SAT – Interdisciplinary Systems Modeling

The Interdisciplinary Systems Modeling SAT focuses on the modeling and analysis of systems that allow business operations to work effectively through their enabling technologies. Such technologies include those used in manufacturing, telecommunications, and marketing as well as a host of others that directly support operations. These systems allow organizations to operate in both the traditional and electronic global business worlds. Included in the notion of interdisciplinary systems are the regulatory and cultural aspects, such as telecommunications policy, that directly impact their design and operation. An area such as virtual organizations is also covered within the scope of this SAT.

Michael Bartolacci - Committee Chair

Pennsylvania State University

Michael Bartolacci is an Associate Professor of Information Sciences and Technology at the Pennsylvania State University - Berks campus. Dr. Bartolacci holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the nationally recognized program at Lehigh University and also a Masters of Business Administration from the same institution. He teaches classes related to telecommunications, networking, software engineering, and project management. He has published in refereed journals in several areas including telecommunications policy, electronic commerce/supply chain management, telecommunications modeling, and the economic impact of telecommunications technologies. Dr. Bartolacci has served as an elected member of the governing council of the INFORMS Telecommunications Section and on the editorial boards of multiple telecommunications journals.

Robert Stewart - Publications Co Chair

Robert Stewart graduated in 1998; he received a B.Eng Honours degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Queen Mary. Awarded the British Telecom Research and Technology Prize for Outstanding Academic Achievement. (1995-1998). In 2002 he gained a Ph.D. from the University of London. He is currently working as a lecturer in mobile communications in Athlone Institute of Technology and is actively involved as a researcher at the Software Research Center. His current research interests include, accelerated simulation techniques, traffic modeling for multi-service networks and wireless sensor networks. He was project co-ordinator for two consortiums bidding for EU funding. He is principle investigator on an innovation partnership project in collaboration with T5 process solutions funded by Enterprise Ireland. Currently leading a team involved in the development and performance evaluation of an outdoor Wireless Mesh Network, funded from the Higher Education Authority. Recently awarded funding from Postgraduate R and D Skills Programme, Council of Directors of the Institutes of Technology.

Timothy Matis - Assistant Chair

Timothy I. Matis, Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the department of Industrial Engineering and the site director of the NSF funded Center for Engineering Logistics and Distribution at Texas Tech University. He is actively involved in operations research modeling, with a specific emphasis in stochastic processes, probability modeling, and engineering statistics. His applied research spans the interdisciplinary areas of telecommunication systems, warranty and risk assessment, and ecological modeling. He has been the principal investigator on numerous funded research grants and is an active industrial consultant