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Dr. Zaki Malik is a Professor in the Department of Marketing and Business Analytics at the College of Business, East Texas A&M University. He holds the Sandra Lyday & Gary J. Fernandes Endowed Professorship in Business Analytics and has been with the institution since at least 2009. His educational background includes a Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Science from Virginia Tech (2008 and 2004 respectively), and a B.S. in Computer Science from Wichita State University (2001).
Research Focus: Dr. Malik's work spans interdisciplinary domains including:
- Service Computing architectures and reliable distributed systems
- Business analytics with emphasis on social media data extraction
- Semantic integration systems for knowledge management
- Social network analysis for product taxonomy development
Publication Trends: Recent works demonstrate strong focus on business analytics applications in distributed systems and social media, with increasing emphasis on ethical implications of big data. Methodological contributions include self-healing frameworks for service-oriented systems and novel approaches to cloud-based data processing.
Awards and Honors:
- Teaching Excellence Award (College of Business, 2024)
- Endowed Professorship in Business Analytics (2020-present)
- Paul W. Barrus Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award (2020)
- Multiple IEEE Best Paper Awards (2014-2016)
Teaching and Advising: Key courses include Cyber Security & IT Auditing (BUSA 533), Cyber Forensics (BUSA 539), and Advanced Analytics (BUSA 537). He particularly emphasizes Python programming for business analytics, focusing on real-world problem solving.
