The Management Information Systems (MIS) Department at the Daniels School of Business focuses on improving business processing through gathering, collecting, storing, analyzing, and disseminating information for managerial decision making. Departmental areas of expertise include database systems, computer networks, information security and privacy, human computer interaction, knowledge management, evolutionary computation, intelligent systems, and e-commerce.
Our MIS department is renowned in the field of business analytics and information management, as evidenced by INFORMS awarding our BAIM programs the 2023 UPS George D. Smith Prize.
Management Information Systems at Purdue encourages students to take advantage of distinguished centers and initiatives. Students at every level can join impactful data analytics ecosystems that put classroom learning into practice.
The Krenicki Center for Business Analytics and Machine Learning brings together industry partners, faculty, and students to foster collaboration and discovery in the MIS field. Faculty lead students through the development of critical solutions for industry partners.
The Business Analytics and Information Management (BAIM) Student Association promotes continuous outside-the-classroom learning for students in our BAIM undergraduate major. Students have the opportunity to hear from industry professionals and develop their technical skills
The Data Mine is a learning community that prepares students to succeed in today’s data-driven workforce. Open to all Purdue majors, this living, learning and research-based community allows students to collaborate effectively with their peers as they tackle real-world projects
MIS faculty are researching topics such as database systems, computer networks, information security and privacy, human computer interaction, evolutionary computation, and more. Their research has been published in journals including Management Science, Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, Journal of Management Information Systems, and Operations Research.
