Dr. Gurpreet Dhillon
Professor of Information Systems

Director, Information Technology Leadership Institute

Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Information System Security
 


Past
I received my scholarly training at the London School of Economics (UK) during a period that has been termed as contemporary. This period saw scholars like Merton Miller, Robert Coase, Fredrick Von Hayek, Robert Mundell, Amartya Sen, all from LSE, receive Nobel prizes.

 

During my time at LSE I was greatly influenced by the works of Anthony Giddens, who was to later become the Director of LSE. I also enjoyed the works of other scholars including Edward T. Hall, Jane Jacobs and Enid Mumford. Friedrich Nietzsche and Stephen Pepper's philosophical assertions have left a mark on much of my current thinking. Somewhere along the way I was also introduced to the Tavistock Institute and the socio-technical movement.

 

  • Completed PhD in 1995 under the tutelage of Dr. James Backhouse (LSE)

  • Completed MSc in 1989

  • Completed MBA in 1988



Present
Now I consider myself to be an information scientist with a broad interest in how information is handled in organizations and our society. The resultant challenges intrigue me, may these relate to the protection of information resources or the emergent privacy challenges. Of particular interest to me are the social and ethical issues faced by our society, particularly in reference to the use of information technology.

 

Being a Professor of Information Systems at VCU I teach in the School of Business MBA, MS and PhD programs. I lecture to executives from mid and high cap companies on all aspects of security and protection, project management and strategic planning. I also have a visiting affiliation with the Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Portugal.
 

Major Accomplishments:

  • VCU Faculty Excellence Award 2006 - for excellence in teaching, research and service

  • University of Nevada Las Vegas award of excellence in research (2001)

  • Just released - Principles of Information Systems Security (Wiley)

 



Future

I plan on continuing my research in information assurance, security and privacy. I am also involved with a global initiative to disseminate knowledge in emerging economies. This initiative takes me to South Asia and Africa on numerous occassions.

 

Writing commitments:

End-User Computing: Risk and Controls R.T. Edwards
 


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