MSIS Faculty Directory
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Manoochehr Ghiassi
MSIS Program Director and
Professor of Operations Management and Information Systems (OMIS)
Lucas Hall 316 P
408-554-4329
mghiassi@scu.edu
Ph.D. Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana
M.S. Computer Science, University of Illinois, Urbana
M.S. Economics, South Illinois University, Carbondale
B.S. Economics, Teheran University
Research Interests:
- Software engineering
- Software testing
- Computer simulation
- Systems programming
Naren Agrawal
Associate Professor of Operations Management and Information Systems (OMIS)
Lucas Hall 221 M
408-554-4165
nagrawal@scu.edu
Ph.D. Operations Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
M.A. Operations Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
M.S. Management Sciences, University of Texas, Dallas
B.Tech Mechanical Engineering, Banaras Hindu University
Research Interests:
- E-commerce
- Supply chain management
- Sourcing strategy
- Inventory Management
- Manufacturing strategy
David Caldwell
Chair Management Dept. and
Schott Professor of Management
Lucas Hall 316 O
408-554-4114
dcaldwell@scu.edu
Charles D. Feinstein
Associate Professor of Operations Management and Information Systems (OMIS)
Lucas Hall 221 Q
408-554-4102
cfeinstein@scu.edu
Ph.D. Engineering-Economic Systems, Stanford University
M.S. Mathematics, Stanford University
M.S. Aeronautics/Astronautics, Stanford University
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Cooper Union
Research Interests:
- Optimization
- Systems design and analysis
- Statistics
- Production management
Terri L. Griffith
Professor of Management
Lucas Hall 321 G
408-551-6022
tgriffith@scu.edu
Kirthi Kalyanam
Associate Professor of Marketing
Lucas Hall 321 D
408-554-2705
kkalyanam@scu.edu
Chaiho Kim
Alemany Professor of Operations Management and Information Systems (OMIS)
Lucas Hall 316 M
408-554-6832
ckim@scu.edu
Ph.D. Business, Columbia University
M.S. Business, Columbia University
B.A. Business, Ouachita University
Research Interests:
- E-business
- Business intelligence
James L. Koch
Professor of Management and
Director, Center for Science, Technology and Society
Lucas Hall 316 G
408-551-1789
jkoch@scu.edu
Haibing Lu
Assistant Professor of Operations Management and
Information Systems
Lucas Hall 316
408-554-4329
Ph.D. Rutgers University
Steven Nahmias
Professor of Operations Management and Information Systems (OMIS)
Lucas Hall 316 Q
408-554-4918
snahmias@scu.edu
Ph.D. Operations Research, Northwestern University
M.S. Operations Research, Northwestern University
B.S. Industrial Engineering, Columbia University
B.A. Mathematics and Physics, Queens College
Research Interests:
- Inventory Management
- Statistics
- Manufacturing
Andy A. Tsay
Associate Professor of Operations Management and Information Systems (OMIS)
Lucas Hall 216 Q
408-554-4561
atsay@scu.edu
Ph.D. Business, Stanford University
M.S. Engineering-Economic Systems, Stanford University
B.S. Mathematical and Computational Science, Stanford University
Research Interests:
- Emerging technologies for supply chain coordination
- Design, manufacturing, and supply chain management in heavily outsourced environments
- Multi-channel distribution
- Manufacturing strategy
- Cross-functional interfaces in the firm
Mu Xia
Assistant Professor of Operations Management and Information Systems (OMIS)
Lucas Hall 216 D
408-551-3000 x6685
mxia@scu.edu
Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin
B.E., Tsinghua University in Beijing
Research Interests:
- E-business standardization
- Online communities
- Business models of business-to-business electronic commerce
- Combinatorial auctions
David Zimbra
Assistant Professor of Operations Management and Information Systems (OMIS)
Lucas Hall
408-554-4329
dzimbra@scu.edu
Ph.D. University of Arizona
