Lionel Robert, Jr.
Professor
Professor of Information and Robotics at University of Michigan
ContactBackground
Faculty Information Systems
Job experience
- August 2017 - presentProfessor of Information and Robotics
University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI, USAI am a Professor of Information and Robotics at the School of Information and the College of Engineering Robotics Department at the University of Michigan. I am also an ACM Distinguished Member, AIS Distinguished Member "Cum Laude" and an INFORMS and IEEE Senior Member. I completed my Ph.D. in Information Systems from Indiana University as a BAT Fellow and KPMG Scholar. As a Transportation Officer in the U.S. Army, I spent over 10 years on active and reserve duty. Currently, I am the director of the Michigan Autonomous Vehicle Research Intergroup Collaboration (MAVRIC), an affiliate of the University of Michigan Robotics Institute (Robotics), and the National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID) all at the University of Michigan and the Center for Computer-Mediated Communication (CCMC) at Indiana University and a member of the AAAS Community Advisory Board. I have appeared in print, radio and/or television for ABC, CNN, CNBC, Michigan Radio, Inc., the New York Times, and the Associated Press.
- August 2017 - August 2022Associate Professor
University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI, USA - August 2011 - presentAssistant Professor
University of Michigan School of InformationAnn Arbor, MI, United States - August 2007 - May 2011Assistant Professor of Information Systems
University of Arkansas Walton College of BusinessFayettevilleAssistant Professor of Information Systems in the University of Arkansas Walton College of Business.
- January 1995 - November 2003Captain Transportation Officer
U.S. Army (Active and Reserve)VariousHonorable Discharge
Education
- Indiana University Kelley School of Business
PhD in Information Systems2001 - 2006 - Indiana University Kelley School of Business
MB in Information Systems2001 - 2005 - University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Masters of Telecommunications1999 - 2000 - Clemson University
Master of Science in Industrial Management1996 - 1997 - University of Louisiana at Lafayette
B.S. in Production/Operations Management1991 - 1995