Matt Germonprez

Matt Germonprez serves as Professor and Mutual of Omaha Distinguished Chair of Information Science & Technology at the University of Nebraska Omaha. He holds appointments in the College of Information Science & Technology and the Department of Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis. His academic credentials include:

• BS in Biology from Iowa State University
• MS in Information Systems from Colorado State University
• PhD in Information Systems from University of Colorado - Boulder

Germonprez's research examines organizational engagement with open communities through qualitative field studies. His work investigates open source project health analytics, collaborative work dynamics, and sociotechnical systems in distributed environments. His research has secured funding from prominent organizations including the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Ford Foundation, and National Science Foundation.

Analysis of publication trends reveals three primary research trajectories: (1) community health metrics and analytics, (2) open source supply chain complexity, and (3) sociotechnical systems design. Recent work increasingly focuses on operationalizing theoretical frameworks into practical tools for community management.

His contributions have been recognized through:

• Mutual of Omaha Distinguished Chair appointment
• Multiple NSF and Sloan Foundation grants

Germonprez co-founded the Linux Foundation's CHAOSS project focused on community health analytics. He maintains active roles in university governance while contributing to international open source initiatives.