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

•  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)

• Authorized to supervise PhD students (habilitation), Université du Québec en Outaouais

• Doctoral & postdoctoral studies in Psychology (Mexico, Argentina) 

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 Psychological Systems 

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

Quantum  / Biophotonics 

• Modeling ultraweak photon emissions, quantum coherence, and photonic signaling pathways in biological systems

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

• Exploring interdisciplinary frameworks for quantum consciousness, merging biophysics, systems theory, and cognition

Project & Operations Management in Technological Research Contexts

• Extensive design, deployment, and governance of ERP systems in institutional, academic, and experimental settings

• 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 

• Leading ERP implementation 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 research infrastructures and laboratory platforms

• 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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