Date

17-19 Dec, 2026

Location

IIM Bangalore

Contact

080 2699 3822

Email

baiconf2026@iimb.ac.in

ABOUT EVENT - Come and Learn

IIMB presents the 13th International Conference on Business Analytics and Intelligence. The BAI Conference is one of the prestigious gatherings of academicians, industry practitioners, researchers, and professionals working at the intersection of Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, and Business. With the rapid evolution of AI and data-driven technologies, analytics and artificial intelligence have become critical enablers for innovation, strategic decision-making, and solving complex business problems. Through this conference, the Data Centre and Analytics Lab (DCAL) at IIM Bangalore provides a platform for researchers and practitioners to exchange ideas, share emerging research, and disseminate knowledge in the fields of Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence. The conference brings together diverse perspectives on how Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Generative AI are transforming businesses and industries. The conference offers an opportunity to explore the applications of Analytics and Artificial Intelligence across various domains of management, with a focus on their role in addressing real-world, domain-specific, and sector-specific challenges. It serves as a forum to discuss emerging trends, innovative methodologies, practical applications, and the evolving impact of AI and analytics on organisations and society.

We invite academic and corporate professionals to present their research in the analytics domain on real-life problem/data. The conference paper should necessarily be on the sub themes and related areas.

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Conference

IIMB presents the 13th International Conference on Business Analytics and Intelligence. The BAI conference is one of the most prestigious gatherings for academicians and practitioners.

Workshops

Analytics Society of India in association with DCAL is organising a workshops on “Generative AI - LLMs, GPT and ChatGPT”

Theory, Methods and Application

 ARIMA/ARIMAX Models  Geospatial Analytics  Principal Component Analysis
 Artificial Neural Networks  Gradient Decent Technique  Recommender Systems
 Bagging/Boosting  Healthcare Analytics  Retail Analytics
 Bayesian Regression  Internet of Things  Reinforcement Learning Algorithms
 Big Data Technologies  K-Nearest Neighbour (KNN)  Sentiment Analysis
 CHAID  Linear Programming  Sports Analytics
 Classification & Regression Trees (CART)  Logistic Regression  Supervised Learning Algorithms
 Convolutional Neural Network  Market Basket Analytics  Supply Chain Analytics
 Data Visualization  Markov Models  Support Vector Machine
 Decision Trees  Meta Data  Telecom Analytics
 Deep Learning  Multi-Criteria Decision Making  Text Analytics
 Dynamic Pricing & Revenue Management  Multinomial Regression  Text Mining
 Fraud Analytics  Panel Data  Web Analytics

Guidelines for abstract

Abstract should be informative explaining the background, the need, aims, methods and the expected findings
The last date for submission of abstract is 26 September, 2026
Abstract should be submitted inline only using uploads links available after Register/ Login
The abstract should not exceed 500 words

Guidelines for Paper

Paper must conform to the following generic format: introduction, literature review, methodology, findings, conclusion/implications and references
The last date for submission of final paper is 31 October, 2026
Full paper should be submitted inline only using uploads link. Data set is preferred in MS Office Excel format
The paper should not exceed 4500 words


Certificate and Best Papers

A certificate of presentation will be provided to all presenting authors
Three best papers will be awarded a certificate of merit and cash prize

Publications

IIMB Management Review (IMR) – ISSN 0970-3896

IMR is a peer-reviewed academic journal and follows a ‘double blind’ review process brought out in collaboration with Elsevier (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/iimb-management-review). Addressed to management practitioners, researchers and academics, IMR aims to engage rigorously with practices, concepts and ideas in the field of management, with an emphasis on providing managerial insights, in a format that is accessible to a wide audience. To this end, IMR invites manuscripts that provide novel managerial insights in any of the core business functions. The manuscript should be rigorous, that is, the findings should be supported by either empirical data or a well-justified theoretical model, and well written. IMR is indexed on the Australian Business Dean's Council (ABDC) database as a "B" category journal., and also on the abstract and citation database SciVerse Scopus, and is available through Elsevier’s electronic service ScienceDirect® (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ iimb-management-review)



Registration

Register/ Login for submission and payment
Registration fee includes conference material including the proceedings, lunch and snacks for conference days
Registration fee is non-refundable
Participants registering under Student and Academic category will have to mandatorily show ID proof (College/Academic issued ID Card) at the time of registration

Accommodation

Registration fee does not include accommodation. Limited accommodation is available on campus on a first-come basis
Assistance will be provided for off-campus accommodation
Tariff is available under Downloads


Invited Talks / meet with greaters

Dr. U Dinesh Kumar

Director-Incharge
Professor, Decision Sciences

Chair, Data Centre and Analytics Lab

Dr. Sharada Sringeshwara

Adjunct Faculty

IIM Bangalore

Shailaja Grover

Research Consultant

IIM Bangalore

Dr. Vish Krishnan

Jacobs Chair in Engineering and Management

University of California

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Conference Schedule

Participation Category Fee
Student and IIMB Alumni INR 5000
Academic Participant INR 7000
Corporate Participant INR 10000
International Participant USD 500
Pre-Conference Workshop INR 15000

Note : *Fee is inclusive of GST at 18% | ASI members are eligible for a 10% concession for workshop category

Important Dates
Last date for submission of abstract 26 September, 2026 (Extended)
Notification for selected abstracts 26 September, 2026
Last date for submission of paper 31 October, 2026
Deadline for Conference & Workshop registration 14 November, 2026
Conference 17 to 19 December, 2026
Post-Conference Workshops 20 & 21 December, 2026

Event Location

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru, India
Pin Code : 560076

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