
Foster School of Business
University of Washington
Box: 353226
Seattle, WA 98195-3226
As scholars and practitioners gradually shift their focus from IT providers to IT consumers, the significance of the role of information systems within an organization emerges clearly—in a digital economy, IT not only enables business processes, but IT also digitally transforms them.
Featured Research
Debabrata “Deb” Dey
- Professor of Information Systems Marion B. Ingersoll Professor of Information Systems
Education
- PhD University of Rochester (1994)
- MS University of Rochester (1992)
- MS Syracuse University (1989)
- BTech Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (1986)
Academic Expertise
- business analytics
- digital piracy
- economics of information systems
- information markets
- information security and assurance
- IT policy
- IT strategy
Current Research
- Information Security
- Digital Piracy
- Information Economics
- IT Strategy and Policy
Positions Held
- At UW Foster School since 1997
- ISOM Department Chair, 2005–2011)
- Founding Director of Foster MSIS Program, 2010–2017)
- Louisiana State University, 1993–1997
Selected Publications
- “Online Piracy and the ‘Longer Arm’ of Enforcement“Journal Article:Dey, D., Kim, A., and Lahiri, A., (2018). Management Science, Vol. 65(3), pp. 1173–1190.
- “The ‘Invisible Hand’ of Piracy: An Economic Analysis of the Information-Goods Supply Chain“Journal Article:Kim, A., Lahiri, A., and Dey, D, (2018). MIS Quarterly, Vol. 42(4), pp. 1117–1141.
- “Versioning and Information Dissemination: A New Perspective“Journal Article:Lahiri, A. and Dey, D., (2018). Information Systems Research, Vol. 29(4), pp. 965–983.
- “Drawing a Line in the Sand: Commitment Problem in Ending Software Support“Journal Article:Ghoshal, A., Lahiri, A., and Dey, D., (2017). MIS Quarterly, Vol. 41(4), pp. 1227–1247.
- “Quality Competition and Market Segmentation in the Security Software Market“Journal Article:Dey, D., Lahiri, A., and Zhang, G., (2014). MIS Quarterly, Vol. 38(2), pp. 589–606.
- “A Dynamic View of the Impact of Network Structure on Technology Adoption: The Case of OSS Development“Journal Article:Peng, G. and Dey, D., (2013). Information Systems Research, Vol. 24(4), pp. 1087–1099.
- “Data Quality of Query Results with Generalized Selection Conditions“Journal Article:Dey, D. and Kumar, S., (2013). Operations Research, Vol. 61(1), pp. 17–31.
- “Effects of Piracy on Quality of Information Goods“Journal Article:Lahiri, A. and Dey, D., (2013). Management Science, Vol. 59(1), pp. 245–264.
- “Record Matching in Data Warehouses: A Decision Model for Data Consolidation“Journal Article:Dey, D., (2003). Operations Research, Vol. 51(2), pp. 240–254.
- “A Probabilistic Relational Model and Algebra“Journal Article:Dey, D. and Sarkar, S., (1996). ACM Transactions on Database Systems, Vol. 21(3), pp. 339–369.
Working Papers
- 1. Dey, D., Ghoshal, A., and Lahiri, A., “Support Forums and Software Vendor’s Pricing Strategy.” Working paper. SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3333589
- 2. Dey, D., Ghoshal, A., and Lahiri, A., “Circumventing Circumvention: An Economic Analysis of the Role of Education and Enforcement.” Working paper. SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3130493
- 3. Peng, G., Dey, D., and Kim, A., “Service Job Displacement: A Task-Based Analysis of the Impact of Information Technology.” Working paper. SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2932416
- 4. Dey, D., Lahiri, A., and Mukherjee, R., “Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Recent Feud between AMC and MoviePass.” Working paper.
Consulting
- Co-founder, ProCogia
- Consultant: I have over two decades of active consulting experience with companies around the Greater Seattle area.
Honors and Awards
- Marion B. Ingersoll Professor of Information Systems, 2011–Present
- MSIS Founder’s Award, University of Washington, 2017
- Dean’s Faculty Research Award, University of Washington, 2003, 2014
- Dean’s Junior Faculty Research Award, Foster School, University of Washington, 2000
- Dean’s Leadership Award, University of Washington, 2013
- MSIS Faculty Recognition Award (as voted by the students), University of Washington, 2012, 2014
- PhD Mentor of the Year Award, University of Washington, 2003
- Partners for Excellence Teaching Award, Ourso College of Business, Louisiana State University, 1996
Academic Service
- Senior Editor, Information Systems Research, 2009–2011
- Associate Editor, Information Systems Research, 2006–2008, 2017–Present
- Associate Editor, Management Science, 2005–2008
- Associate Editor, MIS Quarterly, 2003–2005
- Associate Editor, INFORMS Journal on Computing, 2003–2007
Current Professional Affiliations
- Association for Computing Machinery
- Association for Information Systems
- Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Courses Taught
- Business Analytics and Machine Learning
- Business Data Communications and Networking
- Database Systems and Applications
- Systems Analysis and Design
- IT Strategy, Policy, and Governance
- Digital Transformation
Executive Teaching
- Business Analytics and Machine Learning
- IT Strategy, Policy, and Governance
- Digital Transformation