IDS Faculty

Welcome to information and decision sciences. We are Chicago's premier academic department specializing in the management of technology. Our programs emphasize information technology, operations management, and statistics finance/actuarial sciences. Whether you are a prospective student, a graduate looking to link to our alumni community, a corporate partner seeking qualified candidates, interns, or an industry associate seeking information from our faculty’s cutting-edge research, you will find that our department offers an exciting opportunity to study and grow. 

Staff
Arkalgud Ramaprasad, Interim Head
Rachel Morrow, Assistant Director of Budget
Arnita Bryant, Customer Service Representative III

Professor
Darold Barnum, PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School (joint with Management)
James Ho, PhD, Stanford University
Arkalgud Ramaprasad, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, Vice-Provost
Stanley Sclove, PhD, Columbia University
J. Christopher Westland, PhD, CPA, University of Michigan

Associate Professor
Sid Bhattacharyya, PhD, University of Florida, Gainesville, Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Ranganathan Chandrasekaran, PhD, Indian Institute of Management, India, Director of Graduate Studies
Thomas Lee, PhD, Yale University
Mary Beth Watson-Manheim, PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology
Aris Ouksel, PhD, Northwestern University
Richard Potter, PhD, University of Arizona

Assistant Professor
Fangfang Wang, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Clinical Faculty
Matthew Liotine, PhD, Princeton University, Clinical Assistant Professor
Milan Velebit, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago, Clinical Assistant Professor

Lecturers
Yann Tiesun Chang, PhD University of Illinois at Chicago
John Sparks, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago

Emeritus Faculty
Robert Abrams, PhD, Northwestern University, Professor Emeritus
Yair Babad, PhD, Cornell University, Professor Emeritus
Jane Hagstrom, PhD, University of California, Berkeley,Professor Emeritus
Lon-Mu Liu, PhD, University of Wisconsin, Professor Emeritus
King-Tim Mak, PhD, University of California, Berkeley, Associate Professor Emeritus
Edward Minieka, PhD, Yale University, Professor Emeritus
Walter Wadycki, PhD, Northwestern University, Associate Professor Emeritus