Joseph M. Zurada

Joseph M. Zurada is a Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems at the University of Louisville's College of Business. He has held visiting scholar positions at Edith Cowan University (Perth, Australia) and the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada). His academic career spans decades, with recent publications focusing on computational intelligence and data analytics applications in business and manufacturing systems.

• Education: DSc (Technical Sciences, Informatics) from Polish Academy of Sciences; PhD (Computer Science Engineering) from University of Louisville; MS (Electrical Engineering) from Gdansk University of Technology

Research interests center on soft computing methods, streaming data analytics, and decision support systems, particularly in business intelligence and manufacturing optimization. His technical work bridges theoretical neural systems with practical enterprise solutions.

Recent publications (2019-2021) demonstrate consistent focus on data-driven decision making, with innovations in text classification, adverse event detection, and price prediction models using hybrid machine learning approaches.

• Scientific Awards
  • Distinguished Research and Development Award (2017, 2011)
  • Faculty Excellence Award (2017, 1998)
  • President's Award (2017, 1981)
  • Outstanding Scholarship Award (2017, 1996)

As an educator, he teaches core courses in Data Mining, Machine Learning, and Infrastructure Technologies, contributing to graduate programs with his technical expertise.