• E-commerce
• Decision support systems
• Model and database management systems
• Performance modeling and evaluation
• Systems analysis and design
• Optimization and simulation modeling
• IT strategy

Waleed is an Associate Professor of Information Systems at the Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University, and Academic Director for the Center for Business Performance Management. He received his undergraduate degree in computer science from the University of Tulsa, and holds a master’s degree in computer science and doctorate in management information systems from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

His current research focuses on IT strategy, assessing the business value of information technology, and understanding the impact of information technology, including the Internet, on organizations and markets. His other research interests include trust and reputation online, e-commerce strategy, model and database management systems, and system performance modeling and evaluation.

Professor Muhanna has published numerous articles in scholarly journals, including Management Science, MIS Quarterly, Strategic Management Journal , Decision Sciences , ACM Transactions on Computer Systems, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, Communications of the ACM, Decision Support Systems, Information & Management, European Journal of Operational Research, Computers in Human Behavior, and the Annals of Operations Research .

Dr. Muhanna teaching and consulting activities span a number of areas, with particular emphasis on e-commerce, data management and mining, and information systems strategy. He recently served as the Director of the Ph.D. Program in Accounting & MIS. He is the past Vice-Chair of INFORMS' Information Systems Society and currently serves on the editorial boards of leading academic journals, including Management Science , Information Systems Research, Decision Sciences , and Information Technology and Management .