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- | [[Image:Carlos-Bana.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Carlos Bana e Costa]][http://web.ist.utl.pt/carlosbana Carlos Bana e Costa], Professor of Decision and Information at the Technical Univ. of Lisbon | + | [[Image:Carlos-Bana.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Carlos Bana e Costa]][http://web.ist.utl.pt/carlosbana Carlos Bana e Costa], Professor of Decision and Information at the Technical Univ. of Lisbon and Visiting Professor of Decision Sciences at the London School of Economics and Political Science. |
Carlos A. Bana e Costa is Full Professor of Decision and Information at the Technical University of Lisbon, School of Engineering (IST), Department of Engineering and Management, and Visiting Professor of Decision Sciences at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Management-Operational Research Group. He is also head of I&D projects at CEG-IST, the Center of Management Studies of IST. Professor Bana e Costa's primary interests have been in the fields of Management and Decision Sciences, namely Multicriteria Decision Analysis and Decision Conferencing. He has published widely in these areas ([http://web.ist.utl.pt/carlosbana/bin/papers.htm publications]) and he is co-author of the [http://www.m-macbeth.com MACBETH] approach for decision-aiding. He has also been developing consultation in public strategic decision-making processes, policy appraisal and bid and suppliers’ performance evaluation, throughout the world, following a socio-technical process consultation approach. He is also a senior partner of BANA Consulting. | Carlos A. Bana e Costa is Full Professor of Decision and Information at the Technical University of Lisbon, School of Engineering (IST), Department of Engineering and Management, and Visiting Professor of Decision Sciences at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Management-Operational Research Group. He is also head of I&D projects at CEG-IST, the Center of Management Studies of IST. Professor Bana e Costa's primary interests have been in the fields of Management and Decision Sciences, namely Multicriteria Decision Analysis and Decision Conferencing. He has published widely in these areas ([http://web.ist.utl.pt/carlosbana/bin/papers.htm publications]) and he is co-author of the [http://www.m-macbeth.com MACBETH] approach for decision-aiding. He has also been developing consultation in public strategic decision-making processes, policy appraisal and bid and suppliers’ performance evaluation, throughout the world, following a socio-technical process consultation approach. He is also a senior partner of BANA Consulting. |
Omar El Sawy specializes in IT-enabled business strategy in turbulent environments, and business models for digital platforms. His early work was on strategic decision support systems, design theory, and vigilant information systems and he was General Conference Chair for DSS-91. He is the author of over 100 papers, serves on several editorial boards, and is a six-time winner of the Society for Information Management's Annual Paper Award. He served as Director of Research for Marshall's Institute for Communications Technology Management. Prior to joining USC in 1983, Professor El Sawy worked as an engineer at NCR Corporation, and as manager of computer services at Stanford University. He served as an advisor to the United Nations Development Programme in Egypt, and was a Fulbright scholar in Finland. In 2008, he was inducted as the 45th Fellow of the Association of Information Systems. Education: PhD, Stanford University; MBA, American University in Cairo; BS, Cairo University.
Carlos A. Bana e Costa is Full Professor of Decision and Information at the Technical University of Lisbon, School of Engineering (IST), Department of Engineering and Management, and Visiting Professor of Decision Sciences at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Management-Operational Research Group. He is also head of I&D projects at CEG-IST, the Center of Management Studies of IST. Professor Bana e Costa's primary interests have been in the fields of Management and Decision Sciences, namely Multicriteria Decision Analysis and Decision Conferencing. He has published widely in these areas (publications) and he is co-author of the MACBETH approach for decision-aiding. He has also been developing consultation in public strategic decision-making processes, policy appraisal and bid and suppliers’ performance evaluation, throughout the world, following a socio-technical process consultation approach. He is also a senior partner of BANA Consulting.