Nadia Papamichail

Nadia Papamichail is a Professor of Decision Systems at Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, and a Fellow of the Alan Turing Institute. She holds roles including Chair of the Decision Analysis Special Interest Group (DASIG) and Secretary/Treasurer of the INFORMS Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) Section. Her research focuses on improving organizational decision-making through technology, with projects funded by EPSRC, Innovate UK, and Horizon2020. She has authored a Cambridge University Press book on decision behavior and analysis, and teaches across MBA, Executive MBA, and specialist programs.

Education & Background:

• PhD research presented at the House of Commons 'Special Reception for Britain's Top Younger Scientists'
• Previous roles include research posts at the University of Leeds and University of Manchester's School of Computer Science, and a visiting lectureship at Warwick Business School.

Research Interests: Decision analysis, decision support systems, crisis management, environmental decision-making, and digital strategy. Her work addresses practical challenges such as emergency resource allocation (via the REMESH EU project) and AI-driven service encounters.

Awards & Recognition:

• 2020 Outstanding Teaching Award (Faculty of Humanities)
• Fellowship at Alan Turing Institute (2018–2021)
• Leadership roles in professional bodies including INFORMS and Women in OR and Analytics (WORAN)

Activities & Engagement:

• Organizes conferences/workshops on decision analysis and AI
• External examiner at LSE and Loughborough University (2019–2023)
• Academic director of the Law and Technology Initiative (LaTI)

Key Projects:

• EPSRC project on 'good practice in decision making' with British Telecom
• Innovate UK-funded KTP project with DWF
• Horizon2020 REMESH initiative for emergency resource supply chains