Marios Koufaris, Associate Professor

Statistics and Computer Information Systems Department

Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, CUNY

55 Lexington Ave., Box B11-220

New York, NY 10010

Phone: 646-312-3373, e-mail: marios_koufaris@baruch.cuny.edu

EDUCATION

Degree Institution Field Dates

Ph.D. Stern School of Business Information Systems 2000

New York University

M.Phil. Stern School of Business Information Systems 1999

New York University

B.S. The Wharton School Economics 1994

University of Pennsylvania (Concentration in

Operations and

Information Management)

B.A. College of Arts and Sciences

University of Pennsylvania Psychology 1994

PUBLICATIONS

(1) Articles:

Kamis, A., M. Koufaris, and T. Stern, “Using an attribute-based DSS for user-customized products online: An experimental investigation,” MIS Quarterly, (2007), forthcoming.

Gao, Y. and M. Koufaris, “Perceptual Antecedents of User Attitude in Electronic Commerce,” The DATA BASE for Advances of Information Systems, (2006), Vol. 37, No 2&3, pp. 42-50.

Kambil, A., A. Kamis, M. Koufaris, and B. Weinberg, “E-Marketing Is Getting Ambitious: Digging Deeper and Reaching Higher by Refining Our Assumptions,” Introduction to Special Section on Electronic Marketing, e-Services Journal (2005), Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 1-4.

Hampton-Sosa, W. and M. Koufaris, “The Effect of Website Perceptions on Initial Trust in the Owner Company,” International Journal of Electronic Commerce, (2005), Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 55-81.

Gallivan, M.J., V.K. Spitler, and M. Koufaris, “Does Information Technology Training Really Matter? A Social Information Processing Analysis of Coworkers’ Influence on IT Usage in the Workplace.” Journal of Management Information Systems, (2005), Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 153-192.

Gao, Y., M. Koufaris, and R. H. Ducoffe, “An Experimental Study of the Effects of Promotional Techniques in Web-based Commerce.” Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations, (July-Sept 2004), Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 1-21.

Koufaris, M. and W. Hampton-Sosa, “The Development of Initial Trust in an Online Company by New Customers.” Information & Management, (2004), Vol. 41, No. 3, pp. 377-397.

Koufaris, M., “Applying the Technology Acceptance Model and Flow Theory to Online Consumer Behavior,” Information Systems Research, (2002), Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 205-223.

Koufaris, M., A. Kambil, and P. Ann LaBarbera, "Consumer Behavior in Web-Based Commerce: An Empirical Study," International Journal of Electronic Commerce (Winter 2001-2002), Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 131-154.

Kambil, A., A. Kamis, M. Koufaris, H.C. Lucas, Jr., "Influences on the Corporate Adoption of Web Technology," Communications of the ACM (2000), Vol. 43, No. 11, pp. 264-271.

Isakowitz, T., A. Kamis, and M. Koufaris, "Reconciling Top-Down and Bottom-Up Design Approaches in RMM," The DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems (1998), Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 58-67.

(2) Proceedings:

Benbunan-Fich, R. and M. Koufaris, "Understanding the Sustainability of Social Bookmarking Systems." Proceedings of Web2007- 6th Workshop on Ebusiness,

Montreal, Canada, Dec. 9, 2007. http://www.ebusinessworkshop.org

Kamis, A., M. Koufaris, and T. Stern, “Online Mass Customization and the Customer Experience,” 2004 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2004), August 2004, 6 pages. (Winner of award for best paper in track)

Isakowitz, T., A. Kamis and M.  Koufaris, "Reconciling Top-Down and Bottom-Up Design Approaches in RMM, " 7^th Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems(WITS ‘97), December 1997, 10 pages. (Nominated for best paper award)

Isakowitz, T., A. Kamis and M.  Koufaris, "Extending RMM: Russian Dolls and Hypertext," Proceedings of HICSS-30, January 1997, 10 pages.

(3) Chapters in books:

Gao, Y., M. Koufaris, and R. H. Ducoffe, “Negative Effects of Advertising Techniques in Electronic Commerce” in Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, E-Government and Mobile Commerce, Khosrow-Pour, M. (ed.), (2005), Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, PA, 14 pages (Peer reviewed).

Gao, Y., M. Koufaris, and R. H. Ducoffe, “The Effects of Animated Banner and Popup Ads in Commercial Websites” in Advanced Topics in Electronic Commerce, Vol. 1, Khosrow-Pour, M. (ed.), (2005), Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, PA, pp. 28-50.

Koufaris, M., “Customer Trust in Online Commerce” in Web Systems Design and Online Consumer Behavior, Gao, Y. (ed.), (2004), Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, PA, ISBN #1-59140-328-6, pp. 252-260 (Peer reviewed).

Koufaris, M., “The Search for a New Identity: Post-Transplant Organ Recipients and the Internet” in Our Virtual World: The Transformation of Work, Play and Life via Technology, Chidambaram, L., and Zigurs, I. (eds.), (2001), Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, PA, ISBN #1-878289-92-6, pp. 219-233.

PRESENTED PAPERS AND LECTURES

Invited Talk: “Understanding the Motivations of User Contributions in Tagging Sites,” New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, April 2007

Invited Talk: “Web-Based Mass Customization of Consumer Products and the Online Customer Experience” New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, November 2004

Invited Panelist: "Secrets to Driving and Retaining Traffic On Your Website”

iStartup Fever Industry Conference, New York, NY, January 2001

Invited Talk: "Consumers in Flow: Managing the Customer Experience On-Line"
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, August 1998

Invited Talk: "Integrating Hypermedia and Databases: A Design Perspective"

Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, April 1998.

Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, April 1998
Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, April 1998

Paper Presentation: "Reconciling Top-Down and Bottom-Up Design Approaches in RMM"

7^th Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems (WITS ‘97), Atlanta, GA, December 1997

Invited Talk: "Structured Design of WWW and Intranet Applications"

Tutorial given at 7th International World Wide Web Conference, Brisbane, Australia, April 1997.

"Extending RMM: Russian Dolls and Hypertext" Proceedings of Hawaiian International Conference on System Sciences 30 (HICSS-30), January 1997.

TEACHING AT BARUCH

A. Courses Taught:

CIS 9000 – Information Systems for Managers (Graduate level)

CIS 9444 – e-Business Principles and Technologies (Graduate level)

CIS 4670 - Special Topics in CIS: Electronic Commerce (Undergraduate level)

CIS 3444 - e-Business Technologies (Undergraduate level)

EMBA 24 – e-Business Technology and Strategy (Executive level)

MGT U847 - Ph.D. Seminar in Management Information Systems

B. New Courses/Programs Developed:

MGT U847 – Ph.D. Seminar in Management Information Systems
EMBA 24 – e-Business Technology and Strategy (Executive Level)
CIS 3444 - e-Business Technologies (Undergraduate level)

C. New Learning Materials Developed:

Developed and presented lectures for Advanced Business English (ABE) program.

Developed and presented lecture during “College for a Day” session for high school students.

PROFESSIONAL HONORS, PRIZES AND FELLOWSHIPS:

· Best Paper Award, 2004 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2004)

· Faculty Scholarship and Creative Achievement Award, Baruch College, 2003 and 2004

· Teaching Excellence Award, Zicklin School of Business, 2003

· Zicklin Fellowship, Baruch College, CUNY, 2000-2001

· Nadler Fellowship, Stern School of Business, NYU, Fall 1998

· Fulbright Scholarship from Fall 1990 to Spring 1994

· Benjamin Franklin Scholar, University of Pennsylvania, 1990-1994

GRANTS-IN-AID:

· Professional Staff Congress – CUNY Research Award, July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007. P.I.: Marios Koufaris and Raquel Benbunan-Fich. Total Award: $5,400.

· Eugene M. Lang Faculty Research Award, June 2003-June 2004. Total Award: $7,000

· Professional Staff Congress - CUNY Research Award, April 1, 2001-June 30, 2002. P.I.: Marios Koufaris. Total Award: $4,400.

INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE

A. Service to the Department

Area Coordinator for Ph.D. in Information Systems, 2005-Present

Member of committee to structure the CIS Ph.D. program, 2003-2004.

Organized faculty recruiting efforts and interviewed candidates during 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, and 2006-2007 academic years

Member of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee during 2002-2003.

Member of the Graduate Curriculum Committee during 2003-2004.

B. Service to the School:

Member of the Committee of Representatives to the Weissman School of Arts & Sciences, 2003-2006.

Alternate member of Zicklin School Graduate Curriculum Committee during 2004-2005
Moderated panel on careers in CIS for GCMC’s Career Week 2006

C. Service to the College:

Member of the Joint Committee on Research, 2006-Present

Baruch campus liaison for CUNY Online between September 2001-May 2003

D. Service to the Graduate Center:
Area Coordinator for Ph.D. in Information Systems, 2005-Present
Member of Doctoral Faculty, 2000-Present

Served on the Dissertation Committee of Yuan Gao (successfully defended Spring 2002)

E. Service to the University:
Member of University-wide committee for CUNY Online, September 2001-May 2003

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICE

Member of:

Beta Gamma Sigma National Honor Society, Association for Information Systems, Association of Computing Machinery, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

Guest Editor (with Ajit Kambil, Arnold Kamis, and Bruce Weinberg), Special Section on “Electronic Marketing” in e-Services Journal, 2005

Co-Chair, Minitrack on Web Information Systems:

32^nd Hawaiian International Conference on System Sciences, January 1999, Maui, HI

Co-Chair, Minitrack on Electronic Marketing:

33^rd – 41^st Hawaiian International Conference on System Sciences, January 2000-2008, Hawaii.

Electronic Editor of the Journal of Management Information Systems, September 2000-September 2002

Programming Committee Member

INFORMS Conference on Information Systems and Technology, 2004 (Denver, CO)

INFORMS Conference on Information Systems and Technology, 2005 (San Francisco, CA)

Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Cyprus Management Review

Associate Editor of the European Journal of Information Systems (EJIS), 2006-Present

Associate Editor of Web Information Systems & Applications (WISA) track at the International Conference in Information Systems (ICIS) 2007, Montreal, Canada.

Dissertation Committees:
- Chair of dissertation committee of William Hampton-Sosa (in progress)
Baruch College, CUNY
- Member of dissertation committee of Peishih Chang (successfully defended in April 2007)
New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Member of dissertation committee of Yuan Gao (successfully defended Spring 2002)
Baruch College, CUNY

Ad Hoc Reviewer for:

MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Journal of Management Information Systems, EM: Electronic Markets, Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, Journal of Strategic Information Systems, Electronic Commerce Research Journal, Journal of Business Strategies, International Journal of Electronic Commerce, Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce, Information Technology & Management, European Journal of Information Systems.