Holly A. H. Handley is a Professor and the Interim Dean in the Engineering Management and System Engineering Department of Old Dominion University.  Her research focuses on developing models and methodologies to better represent the human component during the architecting and design of socio-technical systems. She received her PhD from George Mason University in 1999 and is a Licensed Professional Engineer. Her education includes a BS in Electrical Engineering from Clarkson College (1984), a MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley (1987) and a MBA from the University of Hawaii (1995). Prior to joining ODU, Dr. Handley worked as a Design Engineer for Raytheon Company (1984-1993) and as a Senior Engineer for Pacific Science & Engineering Group (2002-2010). Dr. Handley is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Senior Grade, the International Council on System Engineers (INCOSE) and Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society.