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Rohit Valecha is an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Systems and Cyber Security at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), holding the Cloud Technology Endowed Fellowship. He joined UTSA in 2016 and holds a Ph.D. from the University at Buffalo in Management Science and Systems, alongside a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an M.S. in Computer Science from the same institution.
His research focuses on social media's role in crisis response, emergency management, and information security/privacy. He employs methodologies like NLP, text mining, social network analysis, and machine learning. Key areas include understanding societal disruptions via social, psychological, and design theories, with notable work on misinformation harms during crises and digital inclusion in disaster resilience.
Dr. Valecha has authored/co-authored over 75 technical papers in top journals such as MISQ, JAIS, and IEEE Transactions. His work has garnered awards including the Dean's Distinguished Research Award and best paper recognitions at AMCIS, DESRIST, and other conferences. He serves on editorial boards for Information Systems Research and Journal of Strategic Information Systems, and as Coordinating Editor for Information Systems Frontiers.
He has secured over $1 million in grants, including NSF and DHS funding for projects on disaster resilience, vaccine misinformation, and digital inclusion for older adults. His grants emphasize collaborative research on cyber threats, emergency management, and crisis informatics.
