Palash Bera is Father Davis Professor at the Operations and IT Management Department at the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business, Saint Louis University. He is also the Department Chair and Interim Associate Dean for Graduate Programs. His research interests are in information systems analysis and design, data analytics, and data visualization. He specializes in methods and techniques (e.g. eye tracking) on doing empirical research in systems analysis. His current research focuses on the intersection of machine learning and agile requirements analysis. He has published in reputed information systems journals such as MIS Quarterly and Information Systems Research.