Homayoun Khamooshi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Decision Sciences at the School of Business of the George Washington University (GWU). He is the chair of internationally known Master of Science in Project Management. Dr. Khamooshi earned his Ph.D. in Management Science (Project Management: Planning and Scheduling) from Lancaster University in 1994 in the United Kingdom, his Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Management from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in 1979 in Thailand and a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from Abadan Institute of Technology, Abadan, Iran in 1975. Dr. Khamooshi has more than a decade project management experience in Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Industries prior to pursuing his Ph.D. at Lancaster University in the UK. His research interests include project management as a dynamic system including Strategic Project Management (SPM), PRAM (Project Risk Analysis and Management), Project Perfromance Management Analytics, Planning and Scheduling, SIPMS (Smart Integrated Project Management Systems) and simulation-based business modeling. He has numerous publications in multiple outlets including Computers and Industrial Engineering, JORS (Journal of Operational Research Society), IEEE (Engineering Management), IJPM (International Journal of Project Management), IJCM (International Journal of Construction Management) and other journals.