I am Professor in Computer and Systems Sciences with a specialization on IT Management at Department of Computer and Systems Sciences (DSV), Stockholm University, Sweden.

My academic background includes a Degree in Electrical Engineering from Cluj-Napoca Polytechnic Institute, Romania, a Postgraduate Degree in Management from Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Romania,  a Doctorate Degree in Management from West University of Timisoara, Romania, the title of Docent in Information Systems from KTH Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm, Sweden and a General Management Certificate of Achievement from Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK.

I have completed all the courses required for teaching in higher education (18.5 ECTS) like Teaching and Learning, 7.5 ECTS (2005), Teaching and Learning in Subject Perspective, 5 ECTS (2008), Teaching and Learning in Subject Perspective-Advanced Project, 3 ECTS (2008) and Research Supervision, 3 ECTS (2008) at KTH Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm, Sweden and also Frontiers in Leadership Research Course, 7.5 ECTS (2012) at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Moreover, I have taken a number of executives’ courses like Tele and Infrastructure Economics (2002), and Wireless Technologies and Markets (2004) at Center for Wireless Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm and also Digital Innovation & Transformation Programme (2021), Managing Innovation Strategically Programme (2022), Strategic Management Creating & Sustaining Competitive Advantage Programme (2022) and Leading Strategic Projects Successfully Programme (2023) at Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK.

In the course of my extensive three-decade career in higher education, I have had the privilege of teaching at esteemed universities in both Romania (Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca) and Sweden (KTH Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm and Stockholm University). My expertise encompasses various educational levels, including undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs.

I have accumulated 39 years of experience in the information systems field. Throughout my career, I have undertaken various short-term positions, such as serving as a visiting research fellow at the University of Brighton (1998) and Manchester Metropolitan University (2000) in the UK, a visiting researcher (postdoctoral position) and senior researcher at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden (2002-2005; 2008-2009), and a visiting professor at Antwerp Management School, Belgium (2019-2020).

At DSV/Stockholm University, I am leading the research groups in IT Management and Governance  and Digital Transformation. My current research interest is in Business-IT Alignment, IT Governance, IT Outsourcing, and Digital Transformation. The results of my research work has been published in journals such as Computers in Human Behavior, Industrial Management & Data Systems, Information Systems Management, Journal of Global Information Technology Management, Digital Business, Journal of Information Technology Theory and Applications, International Journal of Information Technology and Management, Information Resources Management Journal, International Journal of IT/Business Alignment and Governance, and The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries. Moreover, my research work has been published in the proceedings of top conferences in information systems area like European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences (HICSS), Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), International Conference on Information Systems Development (ISD), Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS), International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE), in Springer series like Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Lectures Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Communications in Computer and Information Science, Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation, and in Procedia Technology and Procedia Computer Science, Elsevier.

I have served as a project leader and team member in 5 grants and 12 research projects within the IT and Education fields. In 2020, I was honored to receive the prestigious IBM Academic Award for a research project.

I am a Distinguished Member of Association for Information Systems (AIS), and in the management board of the Swedish Research School of Management and IT (MIT).

I am senior editor of Information Systems Management journal and editor-in-chief emeritus of International Journal of Digital Strategy, Governance and Business Transformation (IJDSGBT). I have been co-editor in chief of International Journal of IT/Business Alignment and Governance (IJITBAG) and ad hoc reviewer for different journals like European Journal of Information Systems, Computers in Human Behavior, and Business & Information Systems Engineering. I served IS community as board member of Association for Information Systems (AIS) Region 2 (2019-2022), program co-chair (ECIS 2022), track co-chair (ECIS 2016, 2017, 2018 and AMCIS 2021, 2022, 2023), mini-track co-chair (AMCIS 2019, 2020), associate editor (ECIS 2012 and PACIS 2016), and reviewer of top international conferences in information systems area like ECIS, AMCIS, PACIS, HICSS, and ICIS. I have been nominated as the best reviewer at Strategic and Competitive Uses of IT track and among the Outstanding Reviewer Award Winners at Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2020).