Michael Rappa

Computer Science

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

DegreeProgramSchoolYear
Ph.D.Doctorate of Philosophy in Business AdministrationUniversity of Minnesota1987
BAEBachelor of Arts in EconomicsUnion College1980

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

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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
Michael Rappa