Faculty

Experts Who Bridge Theory and Practice

The Hybrid Master of Applied Artificial Intelligence for Business Transformation is taught by faculty who bring deep expertise in AI application, AI-driven analytics, and AI-enabled business transformation.

Faculty actively research how technology transforms business strategy and organizational performance, ensuring that what you learn reflects the latest insights from both academia and industry.

Ferdi Eruysal

Ferdi Eruysal earned his Ph.D. in Management Information Systems from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He specializes in teaching data analytics and business intelligence, with a passion for interdisciplinary research on the economics of information systems. He has extensive experience in teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, advising students, and collaborating with industry.

Brian Cameron

Dr. Brian Cameron is a clinical professor of information systems in the Smeal College of Business at the Pennsylvania State University and Associate Dean for Professional Graduate Programs and Executive Education in the Smeal College of Business. His work focuses on business architecture & strategy execution, enterprise architecture development, strategic planning & IT alignment, enterprise systems design & development, and project portfolio management. 

Janet Duck

Janet Duck is a clinical professor of management and organization and director of excellence in teaching & learning, at the Smeal College of Business. She has over 15 years of industry experience in areas including change management, team development, and organizational culture and development in both domestic and international markets. She earned her Ph.D. in Workforce Development from Penn State and an MBA from Lebanon Valley College. Janet has published in areas such as trust and collaboration in virtual teams, self-efficacy in team formation, and effectiveness and interactions in online teaching and learning.

Wael Jabr

Wael Jabr is an assistant professor of supply chain and information systems at the Smeal College of Business. His work focuses on digital transformation across information-rich platforms and human-algorithm interactions with a focus on enhancing workflow harmonization when algorithmic agents get in the way of experienced human users and ensuring a balance between human experience and machine.

Keran Zhao

Keran Zhao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems at the Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University. Prior to joining the Smeal College of Business, he was an Assistant Professor at the Bauer College of Business, University of Houston. Dr. Zhao's research interests lie in the area of digital platform design and artificial intelligence. His research investigates the design and user behavior of online live streaming and healthcare communities, using machine/deep learning and econometrics approaches.