Najafabadi , Mahdi
Assistant Professor

Brief Biography

Dr. Mahdi Najafabadi is a senior organizational development consultant with over 15 years of experience in advising and leading change management teams, and teaching several courses in the information systems (IS) discipline, ranging from introductory courses to systems analysis and design, database systems, computer networks, cybersecurity, and IS project management. He utilizes standardized service management frameworks in business process reengineering, as well as strategic planning and performance review. His approach allows client organizations to identify their process bottlenecks and to become capable of reinventing their business processes in an optimized way.

In his academic research, Dr. N. studies the ways in which Information Technology (IT) and analytical tools enhance decision processes at different levels, ranging from individual level to corporations and communities, and cities. His research interests include impact of IT and IT decisions on sociotechnical ecosystems; social network analysis; and simulation modeling for education and decision support. He is a software engineer with an MBA degree in Business Management and an MPA degree in Information Strategy and Management. He received his PhD specializing in Information in Society and Data Analytics from University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY), where he also designed and taught an IT Project Management course for several years.

Research 

Information Systems Open Data Simulation Modeling Decision-Support Systems Social Networks

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