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Amrish Vyas

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Intelligent Systems

Application of Agent Systems to various business problems (eBusiness, CRM, etc.);

knowledge management; organizational decision making; and context-aware

computing. Deception detection in agent societies. Human-Agent interaction.

IS/IT and Organizations

Roles and Impact of IS/IT on organizational change (culture; relationships, growth).

Creations and application of decision support systems. Architectures and

applications of CRM systems.

EDUCATION

Fall 2003- University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD.

Present Ph.D. Student (Information Systems), Department of Information Systems

Fall 2002- Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ. (Transferred to UMBC in Fall 2003)

Spring 2003 Ph.D. Student (Information Management), Howe School of Information Management

May 2001 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY.

M.B.A. (Business Computer Information Systems), Frank G. Zarb School of Business

May 1998 Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara, India.

L.L.B. (General Labour Laws), Faculty of Law

May 1995 Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara, India.

B. Sc. (Chemistry, Physics, Math), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science

AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

[1] Department Graduate Assistantship, Department of Information Systems, University of Maryland

Baltimore County.

[2] Dean s Graduate Tuition-Waiver Scholarship for International Students, Frank G. Zarb School of

Business, Hofstra University.

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[3] High-School Honor Roll Tuition-Waiver, Alembic Vidhyalaya, India.

EXPERIENCE

ACADEMIC

Fall 2004- University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD.

Present Graduate Assistant - Instructor

Preparing lecture materials, exams, case studies, exercises, discussions, and other material or

grading instruments were general responsibilities. In addition, I also provided a feedback and

support mechanism for athletes in the class.

Teaching Spring 2004 Fall 2004 Spring 2005 Summer 2005 Fall 2005 Spring 2006

Timeline

IS 125 IS 125 IS 125 IS 300 IS 125 IS 300

Course

Descriptions IS 125-Information Systems Logic & Structured Design-A Problem Solving Approach

This course teaches students how to create structured solutions along with the relevant logic

to various business problems as a basis for development of information systems/applications.

During the instruction concepts of data representation and data modeling such as flow-

charts, logic diagrams, data dictionaries, interactivity charts, algorithms, etc. are discussed.

The course is designed to provide students with insights for object oriented system design.

IS 300-Management Information Systems-An overview perspective

This course is designed to provide an overview of design, implementation, and strategic use

of modern, computer-based information systems in business, data processing, office

automation, information reporting, and decision-making. Various information systems

security measures and controls are discussed within the scope of this course. Students are

also provided with insights for aligning business and IT efforts.

Spring 2006 NIIT Ltd., Atlanta, GA.

Course Writer

I was responsible for creating content for MG 513, an online Management Information

Systems course for MBA program offered by ITT Tech., Inc. I developed course content

including course description, course objectives & enabling objectives, lesson strategies &

outline, an array of topics and related content. I was also responsible for developing grading

instruments such as online discussions, quizzes, exams, projects, case studies, etc.

Fall 2002- Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ

Spring 2003 Research Assistant

I was assigned to assist a team of Assistant Professors in their research efforts including

formulation of grant proposals for projects to be funded by the government agencies like

NSF. I contributed to the research efforts in the area of Intelligent Agent Technology and

Workflow. During this tenure I developed an Agent Research History Time-Line which is

available to view at: http://userpages.umbc.edu/~amrish1/research.htm

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Fall 1999- Program for Academic Learning Skills, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY.

Spring 2001 Graduate Assistant

I was made responsible for tutoring students with academic learning disability with variety

of their academic needs including proctoring their exams. I also volunteered for developing

tools and measures for gauging students growth in the program. As a part of my duties I

also assisted with administrative tasks in the department including reporting activities.

Fall 1997- Convent Educational Services, Vadodara, India.

Spring 1998 PT-Instructor

As a part-time instructor for a private coaching institute I was responsible for teaching high-

school level mathematics and science subjects (Chemistry, Physics, and Biology) to 9th and

10th grade students. I also designed and graded quizzes, mid-term as well as final exams.

NON-

ACADEMIC

2001-2002 Gujarat Times, Inc., New York, NY

PT-CRM Associate

I was mainly involved with developing Customer Relations strategies for the pool of

subscribers for three native Indian language newspapers. As a part of my efforts I also

designed databases and contributed to building the archival system for all the three

newspapers.

1999-2000 Computer Studies, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY.

Graduate Assistant

I maintained student databases and grading systems for the courses offered by the

department using MS-Access, Excel, and VB-based applications. I also assisted in office

reporting systems. I volunteered and was trained for advising adults with their continuing

education needs and what courses to register for.

1995-1997 Crompton Greaves Ltd., Vadodara, India

Marketing Executive

Launching new products, develop marketing schemes for existing products, maintaining

organizational relationships with business partners such as distributors, retailers, suppliers

were some of the duties I performed. In addition I also volunteered for working as a liaison

between IT team & Sales department for the Vadodara branch. Within the scope of the latter

responsibilities I played an instrumental role in developing inventory tracking, stock

planning, logistics information systems using MS-Access and Excel.

PUBLICATIONS

[1] Vyas, A. & Zhou, L. (2005). On Detecting Deception in Agent Societies. Proceedings of the 2005

IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Intelligent Agent Technology, Compeigne, France, Sept.

19-22, pp. 491-494.

[2] Vyas, A. & Yoon, V. (2005). Information Management in Mobile Environments Using Location-

Aware Intelligent Agent System (LIA). In Handbook of Research in Mobile Business: Technical,

Methodological and Social Perspectives. Ed. Bhuvan Unhelkar, Idea Group Publications, In print.

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[3] Vyas, A. & Ozok, A. (2005). Intelligent Human-Agent Interaction: Attributes That Need To Be Honed.

Proceedings of HCI International Conferences, Las Vegas, USA, Aug. 21-27.

[4] Vyas, A. & Ozok, A. (2005). Usability of Agent Technology in m-Commerce. Proceedings of HCI

International Conferences, Las Vegas, USA, Aug. 21-27.

[5] Vyas, A. & Yoon, V. (2004). Location-Aware Intelligent Agent System (LIA) for Publish/Subscribe

Middleware in Mobile Environments. Proceedings of 3rd Workshop on e-Business, Washington DC,

USA, December 11-14, pp. 75-81.

[6] Vyas, A. (2002). Agent Research History Time-Line in Tabular and Graphical Form: Existing

Research Synthesis. Available to view at: http://userpages.umbc.edu/~amrish1/research.htm

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

[1] On Formal Role of Agents In eBusiness Environments . IS 760 Research Paper, UMBC.

[2] Adaptive Interfaces and Intelligent Agents . IS 760 Seminar Presentation, UMBC.

[3] Gender Differences in Accessing the Internet in USA . IS 804 Project, UMBC.

[4] Software Agent Technologies for CRM . Research Paper, MGT 780, Stevens Inst. of Technology.

[5] Automated Loan Processing System for SIBD Division, Bank of NY . BCIS 206 Project, Hofstra.

[6] Customer Relations Through Analytical eCRM . Capstone Graduate Research Paper, Hofstra.

MEMBERSHIPS

President, Graduate Organization of Information Systems (GO IS), Dept. of IS, UMBC, USA.

President, Alembic Alumni Association (AAA), Alembic Vidhyalaya, Vadodara, India.

Visit AAA at: www.alembicalumni.org

Member, IEEE Computer Society (IEEE), USA.

Member, Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), USA.

Member, Association of Information Systems (AIS), USA.

Member, Alumni Club, Hofstra University, USA.

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REFERENCES

Dr. Victoria Yoon Dr. Lina Zhou Dr. Asim A. Ozok

Associate Professor, Dept. of IS Assistant Professor, Dept. of IS Assistant Professor, Dept. of IS

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