Gedas Adomavicius is a Professor at the University of Minnesota ’s Carlson School of Management , holding the Larson Endowed Chair for Excellence in Business Education. He obtained his PhD in Computer Science from New York University (2002) , with prior degrees in Mathematics (BS/MS, Vilnius University, 1995) and Computer Science (MS, NYU, 1998). Research Focus: Personalization technologies, recommender systems, and machine learning for decision-making in information-intensive environments. Key Contributions: Pioneered techniques for improving recommendation stability, reducing biases, and integrating contextual information into recommendation algorithms. Grants & Recognition: Recipient of the U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER award, INFORMS Information Systems Society Distinguished Fellow Award, and Association for Information Systems Fellow Award. Publications: His work spans leading journals across computer science, information systems, and biomedical informatics. Key trends include advancements in recommender systems (context-aware, multi-stakeholder, and bias-aware models), machine learning for health analytics , and e-market mechanism design . He has over 33,000 citations according to Google Scholar. Education: Diploma (BS/MS) in Mathematics from Vilnius University, 1995 MS in Computer Science from New York University, 1998 PhD in Computer Science from New York University, 2002 Awards & Grants: INFORMS Information Systems Society Distinguished Fellow Award Association for Information Systems Fellow Award National Science Foundation CAREER award Academic Leadership: Served as Senior Editor for Information Systems Research and MIS Quarterly , and as department chair and academic director of the MSBA program at the Carlson School.









