Prior to becoming part of the Ryerson community, Dr. Guergachi was involved in the development of a large software system for trade promotion management and collaborative sales forecasting. He also held various positions in the areas of project management and information systems design and implementation. His current research interests lie in the fields of advanced system modelling and machine learning with applications to business management and engineering systems. He is the recipient of the New Opportunities Award of the Canada Foundation for Innovation, and currently runs a research Lab for Advanced System Modelling. Dr. Guergachi holds a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from École Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Marseille (France), a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Université de Provence (France), and a Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Ottawa.