Edward Stohr

Current Research:

Project management
Process automation and workflow management
Machine learning / AI assisted optimization
Business Applications and AI

Google Scholar:
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Edward Stohr is Professor of Information Systems and Academic Coordinator for the Master of Science in Business and Intelligence and Analytics and the Master of Science in Information Systems programs at the School of Business, Stevens Institute of Technology. Prior to joining Stevens in 2001, he was a faculty member at NYU’s Stern School of Business for over 20 years where he served as Chair of the Department of Information Systems for 11 years and as Director of Stern’s Center for Research on Information Systems for 5 years. He has held visiting appointments at INSEAD, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Melbourne University. Professor Stohr’s research focuses on the problems of developing computer systems to support work and decision making in organizations. He has published over 100 scientific papers including articles in leading management journals such as Operations Research, Management Science, Management Information Systems Quarterly, Journal of Management Information Systems, Information & Management and Communications of the ACM. He is the co-editor of four books on information systems and is on the editorial boards of a number of leading journals. He holds an MBA and a Ph.D. degree in Information Science from the University of California, Berkeley and a B.Eng. from Melbourne University, Australia.

2001 - present Professor of Information Systems, School of Business Stevens Institute of Technology
2024-present Area Coordinator, BI&A and MIS programs2024-present Member, Promotion & Tenure Committee, Stevens Institute of Technology
2020-2022 Area Coordinator, BI&A and MIS programs
2020-2022 Chair, Promotion & Tenure Committee, Stevens Institute of Technology 2018-2021 Co-founder, Chair, Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Data Science2012-2020 Founder, first director, MS in BI&A Program2012-2013 Chair, Senate, Stevens Institute of Technology (first chair)
2011-2012 Stevens Faculty Council; Chair, Faculty Senate2005 - present AACSB Coordinator, School of Business
2005- 2014 Co-Director, Center for Technology Management Research (CTMR)
2003- 2004 Founder, first director, Stevens Master of Business Administration (MBA)
2001-2006 Associate Dean for Research and Academics (first Associate Dean)- Successfully led the proposal to start an MBA program at Stevens- Initiated efforts that eventually led to AACSB Accreditation- Led initiatives to improve the school’s PhD program
1979-2000 Professor of Information Systems Information Systems Department Stern School of Business, New York University.
1995-2000 Director, Center for Research in Information Systems, Stern School
1983- 1994 Chair, Information Systems Department (during this period, the department was often ranked among the top 5 programs in the country.)
977-1979 Associate Professor of Decision Sciences,Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University.
1973-1977 Assistant Professor of Decision SciencesGraduate School of Management, Northwestern University.
1973-1973 Instructor, University of California, Berkeley.
University of California, Berkeley
1967-1969 Full-time coursework leading to a Master of Business Administration degree, University of California, Berkeley.
Visiting Appointments at Other Academic Institutions
2005 Visiting Professor, University of Melbourne (July-August, 2005)
1996 Visiting Professor, University of Economics and Business, Vienna (Summer)
1996 Visiting Professor, ISMT Department, Hong University of Science and Technology (Spring)
1987 Visiting Professor, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France (Summer)

2017 Master of Science, Engineering Stevens Institute of Technology (Honoris Causa)
Henry Morton Distinguished Teaching Professor, 2013
Honorary Lifetime Member, Global Institute for Flexible Systems Management. ·
Member of the Academic Advisory Committee of the Institute for Innovation, Information and Productivity (IIIP)·
Howe School Outstanding Service Award, 2006·
Howe School Outstanding Service Award, 2004·
Research Professor, Stern School of Business, NYU, 1998-2001·
Citibank Award for Excellence in Teaching, Stern School of Business,

Name, Agency, Amount$, Start/End, PI/ Co-PIs
1. Business Continuity in the Pharmaceutical Industry AT& T Foundation $50,000, 6/1/03 – 9/1/04 Lou Laucirica, E. Stohr, Paul Rohmeyer,
2. Strategic Multi-Project Resource Management, “CC-Lite”NASA$75,0006/1/04 – 12/31/04 Thomas LechlerE. Stohr
3. A Methodology and Process for Managing Portfolios of Homeland Security Programs, Homeland Security Institute $48,0003/1/05 – 12/31/05 J. Hultin, E. Stohr, H. Fallah, Fred Murphy
4. Definition of the Productivity of ICT in the Era of Cyberspace Institute for Information Innovation and Productivity (IIIP) $14,000 3/1/2009 = 12/31/2010. Niv Ahituv, Tel Aviv , E. Stohr

BIA 650 Optimization and Process Analytics
BIA 702 Curriculum Practical Training
MIS 710 Process Automation and Management