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Xiaozhou (David) Zhu
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Current Address
Room A402
Graduate School of Management
Kent State University
Kent, OH 44242-0001
330.672.1164 (Office)
330.289.9213 (Cell)
DavidXZhu@gmail.com
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Permanent Address
1100 Pedras Road
Apt F145
Turlock, CA 95382
209.664.9869 (Home)
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Educational History
Ph.D.: Kent State University, expected August 2006
Major: Management & Information Systems
Minor: Statistics
Dissertation topic: “Capabilities of Adaptive Multi-Agent Simulation Architecture for Supply Chain Management”
(Dissertation proposal defended in October 2005)
Master of Computer Science: Kent State University, 2000 – 2002
Master of Business Administration: Kent State University, 1997 – 1999
Bachelor of Science: Shanghai Institute of Mechanical Engineering, 1985 – 1989
Refereed Publications
Recent Chemometric Approaches to the Detection of Nuclear Material Losses, co-authored with David Booth, David Baker, and James Hamburg, Current Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 1 No. 2, 2005.
Refereed Proceedings and Presentations
“The State of VoIP Adoption in Contemporary Organizations”, co-authored with Khole Gwebu, and Cathy Bakes, proceedings and presentation in IRMA (San Diego) 2005.
“Towards Centralized Control and Autonomous Discovery and Data Retrieval of Distributed Heterogeneous Databases: A Conceptual Framework for Federated Database Systems”, co-authored with Alan Brandyberry, proceedings and presentation in IRMA (San Diego) 2005.
“Knowledge Management: An Object-Oriented Approach”, co-authored with Marvin Troutt and Jay Weinroth, proceedings and presentation in DSI (Washington D.C.) 2003.
Working Papers
“The Aftermath of IT Outsourcing: A Longitudinal Study of Firm Performance Following Outsourcing Decisions”, co-authored with Li Wang, Khole Gwebu, and Jing Wang. To be submitted to Journal of Information Systems in 2006.
“Knowledge Management: An Object-Oriented Approach”, co-authored with Marvin Troutt and Jay Weinroth. To be submitted to European Journal of Operations Research in 2006.
“Comparative Study of Clustering Methods for Leukemia Diagnosis”, co-authored with David Booth, David Baker, Rick Goeke, and James Hamburg. Data analysis completed. To be finalized by the end of 2005.
“A Neural network Approach for Corporate Bond Rating”, co-authored with Ki-Dong Lee, and David Booth. To be submitted to Expert Systems in 2005.
“On-Line Survey as a Methodology for Social Studies: An Empirical Investigation”. Data collection completed, to be completed and submitted for journal review in 2006.
“Towards Centralized Control and Autonomous Discovery and Data Retrieval of Distributed Heterogeneous Databases: A Conceptual Framework for Federated Database Systems”, co-authored with Alan Brandyberry. To be completed and submitted for journal review in 2005.
Teaching Experience
Teaching Fellow, Kent State University, Graduate School of Management, 2002 – Present
Graduate Courses (MBA) Undergraduate Courses
- Database Management Systems - Computer Applications
- Management & Information Systems - Data Communications and Networking
- Internet Programming
- Data and File Technology
- Computer Programming for Business
- Small Systems Technology
Course evaluation Average: <1.6 (1 is the best in a 1 to 6 scale)
Other Experience
System Analyst, ERP Advantage, Inc., 2000
Associate Chief, Engineer, Ministry of Machinery Industry, China, 1992 – 1997
- in charge of large foreign investment projects’ financial and marketing feasibility analysis
- responsible for project liaison, negotiation, coordination, and evaluation
Associate Head, Sierra Leone Sports Complex Project, Sierra Leone, 1991 – 1992
Manager, Institute of Science-Tech Information and Publications, China, 1989 – 1991
Awards
Participant: Decision Science Institute Doctoral Consortium, 2005
Recipient: University Fellowship, Kent State University, 2005 – 2006
Finalist: Key-Bank Outstanding MBA Award, 1999
Recipient: Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, Kent State University, 1998
Professional Activities and Affiliations
Ad-hoc reviewer: Decision Sciences Institute National meetings and Information Resources Management Association, 2003 and 2005
Session Chair: Decision Sciences Institute National meetings 2003
Member: Decision Science Institute, present
Member: Information Resource Management Association, present
Member: Association for Information Systems, present
Representative: Kent Sate University Graduate Student Senate, 2004
Member: Board of Directors, Cleveland Contemporary Chinese Culture Association (OHIO), present
Fall 2008 Faculty Meeting
