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Ransome

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    Associate Professor
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Bawack Ransom

Department

Département
Information systems and Supply Chain Management

Teaching areas

Domaine d’enseignement
Information Systems Management
Artificial Intelligence
Business Intelligence & analytics
Data science
Digital service management
Digital transformation
Systems analysis and design
Agile project management
Big data management
Digital technology infrastructure
Digital Business Platform Implementation
Auditing digital business platforms
Digital business platform risk management
Digital platform security
Digital sobriety and ethics

Research areas

Domaine de recherche
Business value of AI
AI adoption
AI use
AI acceptance

Biography

Biographie

Ransome Bawack holds a PhD in management science (information systems), an MBA (marketing and operations management), a master’s in management & information systems, and a Bachelor of Technology in computer engineering (computer networks & systems maintenance).

His research currently focuses on the business value of artificial intelligence (AI)-based information systems. This research has been published in top-tier academic journals like Information Technology & People, Information Systems Frontiers, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Production Planning & Control, Business Process Management Journal, Electronic Markets, International Journal of Information Management, and Journal of Enterprise Information Management. He has also presented his research at leading information systems conferences like ICIS, AMCIS, PACIS, HICSS, AIM, and ICTO, some of which he has been nominated for and obtained best paper awards. He has also secured about 600,000€ of funding within the last five years through a doctoral contract from the French government and a European grant (Horizon Europe).

Ransome Bawack creates and teaches courses mostly related to artificial intelligence, business intelligence & analytics, and data science in business schools. He teaches these courses in both English and French, mainly at the graduate and post-graduate levels. He is also currently supervising a DBA student. Ransome Bawack is presently contributing to the scientific community as the Central African chapter of the Association for Information Systems (CACAIS) president. 

Section CV

Formation

Master of Business Administration, Marketing and Operations Management

Assam Don Bosco University, Assam (2022)

Doctorate, Information Systems Management

Toulouse 1 Capitole University, Toulouse (2021)

Master of Science, Management and Information Systems

Catholic University of Central Africa, Yaoundé (2017)

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Engineering

University of Buea, Buea (2013)

Experience

Assistant Professor

Audencia Business School, Nantes, France Since 2022

Assistant Professor

ICN Business School, France 2021 - 2022

Doctoral student

Toulouse 1 Capitole University, Toulouse, France 2018 - 2021

Researcher

Artificial Intelligence and Management Sciences Research Group (GRIAGES), Cameroon 2017 - 2018

Other experiences

Information Systems Intern

Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre for HIV/AIDS (CIRCB), Cameroon 2016 - 2016

Digital Communication Consultant

Education Information Services International (EISERVI), Cameroon 2015 - 2016

Information Systems Consultant

Soft Elite, Cameroon 2015 - 2016

Portfolio Management Intern

Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures (SNH), Cameroon 2014 - 2014

IT Hardware & Network Engineering Intern

Cameroon Telecommunications (CAMTEL), Cameroon 2012 - 2012

IT Hardware & Network Engineering Intern

Cameroon Telecommunications (CAMTEL), Cameroon 2011 - 2011

Visiting out

2023 - 2023

Swansea University, : SmartPLS workshop

2023 - 2024

Catholic University of Central Africa, Cameroon : Visiting professor

Publications

Scientific activities

Member of the editorial board of an academic journal

Information Technology & People, 2024
Editorial Board Member for special issue on Digital Innovation for Social Development and Environmental Action, 2022
International Editorial Review Board Member of IJIM-Data Insights, 2021

President of an academic association

President of the Central African Chapter of the Association for Information Systems (CACAIS), 2023

Guest Editor of an academic journal

Special Issue on Indigenous knowledge and Information Technology for Sustainable DevelopmentSpecial Issue on Indigenous knowledge and Information Technology for Sustainable Development, 2023

Reviewer for an academic journal

Expert systems with applications, 2023
Electronic markets, 2022
European Journal of Information Systems, 2022
Information Systems Frontiers, 2021
SN Business & Economics, 2021
Information Technology & People, 2020
Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 2020
International Journal of Information Management, 2019

Associate Editor of an academic journal

Associate Editor, 2022

Awards and honors

Paper of the Year 2023 - Electronic Markets: The International Journal on Networked Business, 2024
REED - Redesigning Education for Ethical Digitalization, 2023
Best Paper Award, 2023
AGORA - trAining younG researchers On shaping Metaverse for business and social vAlue, 2023

Doctoral supervision