Joakim Kalvenes Ph.D.

Education
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1996
MBA, Vanderbilt University, 1994
MA, Norwegian School of Economics & Business Admininstration, 1992
M.Sc., Norwegian Institute of Technology, 1989

Areas of Expertise
Telecommunication network design
Wireless communication system design
Multimedia content distribution systems
Market models for multimedia services
Economics and pricing of network services
Group decision support systems
Business-to-business electronic marketplaces
Buyer-supplier relationships in electronic markets

Courses Taught
MBA/MS:
Management Decision Analysis
Information Technology and MIS Fundamentals
The Information Age Enterprise
Telecommunications Management
Electronic Commerce
Database Systems

EMBA:
Decision Modeling

Ph.D.
Seminar in Queueing Theory
Seminar in Information Systems

Current Research

"Revenue Management in Mobile Communication Networks" with N. Keon.

"Reliable Next-Generation CDMA/FDD-Based Network Design with Sectorization"
with Q. Cai, J. Kennington and E. Olinick.

"Addressing Privacy and Security Concerns Using Veiled Certificates" with J.
Gerdes, Jr.

"Providing Service Level Agreements in Multimedia Distribution Networks" with
N.~Keon.

"The Market for Video on Demand" with N. Keon.

"Revenue Management in Queues with Two Service Classes" with N. Keon.

"Video on Demand Traffic Modeling" with N. Keon.


Publications
"W--CDMA Network Design," Cai, Q., J. Kalvenes, J. Kennington and E. Olinick
International Journal of Mobile Network Design and Innovation (in press).

"Traffic Estimation and Capacity Assignment in Multimedia Distribution
Networks with Guaranteed Quality of Service," Kalvenes, J. and N. Keon,
Operations Research (in press).

"Design of Robust Business-to-Business Electronic Marketplaces with Guaranteed
Privacy," Kalvenes, J. and A. Basu, Management Science (in press).

"Base Station Location and Service Assignment in W--CDMA Networks, Kalvenes,
J., J. Kennington and E. Olinick, INFORMS Journal on Computing (in press).

"Information Technology, Contract Completeness and Buyer-Supplier
Relationships," Banker, R. D., J. Kalvenes and R. A. Patterson,
Information Systems Research 17, 2 (2006), 180-193.

"Hierarchical Cellular Network Design with Channel Allocation," Kalvenes, J.,
J. Kennington and E. Olinick, European Journal of Operational Research 160, 1
(2005), 3-18. Recipient of Emerald Management Review's Citation of
Excellence, recognizing the paper as one of the top fifty management articles
of 2004.

"Dynamic Policies for Optimal LEO Satellite Launches," Gavish, B. and J.
Kalvenes, Production and Operations Management 13, 4 (2004), 386-397.

"Performance-Based Reward Distribution Methods for Anonymous Decision-Making
Groups", Gavish, B., J. H. Gerdes, Jr. and J. Kalvenes, Group Decision and
Negotiation 9, 5, 393-413, 2000.

"Editorial: Resource Management in Mobile Wireless Communication Networks",
Boutaba, R., J. Kalvenes and G. Pujolle, Mobile Networks and Applications 4,
2 , 83-86, 1999

"The Impact of Satellite Altitude on the Performance of LEOS Based
Communication Systems", Gavish, B. and J. Kalvenes, Wireless Networks 4, 2 ,
199-213, 1998

"LEOS - Optimal Satellite Launch Policies: The Static Case", Gavish, B. and J.
Kalvenes, Management Science 43, 8 , 1164-1176, 1997

"The Impact of Intersatellite Communication Links on LEOS Performance",
Gavish, B. and J. Kalvenes, Telecommunication Systems 8, 2-4, 159-190, 1997

"Topology Design and Bridge Capacity Assignment for Interconnecting Token
Rings", LeBlanc, L.J., J.S. Park, V. Sridhar and J. Kalvenes,
Telecommunication Systems 6, 1, 21-43, 1996

Editorial Boards
Associate Editor & Editorial Board Member: Journal of Information Technology
and Management, 1997-present
Guest Editor: Mobile Networks and Applications Special Issue on Resource
Management in Wireless Networks, 1997-1998