Bala Ramesh is Regents’ Professor, George E. Smith Eminent Scholar’s Chair and chair of Robinson’s Department of Computer Information Systems. His work focuses on modeling and supporting knowledge intensive activities in complex organizational contexts such as systems development with Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and methods.

His research work has appeared in over 100 journals and international conferences, including MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Journal of Management Information Systems, Journal of the AIS, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Requirements Engineering Journal, Annals of Software Engineering, Annals of Operations Research, and Decision Support Systems. His work has also appeared in several premier practice-oriented outlets such as Communications of the ACM, Sloan Management Review, IEEE Computer, IEEE Software, IEEE Internet Computing, IEEE Intelligent Systems, and IEEE IT Professional. Dr. Ramesh’s research has achieved a rare combination of success in significantly impacting both research and practice. His work on requirements traceability is among the most cited in the field of software engineering over the 50-year history of the field. His impact on practice is highlighted by the incorporation of his traceability reference models and mechanisms in several leading commercial systems and software engineering tools, including the most widely used product lifecycle management tool worldwide. During his career he has received over 20 externally funded grants, totaling nearly $ 16 million (including about $ 5.5 million as principal investigator).

His research has been supported by several leading funding agencies, including the Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, Axim Collaborative, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Office of Naval Research, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, Air Force Research Laboratory, DARPA, and Army Research Laboratory, among others. For his contributions to IS education, he has won numerous awards, including the Top Professor Award presented by graduate students eight times in the past eight years alone. He is also the recipient of the University System of Georgia Board of Regents Hall of Fame Teaching Excellence Award, which is the highest recognition for teaching excellence in the entire University System of Georgia.