AI + Cybersecurity Conference at FIT
Attending the AI + Cybersecurity Conference at FIT from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.
01Scholar · Educator · Practitioner
Information systems scholar shaping responsible AI, digital health, and cybersecurity governance.
Assistant Professor of Management Information SystemsUniversity of Memphis
Explore research20+journal articles
$312Kfunded research
15+years across industry & academia
Recent & upcoming activity
What’s happening
Selected research, publications, and public impact
The Beginning: Thriving in Year One
Panelist for New Faculty Orientation from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
02State-level AI regulation research featured in Forbes
The article highlighted findings from the Communications of the ACM study on the rapid growth and uneven enforcement of U.S. state AI laws.
03↗AI Regulation in US States published in Communications of the ACM
A national analysis translating six years of state legislative activity into practical lessons for policymakers and organizational leaders.
04Selected work
Research with practical consequence
A qualitative examination of stressors contributing to burnout among chief information security officers (CISOs).
AIS Senior Scholar Basket of 11
01AI Regulation in US States: Lessons Learned and Key Takeaways.
Featured in Forbes
02Problem space exploration for wicked psychosocial problems: Insights from two cases.
AIS Senior Scholar Basket of 11
03Research agenda
Technology is only as consequential as the systems around it.
My research examines how emerging technologies become embedded in organizations and society. I combine design science, qualitative inquiry, and empirical analysis to move from technical possibility toward responsible, workable practice.
Responsible AI & governance
How organizations design, evaluate, and govern AI systems—connecting policy, ethical controls, innovation capability, and day-to-day managerial practice.
Digital health & design science
Human-centered digital interventions for complex health journeys, including telemedicine, online health communities, patient safety, and information needs.
Cybersecurity leadership
The organizational realities of cybersecurity: CISO burnout, executive power, adversarial AI, security governance, and resilient leadership systems.
About
Academic insight informed by industry experience.
Pavankumar Mulgund is an Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems at the University of Memphis, where his work sits at the intersection of responsible AI, digital health, cybersecurity, and organizational innovation.
Before joining academia, he worked across product ownership, software development, quality engineering, and public-sector health innovation. That practitioner foundation continues to shape a research program focused on consequential problems and usable solutions.
Ph.D.Management Science & Systems
University at Buffalo
University at Buffalo
M.S.Management Information Systems
University at Buffalo
University at Buffalo
Selected publications
Ideas in print
Peer-reviewed journal articles · 2021–2026
A qualitative examination of stressors contributing to burnout among chief information security officers (CISOs).
Information Systems Journal, 36(4), 556–581.
AI Regulation in US States: Lessons Learned and Key Takeaways.
Communications of the ACM, 69(6), 68–77.
Problem space exploration for wicked psychosocial problems: Insights from two cases.
Decision Support Systems, 114697.
Benchmarking Software Test Cases Produced by Generative AI Against Traditional Methods: A Design Science Approach.
Journal of Database Management, 37(1), 1–32.
Designing a curriculum for AI prompting strategy for business decision-makers—A qualitative approach.
Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 24(1–2), e7002.
The Design and Evaluation of a Mental Health Educational App for Paternal Postpartum Depression.
International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 41(20), 13192–13211.
A stochastic production frontier model for evaluating the performance efficiency of artificial intelligence investment worldwide.
Decision Analytics Journal, 100504.
Mapping information needs of patients with sexually transmitted infections using web-based data sources: Grounded theory investigation.
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(11), e30125.
Teaching & mentorship
Preparing leaders to make better technology decisions.
My teaching connects analytical depth with managerial judgment. I design learning experiences that help students move confidently from concepts to decisions, prototypes, and organizational action.
University of Memphis
Current courses
- Advanced AI Prompt Engineering for Business
- Information Security Management
- Advanced Business Analytics for Managers
- Directed Study in Information Systems Security
Areas of instruction
Teaching interests
- AI prompting and machine learning
- Data visualization and analytics
- Database and systems analysis
- IT governance, security, and auditing
Career
Scholarship grounded in practice
Assistant Professor
University of Memphis · Fogelman College of Business and Economics
Clinical Assistant Professor & MS MIS Program Director
University at Buffalo · School of Management
Technology & product leadership
ActioNet, IBM, Obopay, and MindTree
Recognition
Awards & academic service
- 2026Outstanding Reviewer Award, AMCIS
- 2024Outstanding Reviewer Award, AMCIS
- 2020InfoTech WNY BETA Award, Educator in Tech
- 2020PhD Student Achievement Award
- 2018UB Excellence in Research Certificate
Editorial service
Contributing to the field
Area Editor, Design Science group, Health Systems
Editorial Board, Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education
Reviewer for ISJ, EJIS, IEEE TEM, JBA, BMC MIDM, and HPT
In the media