About Word Wise

The mission of this website is to provide a clear and comprehensive view of secure systems, specially secure information systems and system-related activities.

About the Author

The author had been a Professor of Information Systems for over 40 years. He has been doing work in the areas of Systems Analysis & Design, Data Modeling, Intelligent Systems, and Cyber Physical System Security for several years.

Here is a brief biographical sketch of the author.

Professional Preparation

InstitutionLocationMajorDegree & Year
Banaras UniversityVaranasi, IndiaElectrical EngineeringB.S.E.E., 1972
Indian Institute of TechnologyKanpur, IndiaComputer ScienceM. Tech., 1974
Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GeorgiaBusiness Information SystemMBIS, 1978
Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GeorgiaInformation SystemPh.D., 1981

Appointments

  1. Professor of Information Systems, Texas Tech University, (September 2016-August 2023).
  2. James and Elizabeth Sowell Professor of Telecom Technology, Texas Tech University, (January 1998 – 2016).
  3. Department Head, ISQS, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas (August 22, 1994 – May 2003).
  4. Professor, Texas Tech University, (September 1992 – Present).
  5. Consultant to Texas International Education Consortium (10/94-2/95).
  6. Visiting Scientist, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh (August 1990- December 1990).
  7. Consultant for IBM Technical Education (March, 1990 – March, 1991).
  8. Systems Developer and Consultant (1983 – present).
  9. Associate Professor, Texas Tech University, (September 1986 – August 1992).
  10. Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University, (January 1981-August 1986).
  11. Systems Design Consultant (September 1984-1987).

Products

Here is a list of the author’s research and some of the other products.

Table of Contents

RESEARCH

Research Citation Impact

More than 2200 citations per Google Scholar as of March August 2023.

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

  1. Chatterjee, Sankar and Surya B Yadav. “The Coevolution of Biomolecules and Prebiotic Information Systems in the Origin of Life: A Visualization Model for Assembling the First Gene,” Life Journal, 54 pages, 2022, 12, 834. https://doi.org/10.3390/life12060834, Basel, Switzerland.
  2. Yadav, Surya B (2021). A resilient hierarchical distributed model of a cyber physical system, Cyber-Physical Systems, 25 pages, DOI: 10.1080/23335777.2021.1964101.
  3. Chatterjee, Sankar and Surya B Yadav. “The origin of prebiotic information system in the peptide/RNA world: A simulation model of the evolution of translation and the genetic code,” Life 2019, 9, 25, 73 pages; Basel, Switzerland.
  • Yadav, Surya B. and Tianxi Dong. “A Comprehensive Method to Assess Work System Security Risk,” Communications of the Association for Information Systems journal, Vol. 34, Article 8, 2014, 31 pages.
  • Schniederjans, Dara and Surya B Yadav. “Successful ERP Implementation: An Integrative Model,” Business Process Management Journal, Volume 19, Issue 2, 2013, pp 364 – 398.
  • Glancy, Fletcher and Surya B Yadav. “A Computational Model for Financial Reporting Fraud Detection,” Decision Support Systems, Volume 50 (2011), pp595-601.
  • Glancy, Fletcher and Surya B Yadav. “Business Intelligence Conceptual Model

,” International Journal of Business Intelligence Research, Vol. 2 (2011), No. 2, pp. 48-66

  • Yadav, Surya B. “A Six-View Perspective Framework for System Security —Issues, Risks, and Requirements,” International Journal of Information Security and Privacy, Jan-March 2010, 4(1) pp 60-90.
  • Yadav, Surya B. “A Conceptual Model for User-Centered Quality Information Retrieval on the World Wide Web,” Journal of Intelligent Information Systems, Volume 35, Issue 1, 2010, pp 91-121.
  • Yadav, Surya B. “Automation of Webpage Quality Determination,” International Journal of Information Quality, 2008, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp152-176.
  1. Yadav, Surya B. “SEACON: An Integrated Approach to the Analysis and Design of Secure Enterprise Architecture-Based Computer Networks,” International Journal of Information Security and Privacy, January-March 2008, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp1-25.
  1. Yadav, Surya B. “A Hybrid Instruction Design of a Database Course: from Concept to Implementation,” International Journal of Information and Operations Management Education, Volume 2 (2007), No. 2, pp140-151.
  1. Shaw, Neal, Ahmad Mian, and Surya B. Yadav. “A Comprehensive Agent-Based Architecture for Intelligent Information Retrieval in a Distributed Heterogeneous Environment,” Decision Support Systems, Vol. 32 (2002) pp401-415.
  1. Shaw, Neal and Surya B. Yadav. “DEACON: An Integrated Approach to the Analysis and Design of Enterprise Architecture-Based Computer Networks,” Communications of the Association for Information Systems, Vol. 5, June 2001, pp1-29.
  1.  Glezer, Chanan and Surya B. Yadav. “A Conceptual Model of an Intelligent Catalogue Search System (ICSS),” Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce, 11(1), 2001, pp31-46.
  1.  Yadav, Surya B., Neal Shaw, Linda Web, and Canan Sutcu. “Comments on Factors that Impact Implementing a System Development Methodology,” IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, Vol. 27, No. 3, 2001, pp279-281.
  1.  Chuang, Ta-Tao and Surya B. Yadav. “A decision-driven approach to object-oriented analysis,” The DATABASE for Advances in Information Systems, spring 2000, Vol. 32, no. 2.
  1.  Glezer, Chanan and Surya B. Yadav. “A Conceptual Model of an Intelligent Meeting-Scheduler.” Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce, Vol. 9, Number 4, 1999, page 233-251.
  1. Chuang, Ta-Tao and Surya B. Yadav. “Development of an Adaptive Decision Support Systems,” Decision Support Systems, Vol. 24, 1998, Page 73-87.
  •  Baldwin, Dirk and Surya B. Yadav, “The Process of Research Investigations in Artificial Intelligence–An Unified View,” IEEE Trans. on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. 25, No. 5, pp. 852-861, May 1995.
  •  Khazanchi, Deepak and Surya B Yadav, “A New Approach to Problem Definition,” Journal of Information Systems Management, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 21-26, Spring 1995.
  •  Bingi, Reddy P., Deepak Khazanchi, and Surya B. Yadav, “A Framework for the Comparative Analysis and Evaluation of Knowledge Representation Schemes,” Journal of Information Processing and Management, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 233-247, 1995.
  •  Rajkumar, T.M., B.R. Baliga, and Surya B. Yadav, “Systems to Support Reasoning by Analogy,” Journal of Computer Information Systems, summer 1994, pp81-87.
  •  Potts, Craig, Terri Giddens, and Surya B. Yadav, “The Development and Evaluation of an Improved Genetic Algorithm Based on Migration and Artificial Selection, IEEE Trans. on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, January, 1994.
  •  Dalal, Nikunj P. and Surya B. Yadav, “The Design of a Knowledge-Based Decision Support System to Support an Information Analyst in Determining Requirements,” special issue on Expert Systems and Decision Support Systems of the Decision Sciences, Vol. 23, Number 6, 1992.
  • Yadav, Surya B. and Deepak Khazanchi, “Subjective Understanding in Strategic Decision Making: An Information Systems Perspective,” Decision Support Systems Journal, vol.8, 1992, pp55-71.
  • Yadav, Surya B., “Control and Definition Modularization: An Improved Software Design Technique for Organizing Programs”, IEEE Trans. on Software Engineering, Vol. 16, January 1990, pp. 92-99.
  • Yadav, Surya B. and Donald R Chand, “An Expert Modeling Support System For Modeling An Object System To Specify Its Information Requirements”, Decision Support System Journal, 5 (1989), pp. 29-45.
  • Yadav, Surya B., Ralph Bravoco, Akemi Chatfield, and T.M. Rajkumar) of the paper, “Comparison of Systems Analysis Techniques for Information Requirement Determination”, Communications of the ACM, Vol. 31, No. 9, (September 1988) pp. 1090-1097.
  • Yadav, Surya B. and Apparao Korukonda) of the paper, “Management of Type III Error in Problem Identification,” Interfaces, 15:4, July-August 1985, pp. 55-61.
  • Yadav, Surya B., “Classifying an organization to Identify its Information Requirements:  A Comprehensive Framework,” Journal of Management Information Systems, summer 1985, Vol. II, No. 1, pp. 36-57.
  •  Bravoco, Ralph R. and Surya B. Yadav, “A Methodology to Model the Dynamic Structure of an Organization,” Information Systems, Vol. 10, No. 3, 1985, pp. 299-317.
  •  Bravoco, Ralph R. and Surya B. Yadav, “Requirement Definition Architecture-An Overview,” Computers in Industry, Vol. 6, No. 4, 1985, pp. 237-251.
  •  Bravoco, Ralph R. and Surya B. Yadav, “A Methodology to Model the Functional Structure of an Organization,” Computers In Industry, Vol. 6, No. 5, 1985, pp. 345-362.
  •  Bravoco, Ralph R. and Surya B. Yadav, “A Methodology to Model the Information Structure of an Organization,” The Journal of Systems and Software, Vol. 5, No. 2, February 1985, pp. 59-71.
  •  Yadav, Surya B., “Determining an Organization’s Information Requirements:  A State of the Art Survey,” DATA BASE, Vol. 14, No. 3, spring 1983, pp. 3-20.
  •  Chand, Donald R. and Surya B. Yadav, “Logical Design of Software,” Communications of the ACM, Vol. 23, 10, (October 1980):  pp. 546-555.

Consulting

I have done consulting work in the areas of systems analysis, systems design, and database systems with several companies including IBM and Exxon Mobile.

Teaching

I have taught courses in the areas of systems analysis, systems design, database systems, Programming Languages, Applied Artificial Intelligence, and Emerging Technologies for Data Sciences.

Synergistic Activities

Innovation in teaching and training:

1. As a department head, developed and implemented several undergraduate and graduate program curriculum in Management Information Systems (MIS) and Telecom and Network Management. Developed a STEM-designated Graduate level MIS program.

2. Helped develop graduate and undergraduate MIS curriculum for the University of Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

3. Supervised fifteen Ph.D. dissertations.

4. Refinement of research tools: Co-developed a new process (method) of research investigation in artificial intelligence.

5. Algorithms for problem-solving:

      a. Co-developed an improved genetic algorithm   and

      b. Developed commercial medical practice software for physicians, and several accounting software such as General Ledger and Pay Roll.  

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