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:

Isken, M. , Aydas, O. , Roumani, Y. F.(2023). Queueing Inspired Feature Engineering to Improve and Simplify Patient Flow Simulation Metamodels. Journal of Simulation. 19

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