Mr Dipesh Karki is a computer engineer and finance professional currently serving as an assistant professor of economics. He is pursuing a PhD in rural water financing and specialises in business intelligence development, market research, IP telephony, and banking software. He has published seven peer-reviewed papers in ABDC and ABS-ranked journals and has strong expertise in J2EE and .NET development. His research interests include rural water economics, stock markets, banking, climate finance, health economics, econometrics, and risk forecasting. He is also a certified trainer for ITC’s Trade Map and Market Access Map tools and enjoys writing short fiction.