PhD, 1999, Business Administration, Operations & Information Management, University of Connecticut BT, 1993, Computer Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Mangalore University, India Dr. Ravi Bapna is an Associate Professor in the Information and Decision Sciences Department at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. He also serves as the Executive Director of the Centre for Information Technology and the Networked Economy (CITNE) at the Indian School of Business. He teaches graduate students and executives on how to align business and IT for competitive advantage. Prior to joining Carlson, Professor Bapna was an Associate Professor and Ackerman Scholar in the Operations and Information Management Department at the School of Business, University of Connecticut. His research interests are in the areas of online auctions, e-market design, Grid computing, and the economics of information systems. His research has been extensively published in a wide array of journals such as Management Science, Informs Journal on Computing, Statistical Science, Information Systems Research, Journal of Retailing, MIS Quarterly, Decision Sciences, CACM, Naval Research Logistics, DSS, EJOR and ITM. He was awarded the prestigious Ackerman Scholar Award for outstanding research at the University of Connecticut. His views have featured in the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, India Knowledge @ Wharton, The Economic Times and Business Today. Professor Bapna has been invited to present his research at the Federal Trade Commission, Washington DC, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Google Inc., Bangalore, Carnegie Mellon University, New York University, University of Maryland, IIM-Calcutta, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, University of Washington, National University of Singapore and University of Minnesota among others. He serves as an associate editor for MIS Quarterly and Management Science and on the editorial review board of Production and Operations Management. He regularly serves on program committees of major international IS conferences and workshops, and was the co-chair of the First International Symposium of Info mation Systems held at ISB. He is a member of the Nasscomm Innovation Institute, a think-tank to foster innovation in the Indian IT/ITeS industry. Professor Bapna completed his Bachelors in Computer Engineering from the Manipal Institute of Technology and received his doctorate degree from the University of Connecticut, where his thesis was in the area of Information Systems.
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