• The University of Texas at Arlington  - Associate Professor, 1984 - Present
• Institut Teknologi Mara, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  Associate Professor, 1987 -1988
• The University of Texas at Arlington - Assistant Professor, 19?? - 1984

• ONAN Corporation
  Director, Strategic Planning, 1980 - 1984
  Economist/Corporate Planner, 1976 - 1980
  Systems Analyst, 1973 - 1976
  Operations Research Analyst, 1970 - 1973

Teaching and Instructional Activities

• Masters
• INSY 5310 - Introduction to Computers and Information Systems, 4 classes
• INSY 5330 - Information and Decision Systems Concepts, 6 classes
• INSY 5343 - Computer Networks and Distributed Systems, 2 classes
• INSY 5347 - Global Information Systems Issues, 4 classes
• INSY 5375 - Management of Information Systems, 7 classes
• Doctoral
• INSY 6304 - Seminar in Artifical Intellgence in Business, 6 classes
• INSY 6311 - Information Systems Research Seminar, 1 class

• INSY 5347 - Global Information Systems Issues

• Member of Certification Board
  Certification in Disaster Recovery Planning
  The Disaster Recovery Institute
  St. Louis, Missouri
• Chairman of the Examination Council
  Board of Directors for Certification in Disaster Recovery Planning
  The Disaster Recovery Institute
  St. Louis, Missouri
• Chairman of the Education and Testing Sub-Committee
  Board of Directors for Certification in Disaster Recovery Planning
  The Disaster Recovery Institute
  St. Louis, Missouri
• Member of Recertification Committee
  Board of Directors for Certification in Disaster Recovery Planning
  The Disaster Recovery Institute
  St. Louis, Missouri

• Prepared materials for and presented to senior managers on
  "Fundamentals of Disaster Recovery Planning for Senior Executives"
• Developed certification coursesi for the Disaster Recovery Institute:
  "Managing and Developing the Business Continuity Plan"
  "Communications Technologies and Business Continuity Planning"
  "Implementing and Exercising the Business Continuity Plan"
  These courses are offered three times a year by the
  Center for Information Technologies Management,
  and brings significant revenues and reputation to the Center.

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

	Last 5 Years	Career
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON
Number of Masters Theses Supervised	3	4
Number of Masters Committees (excluding number supervised)	5	5
Number of Doctoral Dissertations Supervised	1	1
Number of Doctoral Dissertation Committees (excluding number supervised)	5	7
Number of Doctoral COBA Supervisor Committees Chaired
Number of Doctoral COBA Supervisor Committees (excluding number chaired)	1	1

• Iyer, Raja and L.L. Schkade, "Management Support Systems for Multinational Business", in C. Deans and J. Jurison (Editors), Information Technology in a Global Business Environment, Boyd and Fraser Publishing Company, Danvers, MA, 1996, pp. 243-252.
• Iyer, Raja "Automate Your Manufacturing ... But Beware of Disasters", Disaster Recovery Journal, July/Aug/Sep 1995.
• Iyer, Raja and John Copenhaver, "Mandatory Contingency Planning .. Where Do We Go from Here?", Disaster Recovery Journal, July/Aug/Sep 1994.
• Iyer, Raja, W. Raghupathi, and Mark Eakin,"Modeling Expertise in Corporate Settlement Decisions: Exploring the Blackboard Architecture";, Expert Systems for Information Management, Volume 5, Number 3, 1992.
• Iyer, Raja, Steve Lunce, Lee Courteney, and L.L. Schkade,"Experts and Expertise: An Identification Paradox"; Industrial Management and Data Systems, Volume 93, Number 9, 1993.

• Iyer, Raja, Tonya Barrier and R. Kaula, "A Comparison of User Interface Designs: An Empirical Investigation Using Expert Systems"; 1992 Proceedings of the Decision Sciences Institute, November, 1992.
• Iyer, Raja and Tonya Barrier, "The Use of Intelligent Statistical Support Systems: A Quasi-Experimental Design Using Novice Statisticians"; 1992 Annual Conference of the Information Resource Management Association (IRMA).
• Iyer, Raja, Tonya Barrier, Mary Whiteside, Peter Mykytyn, and L.L. Schkade,"Effectiveness of Statistical Expert Systems in Managerial Problem Formulation: An Empirical Investigation,"  Proceedings of the 21st Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego, CA, November, 1990.
• Iyer, Raja, W. Raghupathi, J.P. Kulboer, and L.L. Schkade,"Implementation Issues in A Blackboard-Based Expert System for 'Litigate or Settle' Decision Support," Proceedings of the 21st Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego, CA, November, 1990.
• Iyer, Raja, and Houston Carr,"How End User Computing and Information Centers Enhance Strategic Linkages in Organizational Structures,"  Proceedings of the 23rd Hawaiian International Conference on Systems Sciences, HICCS-23, Hawaii, January 1990.

Intellectual Contributions

• Iyer, Raja, W. Raghupathi and Mark Eakin,"Modeling Expertise in Corporate Settlement Decisions: Exploring the Blackboard Architecture," Expert Systems for Information Management, 1993.
• Iyer, Raja, Steve Lunce, Lee Courteney, and L.L. Schkade,"Experts and Expertise: An Identification Paradox"; Industrial Management and Data Systems, Volume 93, Number 9, 1993.
• Iyer, Raja, "Firm Size and Computer Integrated Enterprise Concept: CIM/CIE Related Issues for Small Businesses," Economics of Advanced Production and Manufacturing Systems, Chapman & Hall, New York, 1992.
• Iyer, Raja, "Experts and Expertise: A Model of the Acquisition of Expertise," Journal of Information Science and Technology, Vol. 1, No. 3, April 1992, pp.217-227.
• Iyer, Raja, "Expert Support Systems for International Investment Planning: Some Technical Considerations," in Computer Systems and Applications: Recent Trends, edited by E. Balagurusamy and B. Sushila, Vedam Books International, New Delhi, India.
• Iyer, Raja, "Ranking Onan's International Investment Options to Best Meet its Multiple Objectives" Interfaces, Vol. 18, No. 5, September-October, 1988.
• Iyer, Raja, "Information and Modeling Resources for Decision Support in Global Environments," Information and Management, 14 (1988).
• Iyer, Raja and M.K. Raja"Toward An Organizational DSS: A Process-Oriented Approach", Human Systems Management, 7 (1987).
• Iyer, Raja and L.L. Schkade, "Management Support Systems for Multinational Business," Information and Management, 12 (1987).
• Iyer, Raja and C.R. Adams,"Optimization in the Presence of Mandated Requirements: Application of An Integer Programming Model in Public Policy," Management Science & Policy Analysis, Vol. 5, No. 1, Summer/Fall, 1987.
• Iyer, Raja, N. Chervany and P.G. Benson, "An Examination of the Planning and Execution Stages in Statistical Reasoning," American Statistician, 1980.
• Iyer, Raja, "Decision Support Processes for Foreign Direct Investment: Strategic Choice, Tactical Planning, and Operational Implementation and Integration," Dissertation Abstracts, Joutnal of International Business Studies, 1986.
• Iyer, Raja, Karan H. Briggs and L.L. Schkade, "Implementing Expert Systems in Public Sectors: Issues and Guidelines for Strategies," in Artificial Intelligence in Industry and Government, E. Balagurusamy, Editor, MacMillan Series on Computer Science, 1989.
• Iyer, Raja, W. Raghupathy, and Karan Briggs, "Blackboard Models for AI-based Legal Reasoning," in Artificial Intelligence in Industry and Government, E. Balagurusamy, Editor, MacMillan Series i\on Computer Science, 1989.
• Iyer, Raja, Shankar, Ramesh, W. Raghupathy, and L.L. Schkade, "Expert System Support for Financial Management,"   in Artificial Intelligence in Industry and Government, E. Balagurusamy, Editor, MacMillan Series on Computer Science,1989.
• Iyer, Raja, "A Taxonomy of AI-Based Applications for Corporate Legal Management," in Artificial Intelligence in Industry and Government, E. Balagurusamy, Editor, MacMillan Series on Computer Science, 1989.

• Iyer, Raja "Automate Your Manufacturing ... But Beware of Disasters", Disaster Recovery Journal, July/Aug/Sep 1995.
• Iyer, Raja and John Copenhaver, "Mandatory Contingency Planning .. Where Do We Go from Here?", Disaster Recovery Journal, July/Aug/Sep 1994.

• Iyer, Raja, "You Have Recovered Your Data! So What?" Disaster Recovery Insitute Newsletter, Second Quarter, 1994.

• Iyer, Raja, W. Barnett and T. Bole, "An Exploratory Study of the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Group Decision Systems," Proceedings of the 36th Joint National Meeting of the Operations Research Society of America and the Institute of Management Sciences (ORSA/TIMS), Phoenix, AZ, October 31 - November 3, 1993.
• Iyer, Raja, T. Barrier and R. Kaula,"A Comparison of User Interface Designs: An Empirical Investigation Using Expert Systems," 1992 Proceedings of the Decision Sciences Institute, November, 1992.
• Iyer, Raja, S. Venkataraman and J. Priest,"Concurrent Engineering through the Analytic Hierarchy Process," 1992 Proceedings of the Decision Sciences Institute, November, 1992.
• Iyer, Raja, Steve Lunce, Lee Courteney and L.L. Schkade,"Experts and Expertise: An Identification Paradox," 1991 Proceedings of the Decision Sciences Institute.
• Iyer, Raja, T. Barrier, "The Use of Intelligent Statistical Support Systems: A Quasi-Experimental Design Using Novice Statisticians," 1992 Annual Conference of the Information Resource Management Association (IRMA), 1992 IRMA Conference Proceedings.
• Iyer, Raja and Ramkumar Krishnan, "Frame-Based Representation Model for Financial Statement Analysis," Proceedings of The 1991 India Computing Congress, Hyderabad, India, December 27-29, 1991.
• Iyer, Raja and Tonya Barrier, "Assessing Cyperphobia in the Use of Statistical Expert Systems," Proceedings of the 1991 Annual Conference of the Information Resource Management Association, Memphis, TN.
• Iyer, Raja, Michell Reed and Don Liles, IEEE"Computer Integrated Enterprise for Small Business," Proceedings on the MIDCON Conference, Dallas, TX, September, 1990.
• Iyer, Raja, M. Visweswaran and Abdul Rasheed, "Aligning Information Systems Technologies with Organizational Design Paradigms," Proceedings of the 21st Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego, CA, November, 1990.
• Iyer, Raja, Tonya Barrier, Mary Whiteside, Peter Mykytyn, and L.L. Schkade, "Effectiveness of Statistical Expert Systems in Managerial Problem Formulation: An Empirical Investigation," Proceedings of the 21st Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego, CA, November, 1990.
• Iyer, Raja, M. Cummings and K. Briggs, "Implementation Risk Factors in AI-Based Expert Systems: An Exploratory Survey and Findings," Proceedings of the 21st Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego, CA, November 1990.
• Iyer, Raja, W. Raghupathi, J.P. Kulboer, and L.L. Schkade,"Implementation Issues in A Blackboard-Based Expert System for 'Litigate or Settle' Decision Support," Proceedings of the 21st Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego, CA, November, 1990.
• Iyer, Raja and H.H. Carr, "How End User Computing and Information Centers Enhance Strategic Linkages in Organizational Structures," Proceedings of the 23rd Hawaiian International Conference on Systems Sciences, HICCS-23, Hawaii, January 1990.
• Iyer, Raja and C.R. Adams, "Key Considerations for A Process-Oriented DSS Design," Proceedings of 1987 National Conference of the Decision Sciences Institute, Boston, MA, 1987.
• Iyer, Raja and C.R. Adams, "Key Features for Problem framing Decision Support," ICIS-87, Proceeding of the International Conference on Information Systems, Pittsburgh, PA, 1987.
• Iyer, Raja, Margret Holmes and M.K. Raja, "Modes of Presentation in Problem Framing Decision Support: An Empirical Study of Preferences," Proceedings of the 1987 National Conference of the Decision Sciences Institute, Boston, MA, 1987.
• Iyer, Raja, "Statistical Inquiry in Managerial Decision Support: A Decision Process Approach from a Systematic View," Proceedings of the 1987 Annual Meeting of the Southwest Decision Sciences Institute, March, 1987.
• Iyer, Raja and C.R. Adams,"An Integer Programming Formulation for Components Sourcing in Offshore Manufacturing in the Presence of Content Protection Schemes," with  (Finalist for the Outstanding Contributed Paper Award), Proceedings of the 1986 National Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1986.
• Iyer, Raja and N. Ordway, "Indirect Barriers to International Capital Investment Entry and Exit," Proceedings of the 1986 National Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1986.
• Iyer, Raja, Mark Eakin and Craig Slinkman, "Statistical Inquiry in Decision Support: An Organizational Intervention and Change Perspective," Proceedings of the 1986 National Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1986.
• Iyer, Raja and L.L. Schkade, "Implementation Issues and Strategies in Knowledge Engineering for Management Support," Proceedings of the 1986 National Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1986.
• Iyer, Raja and M.K. Raja, "Organizational Decision Support: A Three-Tier Approach," Proceedings of the 1986 National Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1986.
• Iyer, Raja. and L. L. Schkade, "Management Support Systems Education and Research in International Management Curriculum," Proceedings of the 1986 National Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1986.
• Iyer, Raja, J. King and L. L. Schkade, "A Framework of Methodologies for Knowledge Acquisition, Knowledge Representation, and Knowledge Utilization in Knowledge-based Expert Systems," Proceedings of the 1985 National Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, 1985.
• Iyer, Raja, "Heuristic Approaches to the Ranking of Noninferior Solutions to Large Scale Multiobjective Programming Problems," Proceedings of the 1985 National Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, 1985.
• Iyer, Raja, "Information Systems Analysis in International Business Organizations," Proceedings of the 1985 National Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, 1985.
• Iyer, Raja, "An IFPS Based Decision Support Process for International Investment Planning," Proceedings of the 1985 National Meeting of the IFPS Users' Association, June 1985 (Winner of the Outstanding Contributed Paper Award, 1985).

• White paper on " Strategic and Managerial Aspects of Computer Assisted Logistics Support (CALS) Initiative," presented to the Department of Defense Task Force on CALS Initiative.

• Iyer, Raja, "Firm Size and Computer Integrated Enterprise Concept: CIM/CIE Related Issues for Small Businesses," Economics of Advanced Production and Manufacturing Systems, Chapman & Hall, New York, 1992

• "Decision Support Systems for International Investment Planning" with C. Adams, in progress for MIS Quarterly.
• "Key Features for Problem Framing Decision Support," with C.R. Adams, under review for the Decision Support Systems Journal.
• "Information and Model Engineering; Toward An Organizational DSS Environment," in progress for Database.
• "Key Considerations for A Process-Oriented DSS Design," with C.R. Adams, under review for Information & Management.
• "Applying Zero-One Integer Programming to Multinational Component Sourcing Problems," in progress for Omega.
• "The AHP in Decision Support: An Application in International Investment Planning," under progress for Management Science.
• "Role of Taxonomies in Building Knowledge-Based Systems: An Application in International Direct Investment Planning Decisions in progress for MIS Quarterly.
• "Statistical Inquiry in Decision Support and Expert Systems: An Organizational Intervention and Change Perspective," in progress for the Journal of MIS.
• "Strategic Information Systems Architectures: Some Guidelines Based on A Decision Making Paradigm," in progress for forManagement Science.
• "Expert Support Systems for International Investment Planning Based on A Taxonomy Merging Multiple Domains," in preparation for MIS Quarterly.
• "An Examination of the Effectiveness of Expert Systems for Problem Identification in Managerial Problem Formulation: The Case of the Statistical Expert Systems," in progressfor MIS Quarterly.
• "Analytic Hierarchy Process Applied to the International Investment Planning Decision Support," under review by MIS Quarterly.
• "Expert Support Systems for International Investment Planning," in progress for Quarterly.
• "Role of Taxonomies in Building Knowledge-Based Systems: An Application in International Direct Investment Planning Decisions, under review by MIS Quarterly.
• "Statistical Inquiry in Decision Support and Expert Systems: An Organizational Intervention and Change Perspective," in progress for the Journal of MIS.
• "Effectiveness of Statistical Expert Systems in Managerial Problem Formulation: An Empirical Investigation," with T. Barrier, in progress for MIS Quarterly.
• "Alleviating Manager's AnxietyToward Statistical Problem Solving Through Expert Systems: An Empirical Evaluation," with T. Barrier, in progress for Decision Sciences Journal.

• Editorial Board for the Journal of Information Science and Technology, An International and Interdisciplinary Journal of the Institute of Chartered Computer Professionals of India.

• "Impact of Graphical Interfaces in AI-Based Intelligent Production Planning and Scheduling Systems," research project sponsored by a small DFW Metroplex firm, $25,000, 1990 - 1991.
• "A Survey of Market Potential for MAC and PC-Based FORTRAN Compilers," Research Project sponsored by the DFW Metroplex branch of a multinational software firm, $1500, 1990.
• "Analysis of Quality of Work Life: Survey and Results," research project funded by a DFW Metroplex firm, $3360, 1991.
• Organized Research Fund from UTA Graduate School, $5000, 1984 - 1985.
• "The Computer Integrated Enterprise for a Small Manufacturing Company" advanced technology grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, $203,000, 1990-1991, Principal Investigators; Don Liles and Raja Iyer.
• Research enhancement fund from UTA Graduate School $500, 1989.
• Research grant from the U.S. Department of Human Services, $80,000, 1972 - 1973.
• Miscellaneous research and development grants from DFW companies including EDS, Intellection, Childrens Medical Center, Ethel Daniels Foundation, and NTS, Inc,.amounting to over $50,000.

• "Outstanding Contributed Paper Award ($1000),
  National IFPS Users Association, 1985.
• "Outstanding Contributed Paper Award" Finalist,
  National Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1986.

Professional Activities

• Member, Program Committee, Indian Computing Congress (ICC-90),
  November 22-25, 1990.
• Chair for a Session of Business Statistics, National DSI, Las Vegas, 1988.
• Co-chair with Professor Paul Johnson for a session on "Expert Systems,"
  National DSI, 1986.

• Certification in Disaster Recovery Planning, 1992
• Instructor for Certification Courses in Disaster Recovery Planning
• Member, Board of Directors of the Disaster Recovery Planning

University and Community Service

• Member, Faculty Senate, 1984 - 1988.

• Director, Center for Research on Information Systems, Fall 1989 - Present
• Chairman, International M.B.A.Curriculum Committee, Fall 1990 - Present
• Member, International M.B.A. Curriculum Committee, Fall 1989 - Present
• Member, M.B.A. Executive Committee, 1987 - 1988.

• Member, Search Committee for Chairman of the Department of Information Systems

• M.S. in Information Systems Advisor, 1993 - present

• Faculty Advisor, UTA India Students Association, 1990 - 1991.

• President, Martin High School Speech Debate Students' Parents Organization,
  1994 - 1995.
• Secretary, Martin High School Speech Debate Students' Parents Organization,
  1993 - 1994.

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