Raul Valverde

Dr. Raul Valvede is a sessional professor in the School of Business Administration at Laurentian University, teaching in the areas of Statistics, Operations Management, and Management Information Systems with expertise in quantitative analysis, decision modeling, and systems integration. His research focuses on the application of digital technologies and analytics in psychological and organizational practice.

• Doctorate in Information Systems — University of Southern Queensland (with PhD equivalency granted by CES-University of Toronto)

• MEng, Electrical Engineering — Concordia University

• MSc, Accounting & Financial Management — University of the West of England

• Post-MBA — McGill University

• BSc, Electronics Engineering,— Monterrey Tech. (ABET accredited, US SACSCO accredited)

• BSc, Mathematics and Computer Technology, Excelsior University

• Additional master-level studies in Supply Chain, Project Management & Business Intelligence (Spain)

• Doctoral and Postdoctoral studies in Psychology, digital technologies and analytics for Psychological applications

• Professional Engineer (PEng), Ontario

• Member, International Society of Quantum Biology & Pharmacology

• Member, Societe quebecoise de psychologie du travail et des organisations

• Candidate to conseiller d’orientation organisationnel, Ordre de conseillers en orientation du quebec

• Certified in Operations Research, Project Management, Computer Security, Database Administration, ERPSim, and related domains

• Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Liverpool

• Member of Concordia's Applied AI Institute 

• OBM Neurobiology Journal editor of Special Issues

Dr. Valverde’s core research strands include: 

Information Security 

• Building secure, auditable information systems

• Investigating risk, cybersecurity, and governance 

Career Development & Coaching in STEM / Interdisciplinary Fields

• Coaching students, researchers, and professionals in planning and navigating careers at the intersection of technology, science, and innovation

• Developing frameworks and curricula to help learners move from technical competence to leadership roles in emerging fields

• Integrating insights from psychology, analytics, and systems thinking to mentor growth in research, entrepreneurship, and academia

• Facilitating workshops, seminars, and individual coaching sessions on professional development, research positioning, and cross-disciplinary skill building

Analytics, Health and Psychology 

• Applying advanced analytics (statistical, machine learning, quantum-inspired models) to psychological and health data

Biosystems

• Developing computational frameworks relating quantum-level interactions to neurocognitive phenomena

• His interdisciplinary research explores the interface between information systems,biophotonics,quantum biology and models of cognition

Project & Operations Management 

• Extensive design, deployment, and governance of ERP systems

• Application and instruction of ERPsim (a real-time educational simulation built on SAP) to train students and researchers in integrated enterprise systems, operational decision-making, and data-driven management 

• Implementation of projects with rigorous project management discipline: scope definition, stakeholder alignment, change management, risk mitigation, integration testing, and deployment

• Embedding operations management practices (process optimization, resource scheduling, throughput analysis) into ERPs.

• Coordinating cross-functional teams in ERP-driven contexts to ensure scalable, auditable, and modular system architectures

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• Toward a Science of Consciousness (University of Arizona)

• International Conference on Quantum Information & Consciousness

• IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC)

• Cognitive Informatics & Cognitive Computing

• AMCIS (Americas Conference on Information Systems)

• Professional Engineer (PEng), Ontario

• Licensed Psychologist, México

• Member, International Society of Quantum Biology & Pharmacology

• Member, Association Québécoise des Professionnels du Développement de Carrière

• Certified in Operations Research, Project Management, Computer Security, Database Administration, ERPSim, and related domains

• Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Liverpool

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