Mr Aryan Nijhara, PhD Researcher (A.)
Aryan Nijhara is a PhD Researcher in the Criminal Law and Criminology Department at the Faculty of Law, Maastricht University. He is an integral part of the interdisciplinary research project COMCRIM, where his primary role involves developing statistical diagnostic tools to analyze official statistical data related to social and economic networks. His work aims to detect and quantify the volumes and value of illicit goods and services within the overall economy, contributing to the broader effort of combating crimes that undermine democracy and the rule of law.
Career history
Aryan began his professional career as an intern at the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Gujarat, under the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation, India. During his internship, he contributed to key projects focused on analyzing the state's air quality and evaluating its import and export data. Following this, Aryan worked as a Junior Project Fellow at the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in New Delhi, where his primary role was to forecast school enrolment figures through 2036, utilizing advanced statistical techniques.