Cesar Bandera
About Me
I am an electrical engineer thrust into entrepreneurship in the mid-80’s. At the New Jersey Institute of Technology, I hold the Leir Endowed Chair for Entrepreneurship and the title of NJIT Master Teacher. My research interests lie in entrepreneurship pedagogy, technology-driven business incubation, and mobile healthcare. At least once I have taught every NJIT course in entrepreneurship, and I mentor many of our student- and faculty-led ventures. I also practice what I preach, being a serial entrepreneur and currently the founding partner of an m-health company that serves CDC, NIH, EPA, and foreign ministries of health.
I received a Ph.D in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University at Buffalo, NY, with a concentration in biomimetic machine vision and AI. My work has yielded journal and conference publications and book chapters, four patents, the NASA Space Act award, New Jersey’s first Small Business Success Story designation by the National Institutes of Health, and two Small Business of the Year Nominations from the US Department of Defense. I work with an awesome team of Ph.D students in Business Data Science at the Martin Tuchman School of Management, I am National NSF I-Corps Instructor, Associate Editor of the IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine, Associate Editor of the International Journal of Mobile Network Design and Innovation, member of the AACSB Entrepreneurship and Innovation Steering Committee, Senior Member IEEE, and served on the board of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship and as Director of the Academy of the International Council for Small Business.
I received a Ph.D in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University at Buffalo, NY, with a concentration in biomimetic machine vision and AI. My work has yielded journal and conference publications and book chapters, four patents, the NASA Space Act award, New Jersey’s first Small Business Success Story designation by the National Institutes of Health, and two Small Business of the Year Nominations from the US Department of Defense. I work with an awesome team of Ph.D students in Business Data Science at the Martin Tuchman School of Management, I am National NSF I-Corps Instructor, Associate Editor of the IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine, Associate Editor of the International Journal of Mobile Network Design and Innovation, member of the AACSB Entrepreneurship and Innovation Steering Committee, Senior Member IEEE, and served on the board of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship and as Director of the Academy of the International Council for Small Business.
Education
Certification; Harvard School of Management; Ertification Executive Development; 1996
Ph.D.; University at Buffalo; Systems Engineering; 1990
M.S.; University at Buffalo; Computer Engineering; 1985
Ph.D.; University at Buffalo; Systems Engineering; 1990
M.S.; University at Buffalo; Computer Engineering; 1985
Experience
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Leir Chair for Entrepreneurship and Associate Professor, May 2022 -
National Science Foundation
Innovation Corps Instructor, April 2022 -
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, July 2018 - May 2022
Awards & Honors
2023 ART: Enhancements at NJIT to Transform Translational Impact ($6MM), National Science Foundation
2022 Bright Idea Award - Best Research, Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University
2022 Small Business Innovation Research ($1.2MM), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation & Technology
2021 Bright Idea Award - Best Research, Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University
2021 Seed Fund Success Story, National Institutes of Health
2022 Bright Idea Award - Best Research, Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University
2022 Small Business Innovation Research ($1.2MM), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation & Technology
2021 Bright Idea Award - Best Research, Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University
2021 Seed Fund Success Story, National Institutes of Health
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Office Hours
by appointment
Website
Teaching Interests
Entrepreneurship
technology start-up bootstrapping
healthcare technology
mobile health
biomimetics
signal processing
technology start-up bootstrapping
healthcare technology
mobile health
biomimetics
signal processing
Past Courses
CS 113: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE 1
ECE 416: ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING PROJECT II
ENTR 210: INTRO TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ENTR 210: INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ENTR 330: ENTREPRENEURIAL STRATEGY
ENTR 410: NEW VENTURE MANAGEMENT
ENTR 420: ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE
ENTR 420: FINANCING NEW VENTURE
ENTR 430: ENTREPRENEURIAL STRATEGY
ENTR 490: INDEPENDENT STUDIES IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ENTR 725: INDEPENDENT STUDIES IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
MGMT 390: PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
MGMT 640: INTRO TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP
MGMT 640: NEW VENTURE MANAGEMENT
MGMT 680: ENTREPREN:STRAT NEW BUS
MGMT 680: ENTREPRENEURIAL STRATEGY
MGMT 725: INDEPENDENT STUDIES IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
STS 325: INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH, DESIGN AND INNOVATION
ECE 416: ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING PROJECT II
ENTR 210: INTRO TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ENTR 210: INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ENTR 330: ENTREPRENEURIAL STRATEGY
ENTR 410: NEW VENTURE MANAGEMENT
ENTR 420: ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE
ENTR 420: FINANCING NEW VENTURE
ENTR 430: ENTREPRENEURIAL STRATEGY
ENTR 490: INDEPENDENT STUDIES IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ENTR 725: INDEPENDENT STUDIES IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
MGMT 390: PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
MGMT 640: INTRO TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP
MGMT 640: NEW VENTURE MANAGEMENT
MGMT 680: ENTREPREN:STRAT NEW BUS
MGMT 680: ENTREPRENEURIAL STRATEGY
MGMT 725: INDEPENDENT STUDIES IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
STS 325: INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH, DESIGN AND INNOVATION
Research Interests
Entrepreneurship education and pedagogy
Policies for business incubation
Mobile/Tele-health
Mobile and collaborative learning
Data visualization
Policies for business incubation
Mobile/Tele-health
Mobile and collaborative learning
Data visualization
Conference Proceeding
Assessing and Visualizing the Entrepreneurial Mindset with Mind Mapping and Generative AI
Proceedings of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual Conference, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2024
Enriching Curricula with Generative Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT
Middle Eastern & North African Academic Exchange Program , September 2023
Circumventing the Dark Side of Entrepreneurship Education
Saudi Ministry of Education Entrepreneurship Education Conference, August 2023
On the Timing of Pivots: Jumping the Gun or Late Out of the Gate?
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2023
Pivoting Strategies: A Study of Pivot Severity, Investor Reliance, and Revenue among Startups
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2022
Proceedings of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual Conference, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2024
Enriching Curricula with Generative Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT
Middle Eastern & North African Academic Exchange Program , September 2023
Circumventing the Dark Side of Entrepreneurship Education
Saudi Ministry of Education Entrepreneurship Education Conference, August 2023
On the Timing of Pivots: Jumping the Gun or Late Out of the Gate?
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2023
Pivoting Strategies: A Study of Pivot Severity, Investor Reliance, and Revenue among Startups
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2022
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Journal Article
Farha, Yasser, & Bandera, Cesar, & Farhah, Nesren (2024). Structural topic models for the automated measurement of entrepreneurial motivation among college students of different disciplines. Journal of the International Council for Small Business, 1--13.
Bandera, Cesar (2022). Teaching STEM Entrepreneurship with Societal Significance: Building on the Small Business Innovation Research Program. Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy, 5(3), 406-422.
Ayranci, Pelin, & Bandera, Cesar, & Phan, Hai Nhat, & Kenne, Derik, & Jin, Ruoming, & Li, Dong (2022). Distinguishing the Effect of Time Spent at Home During COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Urban and Suburban College Students Using Cell Phone Geolocation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(12),
Phan, Hai Nhat, & Bandera, Cesar (2022). Distinguishing the Effect of Time Spent at Home During COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Urban and Suburban College Students Using Cell Phone Geolocation.
Gopalakrishnan, Shanthi, & Roy, Raja, & Bandera, Cesar (2021). The impact of entrepreneurs' full-time versus hybrid employment and social connections on new venture survival: a USA–India comparison. South Asian Journal of Business Studies,
Bandera, Cesar (2022). Teaching STEM Entrepreneurship with Societal Significance: Building on the Small Business Innovation Research Program. Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy, 5(3), 406-422.
Ayranci, Pelin, & Bandera, Cesar, & Phan, Hai Nhat, & Kenne, Derik, & Jin, Ruoming, & Li, Dong (2022). Distinguishing the Effect of Time Spent at Home During COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Urban and Suburban College Students Using Cell Phone Geolocation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(12),
Phan, Hai Nhat, & Bandera, Cesar (2022). Distinguishing the Effect of Time Spent at Home During COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Urban and Suburban College Students Using Cell Phone Geolocation.
Gopalakrishnan, Shanthi, & Roy, Raja, & Bandera, Cesar (2021). The impact of entrepreneurs' full-time versus hybrid employment and social connections on new venture survival: a USA–India comparison. South Asian Journal of Business Studies,
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Chapter
Bandera, Cesar, & Passerini, Katia (2023). What Does My Customer Really Want? Pivoting Technology and Business Models in Emergency Response Management, C. Gibaldi and L. Iandoli (Eds.), Edward Elgar. Edward Elgar
Bandera, Cesar (2023). Teaching Technology-Based Entrepreneurship with Societal Significance, C. H. Matthews & S. C. Santos (Eds.), Edward Elgar Publishing. Edward Elgar Publishing
Bandera, Cesar, & Passerini, Katia, & Bartolacci, Michael (2020). Connecting Knowledge Management and Entrepreneurship: Processes and Technology, Murray E. Jennex (Ed.), Knowledge Management, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in a Changing World. Knowledge Management, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in a Changing World
Bandera, Cesar, & Passerini, Katia, & Bartolacci, Michael R. (2019). Knowledge Management and Entrepreneurship Research and Practice: Status, Challenges, and Opportunities, Murray E. Jennex (Ed.), IGI Global. (pp. 17). Hershey, PA: IGI Global
Bandera, Cesar, & Eminet, Aurélien, & Passerini, Katia, & Pon, Kevin (2018). Cross-Cultural Entrepreneurship Education: Localization Amidst Globalization, Charles H. Matthews, Eric W. Liguori (Eds.), Edward Elgar Publishing. (pp. 400). Edward Elgar Publishing
Bandera, Cesar, & Bartolacci, Michael, & Passerini, Katia (2017). Knowledge Management and Entrepreneurship: a contradictory recipe?, Mehdi Khosrow-Pour (Ed.), Entrepreneurship Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications. (pp. 945-960). Information Resources Management Association: Entrepreneurship Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Bandera, Cesar (2023). Teaching Technology-Based Entrepreneurship with Societal Significance, C. H. Matthews & S. C. Santos (Eds.), Edward Elgar Publishing. Edward Elgar Publishing
Bandera, Cesar, & Passerini, Katia, & Bartolacci, Michael (2020). Connecting Knowledge Management and Entrepreneurship: Processes and Technology, Murray E. Jennex (Ed.), Knowledge Management, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in a Changing World. Knowledge Management, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in a Changing World
Bandera, Cesar, & Passerini, Katia, & Bartolacci, Michael R. (2019). Knowledge Management and Entrepreneurship Research and Practice: Status, Challenges, and Opportunities, Murray E. Jennex (Ed.), IGI Global. (pp. 17). Hershey, PA: IGI Global
Bandera, Cesar, & Eminet, Aurélien, & Passerini, Katia, & Pon, Kevin (2018). Cross-Cultural Entrepreneurship Education: Localization Amidst Globalization, Charles H. Matthews, Eric W. Liguori (Eds.), Edward Elgar Publishing. (pp. 400). Edward Elgar Publishing
Bandera, Cesar, & Bartolacci, Michael, & Passerini, Katia (2017). Knowledge Management and Entrepreneurship: a contradictory recipe?, Mehdi Khosrow-Pour (Ed.), Entrepreneurship Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications. (pp. 945-960). Information Resources Management Association: Entrepreneurship Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Conference Paper
Teaching Entrepreneurship with Societal Impact to Engineering Students
American Society for Engineering Education, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022
Entrepreneurship Education with Societal Significance: Protocols for Aiming Higher
Northeast Decision Sciences Institute, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022
Introduction to the Minitrack on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2022
Introduction to the Minitrack on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2021
American Society for Engineering Education, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022
Entrepreneurship Education with Societal Significance: Protocols for Aiming Higher
Northeast Decision Sciences Institute, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022
Introduction to the Minitrack on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2022
Introduction to the Minitrack on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2021
Magazine/Trade Publication
Entrepeneur 101: Lessons for success in the palm of your hand
NJBiz Magazine, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2007
A resource for emerging companies
NJBiz Magazine, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2007
NJBiz Magazine, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2007
A resource for emerging companies
NJBiz Magazine, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2007
Professional
International Journal of Mobile Network Design and Innovation
Editor, Associate Editor, 2023
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
Committee Member, 2023
United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
External Examiner of a Ph.D. Dissertation at Another University, 2020
Hawaiian International Conference on System Science
Track Organizer, 2016
IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine
Editor, Associate Editor, 2013
US State Department Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Academic Exchange Mission – Digital Entrepreneurship
Panelist, 2022
Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
Editor, Associate Editor, 2019
Academy of the International Council for Small Business
Director, 2016
Editor, Associate Editor, 2023
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
Committee Member, 2023
United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
External Examiner of a Ph.D. Dissertation at Another University, 2020
Hawaiian International Conference on System Science
Track Organizer, 2016
IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine
Editor, Associate Editor, 2013
US State Department Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Academic Exchange Mission – Digital Entrepreneurship
Panelist, 2022
Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
Editor, Associate Editor, 2019
Academy of the International Council for Small Business
Director, 2016