Michael Rappa
Computer Science
- Phone: 919.513.0480
- Email: mrappa@ncsu.edu
- Office: Alliance Center 230
- Website: http://analytics.ncsu.edu
Michael Rappa is the founding director of the Institute for Advanced Analytics and a member of the faculty in the Department of Computer Science at North Carolina State University. As head of the Institute, he leads the nation’s first Master of Science in Analytics as its principal architect. Before joining NC State as Distinguished University Professor in 1998, for nine years he was a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Appointed the inaugural Goodnight Director in 2015, his current position at the Institute is endowed and named in honor of the University’s distinguished alumnus Dr. James Goodnight.
Research Interests
- Advanced Learning Technologies
- Data Sciences and Analytics
- Information and Knowledge Management
Education
| Degree | Program | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Doctorate of Philosophy in Business Administration | University of Minnesota | 1987 |
| BAE | Bachelor of Arts in Economics | Union College | 1980 |
Honors and Awards
- 2010 | IBM Faculty Award
Publications
- Effect of soluble silica on brown patch and dollar spot of creeping bentgrass
- Uriarte, R. F., Shew, H. D., & Bowman, D. C. (2004), JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION, 27(2), 325–339. https://doi.org/10.1081/PLN-120027657
Grants
- Science of Security
- NSA / North Carolina State University Science of Security Lablet: Analytics Supporting Security Science
- Collaborative Research: A Comprehensive Policy-driven Framework For Online Privacy Protection: Integrating It, Human, Legal And Economic Perspectives
