economy: Using Industry 5.0 Enablers to Promote Circular Consumption Patterns” University Affiliation: Grigol Robakidze University Georgia (GRUNI) Research Advisor: Dr. Tengiz Taktakishvili 

Aide Mancilla Bocarando is a PhD candidate in Public Policy at ITESM and holds a PhD in Education. With extensive experience in the Mexican public education sector, she has held academic leadership and policy analysis positions at the Ministry of Public Education. Her responsibilities have included academic supervision, teacher training, and management of national educational programs in upper secondary education. Her current research focuses on factors influencing the academic achievement of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Research Topic: Factors sustaining high academic achievement in students from low socioeconomic backgrounds a comparative study of upper secondary education in Nuevo Leon (Mexico) and Macao University Affiliation: University of Saint Joseph Research Advisor: Dr. Van Man Isabel Tchiang, University of Saint Joseph, Macao

She holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University and currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Social Psychology at Grigol Robakidze University. With experience in both academia and the public sector, she has been working since 2018 at the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, National Agency of Mines. She is a member of the American Psychological Association and a co-author of several scientific publications. She is fluent in English and Russian.   Research Topic: “Women’s labor migration in the context of family (the case of women migrating from developing countries to Europe)”.   University Affiliation: Budapesti Metropolitan University, METU Research Advisor: Prof. Alpár Vera Noémi, Budapesti Metropolitan University, METU

Dr. Skanda Moda Gururajarao is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Production Engineering at SJCE, JSS Science and Technology University, Mysuru, with over 15 years of academic and research experience. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with specialization in Human Factors Engineering, focusing on cognitive and behavioral reliability in safety-critical domains. His research interests span human-centered design, ergonomics, and organizational psychology, he has published widely, authored books, and contributed to academic governance, sustainability education, and interdisciplinary innovation initiatives. Research Topic: “Monotony, Burnout, and Compulsion: Post-Crisis Safety and Wellbeing of Women Garment Workers.” University Affiliation: University of La Laguna (ULL), Spain Research Advisor:/

Dr. Syeda Tafseer Zahra is an Educational Psychologist and Gold Medalist in MPhil (Applied Psychology) from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, with over 12 years of academic and research experience. She earned her PhD in Applied Psychology (2019) from the University of Karachi, where her research focused on Parental Involvement and Career Exploration among High School Students. Currently serving as Assistant Professor at NUML, Rawalpindi, she demonstrates research leadership in integrating psychology and technology within post-crisis educational contexts. She has published numerous research articles and book chapters in esteemed national and international journals. Her research interests include human-centered AI in education, Career Counselling, Behavioral Neuroscience, Climate and Human Psyche etc. She is also an active reviewer for many national and international journals.   Research Topic: Reclaiming Academic Integrity in Post-Crisis Pakistan: An Empirical Intervention on Ethical AI Use in Higher Education University Affiliation: National University of Modern Languages, Rawalpindi-Pakistan Research Advisor: Dr. Jovan Shopovski, European Scientific Institute, ESI/Grigol Robakidze University