Polinpapiliñho Katina.

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT POLINPAPILIÑHO KATINA.

Polinpapiliñho F. Katina is an 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), 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.S.(Engineering Technology), an M.Eng (Systems Engineering), and a Ph.D.(Engineering Management and Systems Engineering) from Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA. 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. His profile includes more than 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, conference proceedings, and book chapters. He has also co-authored fourteen (14) books [5 monographs & 9 edited]. He has published in 20+ different peer-reviewed journals, including Advanced Manufacturing (ELSPublishing), BMJ Leader (BMJ), Complexity (John Wiley/Hindawi), 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), 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 & Sons), and Technology and Economics of Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy (Springer). As of October 2025, he has over 2,500 Google Scholar citations, with an h-index of 26 and an i10-index of 57.He is a Senior Member of Epsilon Mu Eta (Engineering Management Honor Society), an ABET Program Evaluator, and a journal editor. He is a recipient of several awards, including 2020 IAA Social Sciences Book Award.