Polinpapiliñho F. Katina is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Informatics and Engineering Systems at the University of South Carolina Upstate (Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA). He has served in various capacities at, among others, the National Centers for System of Systems Engineering (Norfolk, Virginia, USA), Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Virginia, USA), Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy), The University of Alabama in Huntsville (Huntsville, Alabama, USA), and Syracuse University (Syracuse, New York, USA).
Dr. Katina holds a B.Sc. in Engineering Technology with a minor in Engineering Management, a M.Eng. in Systems Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Engineering Management/Systems Engineering, all from Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Virginia, USA). He has received additional training from, among others, Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, California) and Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy).
He focuses on teaching and research in the areas of Complex System Governance, Critical Infrastructure Systems, Energy Systems (Smart Grids), Engineering Management, Infranomics, Manufacturing Systems, System of Systems, Systems Engineering, Systems Pathology, and Systems Thinking.
He is a Senior Member of IEEE and a Senior Member of Epsilon Mu Eta (Engineering Management Honor Society) of the American Society for Engineering Management. His profile includes more than 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, conference proceedings, and book chapters. He has also co-authored 10+ books. He has published in 21+ different peer-reviewed journals with high impact and visibility (i.e., indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, etc.), including Advanced Manufacturing (ELSPublishing), BMJ Leader (BMJ), Complexity (John Wiley), Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society (John Wiley), INSIGHT (INCOSE/John Wiley), International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection (Elsevier), International Journal of Critical Infrastructures (Inderscience), International Journal of Cyber Diplomacy (ICI Bucharest), International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism (IGI Global), International Journal of Decision Sciences, Risk and Management (Inderscience), International Journal of Management Science and Engineering Management (Taylor & Francis), International Journal of System of Systems Engineering (Inderscience), Journal of Cleaner Production (Elsevier/ScienceDirect), Journal of Management Development (Emerald Insight), Modern Management Forum (Universe Scientific Publishing), Requirements Engineering (Springer), Sustainability (MDPI), Systems (MDPI), Systems Research and Behavioral Science (John Wiley), and Technology and Economics of Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy (Springer). And as of June 2024, he has 2,000+ citations on Google Scholar with an h-index of 25 and an i10-index of 48.
Other highlights include:
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Editor, Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society | Wiley/Hindawi | Clarivate
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Editor, International Journal of Critical Infrastructures | Inderscience | Clarivate
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Editor, International Journal of System of Systems Engineering | Inderscience | Scopus
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Associate Editor, Cureus Journal of Engineering | Springer Nature |
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Associate Editor, Control and Engineering of Complex Systems Frontiers in Complex Systems | Frontiers
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Associate Editor, Advanced Manufacturing | ELSP: International Open Science Platform
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Program Evaluator, ABET: The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
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Recipient, 2022 Meritorious Service Award | ASEM: American Society for Engineering Management
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Recipient, 2020 International Academy of Astronautics Social Sciences Book Award | IAA: International Academy of Astronautics
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Recipient, 2020-2021 College of Science & Technology Excellence in Teaching & Advising Award | University of South Carolina Upstate
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Recipient, Named in the top 1% for the 2018 Publons Global Peer Review Awards
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Course Developer (and Instructor) of 14 different courses at the University of South Carolina Upstate
IN THE NEWS
The first-ever book on Complex System Governance (2022, Springer International Publishing) is out. Thanks to C.B. Keating, P.F. Katina, C.W. Chesterman, Jr. and J.C. Pyne.
Happy to be published in “Systems Research & Behavioral Science," Complex system governance: Concept, utility, and challenges
Our latest book by Springer International Publishing is out: Critical Space Infrastructures: Risk, Resilience, and Complexity. Thanks to A. Georgescu, A.V. Gheorghe, M-I Piso, and P.F. Katina.
Our research has been accepted in “Complexity” | I.F. 2.462. Thanks for my co-authors F. Brocal (Universidad de Alicante, Spain), C. González (UNED: Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales), D. Komljenovic (IREQ: Institut de Recherche d’Hydro-Québec) and M.A. Sebastian (UNED: Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales). An approach to improve risk management in the context of Industry 4.0: The complex challenge human–machine interaction.
Our research has been accepted in “International Journal of System of Systems Engineering," A complex structure representation of the U.S. critical infrastructure protection program based on the Zachman framework.
Our research has been accepted in “International Journal of System of Systems Engineering," Multi-objective multi-customer project network: Visualizing interdependencies and influences.
TESTIMONIAL
Dr. Katina’s studies at Old Dominion University and research work under the National Centers for System of Systems Engineering have emphasized a multidisciplinary approach to dealing more effectively with complex systems and their problems --- Prof. Dr. Charles B. Keating, Old Dominion University
FAVORITE QUOTE
It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it! --- Upton B. Sinclair, Jr. (1935) I, Candidate for Governor: And How I Got Licked, ISBN 0-520-08198-6; repr. University of California Press, 1994, p. 109.
RECENT PROJECT
Dr. Katina is currently doing research on Critical Space Infrastructure systems (involving such systems as energy, food, health, transport, etc.) while considering issues of risk, sustainability, fragility, resilience, vulnerability and their assessment.