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Summary Vita
Research
Interests
Decision support systems, decision
technologies, information systems security, software engineering, software
process modeling, system dynamics, information technology and economic
development, and the application of information technology in agriculture and
natural resource management.
Publications
Book
chapters
El-Gayar, O. F., and
Deokar, A. V. “Distributed model management: Current status and future
directions,” in Encyclopedia of Decision Making and
Decision Support Technologies, (Eds.) Adam, F., and
Humphreys, P., Idea Group Inc.
Deokar, A. V. and
El-Gayar, O.F. (2008) “Business Process
Management Systems for Supporting Individual and Group Decision Making” in
Encyclopedia of Decision Making and Decision Support Technologies, (Eds.)
Adam, F., and Humphreys, P., Idea Group Inc.
El-Gayar, O. F.,
Deokar, A. V. and Wills, M. “Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS): Issues
and future trends,” in Encyclopedia of Healthcare
Information Systems, (Eds.) Wickramasinghe, N., and
Geisler, E., Idea Group Inc.
El-Gayar, O.F.
and Kanchana Tandekar (2006). An Intelligent Decision Support System (IDSS) for
Aquaculture Planning. In:
Intelligent Decision-Making Support Systems: Foundations, Applications, and
Challenges (Eds.) Jatinder Gupta, Guisseppi Forgionne, and Manuel Mora,
Springer-Verlag.
El-Gayar, O.F.,
Kuanchin Chen, and Kanchana Tandekar (2005). Multimedia Interactivity on the Internet.
In:
Encyclopaedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking
(Ed.)
Margherita Pagani
Idea Group Inc. Hershey, PA.
P.S. Leung and
Omar F. El-Gayar (1997). The role of modeling in managing and planning of
sustainable aquaculture, in: Sustainable Aquaculture (Ed.) John E.
Bardach, John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Articles in peer-reviewed journals
El-Gayar, O.F. and Wills, M. and Bennett, D. (2008). Examining Healthcare
Professionals’ Acceptance Of Electronic Medical Records Using UTAUT.
Issues in Information Systems (IIS) (forthcoming).
El-Gayar, O.F. and K. Tandekar (2007). An XML-based schema definition for model
sharing and reuse in a distributed environment. Decision Support Systems
43(3), p. 791-808.
El-Gayar, O.F. and B. Fritz. Environmental Management Information Systems (EMIS)
for Sustainable Development: A Conceptual Overview. Communication of the
Association for Information Systems, Volume 17, Article 34
Dennis, T., O.F. El-Gayar, and K. Streff (2004). A Model Program in
Information Assurance and Computer Security. Issues in Information Systems
(IIS), (forthcoming).
Dennis, T.,
O.F. El-Gayar, and Z. Zhou (2003). Teaching IT in a Hybrid Learning Environment:
A case study. Issues in Information Systems (IIS), volume II.
El-Gayar,
O.F. (2003). Aquaculture in Egypt and Issues for Sustainable Development.
Aquaculture Economics and Management 7(1&2): 137-154.
Dennis, T.,
O.F. El-Gayar, and Z. Zhou (2002). A conceptual framework for hybrid distance
delivery for information system programs. Issues in Information Systems
(IIS), Volume III.
El-Gayar, O.F. and P.S. Leung (2001). A Multiple Criteria Decision Making
Framework for Regional Aquaculture Development. European Journal of
Operational Research 133: 462-482.
El-Gayar, O.F.
and P.S. Leung (2000). ADDSS: A Tool for Regional Aquaculture Development.
Aquacultural Engineering 23 (1-3): 181-202.
El-Gayar, O.F. (1997). The use of computer technology in aquaculture management.
Aquaculture Economics and Management 1(1):109-128.
Articles in peer-reviewed conference proceedings
Deokar, A. V., and El-Gayar, O. F., (2009) “Enabling Distributed Model
Management Using Semantic Web Technologies” In Proceedings of the 42nd
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-42 '09),
2009 (forthcoming).
Aljafari, R., and Taskin, N., Deokar, A. V., and El-Gayar, O. F., An
ontology-based approach for representing decision models: Prospects and
limitations. Proceeding of the 39th Annual Meeting of the Decision
Sciences Institute (DSI), November 22-25, 2008, Baltimore, Maryland
(forthcoming).
Weist, P., Sarnikar, S. and El-Gayar, O.F. A Knowledge-base Architecture for
Models Translation Knowledge Proceeding of the 39th Annual Meeting of
the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), November 22-25, 2008, Baltimore, Maryland
(forthcoming).
Deokar, A.V., El-Gayar, O.F., Taskin, N., and Aljafari, R. (2008).
An Ontology-based Approach for Model Representation, Sharing and Reuse.
Proceeding of the 2008 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2008),
August 14-17, 2008, Toronto, Canada.
Deokar, A. V., and El-Gayar, O. F., (2008) “A semantic web services-based
architecture for model management systems,” In Proceedings of the 41st Hawaii
International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-41 '08), 2008.
El-Gayar, O.F. (2006). A Service-oriented architecture for distributed decision
support systems. Proceeding of the 36th Annual Meeting of the
Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), November 18-21, 2006,
San Antonio, Texas
El-Gayar, O.F. and K. Tandekar (2005). An
XML-based architecture for sharing heterogeneous models in Web and Distributed
Computing Environments. Proceeding of the 2005 Americas Conference on
Information Systems (AMCIS 2005), August 11-14, 2005, Omaha, Nebraska.
Fritz, B. and El-Gayar, O.F. (2005). ISSEC: A
socio-technical DSS for information security planning. Proceeding of the 2005
Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2005), August 11-14, 2005,
Omaha, Nebraska.
El-Gayar, O.F. and B. Fritz (2005). Environmental
management and the role of information systems.
Proceeding of the 9th World Multi-conference on Systemics,
Cybernetics and Informatics, July 10-13, 2005, Orlando, Florida.
El-Gayar, O.F. and B. Fritz (2004). An AHP model
for security planning and decision making. Accepted for the Proceeding of the 35th
Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), November 20-23, 2004,
Boston, Massachusetts.
El-Gayar, O.F. and B. Fritz (2004). A Framework
for Decision Support in Information Systems Security. Proceeding of the 2004
Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2004), August 4-8, 2004, New
York, New York.
El-Gayar, O.F. and B. Fritz (2004).
Business Process Re-engineering and Information
Security Planning: Opportunities for integration. Proceeding of the 8th
World Multi-conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, July 18-21,
2004, Orlando, Florida.
El-Gayar, O.F. (2004). Application of fuzzy logic
to multiple criteria decision making in aquacultural planning. Proceedings of
the 19th Association for Computing Machinery Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC
2004), March 14-17, 2004, Nicosia, Cyprus.
El-Gayar, O.F. (2003). Decision Support for
Software Projects: The Role of SPC and Simulation Metamodeling. Proceeding of
the 34th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI),
November 22-25, 2003, Washington, DC.
El-Gayar, O.F. (2003). SPSM and SPC for software
process and project management. Proceeding of the 2003 Americas Conference on
Information Systems (AMCIS 2003), August 4-6, 2003, Tampa, Florida.
El-Gayar, O.F. and S. Thota (2003). SoProMaTT – A
software project management teaching tool Proceeding of the 7th World
Multi-conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, July 14-18, 2003, Orlando, Florida.
El-Gayar, O.F. (2002). Software Process
Simulation Modeling: The Use of SPC and Visualization. NSF EPSCoR Conference,
October 25, 2002, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
El-Gayar, O.F. and S. Thota (2002). Software
project management: The role of modeling. Proceeding of the 6th World
Multi-conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, July 14-18, 2002, Orlando, Florida.
Dennis,
T., O.F. El-Gayar, and Z. Zhou (2002). The use of computing technology in
instruction at Dakota State University. Proceeding of the 6th World
Multi-conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, July 14-18, 2002,
Orlando, Florida.
El-Gayar, O.F. (2001). Planning for aquaculture
development: A system dynamics approach Proceedings of the 5th World
Multi-conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, July 22-25, 2001,
Orlando, Florida.
Conference proceedings and presentations
Wills, M. and El-Gayar, O.F. (2008). Electronic Medical Records: Use and
Performance from an Information Systems Perspective. South Dakota EPSCoR State
Conference, September 11, 2008, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
El-Gayar, O.F. and Deokar, A. (2007). A Service-Oriented Architecture for
Distributed Decision Support Systems in a Collaborative Business Environment. 9th
International Conference on Decision Support Systems, January 2-4, 2007, Kolkata, India
El-Gayar, O.F. and M. Moran (2006). College students’ acceptance of Tablet PCs:
an application of the UTAUT model. Paper presented at the 36th Annual
Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), November 18-21, 2006,
San Antonio, Texas
El-Gayar, O.F. (2006). A web services-based architecture for model sharing and
reuse. South Dakota EPSCoR
State
Conference, September 25-26, 2004,
Rapid City, South Dakota.
El-Gayar,
O.F. and Kanchana (2004). An XML Based Model-base Management System
Biocomplexity models. South Dakota NSF-EPSCoR EPS-0091948, September 17, 2004,
Rapid City, South Dakota.
El-Gayar, O.F.
(2004). Designing a PhD program in IS: Issues and challenges. Proceeding of the
International Conference on Global Integration of Graduate Programs (GIGP 2004),
November 26-30, 2004, Amman, Jordan.
El-Gayar,
O.F. and Kanchana (2004). An XML-based framework for Biocomplexity model sharing
on the Internet. 2004 Rushmore Regional Conference on Biocomplexity, August
11-12, 2004, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
El-Gayar,
O.F. and B. Fritz (2004). Decision Support in Information Systems Security.
Center of Excellence in Computer Information Systems 2004 Spring Symposium,
April 23, 2004, Madison, South Dakota.
Dennis,
T., O.F. El-Gayar (2003). The Master of Science in Information System at Dakota State University: Challenges and
lessons learned. Proceeding of the International Conference on Global
Integration of Graduate Programs, September 9-13, 2003, Kiev, Ukraine.
El-Gayar, O.F. (2002). Software Process
Simulation Modeling: The Use of SPC and Visualization. NSF EPSCoR Conference,
October 25, 2002, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Treyz,
G., O.F. El-Gayar, and F. Treyz (1999). Inter- and Intra-state trade flow
estimation in the absence of trade flow data, presented at the 46th
North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association International,
November 8-14, 1999, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Shalaby, S.M.,
S.K. Guiguis, and O.F. El-Gayar (1998). Potential Impact and Solutions to Y2K
Problem. 8th International Conference On Computer Theory and
Application, Alexandria, Egypt.
El-Gayar, O.F., P.S. Leung and L.W. Rowland (1995). An aquacultural development
decision support system (ADDSS): A preliminary design, presented at the First
International Conference on Multiple Objective Decision Support Systems for
Land, Water and Environmental Management, co-sponsored by the World Association
of Soil and Water Conservation, University of Hawaii, U.S.A., July 23 - 28,
1995, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.
El-Gayar, O.F., S.S. Sadek and P.S. Leung (1994). Aquaculture in Egypt: A
review, presented at the Seventh Biennial International Conference of the
International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, July 18-21, 1994,
Taiwan, ROC.
El-Gayar, O.F., P.S. Leung and L.W. Rowland (1994). An aquacultural development
decision support system (ADDSS): A preliminary design, presented at World
Aquaculture '94, The 25th conference of the World Aquaculture Society, January
12-18, 1994, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Ostroswski, A.C., L.W. Rowland and O.F. El-Gayar (1994). Potential for Mahimahi
(Coryphaena hippunas) aquaculture in the United States, presented at
World Aquaculture '94, The 25th conference of the World Aquaculture Society,
January 12-18, 1994, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Miscellaneous
reports
El-Gayar, O.F.
and J. Fang (1999). Fisheries Management Decision Support System, Users'
Manual. Pelagic
Fisheries Research Program, Joint Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Research, University of Hawaii.
El-Gayar, O.F.
and I. Goulding (1996). Aquaculture in Egypt: Current Status and Future
Prospects. Aquaculture Working paper Number 1, Multi-Sector Support Program,
Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation and the European Union, Cairo,
Egypt.
El-Gayar, O.F.,
S.S. Sadek and M. Fahmy (1992). A Feasibility Study for Leasing a 500 feddans to
the Private Sector. Maryut Fish Farming Company.
Articles
in Draft
FMDSS: A
Decision Support System for Managing Hawaii’s Fishery Resources.
Editorial
Activities
Member,
Editorial Board, Aquaculture Economics and Management, Blackwell Science
Ltd., UK. (1996 – 2004)
Reviewer,
Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences, ACM Symposium on Applied
Computing, Americas Conference on Information Systems, Decision Sciences
Institute, International Association for Information Systems, and European
Journal of Operational Research
Grants
and contracts awarded
Co-PI -
$300,000 per year for 3 years NASA grant
entitled “Improving decision support tools and decision-making processes for
renewable energy planning and assessment using NASA Earth-Sun Systems data and
modeling results”
Awarded $20,000 from NSF-EPSCoR, Summer 2004. The
project entitled " Model Management for Biocomplexity: The Use of Structured
Modeling and XML ".
Awarded $15,000 from NSF-EPSCoR, Summer 2003. The
project entitled " Managing Biocomplexity:
The Use of Fuzzy Multiple Criteria Decision Making".
Awarded $4,500 from the Office of Distance Education, Dakota State University,
Summer 2003. The purpose of the grant was to develop e-learning solution for CIS
347 Decision Support Systems.
Awarded $3,500 (with Terry Dennis and Zehai Zhou) from the Center for the
Advancement of Technology, Teaching and Learning (CATTL), Dakota State
University, Summer 2003. Project Title:
Effectiveness
of Hybrid Learning Environments.
Awarded $3,500 (with Terry Dennis and Zehai Zhou) from the Center for the
Advancement of Technology, Teaching and Learning (CATTL), Dakota State
University, Summer 2003. Project Title:
Measuring the
Effectiveness of Different Delivery Methods in Teaching Graduate Courses with
Different Types of Content.
Awarded
$15,000 from NSF-EPSCoR, Summer 2002. The project entitled "Decision Support For Software Development
Processes: The Use Of Statistical Process Control And Visualization Techniques".
Awarded
$4,000 from the Office of Distance Education, Dakota State University, Summer
2002. The purpose of the grant was the redesign of two courses (CIS 347 Decision
Support Systems and INFS 720 Systems Analysis and Design Using CASE Tools) for
online delivery.
Awarded
$4,000 from the Office of Distance Education, Dakota State University, Summer
2001. The purpose of the grant was the redesign of two courses (CIS 267 Systems
Analysis and Design and INFS 612 The Management and Evaluation of Information
Systems) for online delivery.
Awarded $4,250 from Center of Excellence (Coleman Foundation) for the
development of an online module entitled “Software Project Estimation”, Summer
2001.
Professional
Affiliations
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Association of Information Systems (AIS)
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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
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Decision Sciences Institute (DSI)
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Institute of Operations Research
and Management Science (INFORMS)
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Multiple Criteria Decision Making
(MCDM) WorldScan.
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The International Association of
Aquaculture Economics and Management (IAAEM).
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Syndicate of Engineers, Egypt.
Honors
and Awards
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Invited Member, Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society,
Hawaii Chapter (1995).
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Graduate
research assistantship and full tuition waiver (January 1993 - May 1996)
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British
Government Technical Cooperation Award (September 1989 – December 1989)
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University of
Alexandria honors award (1987).
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University of
Alexandria distinction awards (1982-1987).
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Certificate of
Merit awarded in recognition of outstanding results in the General Certificate
of Education – Math Section, Victory College (1983).
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Certificate of
Merit awarded in recognition of devoted services while serving as a prefect at
Victory College (1982).
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Certificate of
Merit awarded for being the first at the Secondary 2 Science promotion
examination, Victory College (1982).
Teaching
Experience
College
of Business and Information Systems, Dakota State University
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Systems Analysis and Design Using
CASE Tools, (INFS 720)
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Project and Change Management (INFS 724)
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The Management and Evaluation of
Information Systems, (INFS 612)
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Decision
Support Systems, (CIS 384)
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Systems Analysis and Design, (CIS
332)
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COBOL I, (CIS 221)
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Visual Basic, (CIS 130)
School
of Management, Arab Academy of Science and Technology, Alexandria, Egypt
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Decision Support Systems (IS 410),
(September 1996 – December 1997)
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Information Systems Management (IS
414), (September 1996 – December 1997)
Department
of Information Technology, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
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Decision Support Systems, (April
1996 – June 1998)
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Information Systems Management,
(April 1996 – June 1998)
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Database Management, (March 1988 -
December 1992)
University
Services
Dakota
State University
• Chair, DSU’s Graduate Council
• Chair, DSU Research Committee
• Chair, Business and Information Systems Graduate committee.
• Member, DSU’s President Planning Council
• Member, DSU’s Academic Council
• Member, DSU 2007-12 Strategic Planning Committee.
• Member, Board of Regents’ Homestake research committee
• Member, D.Sc. graduate admissions and assistantship sub-committees.
• Member, MSIS and MSIA graduate admissions sub-committees.
• Member, President for Dakota State University search committee.
• Member, Title III Grants Office Planning sub-committee.
• Member, a number of faculty recruitment committee.
Education
Ph.D. - University of Hawaii at
Manoa, USA, 1995 (GPA: 4.0/4.0).
Dissertation title: ADDSS: An Aquacultural Development Decision Support
System
M.A. - University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA, 1996 (GPA: 4.0/4.0).
M.S.
- University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt, 1991.
Thesis title: The Use of Visual Information in Industrial Applications
B.S.
- University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt, 1987.
Graduation project: Design and Implementation of a Floppy Disk Controller
Leisure
Activities
Horse riding, show
jumping, polo (former member of the Egyptian national show jumping and Polo
teams), hunting and a variety of other sports including swimming, racquetball,
squash, volleyball and golf.
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