Rachna Kumar, PhD

Specialties and Interests

• Measurement and estimation of software development productivity
• Technology transfer to global economies
• Modeling human problem-solving
• Information systems
• Software project management
• Strategic technology management

Programs and Research Projects

• Software project management
• Metrics for measurement of software productivity
• Technology transfer in transitional economies
• User behavior in online information acquisition
• Consumer loyalty and behavior in online commerce
• Managing software development and design

Courses Taught

• Database Management
• Global Information Systems
• Information Systems Application
• Technology and Trends
• Telecommunications and Networking
• Data and Information Management
• Managing Electronic Business
• Marketing Information Systems

Selected Publications

• "The Living Case: An Intelligent System For Providing Case Instruction", Proceedings of The Twelfth International Conference On Information Systems, New York, Dec. 16-18, 1991 (with Turner, J.A.).
• "Output Measurement Metrics in a Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) Environment: Critique, Evaluation and Proposal", Proceedings of The Twenty-Fourth Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Jan. 1991 (with Banker, R.D. and Kauffman, R.J.)
• "An Empirical Test of Object-Based Output Measurement Metrics in a Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) Environment"" Journal of Management Information Systems, winter 1992 (with Banker, R.D. and Kauffman, R.J.).
• "Dynamic Life Cycle Trajectory Metrics: Managing Development Productivity of The Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) Process", a chapter in The Handbook of Software Engineering Productivity, Keyes, J., ed., McGraw-Hill, Nov. 1993 (with Banker, R.D. and Kauffman, R.J.).
• "Tools for Managing Repository Objects", a chapter in Software Engineering Economics and Declining Budgets, Geriner P. T., et al, ed., Springer-Verlag, 1994 (with Banker, R.D. and Kauffman, R.J.).
• "Towards a New Metric for Representing Output in Object-Based Software Development," Proceedings of The Twelfth International Conference On Information Systems, Cleveland, Dec. 16-18, 1996 (with Kauffman, R.J.).
• "A Contingency Perspective on Technology Transfer to Transitional Economies," The 1996 IMDA Annual National Conference on Forging Alliances in Global Markets , New Orleans, Louisiana, November 6-8, 1996 (with Levitt, C.).
• "The Expanded Space and Time Access of the Internet," National Conference on Excellence in Education '96, Anaheim, CA, October 1996.
• "Investigating Object Based Metrics For representing Software Output Size," Conference on Information Systems and Technology (CIST), in the INFORMS 1997 Annual Conference, San Diego, May 1997
• "Modeling Software Estimation Expertise: A Study in Object-Based Integrated CASE Environments," under review at Information Systems Research (ISR) in July, 1996. (With Kauffman R. J.).
• "Casting Program Introduction Along Product Innovation Models," INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) conference at Cincinnati in May 1999.
• Relationship between Information Technology Strategy and Environmental Conditions, Decisions Sciences Institute (DSI), November 1999 at New Orleans (co-authored with Sundell, Krishnamoorthy).
• "Tightening Your Information Systems Security", Job Giant, a local San Diego newspaper, September 2000.
• Member of editors panel and board member on the Advisory Board of the "Annual Editions in E-Business," McGraw Hill, October 2000.
• Member of editors panel and board member on the Advisory Board of the "Second Annual Editions in E-Business," McGraw Hill, October 2001.

Professional Activities

• Designed and implemented BS degree is Information Systems and Technology and MBA/MIBA concentration in Information Technology Management
• Member and presenter at San Diego Software Industry Council events
• Reviewer: Journal of Information Systems and Global Information Systems
• Editor: Annals of Electronic Commerce series
• Member: IEEE Society
• Member and panelist: INFORMS and Operations Research Association
• Founder and member: San Diego Community Colleges Computer Council (SD4C)
• Founding member of GlobalMind Center for Strategic Consulting

Degrees, Professional Licenses, Certifications, and Honors

• BS in Math from the University of Allahabad, India
• MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India
• PhD in Management Information Systems from the Stern School of Business at New York University
• Best paper award in International Conference on Information Systems (1993)
• Educator appreciation award in Excellence in Education Conference (1999)
• Teacher of the Year award from United States International University (2001)
• Fellow of Society of Information Management (1993)

Interests and Hobbies

• Technology applications
• Volunteering for district level committees on Gifted and Talented Education
• Technology facilitation of global communities