Profile of the Instructor

Prof. Ruchi Sharma, IPR Chair Professor, is a faculty of Economics at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore, where she leads the Innovation Studies Group.

She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from IIT Kanpur. Her research interests lie at the intersection of Economics of Innovation, Industrial Economics and International Economics, with a particular focus on R&D, patenting, technology transfer, foreign direct investment, and intellectual property rights.

Prof. Sharma has published research papers in international journals of repute, including Research Policy, among others. She has received research grants from agencies such as ICSSR, DST, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Education for research projects, GIAN courses, SPARC project and for the organization of workshops. Prof. Sharma is Co-PI with She has organized reputed international conferences including 18^th Annual Conference of Knowledge Forum, and IndiaLics. She is an associate journal of Technology Analysis and Strategic Management. She has also served as a member of national-level committees related to Science, Technology, and Innovation.

Her research is particularly focused on understanding how innovation systems function and how policy frameworks influence technology development and diffusion. Her academic work is driven by a commitment to producing research that informs both policy and practice, especially in the context of developing economies.