Kevin Desouza

Kevin C. Desouza, Ph.D, is an Assistant Professor at the Information School at the University of Washington and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington College of Engineering. He serves as the Director of the Institute for National Security Education and Research, and is a founding faculty member of the Institute for Innovation in Information Management (I3M) and is an affiliate faculty member of the Center for American Politics and Public Policy, both housed at the University of Washington.

Desouza is a leading thinker on knowledge management. He has written eight books on the topics of agile information systems, knowledge management, outsourcing, information management, and knowledge security. His current research interests include knowledge management, national security and government intelligence programs, information issues in crisis management, and strategic issues of information systems deployment.

Books authored

* "Managing Knowledge Security : Strategies for Protecting Your Company's Intellectual Assets (ISBN 978-0-7494-4961-2)"
* "Agile Information Systems (ISBN 978-0-7506-8235-0)"
* "The Outsourcing Handbook (ISBN 978-0-7494-4430-3)"
* "Engaged Knowledge Management (ISBN 978-1-4039-4510-5)"
* "New Frontiers of Knowledge Management (ISBN 978-1-4039-4240-1)"
* "Managing Information in Complex Organizations (ISBN 978-0-7656-1361-5)"
* "Managing Knowledge with Artificial Intelligence (ISBN 978-1-56720-491-9) "

External links

* [http://faculty.washington.edu/kdesouza/ Kevin Desouza's faculty web page at the University of Washington]