Elias Kourpas
Clinical Professor of Business Administration and Academic Director of Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Major and Diane and Steven N. Miller Faculty Fellow
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Educational Background
- Ph.D., Business Administration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997
- M.B.A., Business Administration, Northeastern University, 1990
- B.A., Economics, Stony Brook University, 1988
- B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brooke University, 1988
Positions Held
- Academic Director of Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Major, Business Administration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2023 to present
- Clinical Professor of Business Administration, Business Administration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022 to present
- Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems, University of Delaware, 2019-2022
- Adjunct Professor, University of Delaware, 2016-2019
- Senior Advisor, Vianair, Inc., 2016 to present
- Senior Advisor, The Optimization Firm, 2014 to present
- Founder & CEO, Rovier, LLC, 2013 to present
- Senior Consultant, ET International, 2008-2010
- Board of Directors, Open Grid Forum, 2007-2008
- Strategy, Marketing & Technology Executive, IBM Corporation, 2002-2013
- Program Director, Strategy & Business Development, IBM Corporation, 1996-2002
- Researcher, Operations Research and Optimization Lab, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 1994-1996
- Senior Consultant, Coin Acceptors, Inc., 1993-1995
Recent Publications
- Dimosthenopoulos, C., Liatis, S., Kourpas, E., Athanasopoulou, E., Driva, S., Makrilakis, K., & Kokkinos, A. (2021). The Beneficial Short-Term Effects of a High-Protein/Low-Carbohydrate Diet on Glycaemic Control Assessed by Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 23 (8), 1765-1774. link >
Other Publications
Conference Proceedings
- Kourpas, E., Makrilakis, K., Dafoulas, G., Iatova, V., et al. (2022). Factors Affecting Continuous Participation in Follow-up Evaluations During a Lifestyle Intervention to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes: the Feel4Diabetes-study. ( pp. 42-43). 56th Annual Meeting of the European Diabetes Epidemiology Group (EDEG.
- Kourpas, E. (1997). The Ability of Flow Dominance Measures to Predict Manufacturing Performance. ( vol. 3, pp. 1435-1437). Decisions Sciences Institute.
Other Publications
- Kourpas, E., & Sahinidis, .. (2019). Efficient Electronic Procurement Using Mathematical Optimization in an Electronic Marketplace. ( Serial No. 16/583,997 ed). US Patent Application, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Presentations
- Kourpas, E. (2022). Factors Affecting Continuous Participation in Follow-up Evaluations During a Lifestyle Intervention to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes: the Feel4Diabetes-study. 56th Annual Meeting of the European Diabetes Epidemiology Group (EDEG.
- Kourpas, E. (2017). Rovier: eProcurement Using Mathematical Optimization. Delaware SPARK Challenge.
- Kourpas, E. (2015). Efficient Electronic Procurement Networks. Mid-Atlantic Diamond Ventures.
- Sahinidis, N., Shectman, J., Liu, M., & Kourpas, E. (1996). Global Optimization: Finiteness Issues and Applications in Process Operations. Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE.
- Kourpas, E. (1994). A Model for Integrating Product-Process Technology Decisions. TIMS/ORSA Joint National Meeting.
- Kourpas, E. (1994). Integrating Product Choice and Technology Options. POM-94, 5th Annual Meeting of the Production and Operations Management Society.
Technical Reports
- Kourpas, E. (2006). Grid Computing: Past, Present and Future. IBM Corporation.
Honors and Awards
- Diane and Steven N. Miller Faculty Fellow, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022 to present
- Most Valuable Professor (MVP) Award (6 time recipient), University of Delaware, 2018-2022
Grants
- Development of Novel Modeling and Optimization Approaches for Scheduling the Operation of Paper Production Plant, Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industries (TAPPI), 1995-1996
- Deadlock and Demand Stability Effects in Flow Dominance Experiments for New Manufacturing Technology, Research Board, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1994-1995
- Intermediate Flow Dominance Effects Caused by the Introduction of New Manufacturing Technology, Research Board, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1992-1993
Service
- Associate Editor, Diabetes Clinical Epidemiology, Frontiers in Clinical Diabetes and Healthcare Journal, 2020 to present
Current Courses
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Intro to Entrepreneurship (BADM 346) Introduces students to the entrepreneurial process and to essential business concepts relevant to entrepreneurship. Students will learn about the key activities of entrepreneurship, including idea generation, resource acquisition, and business model development, and about multiple forms of entrepreneurship, including startups, within-company new businesses and social ventures. The course also addresses the intersection of entrepreneurship and broader societal issues.
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Entrep: New Venture Creation (BADM 446) Focuses on the opportunities, risks, and management problems involved in establishing and operating new ventures. Covers the steps included in starting a new venture, such as evaluating the opportunity, determining financial and operational requirements and resources, and deciding on the structure of the organization. Includes management issues faced by individual entrepreneurs.
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iVenture Accelerator Sem I (BADM 463) Designed for students actively engaged in learning through venturing, primarily students in the iVenture Accelerator, the educational accelerator for top student startups at Illinois. This highly collaborative course provides theory, context, and skills to enhance experiential learning-by-venturing. Topics include: feasibility analysis, business modeling, industry analysis, competitor analysis, ethical and legal foundations, corporate forms, building venture teams, growth financing, marketing for startups, intellectual property protection and commercialization, and planning for growth.
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Entrepreneurship (BADM 590) Special topics in the general area of business. Topics are selected by the instructor at the beginning of each term.
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