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H. Raghav Rao
Professor
Management Science and Systems
School of Management
University at Buffalo
325C Jacobs Management Center
Buffalo, NY 14260-4000

 

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H. Raghav Rao

Professor

Department of Management Science and Systems

Education

PhD, Purdue University
MBA, Delhi University
B Tech, Indian Institute of Technology

Background

Professor Rao graduated from Krannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University. His interests are in the areas of management information systems, decision support systems, e-business, emergency response management systems and information assurance. He has chaired sessions at international conferences and presented numerous papers. He also has co-edited four books of which one is on Information Assurance in Financial Services. He has authored or co-authored more than 175 technical papers, of which more than 100 are published in archival journals. His work has received best paper and best paper runner up awards at AMCIS and ICIS. Dr. Rao has received funding for his research from the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense and the Canadian Embassy and he has received the University's prestigious Teaching Fellowship. He has also received the Fulbright fellowship in 2004. He is a co-editor of a special issue of The Annals of Operations Research, the Communications of ACM, associate editor of Decision Support Systems, Information Systems Research and IEEE Transactions in Systems, Man and Cybernetics, and coEditor-in-Chief of Information Systems Frontiers. Dr. Rao also has a courtesy appointment with Computer Science and Engineering as adjunct Professor. Professor Rao's PhD students have placed at Sogang U, UNCG, ASU, USF, FAU, MSU, OKState, FSU, PennState and others. Professor Rao teaches Information assurance, Networks and e-commerce. Prof Rao is also the recipient of the 2007 State University of New York Chancellor's award for excellence in scholarship and creative actitivities.

Selected Publications

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Moore, J. C., H. Raghav Rao, and A. B. Whinston. "Information Processing for a Finite Resource Allocations Mechanism." Economic Theory, 1996.

Rao, H. Raghav, A. Chaudhury and M. Chakha, "Modeling Team Processes: Issues and a Specific Example." Information Systems Research, 1996.

Nam, K., A. Chaudhury and H. Rao, "A Mixed Integer Model of Bidding Strategies for Outsourcing." European Journal of Operational Research, 1995.

Rao, H. Raghav, V. S. Jacob, and F. Lin. "Hemispheric Specialization, Cognitive Differences and their Implications for Decision Support." MIS Quarterly, June 1992. 

Professional Associations

  • IEEE Computer Society
  • IEEE Systems on Man and Cybernetics Society
  • Association for Computing Machinery
  • TIMS/ORSA
  • AIS

Administrative Responsibilities

  • Chair, PhD Committee (2000 - present)
  • Member, International Program Committee (1991 - present)
  • Chair, Field Experience Advisory Committee (1995 - 2003)

International Activities

  • Chairman of a session on "Design Issues in Decision Support Systems," International CORS/TIMS/ORSA, Vancouver, Canada, May 1989.
  • Chairman of a session on "Learning and Adaptation," at the International Systems Sciences Conference, Hawaii, 1988.
  • Speaker at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India, on the topic "Computer Mediated Communications and Group Decision Support," May 1990.
  • Speaker at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, on the topic, "Group Decision Support Systems," May 1988.
  • Publications dealing with international issues:
    • Rau, P.R., V. Shekhar, and H. Raghav Rao, "A Plant-Wide Information System at an Indian Oil Company," Long Range Planning, April 1992.
    • P.R. Rau and H. Raghav Rao, "Management of Information Technology: The Indian Experience," Journal of Information Science and Technology, April 1993.

Awards

  • National Science Foundation Research Grants for several years.
  • Fulbright Fellow (2004)
  • Canadian Embassy Grant for a project on Outsourcing (1994).
  • University Lilly Teaching Fellowship, University at Buffalo (1992).
  • School of Management Summer Fellowship, University at Buffalo.
  • Distinguished Paper Award, Production and Operations Management Track of the Midwest Business Administration Association, Chicago (1988).
  • Faculty Development Award, New York State/UUP Professional Development Program.
  • Experienced Faculty Travel Award, New York State/UUP Professional Development Program.