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Shailendra Kumar

Sikkim University, RSMT Udai Pratap Autonomous College: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, IN, Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University Department of Business Management, Udai Pratap College

ORCID iD 0000-0002-7493-5496
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Shailendra Kumar is a tech philosopher, author, and academician specializing in the intersections of artificial intelligence (AI) ethics, corporate governance, and socio-economic class structures. Dr. Kumar has built a world-class research pipeline from a remote base in the Eastern Himalayas, using modern analytical frameworks. This demonstrates that significant research impact is possible even outside traditional, well-funded urban tech hubs. As a foundational architect, he established the Department of Management at Sikkim University from its inception, driven by a core pedagogical mission to deliver elite, uncompromising education to students at the margins. He holds a PhD, an M.Com. (gold medalist), an MBA (marketing and finance), and a Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Applications (PGDCA).

Dr. Kumar’s research footprint is well respected, and his prolific publishing record includes over 15 Scopus-indexed publications in elite Q1/Q2 journals, spanning premier global publishing houses such as NATURE, Springer, Elsevier, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Emerald, Inderscience, Cengage, Macmillan, MDPI, IGI Global, Adam Marszalek, etc. With over 500+ citations, his scholarship transcends theoretical boundaries to actively shape global policy; his papers have served as foundational text for multilateral international governance frameworks, including the Global Slavery Index and World Health Organization (WHO) policy documents.

As a researcher in AI philosophy, Dr. Kumar’s intellectual contributions break away from standard operational coding to challenge the very epistemological and legal structures of machine intelligence. His trailblazing work in Topoi—a top-10 global venue in philosophy—advocates for embedding classical normative philosophy directly into AI programming, while his pioneering arguments on the identity of AI humanoids as artificial persons and distinct legal entities have fundamentally advanced the literature on AI ethics.

His multidisciplinary research matrix is defined by deep societal and technological relevance:

Feminist Care Ethics & Robotics: Examining the gendered impacts of automation, his work explores how AI and robotics alter career trajectories for women in developing nations, specifically targeting systemic barriers in South Asia.

Human-Robot Interaction (HRI): He meticulously maps user acceptance and morphological design—ranging from caricatured and zoomorphic to fully mechanoid and humanoid service robots—across the global tourism sector.

Digital Marxism & Class Struggle: Applying classical Marxist theory to the digital age, he critiques the structural shift of the middle class under automation, charting the evolving dynamics of labor, techno-capitalism, and contemporary class struggle.

Artificial Companionship: His cutting-edge quantitative research investigates the shifting psychological paradigms of human-pet interactions between live animals and AI companion pets.

With over 15 years of rich pedagogical experience, Dr. Kumar is a major curricular authority whose books are taught across elite international and domestic business schools, including the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and IMT-Ghaziabad. Trusted with academic governance, he shapes higher education frameworks through his active appointments to the Board of Studies (BoS) and school boards of many public and private universities.

Policy Citations: His research frequently informs and appears in policy documents like the Global Slavery Index 2023, WHO papers, etc.

Testimonials: Some significant testimonials of the work done by Prof. Kumar are

1. Dear Shailendra and Sanghamitra, I enjoyed reading your very well-written article, 'Migrant workers and human rights: A critical study on India’s COVID-19 lockdown policy, which I will certainly cite as I progress with my research. Thanks
-Prof. Ernesto Noronha, PhD, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad.

2. ... I suggest that you also read Kumar and Choudhary (2021), who, as academics, have argued well that the fundamental human rights bestowed upon the domestic migrant workers and other labourers under labour laws and the Indian Constitution were breached extensively during the first national lockdown and that the state’s policies during the lockdown worsened the condition of the migrant workers. ------ By Annavajhula J.C. Bose, PhD.
Department of Economics, Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), University of Delhi North Campus, Maurice Nagar, Delhi.
https://ecotalker.wordpress.com/2021/11/28/human-rights-economy/

3. I read your paper with great interest. I have not seen that in-depth original analysis of the Vedas. Very impressive scholarly work. Congratulations!
- Prof. Balbir Sihag (PhD from MIT, USA)
Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts for twenty-two years and now Professor Emeritus of Economics.

Employment

  • Sikkim University HoD-I/C and Assistant Professor
    2012 - Present
  • RSMT Udai Pratap Autonomous College: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, IN Lecturer
    2008 - 2012
  • Motilal Oswal Securities Limited Management Trainee/Senior Advisor
    2007 - 2008

Education

  • Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University Department of Business Management PHD
    2008 - 2011
  • Udai Pratap College Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application
    2001 - 2002
  • Udai Pratap College M.COM
    2000 - 2002

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Publications (26)