Professional Summary
After completing his Ph.D., Dr. Ahmad has held various academic and administrative positions at universities in Canada, United States and internationally. He has served as Head of Computer Division in the Department of Electrical Engineering in Pakistan, Professor and Head of Computer Science in Canada, Dean of Engineering in Malaysia, and now serving as Professor and Head of Computer Information Systems at Eastern Michigan University. Dr. Ahmad has served as consultant to government and business in Canada, United States and internationally, and he has been invited numerous times for speaking and consultations. He has also conducted programs on the national television and radio. Dr. Ahmad has held responsibilities in several professional and social organizations, on both the national and international levels. He has been President of the Computer Science Association (CSA) of Canada, President of the Association of Muslim Scientists and Engineers of North America (AMSE), President of Association of Pakistani SScientists and Engineers of North America (APSENA), President of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), and President of Pakistan Association of Scientists and Engineers (CPASE), and President of the Human Development Institute (HDI) in Canada. In 1981 Dr. Ahmad joined Eastern Michigan University as a fully tenured Professor in Computer Information Systems Department, and has been playing a leading role there at various levels of University governance. He has been a member of the Eastern Michigan University Faculty Council (Senate), member of the University Committee for General Education Courses, CIS Program Advisor and Chair of the CIS Personnel and Curriculum Committees. From July 1994 to December of 1996, he took professional leave from Eastern Michigan University in order to assume an assignment at the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM), where he served as the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. While at IIUM, Dr. Ahmad Chaired the University Technical Computing Committee (UTCC), aand was responsible for the data and voice networks, and computing facilities for the entire campus. He also served as Chairman of the IIUM Senate Committee for developing a University-wide course in Creative Thinking and Problem Solving, and also headed a multi-million dollar project for design and implementation of voice and multimedia data infrastructures at the new IIUM campus. Dr. Imtiaz Ahmad has authored and edited several books on computer hardware, software, and information systems. He has published numerous technical papers in journals, including an article for the Encyclopedia of Robotics, and served as head of research teams. He has been serving as the Editor In-Chief of the International Journal of Science and Technology (IJST) published by the Foundation for International Development (FID), USA. Currently, Dr. Ahmad is Chair of the Executive Council of Jahangirabad Institute of Technology (JIT), an institution of higher learning in India.
Courses Taught
IS215 End-User Computing
IS417 Systems Analysis and Design
IS449 Information Systems Development & Implementation Projects
IS499 3 Credit Independent Study
IS614 Systems Analysis and Design
IS625 Information Systems Project Management
IS697 1 Credit Independent Study
Research Interest & Projects
Business Systems Modeling and Development; Project Management; Software Quality and Process Maturity
Selected Publications
Ahmad, S. I. (2005). Software Cost Estimation for Information Systems Projects, Business Research Yearbook, vol. 12, International Academy of Business Disciplines.
Ahmad, S. I. (2004). Keys to Human Development, Horizons, 34(1), pp. 58-59.
Ahmad, S. I. (2004). Use of Metrics for Software Maintenance and Reuse, Business Research Yearbook, vol. 11, pp. 179-183, International Academy of Business Disciplines.
Ahmad, S. I. (2004). Keys to Human Development. Islamic Horizons, 58-59.
Ahmad, S. I. (2004). Software Cost Estimation for Information Systems Projects. Business Research Yearbook, 12. |
