Conference chairs

This page lists the 4th International Conference on Infrastructure Systems and Services: Challenges and Research for the 21st Century conference chairs


Dr. Adrian V. Gheorghe
Dr. Gheorghe is Professor and the Batten Endowed Chair on Systems Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. He holds a M.Sc. Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Power Engineering, Bucharest Polytechnic Institute (1968), Romania. He has a Ph.D. in Systems Science/Systems Engineering, from City University, London, UK (1975); MBA from Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest (1985); M.Sc. Engineering-Economics, Bucharest Polytechnic Institute.
Previously, he was a Professor of Industrial/Energy Policy and Organizational Management, Bucharest Polytechnic University, Romania, Department of Physics, University of Bucharest, and Professor for Industrial Risks and Decision Analysis, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, University Politehnica Bucharest, Romania. He worked with the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria in the field of comparative risk assessment of various energy systems, and regional risk assessment of nuclear and industrial systems.
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Dr. Vickie Parsons
Dr. Vickie Parsons received her BS in Mathematics from Virginia Tech, MPA in Information Systems from Old Dominion University (ODU), and PhD in Engineering Management from ODU. Her PhD dissertation explored the relationship between project team dynamics and early project success. Dr. Parsons retired from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with experience in managing systems engineering and controls aspects of aeronautical, space flight, and facility projects. She also managed proposal developments for technology development, technology demonstration, and full science missions. She led independent review teams for multiple NASA enterprises, developed budgets and led resource advocacy with major NASA offices and other government agencies, and led grass roots cost estimate development for NASA projects. Finally, she served in the NASA Engineering and Safety Center as an advocate to solve complex engineering and information problems.
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Dr. C. Ariel Pinto
Dr. Pinto is an Associate Professor and Program Director for Graduate Systems Engineering and Doctor of Engineering, Department of Engineering Management & Systems Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. Previously, he was a research fellow at the Software Industry Center at Carnegie Mellon University, and at the Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems at the University of Virginia. His research interests are in the areas of risk management in engineered systems, including project risk management, risk valuation, risk communication, analysis of extreme-and-rare events, and decision-making under uncertainty. He earned his doctorate degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia and master and bachelor degrees in Industrial Engineering from the University of the Philippines.
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Dr. Holly A. H. Handley
Dr. Handley is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Management & Systems Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. Her education includes a BS in Electrical Engineering from Clarkson College (1984), a MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley (1987) and a MBA from the University of Hawaii (1995). She received a PhD in Information Technology and Engineering from George Mason University in 1999. Dr. Handley is a Licensed Professional Electrical Engineer from the state of Washington. She is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Senior Grade, the International Council on System Engineers (INCOSE) and Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society.
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Dr. Barry C. Ezell
Dr. Ezell joined in VMASC in 2008. He is a retired Army officer with 24 years of experience applying operations research, risk, decision, and systems analysis in the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, with special emphasis in critical infrastructure protection, cyber risk to Supervisory Control Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems and weapons of mass destruction terrorism risk assessments for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear events. Recent experiences include a quick-turn mission to Republic of Georgia to determine air defense capability gaps and special assignment to DHS as technical expert for applying probabilistic risk analysis for weapons of mass destruction CBRN terrorism risk assessment.
Dr. Ezell has authored 28 papers and currently serves as associate editor for Military Operations Research (MOR) journal, editor board member for the International Journal of Critical Infrastructures (IJCIS) journal; and a reviewer for: (1) Risk Analysis, (2) Homeland Security and Emergency Management, (3) Reliability Engineering and System Safety, (4) Infrastructure Systems, and (5) International Journal of Operations Research and Information Systems. He is a member of the Society of Risk Analysis, Military Operations Research Society, Association of the United States Army, and recipient of the Distinguished Graduate Award from the Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems
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Dr. Charles B. Keating
Dr. Chuck Keating is a Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering and Director for the National Centers for System of Systems Engineering (NCSoSE) located at Old Dominion University. Dr. Keating holds a B.S. in Engineering from the United States Military Academy (West Point), an M.A. in Management from Central Michigan University, and a Ph.D. in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University. Prior to joining the faculty of Old Dominion University in 1994, Dr. Keating had over 12 years of experience in command and technical engineering management positions in the U.S. Army, Texas Instruments, and Newport News Shipbuilding. He has conducted a multitude of research projects in various organizations, including NASA (Langley), Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, the Riverside Health System, the Virginia Ports Authority, the MITRE Corporation, Department of Defense, and the Department of Homeland Security. Dr. Keating is the only professor to ever have been awarded both the Excellence in Teaching (2002) and Excellence in Research (2007) for the Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology at old Dominion University. Dr. Keating’s research activities include systems engineering methodologies, complex systems, system of systems engineering, quality systems design, and project management systems. Dr. Keating has published numerous articles in the areas of complex systems engineering and project management. He is a past president of the American Society for Engineering Management and is currently a member of the American Society for Engineering Education, the American Society for Engineering Management, and the International Council on Systems Engineering
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Dr. Margot Weijnen, TUDelft

Dr. Mounir Laroussi, Old Dominion University

Dr. Andreas Tolk, Old Dominion University