Yazan Roumani
Title: Associate Professor of Quantitative Methods
Office: 342 Elliott Hall
Phone: (248) 370-4974
Email: [email protected]
Education:
University of Pittsburgh, Ph.D. Business Analytics & Operations
Biography:
Yazan F. Roumani received his PhD in Business Analytics and Operations from the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh in 2013. He received a Master's degree in Biostatistics from the University of Pittsburgh in 2006 and an MBA degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2004. Prior to joining Oakland University, Dr. Roumani spent several years working as an analyst in the Division of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).
Teaching interests:
Statistics, Management Science, Business Analytics
Research interests:
Analytics, Operations Management, Healthcare
Awards:
- SBA Spring-Summer Research Fellowship, Oakland University, 2023
- SBA Spring-Summer Research Fellowship, Oakland University, 2022
- Teaching Excellence, Founder's Day Recognition, Oakland University, 2021
- Faculty "Impact" Player, Oakland University, 2020
- SBA Spring-Summer Research Fellowship, Oakland University, 2019
- URC Faculty Research Fellowship, Oakland University, 2018
- SBA Spring-Summer Research Fellowship, Oakland University, 2017
- SBA Spring-Summer Research Fellowship, Oakland University, 2016
- SBA Spring-Summer Research Fellowship, Oakland University, 2015
- Graduates and Champions Faculty Recognition, Oakland University, 2014
- URC Faculty Research Fellowship, Oakland University, 2014
Journals and Articles:
Roumani, Y., Roumani, Y. Forecasting Ransomware Attacks: A Time Series Analysis Approach. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 20.
Isken, M., Aydas, O., Roumani, Y. F. (2025). Queueing Inspired Feature Engineering to Improve and Simplify Patient Flow Simulation Metamodels. Journal of Simulation, 19(2), 179-196.
Nwankpa, J. K., Roumani, Y. F. (2024). Remote Work, Employee Productivity, and Innovation: The Moderating Roles of Knowledge Sharing and Digital Business Intensity. Journal of Knowledge Management, 28(6), 1793-1818.
Roumani, Y. F.(2022). Sports Analytics in the NFL: Classifying the Winner of the Super Bowl. Annals of Operations Research. 325(1), 715-730
Roumani, Y. F., Nwankpa, J. K., Tanniru, M. (2020). Predicting Firm Failure in the Software Industry. Artificial Intelligence Review. 53(6), 4161-4182
Fowler, B. L., Johns, J. , Tanniru, M. , Balijepally, V. , Roumani, Y. F., Bobryk, D. , Mitchell, K. (2018). Engaging Patients through Multi-Disciplinary Rounding: The Case Study at a Michigan Hospital. Journal of Hospital Administration. 7(5), 17-26
Roumani, Y. F., Roumani, Y. , Nwankpa, J. K., Tanniru, M. (2018). Classifying Readmissions to a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. Annals Of Operations Research. 263(1-2), 429-451
Roumani, Y. , Nwankpa, J. K., Roumani, Y. F.(2017). Adopters' Trust in Enterprise Open Source Vendors: An Empirical Examination. Journal of Systems & Software. 125,256-270
Nwankpa, J. , Roumani, Y. , Roumani, Y. F.(2016). Exploring ERP-enabled Technology Adoption: A Real Options Perspective. Communications of the AIS. 39(1), 529-555
Roumani, Y. , Nwankpa, J. K., Roumani, Y. F.(2016). Examining the Relationship between Firm's Financial Records and Security Vulnerabilities. International Journal of Information Management. 36(6), 987-994
Roumani, Y. , Nwankpa, J. K., Roumani, Y. F.(2015). Time Series Modeling of Vulnerabilities. Computers and Security. 51,32-40
Roumani, Y. , Nwankpa, J. K., Roumani, Y. F.(2015). The Impact of Incentives on the Intention to Try a New Technology. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management. 27(2), 126-141
Roumani, Y. F., May, J. H., Strum, D. P., Vargas, L. G.(2013). Classifying Highly Imbalanced ICU Data. Health Care Management Science. 16(2), 119-128
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