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  • Yavuz Keceli

  • Job Title :

    Associate Professor

  • College :

    College of Business Administration


  • Department :

    Management Information Systems


Associate Professor of Management Information Systems with expertise in business analytics, machine learning, decision support systems, and operations management. Experienced in teaching, curriculum development, interdisciplinary research, and student mentoring within AACSB-accredited business schools. International academic experience spanning South Korea, Turkey, Kuwait, the United States, and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a strong record of peer-reviewed publications in analytics, logistics systems, higher education, and artificial intelligence applications in teaching and learning. Skilled in undergraduate and graduate instruction, data-driven decision making, accreditation processes, and collaborative research across multicultural academic environments.

 

PhD in Management Information Systems, Dong-A University, Busan, Republic of Korea | August 2008

Master of Business Administration in Management Information Systems, Pukyong National University, Busan, Republic of Korea | February 2006

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey | August 2002

 

Book:

Keceli, Y., & Aydogdu, Y. V. (2015).Otomatik Konteyner Terminalleri ve Terminal Yönetim Bilgi Sistemleri (Automated Container Terminals and Terminal Management Information Systems). Istanbul: ITU Foundation. (printed in Turkish), ISBN: 978-605-4778-96-6

Keceli, Y. (2022). Introduction to Business Analytics: A Practical Approach to Analytics and Decision Support with Microsoft Office Excel. Seattle: Kindle Direct Publishing, ISBN: 979-8791400062. https://a.co/d/1D7ZWML

Keceli, Y. (2022). Intermediate Business Analytics: A Practical Approach to Descriptive, Prescriptive, and Predictive Analytics with R. Seattle: Kindle Direct Publishing, ISBN: 979-8837870552. https://a.co/d/5CPHZyq

Keceli, Y. (2025) Introduction to Computer Programming: A Practical Approach to Writing Macros in MS Excel Using Visual Basic, Seattle: Kindle Direct Publishing, ISBN: 979-8312206067. https://a.co/d/hzXSoKb

Chapter in a Book:

Keceli, Y. (2013). Dağıtım Kanallarında Karar Alma Sistemleri (Decision Support Systems in Distribution Channels). In R. Kaynak, Dağıtım Kanalları Planlaması(Distribution Channel Planing). Erzurum: Ataturk University. (printed in Turkish)

Keceli, Y. (2013). Tedarik Zinciri Yönetimi Bilgi Sistemleri (Supply Chain Management Information Systems). In R. Kaynak, Tedarik Zinciri Yönetimi (Supply Chain Management). Erzurum: Ataturk University. (printed in Turkish)

Keceli, Y. (2013). Limanlar ve Terminaller (Ports and Terminals). In R. Kaynak, Taşımacılık Sistemleri (Transportation Systems). Erzurum: Ataturk University. (printed in Turkish)

Keceli, Y. (2013). Kore ve Turkiye'deki Universite Sistemlerinin Kiyaslanmasi ve "Yeongushil" Kavrami Uzerine (Comparision of Turkish and Korean University Systems and the Concept of “Yeongushil”). In E. Atay, & G. Karsan, Kore ve Turkiye'de Yonetim Politika Ekonomi Toplum (Management, Politics, Economy and Society in Turkey and Korea) (pp. 241-250). Istanbul: Istanbul University Euroasia Institute. (printed in Turkish)

Journal Article:

Maguire, D., Keceli, Y., Zaim, H. (Under Review) An Empirical Study on the Impact of Faculty Diversity, Inclusive Culture, and Perceived Representation on Student Success and Academic Aspirations, Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.

Keceli, Y. and Maguire, D. (Under Review) Comparing Student and Generative Artificial Intelligence Responses to Higher Education Assignments: Implications for Teaching and Assessment, International Journal of Management in Education.

Keceli, Y. and Wilson, A. (2024) Content Specific Keyboard Layout Design for Smart Tv Applications, International Journal on Engineering, Science, and Technology, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 40-54, https://doi.org/10.46328/ijonest.191

Zaim, H, Maguire, D. and Keceli, Y. (2024) Impact of diversity management on organisational commitment: the mediating role of human resources management, International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 175-201, https://doi.org/10.1504/IJLIC.2024.137576

Maguire, D. and Keceli, Y. (2023). The impact of formation and diversity on student team conflict. Active Learning in Higher Education, 25(3). https://doi.org/10.1177/14697874221144998

Coskun, A., Habibniya, H. and Keceli, Y. (2021) An Efficiency Analysis of Takaful Insurance Industry: A Comparative Study, the Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business, 8(7), pp.111-120. https://doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2021.vol8.no7.0111

Youssef, D., Abidi, O., Zaim, H., Keceli, Y., and Dzenopoljac, V.(2021) Impact of diversity management on citizenship behaviour: the mediating role of human resources management, International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital.17(4), pp. 384–409. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJLIC.2020.113154

Keceli, Y., Zaim, H., Kum, S., Dinc, M.S. and Momin, M. (2020) The Impact of Diversity Management and Leadership on Performance in Maritime Industry, EuroEconomica, 39(1), pp. 58-72. https://dj.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/EE/article/view/246/375

Ersoy, A.B., Keceli, Y. and Kwiatek, P. (2020) Impact of Social Media in Coffee Retail Business, Journal of Business and Economic Development, 5(1), pp. 231-245, doi: https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jbed.20200501.16

Oguz, M., Keceli, Y. (2020) Determination of Criteria Affecting the Executive Dashboard Design to Support Decision Making in Port Authorities, International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 35(2), pp. 231-245, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJLSM.2020.104777 

Keceli, Y. & Oguz, M. (2019) Optimum Weighbridge Locations in Container Terminals, International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 33(2), pp. 190-204, doi: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJLSM.2019.100116

Zaim, H., Keceli, Y., Jaradah, A. and Kurtishi-Kastrati, S. (2018) The Effects of Knowledge Management Processes on Human Resource Management: Mediating Role of Knowledge Utilization, Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management, 9(3), pp. 310-328, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/JSTPM-02-2018-0011

Ersoy, A.B., Zaim, H., Keceli, Y. and Kurtishi-Kastrati, S. (2018) Brand ethics and social media engagement, International Journal of Foresight and Innovation Policy, 13(1/2), 14–32, doi: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJFIP.2018.095855

Keceli, Y. (2016) A simulation model for gate operations in multi-purpose cargo terminals, Maritime Policy & Management, 43(8), 945-958, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03088839.2016.1169448

Keceli, Y. (2014). A proposed university admission model for Turkey based on computerised examination and decentralised placement. International Journal of Management in Education, 8(4), 391 – 418, doi: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMIE.2014.064956.

Keceli, Y., Aksoy, S., & Aydogdu, Y. V. (2013). A simulation model for decision support in Ro-Ro terminal operations. International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 15(4), 338-358, doi: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJLSM.2013.054896 .

Keceli, Y. (2011). A proposed innovation strategy for Turkish port administration policy via information technology. Maritime Policy & Management, 38(2), 151 – 167, doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/03088839.2011.556676 .

Keceli, Y., Choi, H. R., Shin, J. J., Kim, H. Y., Park, N. K., & Kim, J. J. (2009). A Study on Commercialization of R&D Projects in Port and Logistics Industry – Case of Non-Stop Automated Gate System –. IAMU Journal, 6(1), 1-12.

Keceli, Y., & Choi, H. R. (2008). Level of information systems in Turkish public ports and direction of improvement. International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 4(6), 673-691.

Keceli, Y., Choi, H. R., Cha, Y. S., Aydogdu, Y. V., & Kim, H. S. (2008). A Study on User Evaluation of PORT-MIS. Entrue Journal of Information Technology, 7(2), 165-175.

Aydogdu, Y. V., Park, J. S., Keceli, Y., & Park, Y. S. (2008). Analysis of Marine Traffic Feature for Safety Assessment at Southern Entrance of Istanbul Strait–I. International Journal of Navigation and Port Research, 32(7), 521-527.

Choi, H. R., Keceli, Y., & Cho, M. J. (2008). An Analysis Present Condition of Information Systems in Turkish Ports and Direction of Improvement. International Journal of Digital Content Technology and its Applications, 2(1), 11-19.

Choi, H. R., Park, B. J., Shin, J. J., & Keceli, Y. (2007). Development of the automated gate system based on RFID/OCR in a container terminal. Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems, 12(2), 37-48.

Keceli, Y., Choi, H. R., & Park, N. K. (2007). Analysis of Success Factors of Information Systems Development in Kumport and Implications for Other Turkish Ports. WSEAS Transactions on Information Science and Applications, 4(5), 1014-1047.

Choi, H. R., Park, B. J., Shin, J. J., Keceli, Y., & Park, N. K. (2007). Non-stop Automated Gate System based on a Digital Media with Wireless Communication Function . International Journal of Circuits, Systems and Signal Processing, 1(3), 224-231.

Park, B. J., Shin, J. J., Choi, H. R., Keceli, Y., & Lee, J. H. (2007). Development of Non-stop Automated Gate System based on Wireless Communication and Digital Media. Entrue Journal of Information Technology, 6(2), 151-163.

Conference Presentations:

Keceli, Y., Maguire, A.W., Meyer, J.C. (2026) Online Assessment Integrity In The Era Of Generative AI: A Comparative Study Of Student And AI-Generated Responses In Online Quizzes, in International Conference on Life Sciences, Engineering and Technology (ILSET), 09-12 April 2026, New York, USA

Keceli, Y., Maguire, A.W., Meyer, J.C. (2026) A Qualitative Study Of University Student Experiences Regarding The Impact Of Artificial Intelligence On Coding Coursework, in International Conference on Life Sciences, Engineering and Technology (ILSET), 09-12 April 2026, New York, USA

Keceli, Y. and Maguire, D. (2025) A Comparative Analysis of Student and Generative Artificial Intelligence Responses to Assignments in Higher Education, in 2025 SNAS Interdisciplinary Research Conference, October 10, 2025, Madison, NJ, USA.

Keceli, Y. and Evans, A.L. (2024) An Empirical Evaluation of Content Specific Keyboard Layout Design for Smart TV Applications, in International Conference on Life Sciences, Engineering and Technology (iLSET), April 16-19, 2024, San Francisco, CA, USA

Keceli, Y. and Wilson, A. (2023) Content Specific Keyboard Layout Design for Smart Tv Applications, International Conference on Life Sciences, Engineering and Technology (iLSET), Denver, CO, USA , April 13–16, 2023.

Maguire, D., Keceli, Y., Zaim, H. and Ellefson, J. (2023) The Impact of Perceived Diversity and Representation on Student Outcomes, the Association of Leadership Educators 2023 Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, July 16-19, 2023.

Coskun, A., Habibniya, H. and Keceli, Y. (2019) Efficiency Analysis of Takaful Insurance Industry, IISES 12th Economics and Finance Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia, August 27-30, 2019

Keceli, Y., Aksakalli, V. and Aydogdu, Y.V. (2019) Predictive Modeling for Vessel Passage Time through Istanbul Strait: An Artificial Neural Network Approach, Business Research Consortium of Western New York Fourteenth Annual Conference, Niagara Falls Conference and Convention Center, Niagara Falls, NY, USA, March 30, 2019

Ersoy, A., Keceli, Y. and Kwiatek, P. (2019) Impact of social media in coffee retail business, Czech Institute of Academic Education – IAC-MEBM - Management, Economics, Business and Marketing, Budapest, Hungary, March 15-16, 2019

Kirval, L., Keceli, Y., &Karahan, C. B. (2011). The Impact of the “EU Accession Process” and the “Alignment with the EU Acquis” on the Increasing quality of port services in Turkey. European Conference on Shipping, Intermodalism & Ports - ECONSHIP 2011. Chios, Greece.

Deniz, C., Yurtoren, C., Keceli, Y., & Aydogdu, V. (2010). STCW-2010’s New Rules and Effects to Maritime Education and Training. Proceeding of the 11th Annual General Assembly of International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU). Busan, South Korea.

Choi, H., Kim, C., Hong, S., Lee, K., Shin, J., Shon, J. and Keceli, Y. (2010). ConTracer: Container Security Device(CSD) based on Active RFID. The First Global Conference On Innovation In Marine Technology And The Future Of Maritime Transportation. Istanbul, Turkey.

Keceli, Y. (2009). A Study On Port Community System Development Strategies In Turkey. 10th Annual General Assembly and Conference. Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.

Keceli, Y., Choi, H., Cha, Y., & Aydogdu, Y. (2008). A Study on User Acceptance of Port Community Systems. International Conference on Value Chain Sustainability (ICOVACS 2008). Izmir, Turkey.

Aydogdu,Y.V.,Park,J.S, Keceli, Y., & Park, Y.S. (2008). Marine Traffic Safety Assessment Parameters Analysis at Southern Entrance of the Istanbul Strait I. Spring Conference of Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research. Gyeongju, South Korea.

Keceli, Y., Choi, H.R., Cha, Y.S., & Aydogdu, Y.V. (2008). A Study on User Evaluation of PORTMIS. Spring Conference of Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research. Gyeongju, South Korea.

Lee, J., Choi, H., Kim, H., Park, Y., & Keceli, Y. (2008). Development of Car Carrier Maritime Transportation Planning System for Effective Car Carrier Maritime Transportation Planning. The 24th International Port Conference International Trade and Port Logistics. Alexandria, Egypt.

Keceli, Y., Choi, H., Park, N., Yun, S., Kim, J., & Kim, H. (2008). A Study on Commercialization of R&D Projects in Port and Logistics Industry - Case of Non-Stop Automated Gate System –. The Second International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports (IFSPA’08). Hong Kong.

Keceli, Y., Gunay, G., & Kum, S. (2009). Evaluation Of Service Level Of Major Turkish Container Ports. 10th Annual General Assembly and Conference. Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.

Keceli, Y., Choi, H., Cha, Y., & Aydogdu, Y. (2008). A Study on Adoption of Port Community Systems According to Organization Size. Third 2008 International Conference on Convergence and Hybrid Information Technology (ICCIT08), (pp. 493-501). Busan, South Korea.

Cho, M., Choi, H., Kim, H., Hong, S., Keceli, Y., & Park, J. (2008). Service Identification and Modeling for Service Oriented Architecture Applications. 7th WSEAS Int. Conf. on Software Engineering, Parallel And Distributed Systems (SEPADS '08). Cambridge, England.

Keceli, Y., Choi, H., & Cho, M. J. (2007). A Review on Information Systems in Turkish Public and Private Ports. International Conference on Convergence Information Technology (2nd ICCIT’07). Gyeongju, South Korea.

Keceli, Y., Choi, H. R., Park, N. K., & Kang, M. H. (2007). Information System Level in Turkish Ports and the Direction of Improvement . Proceedings of International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) 2007 Annual Conference. Athens, Greece.

Keceli, Y., Choi, H. R., & Park, N. K. (2007). Critical Success Factors of Information Systems in Kumport and Implications for Other Turkish Ports. Proceedings of WSEAS Conference on Computer Engineering and Applications (CEA'07). Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Keceli, Y., Choi, H. R., Kim, H., Kwon, H. K., & Choi, P. J. (2006). Improvement of Port Information Systems for TCDD Ports. Proceedings of 4th Logistics and Supply Chain Congress. İzmir, Turkey.

 

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Associate Professor | August 2026 - present
Teach graduate and undergraduate courses
Curriculum development aligned with accreditation standards
Conduct interdisciplinary research
Publish peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers
Participate in departmental committees and faculty governance
Mentor graduate and undergraduate students
Alfred University, College of Business, NY, USA (AACSB accredited)
Associate Professor (tenured) | July 2023 – June 2026
Assistant Professor (tenure track) | August 2019 - July 2023
Teach undergraduate courses in Business Analytics, Information Systems, and Operations Management
Curriculum development aligned with accreditation standards
Conduct interdisciplinary research
Publish peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers
Participate in departmental committees and faculty governance
Mentor undergraduate research students
State University of New York at Oswego, School of Business, NY, USA (AACSB accredited)
Visiting Scholar and Adjunct Instructor | September 2018 - May 2019
Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Decision Making, Information Systems, and Operations Management
Conduct interdisciplinary research
American University of the Middle East, College of Business Administration, Kuwait (AACSB accredited)
Associate Professor | December 2016 - September 2018
Assistant Professor | September 2013 - December 2016
Teach undergraduate courses in Information Systems
Curriculum development aligned with accreditation standards
Conduct interdisciplinary research
Publish peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers
Participate in departmental committees and faculty governance
Suleyman Sah University, Dept. of Business Administration, Istanbul, Turkey
Assistant Professor and Department Chair | March 2011 - September 2013
Teach undergraduate courses in Information Systems
Curriculum development
Establish a research center based on government-funded grant 
Conduct interdisciplinary research
Publish peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers
Lead and participate in departmental committees and faculty governance
Mentor faculty and students in research activities
Istanbul Technical University, Maritime Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
Assistant Professor and Vice Department Chair | January 2009 - March 2011
Adjunct Instructor | September 2008 - January 2009
Teach undergraduate graduate courses in Operations Management and Information Systems
Curriculum development aligned with accreditation standards
Conduct interdisciplinary research
Publish peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers
Participate in departmental committees and faculty governance
Mentor and advise graduate research students
Dong-A University, Busan, Republic of Korea
Adjunct Instructor | March, 2007 - August, 2007
Research Assistant (E-Business and Intelligent Systems Laboratory) | February, 2006 - August, 2008
Teach undergraduate courses in Information Systems
Participate in government-funded research project
Conduct interdisciplinary research
Publish peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers 
 

Courses Taught (selected)
Optimization Techniques in Maritime Management | PhD
Management Information Systems | MBA, Undergraduate
Business Analytics (in R) | Undergraduate
Introduction to Information Technologies | Undergraduate
Computer Programming (VBA Programming) | Undergraduate
Advanced Database Management | Undergraduate
Business Intelligence and Decision Support | Undergraduate
Business Process and Systems (System Analysis and Design) | Undergraduate
Information Security and Networking | Undergraduate
E-commerce | Undergraduate
Operation Management | MBA, Undergraduate
Data Visualization (Power BI) | Undergraduate
 

  • Business analytics, predictive and prescriptive analytics, machine learning algorithms using R.
  • Operations management, optimization modelling and computer simulations.
  • Management Information Systems (MIS), information and knowledge management, decision support systems and business intelligence.
  • Port management information systems, port community systems, logistics and supply chain management information systems.