Stephen Ruth is Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University, and Director of the International Center for Applied Studies in Information Technology (ICASIT). His research interests are focused on the problems of strategic planning associated with leveraging the use of Information Technology in large organizations, with particular emphasis on the effect of Knowledge Management policies on the work of dispersed teams.

Professor Ruth's consultancies include National Archives and Records Administration, Price Waterhouse Coopers, American Management Systems, Inc., Carolina Population Center at University of North Carolina, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Ateneo S.A.(Argentina), National Training Laboratories, The World Bank, Soros Foundations, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, United Nations Development Programme, Navy War College, General Services Administration, Fairfax County (Virginia), and others.

As director of ICASIT, Professor Ruth has received grant and contract awards totaling over $3 million and has also served as Associate Director of the Commonwealth of Virginia's $2 million Internet Technology Innovation Center project, which links Virginia's university research centers to the high tech businesses in the state. His international IT projects cover thirty sites in Africa, Asia, South America and Eastern Europe.

He has been Chair, Technical Committee on Personal Computing, IEEE Computer Society, and was elected to a three year term to the American Association for the Advancement of Science's (AAAS) Council of Affiliates for International Programs. He has also served as Vice President of the American Society for Cybernetics and on the Board of Advisors for the Czech Management Center, an MBA-granting school near Prague affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh. Professor Ruth was a Distinguished Lecturer for the Association for Computing Machinery for ten years and was selected for two senior Fulbright lectureships, both in Argentina. He has received a Distinguished Professor award at George Mason University, and was also a Virginia Outstanding Professor honoree.

Professor Ruth received his BS from the U.S. Naval Academy and MS from the Navy Postgraduate School, and served twenty-three years in the Navy, retiring with the rank of Captain. His PhD is from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He is author or co-author of more than one hundred published articles and four books.

• Information Technology Diffusion in Developing Nations
• Knowledge Management
• Policy Approaches for Technology-based Learning Interventions
• Religious/Theological Issues in Public Policy Formulation

Journal Articles and Reviews
Ruth, S. "Green IT More Than a Three Percent Solution?" Computing Now 13, no. 6 (2009): 74-78

Ruth, S. and Schware, R. "Pursuing Truly Successful e-Government Projects: Mission Impossible?" I-Ways Journal of Government Policy and Regulation, vol. 32 no 2 (2) 2009; 93-98, Information Technology in Developing Countries 18, no. 3 (2008): 2-6. http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/egov/ifip/oct2008/stephen-ruth.htm

Ruth, S. and Choudhury, I. "Telework: A Productivity Paradox?" IEEE Internet Computing 12, no. 6 (2008): 80-83.

Ruth, S., and J. Giri. "Defying the Odds: A Success Story from the Mountains of Nepal." Information Technology in Developing Countries - International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) 17, no. 4 (2007).

Ruth, S., and A. Pizzato. "Is the World Still Flat? An Update." IEEE Internet Computing 11, no. 5 (2007): 85-87.

Ruth, S., and J. Mercer. "Voting from Home or Office? Don't Hold Your Breath." IEEE Internet Computing 11, no. 3 (2007): 84-87.

Ruth, S., and S. Doh. "Is E Government Ready for Prime Time?" IEEE Internet Computing 11, no. 1 (2007): 80-82.

Ruth, S. , M. Sammons, and L. Poulin. "E-Learning at the Crossroad-What Price Quality?" Educause Quarterly 30, no. 2 (2007): 32-39.

Sammons, M., and S. Ruth. "The Invisible Professor and the Future of Virtual Faculty." International Journal of Teaching and Technology 4, no. 1 (2007).

Gibbons, J. and S. Ruth "Municipal WiFi--Big Wave or Wipeout." IEEE Internet Computing 10(3) (2006): 52-57.

E. Bertino and S. Ruth "Policies and IT Technologies: A Puzzle of Two Pieces." IEEE Internet Computing 10(1) (January February 2006): 65-67.

Ruth, S. "E-Learning: A Financial and Strategic Perspective." Educause Quarterly 29(1) (2006): 22-30.

M. Norton and S. Ruth "Spectrum and its Influence on 3G and WiFi Architectures." Annual Review of Communications 2005, Volume 57 (Chicago, IEC, 2006): 272-282.

Journal Articles and Reviews
Ruth, S. "Green IT More Than a Three Percent Solution?" Computing Now 13, no. 6 (2009): 74-78

Ruth, S. and Schware, R. "Pursuing Truly Successful e-Government Projects: Mission Impossible?" I-Ways Journal of Government Policy and Regulation, vol. 32 no 2 (2) 2009; 93-98, Information Technology in Developing Countries 18, no. 3 (2008): 2-6. http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/egov/ifip/oct2008/stephen-ruth.htm

Ruth, S. and Choudhury, I. "Telework: A Productivity Paradox?" IEEE Internet Computing 12, no. 6 (2008): 80-83.

Ruth, S., and J. Giri. "Defying the Odds: A Success Story from the Mountains of Nepal." Information Technology in Developing Countries - International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) 17, no. 4 (2007).

Ruth, S., and A. Pizzato. "Is the World Still Flat? An Update." IEEE Internet Computing 11, no. 5 (2007): 85-87.

Ruth, S., and J. Mercer. "Voting from Home or Office? Don't Hold Your Breath." IEEE Internet Computing 11, no. 3 (2007): 84-87.

Ruth, S., and S. Doh. "Is E Government Ready for Prime Time?" IEEE Internet Computing 11, no. 1 (2007): 80-82.

Ruth, S. , M. Sammons, and L. Poulin. "E-Learning at the Crossroad-What Price Quality?" Educause Quarterly 30, no. 2 (2007): 32-39.

Sammons, M., and S. Ruth. "The Invisible Professor and the Future of Virtual Faculty." International Journal of Teaching and Technology 4, no. 1 (2007).

Gibbons, J. and S. Ruth "Municipal WiFi--Big Wave or Wipeout." IEEE Internet Computing 10(3) (2006): 52-57.

E. Bertino and S. Ruth "Policies and IT Technologies: A Puzzle of Two Pieces." IEEE Internet Computing 10(1) (January February 2006): 65-67.

Ruth, S. "E-Learning: A Financial and Strategic Perspective." Educause Quarterly 29(1) (2006): 22-30.

M. Norton and S. Ruth "Spectrum and its Influence on 3G and WiFi Architectures." Annual Review of Communications 2005, Volume 57 (Chicago, IEC, 2006): 272-282.

Honors
Virginia Outstanding Professor honoree, 1987 Two Fulbright Lectureships (Argentina)

Professor Emeritus, University of La Plata, Argentina, 1985

Distinguished Professor Award, George Mason University, 1985

Distinguished Lecturer, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM); 1978-87