Ed Brennen
Amit Deokar, an associate professor of Operations and Information Systems in the Manning School of Business, has been recognized as a Distinguished Member (Cum Laude) by the Association for Information Systems (AIS).
With 4,400 members representing 1,951 higher education institutions in 98 countries, AIS is the largest and most prestigious international professional association for academics involved in research and teaching of information systems.
Deokar is just the second faculty member from the UMass system, and third from the commonwealth, to be recognized as a distinguished member.
âI am honored to receive this recognition and feel humbled to be in company with leaders in the field who have contributed tremendously to the AIS community,â says Deokar, who joined AIS in 2004 as a doctoral student at the University of Arizona. âIt speaks to the support I have received from my departments and universities I have been affiliated with, without wh
KAIST emeritus professor Lee wins AIS LEO Award
Posted : 2020-12-14 15:48 By Kim Bo-eun
Lee Jae-kyu / Courtesy of KAISTKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Professor Emeritus Lee Jae-kyu has won the Association for Information Systems (AIS) LEO Award for this year, the school said Monday.
The AIS, comprised of members from around 100 countries, is a professional association for individuals and organizations who lead the research, teaching and practice of information systems worldwide.
The LEO award, established in 1999 by the AIS Council, recognizes outstanding individuals in the field of information systems. All recipients are scholars who are assessed to have made a global impact in the field.