Robert E. Samuel, D. Sc

Affiliated Programs

• Electrical Engineering (BS)
• Electrical Engineering (MSE)

Education

• D.Sc, Information Systems and Communications (2010),
  Robert Morris University (PA)
• MS, Information Science (2007),
  Penn State University (PA)
• M. Engr, Electrical, Computer, & Telecommunications Engineering (2000),
  Widener University (PA)
• BS, Electrical Engineering (1991),
  Widener University (PA)

About Me

My career spans over twenty-five years and involves experience in healthcare, financial services, utilities, defense, and government industries as a general manager, software engineering product manager, architect advisor, consultant, and principal engineer. My prior employment includes CVS Health/Aetna, The Vanguard Group, and Computer Science Corporation (CSC).

I have extensive experience in technology research and innovation, leading strategic technology planning, research and development initiatives for enterprise adoption of key emerging technologies and technology-driven innovation for business and digital transformation. I have also managed teams that focus on researching emerging technology, technology-led innovation, product architecture, technology labs, and technology incubation.  

Research Interests

Mobile Computing, Trust of Technology Adoption, Systems Architecture, and Wireless Technology

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

• Advanced Practitioner for the Occupational Research Centre (UK) for cognitive adaptive-innovative theory research
• Software Architecture Professional Certificate from the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
• Senior Member in IEEE, ACM, HIMSS 
• International Association for Computer Information Systems  

Awards

• Patent holding inventor for several systems and methods for information science inventions