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Portrait of Dr. E. M. Naresh Babu, Professor of Finance & Operations

Dr. E. M. Naresh Babu

Designation: Professor
Finance & Operations
Qualification: Ph.D, MBA, M. Sc, B.Sc, NET
Email: nareshbabu@abbssm.edu.in
ORCID id : https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4913-0801
Vidwan-ID:600782
LinkedIn Profile: https://linkedin.com/in/dr-e-m-naresh-babu-b03b91228
NHRDN Number: PINSTMSME/KOL/19071/20220816/20320816

Areas of Specialization / Research Interests:

  • Business Analytics and Econometrics
  • Operations and Supply Chain Management
  • Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation
  • Finance and Financial Markets

 

Brief Profile

Dr E.M. Naresh babu, is serving ABBS School of Management as Professor in Operations and Analytics department.  Prior to that he has worked in reputed B Schools and MBA colleges of Andhra Pradesh.  He started his career with Bank of America Continuum Solutions, Hyderabad, as a senior team member.  

Dr Naresh completed Master of Business Administration (MBA) with specializations Finance & Operations from Sri Venkateswara University, Andhra Pradesh and got many research works in Indian Stock Market to his credit.  He is one of the University toppers in Graduate and Post Graduate level and holds Ph.D from Sri Venkateswara University.  He has cleared National Eligibility Test(NET) conducted by University Grants Commission. He received merit certificates from school level to Post Graduate level for topping the classes and courses.

He is an Analytical personality with hands-on experience on Tableau, Python, SQL and R as well as expertise on Operations Management. Areas of interest includes Predictive Modelling, Business Analytics and Operations Research with about 14 years of teaching experience.

He is more adaptable to the external environment and growing business requirements and completed course Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, March 2021 to August 2021 and also Financial Markets course from Yale University in October 2020 with Honors. Published and presented more than 30 Research papers in different National and International Conferences. He con tributed 20 National and International journals

He received appreciation from Swayam platform for translating Financial Accounting course in to Telugu language.  He is a certified Investment Advisor from NISM-National Institute of Securities Market and also holds a Masters degree in Mathematics from SV University.  He also holds 15 certifications from various IITs through NPTEL-SWAYAM platform.

Publications:

  • 35+ research papers published in reputed national and international journals, including UGC CARE–approved and Web of Science indexed journals

  • Author of the textbook Foundations of Statistics by Rita Publications, Kolkatta

  • Contributor of book chapters in edited volumes on management and allied areas

  • Editor of an ISBN-indexed book

Conferences / Seminars / Workshops:

  • Presented 42+ research papers at several national and international conferences

  • Participated in 40+ Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs), workshops, and training programmes

Professional Development and Certifications:

  • Completed extensive certifications from IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Guwahati, IIT Roorkee, IIM Bangalore, Yale University, and Virginia Tech

  • Certified in Analytics, Operations Research, Supply Chain, Econometrics, AI, Statistics, Project Management, Six Sigma, and Financial Markets

Membership with professional bodies

  • Member in NHRD Kolkata Chapter since August 2022

  • Member in Bangalore University Affiliated B School Directors’ / Principals’ Association since 2017

  • Life time member in MTC Global since 2015.

Awards, Certifications and Recognitions

  • LMA Best Business Case Study Award (2020)

  • Recognized as NPTEL Domain Scholar in “Operations Management”

  • Recipient of multiple NPTEL Gold and Silver medals

  • NPTEL Domain Scholar (Operations): April 2019 – December 2025

  • NPTEL Believer: June 2025 – December 2025

  • NPTEL Discipline Star: January 2023 – April 2024

  • NPTEL Motivated Learner: January 2022 – December 2025

  • NPTEL Discipline Star: January 2020 – December 2020

  • NPTEL Believer: January 2020 – December 2020

  • NPTEL Motivated Learner: January 2019 – December 2020

  • Best Employee award from Bank of America (2007)

Continuous Learning and Knowledge Enhancement

Completed more than 180+ weeks of continuous learning on NPTEL

2025: Elite + Gold Medals in Operations Research, Stress Management; Elite + Silver Medals in HR Analytics, Econometric Modelling; Topper recognitions

2024: Elite + Silver Medals in Business Statistics, Marketing Research & Analysis I & II, Probability & Statistics; Topper recognitions

2023: Elite certifications in Project Management, Quality Control, Operations & Supply Chain, Business Statistics

2021–2022: Elite + Gold Medal in Descriptive, Predictive & Prescriptive Analytics; Elite certifications in Six Sigma, Simulation, Supply Chain Analytics

2019–2020: Elite + Silver Medals in Operations, Supply Chain, Financial Institutions & Markets; Topper in Inventory Systems

Academic Contributions:

  • Case studies development and publications

  • Guest lectures and management development programmes

  • Translation of NPTEL “Financial Accounting” course of IIT Bombay content from English to Telugu

Membership in Professional Bodies:

  • Life Member, NHRD Network

  • Member, MTC Global

Other Academic Responsibilities:

  • Active involvement in curriculum development, academic governance, and institutional quality initiatives

  • Actively used NPTEL course content in teaching and curriculum enrichment

Teaching Experience:

  • Nearly 17 years of teaching experience at postgraduate levels

  • Subjects taught include Business Statistics, Operations Research, Financial Management, Marketing Research, Business Analytics, Supply Chain Management, and Econometrics

Industry Experience:

  • Worked with Bank of America Continuum Solutions for 2 years, gaining exposure to corporate banking and financial operations

Research Experience:

  • Active researcher with sustained scholarly output in management and interdisciplinary areas

  • Doctoral research on volatility in the Indian stock market in the post-liberalization period