Dr. Muhammed Najeeb K.K is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the School of Social, Financial, & Human Sciences, KIIT deemed to be University. He has pursued M.Phil. in Economics from Central University of Kerala and Ph.D. in Economics from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Dr. Najeeb is a passionate researcher in the areas such as innovation, technological growth, IPR, open-macroeconomics, trade, econometrics, and development economics. He has presented research papers in various national and international conferences such as Network of Asia-Pacific of Schools and Institutes of Public Administration and Governance (NAPSIPAG) held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dr. Najeeb has also published his articles in reputed journals and presented invited lectures in various seminars. He is a co-founder and executive committee member of SIGN, a Non- Governmental Organisation in Wayanad, Kerala, which is focusing on the human capital and skill development of the marginalised societies.