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Edgar Maldonado

Professor of Computer Information Systems

Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics

Office Hours

Mon/Wed 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Biography

Dr. Maldonado is a Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems. Dr. Maldonado is active in curriculum committee meetings, the business international business task force subcommittee, as well as the Faculty Senate. Edgar has experience as a software support engineer for banking networks, with projects in Venezuela, and the Caribbean. Recently, and before joining º£½ÇÉçÇø, he worked at an IT consulting firm in Denver. He has published several articles on various journals including the Journal of the Association for Information Systems and many others. He regularly teaches the integrative course Systems Analysis and Design in addition to several other Information Systems courses.

Education

PhD in Information Sciences and Technology

Pennsylvania State University

BS in Electronic Engineering

Simon Bolivar University

Personal Website

Published Works

    Lambert, W., Maldonado, E., Moreno, A. A. (2026). Using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to Compare Computer Programming Languages. Empirical Economics Letters, 25(7), 65-71. . Kiss, V., Maldonado, E. (2026). Forecasting College Enrollment Growth Using Google Trends. Empirical Economics Letters, 25(6). . Litwiler, S., Hasley, P. J., Maldonado, E., Segall, A. M., Garman, B. G. (2025). Texting While Driving: Computerized Eye Tracking as a Method to Assess Visual Distraction During Driving Simulations . American Journal of Management, volume 25(1), 9. . Holt, D. A., Siddique, S., Hasley, P. J., Giordano, J., Maldonado, E. (2024). Exploring language use within U.S. accounting rules of professional conduct. Journal of Ethical and Legal Issues, 16 . Holt, D. A., Siddique, S., Hasley, P. J., Giordano, J., Maldonado, E. (2024). Exploring language use within U.S. accounting rules of professional conduct. [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Journal of Ethical and Legal Issues. Kiss, V., Maldonado, E., Seehusen, V. (2024). The mirage of SETs: Do teaching scores predict student salaries?. Research in Higher Education Journal. Kiss, V., Maldonado, E., Segall, M. (2022). The Use of Semester Course Data for Machine Learning Prediction of College Dropout Rates. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 22(4). . Bahl, A., Baalbaki-Yassine, S., Napalkova, A., Maldonado, E. (2021). Consumer Personality and Paradoxes of technology: Empirical Evidence from Cross-Cultural Analysis of Consumer Behavior with Technology-Based Products. ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, US NORTHEAST Chapter conference 2021, Harvey-Green, A. A., Maldonado, E., Seehusen, V. (2021, October (4th Quarter/Autumn)). The Business of Teaching Cybersecurity. Academic and Business Research Institute. Seehusen, V., Maldonado, E. (2019). Using a Roadmap in the Back Alleys of Dark Data. Journal of Technology Research, 9 www.aabri.com/jrt.html. Maldonado, E., Seehusen, V. (2018). Data Mining Student Choices: A New Approach to Business Curriculum Planning. Journal of Education for Business, 93(5), 196-203. www.tandfonline.com/toc/vjeb20/current. Pogrebnyakov, N., Maldonado, E. (2018). Didn't roger that: Social media message complexity and situational awareness of emergency responders. International Journal of Information Management, 4066-174. . Pogrebnyakov, N., Maldonado, E. . The relationship between social media activities and firm performance: results and a research agenda. [Manuscript submitted for publication]. International Journal of Electronic Commerce. Maldonado, E., Seehusen, V. (2018). Making your degree your business: using Individualized Degree Programs as a curriculum tool. Business Education Innovation Journal, 10(1), 40-46. eds.b.ebscohost.com/abstract?site=eds&scope=site&jrnl=19450915&AN=131707508&h=xstQExVwJM3zZwd%2fByZASlTT0sKrN9zFrwI1aALDj2C7r7k%2bn1zSvcGDf0Qzjjm5VWp4pjvH9Z6mT5rlzczXSw%3d%3d&crl=c&resultLocal=ErrCrlNoResults&resultNs=Ehost&crlhashurl=login.aspx%3fdirect%3dtrue%26profile%3dehost%26scope%3dsite%26authtype%3dcrawler%26jrnl%3d19450915%26AN%3d131707508. Pogrebnyakov, N., Maldonado, E. (2017, December). Buzz or Benefit? A cross-country investigation of the link between firm performance and social media activities.. International Business in the Information Age 43 rd European International Business Academy Conference. Progrebnyakov, N., Maldonado, E. (2017, October). Identifying emergency stages in Facebook posts of police departments. The 5th International Workshop on Natural Language Processing for Social Media (IEEE BigData 2017). van Gorp, F. A., Pogrebnyakov, N., Maldonado, A. E. (2015). Just Keep Tweeting: Emergency Responders' Social Media Use Before and During an Emergency. ECIS, Maldonado, E., van Gorp, A., Pogrebnyakov, N. (2014). A Friend in Need: Emergency Responders' Social Media Use and the Effect on Response Practices. 25th European Regional Conference of the International Telecommunications Society (ITS), www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/101417 Saab, D., Tapia, A., Mailand, C., Maldonado, E., Ngamassi, L. (2013). Inter-organizational Coordination in the Wild: Trust-Buiding and Collaboration among Field Level ICT Workers in Humanitarian Relief Organizations. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, www.springerlink.com/content/ch8k8351074887u4/ Tapia, A., M, L. N., Maldonado, E., L, C. M. (2013). Crossing Borders, Organizations, Levels and Technologies: IS Collaboration in Humanitarian Relief. Information Technology & International Development, 9(1), 1-7. . Tapia, H. A., Maldonado, E., Tchoaukeu, L., Maitland, F. C. (2012). Coordinating humanitarian information: The problem of organizational and technical trajectories. Information Technology & People, 25(3), 240-258. www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=17047481. Ngamassi, L., Maldonado, E., Zhao, K., Robinson, H., Maitland, C., Tapia, A. (2011). Exploring Barriers to Coordination Between Humanitarian NGOs: A Comparative Case Study of Two NGO's Information Technology Coordination Bodies. International Journal of Information Systems and Social Changes, www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/db/journals/ijissc/ijissc2.html Ngamassi, L., Zhao, K., Maldonado, E., Maitland, C., Tapia, A. (2011). Humanitarian Information Exchange Network: Why Do International Humanitarian Organizations Collaborate?. International Journal of Society Systems Science, www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=43213 Bajpai, K., Maldonado, E., Ngamassi, T., Tapia, A., Maitland, C. (2011). NGO Collaborations: Sharing and Pooling projects. iConference, dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1940817 Ngamassi, L., Zhao, K., Maldonado, E., Maitland, C., Tapia, A. (2010). Exploring Motives for Collaboration within a Humanitarian Inter-organizational Network. , www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/14930 Maldonado, E. (2010). The Process of Introducing FLOSS in the Public Administration: The Case of Venezuela. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, aisel.aisnet.org/jais/vol11/iss11/1/ Maldonado, E., Maitland, F. C., Tapia, H. A. (2010). Collaborative Systems Development in Disaster Relief: The Impact of Multi-Level Governance. Information Systems Frontiers, dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1731440 Tapia, A., Maldonado, E. (2009). An ICT Skills Cascade: Government-Mandate Open Source Policy As a Potential Driver for ICT Skills Transfer. Information Technologies and International Development, itidjournal.org/itid/article/view/359 Tapia, A., Maldonado, E. (2009). National-Level, Government Open Source Policy: the Comparative Case Studies of Venezuela and Chinese Taipei. , www.ptc.org/ptc10/program/images/papers/papers/Paper_Edgar%20Maldonado_B10.pdf Maldonado, E., Tapia, A. (2008). Analyzing Public Open source Policy: The Case Study of Venezuela. Springer, link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-0-387-09768-8_17 David, S., Maldonado, E., Orendovici, R., Ngamassi, L., vanGorp, A., Zhao, K., Maitland, C., Tapia, A. (2008). Building Global Bridges: Coordination Bodies for Improved Information Sharing among Humanitarian Relief Agencies. , cohort.ist.psu.edu/content/Publications/Saab_2008.pdf vanGorp, A., Ngamassi, L., Maitland, C., Tapia, A., Maldonado, E., Orendovici, R., Zhao, K. (2008). VSAT Deployment for Post-Disaster Relief and Development: Opportunities and Constraints for Inter-Organizational Coordination among International NGOs. , www.imaginar.org/its2008/301.pdf Tapia, A., Seif El-Nasr, M., Yucel, M., Zupko, J., Maldonado, E. (2007). Building Virtual Spaces: Games as Gatekeepers for the IT Workforce. , gamecultures.org/digiplay/node/592 Maldonado, E., Tapia, A. (2007). Government Sponsored Initiatives as a Path to Economic Development. , Maldonado, E., Tapia, A. (2007). Government-mandated Open Source Development: The Case Study of Venezuela. , papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2103922 Maldonado, E., Tapia, A. (2007). National Information Technology Policy in a Globalized World: Building an IT Workforce for Venezuela. , delivery.acm.org/10.1145/1240000/1235015/p66-maldonado.pdf?ip=147.153.66.3&acc=ACTIVE%20SERVICE&CFID=131979440&CFTOKEN=58079483&__acm__=1351114388_d353759856d011262739c32ba4ce839b Maldonado, E. (2006). Comparative IT Education: A National Economic Development Approach. , delivery.acm.org/10.1145/1130000/1125253/p353-maldonado.pdf?ip=147.153.66.3&acc=ACTIVE%20SERVICE&CFID=131979440&CFTOKEN=58079483&__acm__=1351114653_955c4963d2cfee746ac4b93a3f003a44 Maldonado, E., Pogrebnyakov, N., Van Gorp, A. (2006). ICT Policies as a means to inhibit social exclusion: The South African case. (pp 137-150). . Tapia, A., Ortiz, J., Maldonado, E. (2006). Making Good on Municipal Promises: Can Municipal Wireless Broadband Networks Reduce Information Inequality?. , www.irma-international.org/proceeding-paper/making-good-municipal-promises/32856/ Ortiz, J., Tapia, A., Maldonado, E. (2006). Recruiting Diverse, High-Skilled IT Employees through Existing Virtual Social Networks. , Maldonado, E., Zupko, J. (2005). Techniques for 21st Century Fiction by A. S. Glassner. Cumputer Entertainment, www.citeulike.org/user/eitelman/article/1785387