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Dr. Cihan Cobanoglu is the Dean and the McKibbon Endowed Chair Professor of the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (SHTM) in the Muma College of Business at the University of South Florida (USF), who also serves as the Director of the M3 Center for Hospitality Technology and Innovation and Coordinator of International Programs for the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. He is a renowned hospitality and tourism technology expert. Dr. Cobanoglu is a Fulbright Specialist commissioned by the Fulbright Commission (2018-2021). He is a Certified Hospitality Technology Professional (CHTP) commissioned by Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals (HFTP) and Educational Institute of American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA). He is the Editor of the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology (JHTT)(Indexed in SSCI IF=4.2) and a co-author of 10+ books and 20+ conference proceedings.

Dr. Cihan Cobanoglu is the Dean and McKibbon Endowed Chair Professor of the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (SHTM) in the Muma College of Business at the University of South Florida (USF), who also serves as the Director of the M3 Center for Hospitality Technology and Innovation. Dr. Cobanoglu is a Fulbright Specialist (2018-2021) and a Certified Hospitality Technology Professional (CHTP). He is the Editor of the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology (SSCI IF=4.2). He is serving as the President of Association of North America Higher Education International (ANAHEI).-

Dr. Cihan Cobanoglu is the Dean and McKibbon Endowed Chair Professor of the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (SHTM) in the Muma College of Business at the University of South Florida (USF), who also serves as the Director of the M3 Center for Hospitality Technology and Innovation. Dr. Cobanoglu also serves as the Director of International Partnerships for the Muma College of Business at the University of South Florida. He is a renowned hospitality and tourism technology expert. Dr. Cobanoglu is a Fulbright Specialist commissioned by the Fulbright Commission which is part of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and World Learning (2018-2021). He is a Certified Hospitality Technology Professional (CHTP) commissioned by Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals (HFTP) and Educational Institute of American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA). He is the Editor of the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology (JHTT)(Indexed in SSCI IF=4.2) and a co-author of 6 books, 11 edited books and more than 20 conference proceedings.

Dr. Cobanoglu served as the chair of the American Hotel and Lodging Association’s (AHLA) Technology and E-Business Committee from 2009 to 2011 and a member of CHTP Advisory Council and Editorial Advisory Board of Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP). In addition, Dr. Cobanoglu is a visionary board member of Hospitality Technology magazine and editorial board member of Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Cases, and Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education.

Dr. Cobanoglu also serves the industry as a consultant. He is the founder and chair of Global Conference on Business and Economics (GLOBE), Global Conference on Education and Research (GLOCER), Global Conference on Business, Hospitality and Tourism Research (GLOSEARCH) and Global Conference on Services and Retail Management (GLOSERV). Dr. Cobanoglu created a curriculum for hospitality software: innRoad Property Management System, M3 AccKnowledge Hotel Accounting System, and M3 Insight Hotel Business Intelligence System. He is also the founder of open-access conference and academic job listing website: Academiacentral.org. He also is the founder of open-access manuscript review system: eReviewer.org. He is serving as the President of Association of North America Higher Education International (ANAHEI).

His research involves the use and impact of technology in the hospitality industry. He published more than 80 peer-reviewed academic articles in top journals. He founded and managed the eXperimental Guestroom (X-Room) at the University of Delaware’s Courtyard by Marriott from 2007 to 2009. Dr. Cobanoglu’s work has been featured in national and international media outlets such as BBC, NBC, ABC, CN8, Futurist Magazine, New York Times, Boston Globe and Lodging Magazine. He published in scholarly journals such as Tourism Management, The Service Industries Journal, Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, International Journal of Hospitality Management, and International Journal of Market Research. His articles have been cited in more than 6000 times and he has made numerous presentations in national and international conferences.

He received “Excellence in Research-Tenured” award from the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee in 2016 and 2019. He is the recipient of International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education’s Stevenson W. Fletcher Achievement Award in 2020. He has taught courses in six different countries. He has been invited as a keynote speaker to more than 15 conferences. He received 14 best paper awards from International conferences. In 2013, he was named as a “Fellow” by Academy for Global Business Advancement (AGBA).

Prior to joining the University of South Florida, Dr. Cobanoglu served as an Associate Professor of hospitality information technology at the University of Delaware. Dr. Cobanoglu is the recipient of University of Delaware’s Excellence in Teaching Award in 2009 and the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education’s (I-CHRIE) John Wiley & Sons, Innovation in Teaching Award in 2009. He received his undergraduate degree from Cukurova University, Turkey, masters and doctoral degrees from Oklahoma State University, USA.

For more information, visit his website at cobanoglu.com or his LinkedIn page. You can follow him on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.

Lisans derecesini Çukurova Üniversitesi’nden, yüksek lisans ve doktora derecelerini Oklahoma Eyalet Üniversitesi’nden alan Prof. Dr.Cihan Çobanoğlu, Güney Florida Üniversitesi Muma İşletme Fakültesi’nde Konaklama ve Turizm İşletmeciliği Yüksekokulunda dekan ve profesör olarak gorev yapmaktadir. Ayrıca M3 Teknoloji ve İnovasyon Merkezinin direktörlüğü ile Isletme Fakultesinin Uluslararası Programlar Directorlugunu yürütmektedir. Öte yandan ABD Dışişleri Bakanlığı Eğitim ve Kültür İşleri Bürosu ve Dünya Öğrenimi (2018-2021) bünyesinde bulunan Fulbright Komisyonu tarafından görevlendirilen bir Fulbright Uzmanıdır. Ayrıca Ağırlama Finans, Teknoloji Uzmanları ve Amerikan Otel ve Konaklama Derneği Eğitim Enstitüsü tarafından görevlendirilmiş olan sertifikalı bir Konaklama Teknolojisi Uzmanıdır. Kuzey Amerika Uluslararası Yüksek Öğretim Derneği’nin (ANAHEI) Başkanı olarak da görev yapmaktadır. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology ve Journal of Global Business Insights dergilerinin kurucu editörüdür. Ayrıca Prof.Dr. Çobanoğlu, Hospitality Technology dergisinin vizyoner yönetim kurulu üyesi ve Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management gibi bir cok akademik dergilerin dergilerinin yayın kurulu üyesidir. Yayinladigi makaleler 6000’den fazla atif almistir.

Lisans derecesini Çukurova Üniversitesi’nden, yüksek lisans ve doktora derecelerini Oklahoma Eyalet Üniversitesi’nden alan Prof. Dr.Cihan Çobanoğlu, Güney Florida Üniversitesi Muma İşletme Fakültesi’nde Konaklama ve Turizm İşletmeciliği Yüksekokulunda dekan ve profesör olarak gorev yapmaktadir. Ayrıca M3 Teknoloji ve İnovasyon Merkezinin direktörlüğü ile Isletme Fakultesinin Uluslararası Programlar Directorlugunu yürütmektedir. Kuzey Amerika Uluslararası Yüksek Öğretim Derneği’nin (ANAHEI) Başkanı olarak da görev yapmaktadır. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology ve Journal of Global Business Insights dergilerinin kurucu editörüdür.

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