DR PANKAJ MISHRA JOINED THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, K.J.Somaiya School of Enginering, MUMBAI IN 2024 AS AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR. HE HAS A DOCTORATE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIA IN INFORMATICS AND A POST-GRADUATE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE FROM NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, JAPAN. HIS AREAS OF RESEARCH ARE SOLVING RESOURCE OPTIMISATION PROBLEMS IN DIFFERENT MARKET SETTINGS AND DESIGNING NEGOTIATION MECHANISMS USING MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS. HE RECEIVED MULTIPLE GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY SCHOLARSHIPS TO PURSUE HIS MS AND PHD IN JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA RESPECTIVELY. APART FROM PUBLISHING SEVERAL CONFERENCE AND JOURNAL PAPERS, HE RECEIVED A RESEARCH GRANT TO COMPLETE HIS RESEARCH DURING HIS 3 YEARS OF PHD.