Achieving Organizational Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with AI

While artificial intelligence has become a useful tool for businesses and organizations to achieve significant growth and improvement, it can also be useful in reducing unconscious bias in organizations. As artificial intelligence gains the ability to mitigate bias within hiring practices and employee relationships, intelligent technologies enable more diverse, equitable, and inclusive practices. Today, business owners aim to create an equitable workplace while improving organizational processes through effective technology. Achieving Organizational Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with AI explores the significance of artificial intelligence and data science tools through diversity and inclusivity efforts. It provides insights into the role AI can play in bias mitigation, inclusivity practices, and business value creation. This book covers topics such as worker retention, workplace culture, and business sociology, and is a useful resource for business owners, industry professionals, counselors, hiring managers, academicians, and researchers.

Dr. Sandeep Kautish has been ranked among the Top 2% Scientists globally by Stanford University and Elsevier in 2024. He is currently serving as a Director at the Institute of Innovation (IOI) with Physics Wallah Limited Noida. Previously, he has worked at Apex Institute of Technology, Chandigarh University, Punjab, India, which is ranked #120 in the QS Asia University Rankings 2025 and #691–700 in the QS World University Rankings 2024. Dr. Kautish has served as Director-Academics at Transnational Education (TNE) site of Asia Pacific University (APU), Malaysia, in Kathmandu, Nepal. APU is ranked among the top 600 universities globally in the QS World University Rankings 2023. An academician by choice, Dr. Kautish brings with him over 20 years of academic experience, including nearly a decade in academic administration. He earned his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees in Computer Science, specializing in Intelligent Systems in Social Networks, and also holds a Diploma in Management. His research interests include Healthcare Analytics and Business Analytics. A prolific researcher, he has authored over 150 publications, including 53 articles in JCR Q1 and Q2 journals, 115+ Scopus-indexed publications, and 60 Web of Science Core Collection publications. In 2022, Dr. Kautish introduced a novel DDoS mitigation strategy tailored for hybrid cloud environments. This groundbreaking research was published in the prestigious IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (Impact Factor: 11.648). His other works have appeared in high-impact journals such as: Scientific Reports (Springer Nature, Impact Factor: 4.6), IEEE Access (Impact Factor: 3.415), Computer Standards & Interfaces (Elsevier, Impact Factor: 3.721), Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing (Springer, Impact Factor: 3.662) and many more. A highly cited researcher, Dr. Kautish has amassed 2,600+ citations on Google Scholar with an h-index of 29, while his Scopus h-index is 24. He has authored or edited 30+ books with leading publishers such as Springer, Elsevier, Wiley, De Gruyter, Bentham Science, and IGI Global.

Prof. Ankur Gupta is the Director at the Model Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jammu, besides being a Professor at the Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering. He has 25 years of experience spanning industry and academia. Prior to joining MIET, he worked as a Team Leader at Hewlett-Packard, India Software Operations, Bangalore. He has 5 patents granted, 35 patents pending at the Indian Patents Office and over 90 published research papers in international journals/conferences. Prof. Gupta holds B.E (Hons.) CS and MS degrees from BITS, Pilani and PhD from NIT, Hamirpur. His research interests are in cloud computing, P2P networks, network management and AI. He is a recipient of the AICTE Career Award, faculty awards from IBM, EMC and Rs. 2 crores in funding from Govt. agencies. He is the founder of the International Journal of Next-Generation Computing, senior member IEEE, ACM and a life-member of the Computer Society of India.

Sahil Sawhney , With over 15 years of experience in the higher education and IT sector, Dr. Sahil Sawhney is an accomplished professional. He has a strong academic background, having published 15 research papers in reputed international journals and conferences, and filed 10 patents with the Indian Patent and Trademarks Office. In recognition of his leadership skills, Dr. Sawhney has received the CMI Level 5 award in Leadership from UKEIR. He has also been honored with the 8th I3 India Innovation Startup Award, showcasing his ability to drive innovation and entrepreneurship. Dr. Sawhney is a core member of the faculty-led startup Performance Insight 360, which focuses on developing a Quality Analytics framework. Currently, Dr. Sawhney is contributing as a General Manager of strategic initiatives at Model Institute of Engineering and Technology in Jammu. Under Dr. Sawhney's leadership, MIET is focused on ensuring high standards of excellence in all areas, including academic programs, quality assurance, and student success. He drives learning and development programs to continually improve the skills and knowledge of faculty and staff. Additionally, he is working on strengthening industry linkages by establishing partnerships and collaborations with companies and organizations to provide students with valuable opportunities for internships, research, and networking.

Dr. Ashok Kumar is a Professor and Dean of Academic Affairs at MIET Jammu, India. He has over 25 years of professional experience in industry, academics, research, and administration. He earned his bachelor’s degree from NIT, Calicut, Kerala; Master of Engineering from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh; and Doctorate from IKG Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar. He is a Fellow of IETE, India, and is a Senior Member of IEEE. His research interests are Optical Networks, Electronics Product Design, Wireless Sensor Networks, Digital Signal Processing, and emerging technologies. He has, to his credit, over 67 research papers published in journals of national and international repute. He has two published patents, and he is reviewer of many reputed national and international journals.