George Elias

Biography

Dr. George Elias joined the Feliciano School of Business as Adjunct Professor of Information Management & Business Analytics. Professor Elias is a program manager leading initiatives in integrated spectrum management and electronic warfare at Harris Corporation. Professor Elias is an expert in leading the capture, development and production of complex hardware and software systems including: electronic warfare systems, ad-hoc tactical networks, and satellite-based navigation systems. Dr. Elias is currently program managing several defense contracts related to delivering advanced electronic warfare capabilities to the war-fighter through advanced software upgrades.

Education:
• Ph.D., Systems Engineering, 2011, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
• Masters Certificate, Project Management, 2005, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
• M.S., Computer Science, 2003, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
• B.A., Information Systems, 2000, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey & New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ

Published Proceedings:
• Bunting, B., Jain, R., Elias, G. (2015). Teaching Systems Thinking for Effective Problem Solving. Wilmington, NC, : EDSIG Conference 2015, Conference on Information Systems and Computing Education. Refereed
• Jain, R., Elias, G., Elhussini, M. (2014). Cultural Perspectives on Business Ethics: Some Case Studies. Monmouth Univeristy: 41st Annual Conference, Conference, Northeast Business & Economics Association. Refereed
• Elias, G., Jain, R. (2010). Attributes Guided System Architecture Assessment. Refereed
• Elias, G., Jain, R. (2007). Exploring Attributes for System Architecture Evaluation. Refereed
• Elias, G. (2005). Systems Engineering in Electronic Warfare and Battlefield Communications Systems. Refereed

Refereed Publications:
• Elias, G., Jain, R. (2015). Assessing Systems Architecture: An Exploratory Framework. To appear in International Journal of Business Information Systems.
• Jain, R., Chandrasekaran, A., Elias, G. (2015). Pedagogical Research on Understanding and Misconceptions of System Design. To appear in International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering.
• Jain, R., Elias, G., Chandrasekaran, A. (2009). System Architecture Concerns: Stakeholders’ Perspective. Journal of Enterprise Architecture, 5(2),41-66.
• Jain, R., Chandrasekaran, A., Elias, G., Cloutier, R. (2008). Exploring the Impact of Systems Architecture and Systems Requirements on Systems Integration Complexity. IEEE Systems Journal, 2(2),209-223.

Awards:
• “40 under 40 in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)” Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology (HE&IT) Magazine, 2010
• Dean of Students Award, Rutgers-Newark, 2000
• Robert F. Kennedy Award, Rutgers-Newark, 2000
• Orientation Workshop Leader Award, Rutgers-Newark, 2000