Dawit Demissie received a Ph.D. in Informatics from the College of Computing & Information, University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY) in December 2011. He also earned a MS in Telecommunications & Network Management from Syracuse University and a BA in Computer/Information Science from State University of New York at Oswego.
He has served as a software test engineer and a system consultant at various organizations. Currently, he is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the College of Computing and Information, University at Albany, State University of New York and recently received the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Additionally, he had been an instructor at State University of New York at Oswego, Hudson Valley Community College, Syracuse University/SCSD and Bryant & Stratton College.
He has published and presented in major journals and conference proceedings, and his research interests include empirical testing of models/theories of information technology, user acceptance of information technology, human computer interaction, managing emerging technologies and e-Government index computations.