Varun Gupta

Varun Gupta received his Doctorate (cum laude) in Organizational Engineering, Doctorate (International/European Doctorate, Cum Lade) in Economics and Business Management, as well as in Computer Science and Engineering. He also earned his MBA (General), Máster en Dirección Internacional de Empresas, Master of Technology (By Research) in Computer Science & Engineering, and Bachelor of Technology (Hons.) in Computer Science & Engineering.

He is a Professor of Digital Innovation and Head of the Multidisciplinary Research Centre for Innovations in SMEs (MrciS) at Gisma University of Applied Sciences, Potsdam, Germany. Previously, he was associated with University of Toronto (Canada), Leicester University (United Kingdom), Universidad de Alcalá (Spain), Software Engineering Research Group (SERG), Lund University (Sweden), Sapienza Università di Roma (Italy), Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy), University of South-Eastern Norway (Norway), Poznań University of Technology (Poland), Uniwersytet Szczeciński (Poland).

Prof. Gupta is an Associate Editor of IEEE Access (an SCIE Indexed publication of IEEE), PeerJ Computer Science (an SCIE-indexed publication of PeerJ), PLOS One (an SCIE-indexed publication of PLOS), International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering & Technology (Scopus-indexed publication of Inderscience Publishers), IEEE Software blog, and Journal of Cases on Information Technology (ESCI & Scopus Indexed publication of IGI Global), and is a former editorial team member of the British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET) (an SCIE indexed publication of Wiley). Prof. Gupta has worked on multiple projects that have been supported by various agencies such as the European Union and the Spanish National Programme. His area of interest is evidence-based software engineering, innovation management, Digital Transformations and Innovation, Technology Adoptions in SMEs, entrepreneurship, and international business management.

Publications

Fostering Global Entrepreneurship Through Business Model Innovation
Varun Gupta. © 2024. 293 pages.
In the wake of the pandemic, the global business landscape has experienced unprecedented turbulence, challenging startups and established enterprises equally. This crisis has...
International Journal of SME Research and Innovation (IJSMERI)
Varun Gupta. Est. 2024.
The International Journal of SME Research and Innovation (IJSMERI) is a multidisciplinary Journal of Practice dedicated to advancing knowledge and insights into practical...
Emerging Technologies for Innovation Management in the Software Industry
Varun Gupta, Chetna Gupta. © 2022. 282 pages.
Innovation is the key to maintain competitive advantage. Innovation in products, processes, and business models help companies to provide economic value to their customers....
Value Proposition Innovation in Startups: Value Proposition Identification and Prioritization
Varun Gupta, Chetna Gupta, Luis García Piedrabuena. © 2022. 6 pages.
In highly dynamic situations, entrepreneurs build value propositions in resource-constrained conditions. The activity is set up as a series of experiments, with each one aimed at...
Empirical Insights Into Software Startups
Varun Gupta, Zoe Hoy, Chetna Gupta. © 2022. 6 pages.
Software startups bring innovative products to the market. However, such innovation is at the cost of highly educated guesswork about customer expectations and quick decision...
COVID's Scholarly Literature and Innovation in Startups
Varun Gupta, Chetna Gupta, Lawrence Peters, Leandro Pereira. © 2022. 5 pages.
The importance of scholarly literature on startup capacities to stimulate innovation in pandemic times is highlighted in this chapter. The scholarly literature can help startups...
Crowdsourcing and Probabilistic Decision-Making in Software Engineering: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Varun Gupta. © 2020. 182 pages.
With today’s technological advancements, the evolution of software has led to various challenges regarding mass markets and crowds. High quality processing must be capable of...
Improving Construction Management Through Advanced Computing and Decision Making
Varun Gupta, Aditya Raj Gupta, Utkarsh Agrawal, Ambika Kumar, Rahul Verma. © 2020. 15 pages.
This chapter proposes an algorithm to make the bidding dynamic by not only awarding tenders on basis of cost quoted in tenders (biding cost) but also on contractor ratings. The...
Improving Financial Estimation in Construction Management Through Advanced Computing and Decision Making
Varun Gupta, Aditya Raj Gupta, Utkarsh Agrawal, Ambika Kumar, Rahul Verma. © 2020. 7 pages.
The firm or the government invites bids against the tender whenever it requires third party to provide services to it like undertaking construction projects, delivery of...
Flexible Higher Education Through Swayam
Varun Gupta, Durg Singh Chauhan, Thomas Hanne. © 2020. 7 pages.
Challenges in MOOC education for both practical and theoretical courses are identified by the researchers, both experimentally and through a case study. The insights brought by...
Semi-Automated Tool Support for Identification and Prioritization of Impacted Functions in Software Systems
Chetna Gupta, Varun Gupta. © 2018. 14 pages.
Change is an integral part of any software system. Predicting the impact of making changes through techniques of change impact analysis helps engineers identify and analyze those...
A Hybrid Approach of Regression-Testing-Based Requirement Prioritization of Web Applications
Varun Gupta. © 2018. 19 pages.
The chapter gives a hybrid approach for prioritization of software requirements by considering regression testing efforts as one of the criteria. The prioritization is performed...
An Optimal Hybrid Regression Testing Approach Based on Code Path Pruning
Varun Gupta. © 2018. 22 pages.
Hybrid regression testing approaches involve the combinations of test suite selections, prioritizations, and minimizations. The hybrid approaches must reduce size of test suite...
International Journal of Systems and Service-Oriented Engineering (IJSSOE)
Wuhui Chen. Est. 2010.
The International Journal of Systems and Service-Oriented Engineering (IJSSOE) brings together researchers from various fields, enriches their knowledge in related disciplines...