Bhavneet Singh Aurora is the Associate Dean of the Department of Communication at IILM University, Gurugram. He comes with a rich industry experience of more than 20 years in leading media organisations such as The Indian Express, Outlook Magazine, NDTV, MetroNow, The Hindustan Times and the India Today Group.
Prior to joining academics in 2019, Bhavneet was the Head of Operations at the India Today Group Digital and was responsible for the smooth functioning of the group’s website. He was also the single point of contact between the different sister concerns of India Today group and the website. Apart from this, he has also held leadership positions in different organisations such as The Hindustan Times and MetroNow.
Bhavneet is currently pursuing his PhD on the impact of artificial intelligence tools that are being used in digital newsrooms in India. As part of his PhD and continuing research on AI, he has presented papers at various conferences including at the University of Helsinki and the Ramon Lull University in Barcelona, Spain.
Bhavneet is also an award-winning wildlife and street photographer.