Anitesh Barua

Anitesh Barua is an Associate Professor of Information Systems (Professor, effective 9/01), Spurgeon Bell Centennial Fellow, Bureau of Business Research Fellow, Distinguished Teaching Professor and Associate Director of the Center for Research in Electronic Commerce at the McCombs School of Business, the University of Texas at Austin. He received his Ph.D from Carnegie Mellon University in 1991.

His research interests include the business value of Internet related Information Technologies, measuring economic aspects of the Internet Economy, and the efficiency of electronic markets. His research has been sponsored by both government and private organizations including the National Science Foundation, Cisco Systems, Dell Computer, Ernst & Young, IBM Research, Intel Corporation and Sprint. 45 of his research articles have appeared in refereed journals, conference proceedings and edited book chapters.

He is an Associate Editor of Management Science, Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly and the Journal of Organizational Computing. Dr. Barua has received several awards for his research and teaching, including the William W. Cooper Doctoral Dissertation Award from Carnegie Mellon University in 1991, National Science Foundation Research Initiation Award in 1992, the University of Texas College of Business Administration (CBA) Foundation Teaching Award in 1994, ANBAR Citation Excellence in 1997, the CBA Teaching Innovation award in 1999, membership in the University of Texas Academy of Distinguished Teachers in 2000, and the El Paso Energy Foundation Faculty Award in 2000.

Dr. Barua's recent research on the Internet Economy (sponsored by Cisco Systems) and e-business value assessment (sponsored by Dell Computer) have been featured in every significant media outlet around the world including the Associated Press, Atlanta Journal - Constitution, BBC, Bloomberg, BusinessWeek, Chicago Tribune, Cincinnati Post, CNNfn, Denver Post, Fortune, Industry Standard, Investor's Business Daily, Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, LA Times, National Public Radio, Philadelphia Daily News, Reuters, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, Seattle Times, USA Today, Upside, Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal. Dr. Barua has appeared on multiple occasions as an Electronic Commerce expert on major television and radio programs in the U.S. and abroad including ABC, CNN, CNBC, Jim Lehrer News Hour, Associated Press Radio, CBS Radio and Voice of America. Dr. Barua has appeared as an expert witness before the House Ways and Means Committee, and has briefed the staff of the Joint Economic Committee on the Internet economy.