Affiliate Faculty

Education: Ph.D. in Operations and Supply Chain Management, University of Texas at Austin Courses Taught: Supply Chain Management DSBA 6208, Decision Modeling DSBA 6122 Biography: Dr. Xiuli He’s research interests include supply chain management and other areas such as marketing, finance, and economics. Dr. He’s research has been published in Production and Operations Management, Decision […]

Education: Ph.D. in Philosophy, Vanderbilt University Courses Taught: Big Data Ethics DSBA 6115 Biography: Dr. Gordon Hull is the Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Professional and Applied Ethics. His research primarily focuses on moral and political philosophy, particularly in problems that emerge at the intersection of philosophy, law, and technology – […]

Education: Ph.D. in Physics, Purdue University Courses Taught: NA Biography: Dr. Jacobs’ research expertise spans the areas of Computational/Statistical Physics, Condensed Matter, Molecular Biophysics, Structural Biology, Computational Biology, Econophysics, modeling, and optimization of algorithms. His research is saliently described as modeling and analyzing complex systems with the goal to understand, predict and control their emergent […]

Education: Ph.D. in Marketing Science and Quantitative Methods, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Courses Taught: Social Media Marketing and Analytics DSBA 6277, Mobile Marketing and Analytics DSBA 6283 Biography: Dr. Nima Jalali’s primary research interests include social media and digital marketing. He utilizes statistical modeling to gain marketing insights from customers’ online activities, which assists in brands […]

Education: Ph.D. in Management Information Systems, University of Texas at DallasM.S. in Management Information Systems, University of Texas at Dallas Courses Taught: Business Intelligence and Analytics DSBA 6201 Biography: Dr. Monica Johar’s research interests include optimal software development methodologies, content delivery systems, web personalization, and business data communication. She is an active member of the […]

Education: Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, University of Southern California Courses Taught: Math 8070/7070 (Applied Inverse Problems) Biography: Taufiquar Khan is currently a Professor and the Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte). He was a Professor and an Associate Director of Graduate Studies of the School […]

Education: Ph.D. in Marketing, University of Temple Courses Taught: Digital Marketing and Analytics (MKTG 3220 / DSBA 6284) Biography: Yu (Eric) Kou is an assistant professor of marketing in the Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte. His research explores influencer video marketing and social media, using machine learning, deep learning, and causal inference to model practitioner and consumer behavior. His coauthored work […]

Education: Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering (Construction Management), Texas A&M University Courses Taught: N/A Biography: Dr. Chau H. Le is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Construction Management at UNC Charlotte. He holds a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering with a focus on Construction Management from Texas A&M University. Dr. Le’s research centers […]

Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, Colorado State University Courses Taught: DSBA 6010/ITCS 6050/8050 – Deep Reinforcement Learning DSBA 6165 – Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning DSBA 6156 – Applied Machine Learning ITCS 5156 – Applied Machine Learning ITCS 6156/8156 – Machine Learning ITCS 3156 – Introduction to Machine Learning ITCS 3153 – Introduction to Artificial […]

Education: Ph.D. in Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park  M.S. in Agricultural Informatization (Landscape Ecology), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences B.E. in Remote Sensing Science and Technology, Wuhan University Courses Taught: GEOG1103 Spatial Thinking  GEOG6125/8125 GIS &T Biography: Yao Li, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Geographical Sciences. His research […]