Praveen Manimangalam

Dr. Praveen Manimangalam
pmanimangalam@jsu.edu
(256) 782-8560
Merrill Hall 292

Dr. Praveen Manimangalam is an Assistant Professor of Project Management in the Lyons & Co., Department of Management and Marketing at Jacksonville State University. He brings more than 18 years of combined academic and industry experience in project management, artificial intelligence, enterprise information systems, product management, business analytics, and digital transformation. His international academic and professional experience spans the United States, India, China, Indonesia, Ethiopia, and the Maldives.

Dr. Manimangalam earned his Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from Florida International University, a Master of Science in Business Analytics and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and a Master of Computer Applications (MCA) and Bachelor of Science from Sri Venkateswara University, India. He holds Project Management Professional (PMP), SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager, and Salesforce professional certifications.

Before joining Jacksonville State University, Dr. Manimangalam held academic and industry leadership positions, including Assistant Professor, Lecturer, Academic Director, Head of Information Technology, Product Manager, Technical Product Owner, and Business Analyst. His industry experience includes organizations such as The Cigna Group, Vizient, Prime Therapeutics, and Energy Exemplar, where he contributed to enterprise technology modernization, customer relationship management, digital transformation, and large-scale project delivery.

Dr. Manimangalam's research investigates how organizations translate investments in artificial intelligence into measurable business performance through organizational capabilities, innovation, strategic leadership, and effective technology governance. His doctoral research examined the relationship between AI-integrated customer relationship management, strategic AI investments, organizational capabilities, and business performance.

His scholarly contributions include peer-reviewed publications and conference proceedings associated with IEEE SoutheastCon, the AAAI Spring Symposium Series, the INFORMS Conference on Service Science (ICSS), IEOM, and CognoCon. His broader research activities include accepted conference contributions, interdisciplinary scholarship, and professional publications addressing AI governance, organizational strategy, intellectual property, and autonomous systems.

Dr. Manimangalam is also the inventor of two U.S. provisional patent applications: ASICRM-Pro, an autonomous AI-integrated customer relationship management platform, and the Drone Tree Network, a distributed autonomous UAV logistics framework.

His academic recognition includes a fully funded European Academy of Management (EURAM) Doctoral Colloquium Scholarship and election to Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society. He has served as a research judge and mentor for Sigma Xi and has completed approximately 100 scholarly peer reviews for academic journals, conferences, and professional research venues. His professional service also includes session chair responsibilities at the INFORMS Annual Meeting and contributions to AI governance and intellectual property initiatives.

Dr. Manimangalam is committed to integrating academic theory with real-world industry experience, emphasizing experiential learning, strategic decision-making, innovation, and technology-driven project leadership.