Prof. Ciara Heavin
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Professor, Co-Director of MSc Information Systems for Business Performance (ISBP)
Business Information Systems, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
+353 (0)21 490 3826
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Professor Ciara Heavin is Chair of Business Analytics at Cork University Business School, University College Cork, and Chair of the University Ethics Committee. Her research explores how information systems (IS) drive digital transformation and evidence‑based decision‑making across the global healthcare ecosystem, with recent funded projects delivering innovative technology solutions for palliative care.
She lectures on systems analysis and design, data modelling, database development, and business intelligence and analytics. Professor Heavin is Co‑Editor‑in‑Chief of the Journal of Decision Systems and serves on the editorial boards of several leading IS journals, including the Journal of Business Analytics. She has chaired IFIP Working Group 8.3 (Decision Support) since 2020 and chaired the AIS Special Interest Group on Decision Support and Analytics (SIGDSA) from July 2022 to July 2023; she now sits on the SIGDSA Advisory Board. She is also a member of the CORU Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board.
Professor Heavin’s research appears in top international IS journals and conference proceedings. In collaboration with Prof. Daniel J. Power, she has co‑authored three books: Decision Support, Analytics, and Business Intelligence; Data‑Based Decision Making and Digital Transformation; and Becoming Agile.