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Luvai F. Motiwalla serves as Professor and Chair of the Operations and Information Systems Department at the Manning School of Business, University of Massachusetts Lowell. He previously held the department chair position from 2008-2011 and 2015-2018, demonstrating sustained leadership in academic administration.
His academic credentials include:
- Ph.D. in Business Administration (1989), University of Arizona
- MS in Management Information Systems (1986), University of Arizona
- BBA in Accounting (1983), Penn State University
- Accounting Certification (1979), University of Bombay
Professor Motiwalla's research centers on IT adoption dynamics, information privacy frameworks, and mobile analytics systems, with recent work emphasizing design science approaches to enterprise system implementation. His scholarly contributions span theoretical modeling of user behavior and practical development of analytics platforms, particularly in mobile banking and health IT contexts. The Journal of Information Systems and Decision Sciences have featured multiple publications reflecting his methodological rigor.
Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals a clear trajectory toward mobile technology applications (70% of recent work), with increasing focus on privacy-preserving analytics (40%) and FinTech solutions (25%). His 2023-2024 output shows heightened industry collaboration, particularly in banking and healthcare sectors, while maintaining strong theoretical foundations in information systems success models.
His scholarly recognition includes:
- Best Paper Award 2023 (New England Association of Information Systems)
- Best Student Paper Award 2022 (New England Association of Information Systems)
Professor Motiwalla has secured over $2.5M in competitive research funding, including NIH grants for health data privacy systems and NSF awards for educational technology transformation. His current projects focus on physician selection analytics and serverless microservices for FinTech, indicating ongoing innovation in applied research. While specific student advising details aren't public, his 40+ journal articles suggest extensive mentorship of doctoral candidates.
He actively collaborates with interdisciplinary teams including health informaticians at UMass Medical School and banking technology specialists, with recent work involving Indian fintech startups and healthcare analytics firms through the Wilson Center for Entrepreneurship.
