Bahadir K. Akcam is a forth year Ph.D. student in the Information Science Ph.D. program at the College of Computing and Information, University at Albany. He is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). His research interests are application of system dynamics approach to organization management, information management, and information technology issues.

While I was continuing my professional and academic carrier in Turkey, I was interested in pursuing a Ph.D. program that would give me the opportunity to work on current information management issues in Government. CTG’s active and pioneering research was one of the main reasons why I decided to attend the University at Albany.

I was the information technology manager of the Turkish Criminal Police Laboratories (KPL). In that position, I was managing information technology, organizational development, and quality management projects for KPL. I received my M.Sc. degree in Information Systems from M.E.T.U. with a focus on IT enabled organizational change and my other M.Sc. degree in Physical Examination and Criminalistics from Ankara University, with a focus on evidence databases.

With the new knowledge and skills gained at the Information Science Ph.D. program and CTG, I would like to use them in an academic or professional organization where I can make the most impact.

By actively participating in information management projects in government, we face the current challenges of the field and develop practical solutions from the academic perspective of organizations. This invaluable experience and research skills that I am gaining here can help me to reach my goals for the future.