 Dr.
Cihan Cobanoglu is an associate professor of Hospitality
Information Technology and Management Information Systems (MIS) in the Alfred Lerner College of Business
& Economics at the University of Delaware (UD). Dr. Cobanoglu also serves as the Director of Information Technology
at UD
Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Newark, DE and manages
eXperimental Guestroom (X-Room). He is a
Certified
Hospitality Technology Professional (CHTP) commissioned by
Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals and Educational
Institute of American Hotel & Lodging Association.
He
is a co-author of four
textbooks and two conference
proceedings.
Dr. Cobanoglu is the chair of American Hotel and
Lodging Association's (AHLA)
Technology
and E-Business Committee. He also serves as the President of
University of Delaware's
Faculty
Senate. Dr. Cobanoglu served as a member of the board of
directors of Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals (HFTP)
from 2003 to 2006. Dr. Cobanoglu is a member of CHTP Advisory
Council and Editorial Advisory Board of HFTP. In addition, Dr.
Cobanoglu is a visionary board member of Hospitality
Technology magazine and editorial board member of
International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management,
International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism
Administration, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism
Education, and Information Technology in Hospitality
(formerly known as International Journal of Hospitality
Information Technology). Dr. Cobanoglu is the Editor-in-Chief of
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology
, co-editor of HOSTEUR Magazine of I-CHRIE and Internet
Editor of International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism
Administration. Dr. Cobanoglu also serves the
industry as consultant.
His research involves the use and impact of technology in
hospitality industry. Dr. Cobanoglu writes a column called Last
Words in Hospitality Technology Magazine. Dr. Cobanoglus
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. Dr. Cobanoglu
published in scholarly journals such as Cornell Hotel and
Restaurant Administration Quarterly, Journal of Information
Technology in Hospitality, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism
Education, International Journal of Hospitality Management, and
International Journal of Market Research. He has made numerous
presentations in national and international conferences. Dr.
Cobanoglu is the founder of
HospitalityITCompliance.com and chair/co-founder of the Payment Card
Industry Compliance in Hospitality Conference.
Dr. Cobanoglu is the recipient of University
of Delaware's Excellence in Teaching Award in 2009 and
International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional
Education's (I-CHRIE) John Wiley & Sons Innovation in Teaching Award in
2009. He also received 10 best paper awards from International
conferences.
Dr. Cobanoglu currently teaches:
- HRIM 187-Introduction to Hospitality
Information Technology (with lab)
- HRIM 450- Managing Systems in
Hospitality
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HRIM 687- Management Systems in Hospitality
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HRIM 144- Hospitality Information Management,
Networks and Systems
Contact Info: Dr. Cihan Cobanoglu,
CHTP
Associate Professor of Hospitality Information Technology &
Management Information Systems
X-Room Manager, Courtyard Newark- University of Delaware
University of Delaware
Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics
Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management
Raub Hall, 14 W. Main St.
Newark, DE 19716
Phone: +1 302 831 4881
Fax: +1 (302) 691 4778
Email: cihan@udel.edu
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What's New?
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Dr. Cobanoglu is to present in a
webinar "Data
Security Essentials
for the Hospitality Industry" on November 17, 2009 for
Newmarket International.
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Summary results of Dr. Cobanoglu and Ms. Berezina's survey on
technology amenities in hotel rooms. November 5, 2009.
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Dr. Cobanoglu started to serve as the 40th President of Faculty
Senate. September 14, 2009 |
UDARF Article
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Dr. Cobanoglu receives John Wiley
& Sons Award for Innovation in Teaching Award from I-CHRIE in
San Francisco, CA on July 31, 2009. /
I-CHRIE Website
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Dr. Cobanoglu and co-authors
Erdem and Christodoulidou published an article in Lodging
Magazine:
Mission Critical:
Point-of-sale systems have become vital to hospitality
operations. September 2009.
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The interview with Dr. Cobanoglu about X-Room and studying in
the U.S. is published in Mezun.com, A Turkish Educational Portal
(in Turkish) (September 8, 2009)
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Dr. Cobanoglu's 11th Annual Restaurant Technology Study has been
ranked as the second most read article in Hospitality Technology
Magazine between January-June 2009. (Please see #2 in the
list)
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Dr. Cobanoglu gave a lecture about the future hotels and
e-marketing techniques to Kusadasi Professional Hoteliers
Association members in Kusadasi, Aydin, Turkey on July 15, 2009.
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Dr. Cobanoglu received the Excellence in Teaching Award at the
University of Delaware on May 8, 2009.
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Dr. Cobanoglu spoke at Promotion and Tenure Workshop at the
University of Delaware on March 23, 2009.
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Dr. Cobanoglu gave a lecture at
the University of Nevada, Las Vegas about eXperimental Guestroom
on March 10, 2009. For presentation slides, please
click here.
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Dr. Cobanoglu has spoken at Yasar
University, Izmir, Turkey; Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
and Bogazici (Bosphorus) University, Istanbul, Turkey in
February 2009. For
presentations, please click here.
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Dr. Cobanoglu chaired the Second PCI Compliance in Hospitality
Conference, Feb 9, 2009
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Dr. Cobanoglu addressed the Class of 2008 in the Winter
Commencement. (Jan 10, 2009)
Video
(Dr. Cobanoglu's Addres)
Video (Complete ceromony) 10 Jan 2009
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Dr. Cobanoglu was cited by The Globe and Mail, 7 January 2009,
Link -
PDF
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Dr. Cobanoglu has
been cited by Hospitality Technology Magazine's PCI Supplement,
2008
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Dr. Cobanoglu wins two best paper awards from DSI Conference.
25 Nov 2008.
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Dr. Cobanoglu is selected as the
Editor-in-Chief of
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology by Emerald
Publishing
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Dr. Cobanoglu is featured in
Lodging Magazine's 2008 Leaders & Visionaries -Web
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Dr. Cobanoglu's X-Room has been
cited in Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2008,
Link -
PDF
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Dr. Cobanoglu is the chair of
2nd
PCI in Hospitality Conference (9 Feb 2009 in Houston, TX)
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Dr.
Cobanoglu is to speak at Foodservice Institute of America Summer
2008 Symposium on August 12, 2008 in Chicago, IL
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Dr. Cobanoglu presented a session
at HITEC 2008. For more information about his presentation,
click here
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Dr. Cobanoglu has been selected
as
the
Exemplary Use of Technology in Teaching
Award recipient at the University of Delaware in 2008. (Pictures)
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Dr. Cobanoglu was elected President-Elect to the Faculty Senate
of University of Delaware, May 7, 2008
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Dr. Cobanoglu's X-Room is
mentioned in
NY Times Article, 29 April 2008 (PDF)
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UD community asked to pick new X-Room logo 7 April 2008
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