Zsolt Ugray
MMIS Graduate Director & Associate Professor
Department(s):- Data Analytics and Information Systems
- Master of Management Information Systems
Contact Information
  Eccles Business Building 716  435.797.8132
  zsolt.ugray@usu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Schedule Appointment
Education
Ph.D., Management Science and Information Systems, The University of Texas at Austin, 2001
MS, Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Budapest, 1991 Minor: Computer communications
Interactions
Research Area(s)
Awards
Faculty University Service Award – 2021
Biography
Zsolt Ugray is the Graduate Director and an Associate Professor in the Data Analytics and Information Systems Department of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University. He teaches undergraduate and graduate students in Data Analytics and MIS to both traditional and professional business students. He has taught in the undergraduate, MMIS, MBA, and MDATA programs since 2003, in face-to-face, broadcast, and online environments. He received the Huntsman School’s Undergraduate Teaching Fellow Mentor Award along with his department’s Teacher of the Year award (twice.)  His Ph.D. is in Management Science from The University of Texas at Austin. Before joining the Huntsman School at USU, he spent 2 years at the University of California – Riverside as a Visiting Professor. Prior to joining academia he worked as a Senior Research and Development Engineer in the semiconductor industry for 6 years. His research interests are focused on developing prescriptive analytics algorithms and the managerial implications of the use of analytics. His publications have appeared in journals such as Informs Journal on Computing, Optimization Methods and Software, Review of Business Information Systems, Journal of Information Technology Cases and Applications, Interacting with Computers, and he has presented at numerous national and international conferences.
Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Paper, D., Ugray, Z., Johnson, J., (2015). Mega Data Value Creation: A Roadmap to Success. Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research, 16:3-4, 119-126.
- Monda, E., Ugray, Z., (2014). ICT Device Preferences and Predicting Their Usage. Vezetestudomany, 25.
- O'Reilly, K., Ugray, Z., (2010). An Exploratory Look at Attributes of Internet Use and Adoption by Franchisees. International Journal of E-Business Research, 6:3, 15-33.
- Ugray, Z., Lasdon, L., Plummer, J., Bussieck, M., (2009). Improved Filters and Randomized Drivers for Multi-start Global Optimization. Optimization Methods and Software
- Ugray, Z., Ellsworth, C., Manley, M.T, Erickson, K., (2009). Does the Use of Computer-Aided Learning Tools Affect Learning Performance?. International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 6:3, 275-284.
- Ugray, Z., (2009). Security and Privacy Issues in M-Learning. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organizations, 3:3, 202-218.
- Ugray, Z., Hauser, K., Olsen, D., (2008). Team Projects in a Systems Analysis & Design Class: Elements of Success. International Journal of Information and Operations Management Education, 2:3, 275-290.
- Johnson, J., Ugray, Z., (2007). Employee Internet Abuse: Policy versus Reality. Issues in Information Systems - IIS, 8:2, 214-219.
- Olsen, D., Hauser, K., Ugray, Z., (2007). SPIE: A Framework for Advanced Database Topics . Review of Business Information Systems, 11:3, 1-16.
- Ugray, Z., Lasdon, L., Plummer, J., Glover, F., Kelly, J., Marti, R., (2007). Scatter Search and Local NLP Solvers: a Multistart Framework for Global Optimization. Informs Journal on Computing, 19:3, 328-340.
- Pratt, J., Hauser, K., Ugray, Z., Patterson, O., (2007). Looking at human-computer interface design: Effects of ethnicity in computer agents. Interacting with Computers, 19:4, 512-523.
- Hauser, K., Olsen, D., Ugray, Z., (2006). Systems Analysis & Design: Student Perception Versus Employer Needs. Review of Business Information System, 10:2, 41-74.
- Roska, T., Bártfai, G., Szolgay, P., Szirányi, T., Radványi, A., Kozek, T., Ugray, Z., Zarándy, Á., (1992). A Digital Multiprocessor Hardware Accelerator Board for Cellular Neural Networks:CNN-HAC. International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, 20, 589-599.
Professional Journal
- Paper, D., Ugray, Z., (2008). Change Management: A Sensible Approach for Information Technology Researchers. Journal of Information Technology Cases and Applications, 10:3, 1-8.
Books
- Ugray, Z., (2009). OQGRG: a Multistart Algorithm. Informs Journal on Computing *
Book Chapters
- Ugray, Z., Lasdon, L., Plummer, J., Glover, F., Kelly, J., Marti, R., (2005). A Multistart Scatter Search Heuristic for Smooth NLP and MINLP Problems. Metaheuristic Optimization via Memory and Evolution: Tabu Search and Scatter Search
- Roska, T., Bártfai, G., Szolgay, P., Szirányi, T., Radványi, A., Kozek, T., Ugray, Z., Zarándy, Á., (1993). A Digital Multiprocessor Hardware Accelerator Board for Cellular Neural Networks: CNN-HAC (in Cellular Neural Networks, eds: T.Roska, J.Vandewalle). John Wiley & Sons
Publications | Abstracts
- Ugray, Z., Kelley, J., (2017). Are Consumer Financial Markets Always Fair? – An Analysis of Consumer Complaints. DSI 2017
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.