Aditya Karanam
Me at Florence, Italy.
Me at Florence, Italy.

Welcome!

My full name is Subrahmanyam Aditya Karanam, I commonly go by Aditya Karanam. I am an Assistant Professor in the area of Information Systems in the Jindal School of Management, UT Dallas.

My research examines the economics of digital platforms, AI, and innovation. In one stream, I study mobile app design, platform governance, and the economic impacts of AI, including algorithmic collusion and AI-driven market entry. In a second stream, I study industry and firm-level outcomes, including strategic technology partnerships, knowledge-flows, and ICT-driven transformation. Methodologically, I combine econometrics, natural language processing, reinforcement learning, and network analytics.

Previously, I was on the faculty at the School of Computing, National University of Singapore. I hold a PhD in Economics of Information Systems and an MA in Economics from UT Austin, and a bachelors in Information Systems from BITS Pilani, India.

If you are a current undergraduate/masters' student in Computer Science, Business Analytics, or Economics feel free to reach out to me for research/teaching assistant positions.

News

  • Mar 2026Presented Artificial Intelligence, Collusion, and Ad Auctions at BizAI Conference, Dallas.
  • Jan 2026Selected for 2026 Next Generation of Antitrust Scholars (ABA) Conference. Presented the paper on Algorithmic Collusion in Los Angeles.
  • Oct 2025Presented Increasing Demand While Hurting Creativity? The Curious Case of Mobile App Promotions at CIST, Atlanta.
  • Oct 2025Invited talk at INFORMS Annual Meeting, Atlanta.
  • Sep 2025Invited talk at McCombs School of Business, UT Austin.
  • Aug 2025Joined the Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas.
    Invited panelist at Challenges in Digital Platforms, Santiago, Chile. [YouTube Link]
  • Jun 2025Invited talk at ISMS Marketing Science Conference, Washington D.C.
  • Mar 2025Invited talk at the Consortium on Digital Economy, Monash University, Melbourne.
  • Nov 2024Artificial Intelligence, Collusion and Ad Auctions — Best Student Paper Runner-Up at WISE, Thailand.