Dr. Klaus Schmidt
Professor
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Current Courses
TEC 433.001 Contemporary Issues in Project Management
TEC 499.002 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
TEC 400.007 Independent Study
TEC 432.001 Project Implementation And Control
TEC 445.001 Statistics In Applied Science And Technology
Teaching Interests & Areas
Project Management, Quality Management, Statistics, Leadership, Change Management
Ph D Technology
University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO
Other Business Education
University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO
BA Business
University of the Saarland
Saarbruecken, Germany
Fulbright Senior Specialist Program
United States Department Of State
2024
Fulbright Senior Specialist Roster
Fulbright Scholar Program
2012
Fulbright Specialist Program
Fulbright and Sri Lanka Institute of Technology
2012
Visiting Professorship
ICN Business School Nancy, France
2012
Service Award
Department of Technology
2011
Fellow
Coleman Foundation Fellowship
2010
Service Award
College of Applied Science and Technology
2009
Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
Minority Student Academic Center
2008
Teaching Award
College of Applied Science and Technology
2006
Research Award
Department of Technology
2005
Teaching Initiative Award
College of Applied Science and Technology
2005
Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
Minority Student Academic Center
2005
Teaching Award
Department of Technology
2001
Grants and Contracts
Fulbright Senior Specialist - Russia
Klaus Schmidt.
Fulbright. May 2014 - July 2014
Export Project - Exploring Export Market Potential for Soy Foods and Meat Products in Turkey
Aslihan Spaulding, Klaus Schmidt.
Illinois Soybean Association Endowment Fund. 2012 - 2012
Global Citizens in Agriculture, Marketing, and Technology
Aslihan Spaulding, Klaus Schmidt, Aysen Bakir.
Cross-Disciplinary Grant Development Program. 2012 - 2012
Developing Export Plans for Participating Illinois Businesses
Aslihan Spaulding, Iris Varner, Peter Kaufman, Mark Hoelscher, Klaus Schmidt.
Federal Initiative Grant – U.S. Small Business Administration. 2009 - 2010
Chaire Logistique ICN Business School
Klaus Schmidt.
Counseil Regional de Lorraine, France. September 1 2007 - April 30 2008
Export Project-New Zealand
Aslihan Spaulding, Iris Varner, Peter Kaufman, Mark Hoelscher, Klaus Schmidt.
Illinois Farm Bureau, McLean County Economic Development Council, & Illinois Corn Growers. 2006 - 2007
Establishing Partnerships Between Illinois State University and Illinois Businesses To Develop Export Capabilities- The Export Project - An Interdisciplinary Approach
Aslihan Spaulding, Klaus Schmidt, Iris Varner, Mark Hoelscher, Peter Kaufman.
CAST Research and Scholarship Program. - 2009
Establishing Partnerships Between Illinois State University and Illinois Businesses to Develop Export Capabilities: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Aslihan Spaulding, Iris Varner, Peter Kaufman, Mark Hoelscher, Klaus Schmidt.
Research and Scholarship Development Grant – College of Business. - 2006
Export Project - China, India, Poland
Aslihan Spaulding, Iris Varner, Peter Kaufman, Mark Hoelscher, Klaus Schmidt.
Dickey John, Brandt Consolidated, SunOpta, Filtration Group, & Natural Enrichment Industries. - 2009
Export Project Kenya
Klaus Schmidt, Aslihan Spaulding, Adam Burke, Emma Gilmore, Martin Wiser.
Illinois Soy Association. - August 2013
Export Project – Argentina/Chile, Australia, Germany
Aslihan Spaulding, Klaus Schmidt, Mark Hoelscher, Iris Varner.
Dickey John, Brandt Consolidated, & RustOleum. - 2010
Export Project – China, Russia, Ukraine
Aslihan Spaulding, Klaus Schmidt, Mark Hoelscher.
SGS International, Brandt Consolidated, & RustOleum. - 2011
Export Project-Argentina
Aslihan Spaulding, Iris Varner, Peter Kaufman, Mark Hoelscher, Klaus Schmidt.
Maui Jim & Carus Corporation. - 2008
Improving the level of knowledge and pedagogical competence of Faculty and Ph.D. students at the Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
Klaus Schmidt.
European Union - European Union under the project code: OPV_2009/1.2/01-SORO, ITMS 26110230019. - December 31 2012
Ministry of Education - Argentina
Klaus Schmidt, Alejandro Laje, Miguel Cordoba, Roberto Soto, Marilina Miceli.
Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Buenos Aires; Catholic University of Temuco, Chile. - December 2012
The Global Team MATE Program at Illinois State University - Marketing, Agriculture, Technology and Entrepreneurship (MATE)
Aslihan Spaulding, Iris Varner, Peter Kaufman, Mark Hoelscher, Klaus Schmidt.
U.S. Department of Education – Business and International Education Program Grant. - 2007
Performances and Exhibits
Ernesto Lecuona - Cordoba
Klaus Schmidt.
Piano Studio. May 2025
Klaus Schmidt.
Piano Studio. May 2025
La Maja y el Ruisenor - Enrique Granados
Klaus Schmidt.
Praerie Fire Theatre Group. May 2025
Klaus Schmidt.
Praerie Fire Theatre Group. May 2025
Franz Schubert - Intermezzo Op 90/3
Klaus Schmidt.
Praerie Fire Theatre. April 2023
Klaus Schmidt.
Praerie Fire Theatre. April 2023
Jardins sous la pluie - by Claude Debussy
Klaus Schmidt.
Prairie Fire Theatre. May 21 2022 - May 21 2022
Klaus Schmidt.
Prairie Fire Theatre. May 21 2022 - May 21 2022
La Soiree de Granade - by Claude Debussy
Klaus Schmidt.
Kozue Piano Studio. December 18 2022 - December 18 2022
Klaus Schmidt.
Kozue Piano Studio. December 18 2022 - December 18 2022
Book, Authored
Project Implementation and Control
Haiyan S Xie, Klaus Schmidt, Jingxiao Zhang.
(2022), China Architecture & Building Press
Book, Chapter
Implications for multinational companies seeking a sustainable virtual environment using the building blocks of social media Emerging Dynamics of Sustainability in Multinational Enterprises
Klaus Schmidt, Renato Renato Guimaraes, Thierry Houe.
(2016), 19, Emerging Dynamics of Sustainability in Multinational Enterprises, Edward Elgar Publishing
Redes sociales - Consecuencias jurídicas de contenidos generados por usuarios
Klaus Schmidt, Alejandro Laje.
(2014), 1, 19-26, Proteccion juridica de la persona humana en la era tecnologica, UAI Universidad Abierta Interamericana
Journal Article
Reinforcement Learning for Adaptive Educational Support Systems
Klaus Schmidt, Bharat Dash.
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)., 13, (2025)
La racionalidad de la Inteligencia Artificial
Alejandro Laje, Klaus Schmidt.
La Ley, 196 (ISSN 0024-1636 - RNPI 5074180), (2024)
The right to data portability as a personal right
Alejandro Laje, Klaus Schmidt.
MDPI - Laws, Laws 2024, 13(4), 47;, (2024), https://doi.org/10.3390/laws13040047
Employment At-Will in the United States and the Challenges of Remote Work in the Time of COVID-19
Katrin Varner, Klaus Schmidt.
Laws, MDPI, 11 (2), 8, (2022), https://doi.org/10.3390/laws11020029
"Perceptions, Learner Characteristics, And Preferences Of Limited Literacy Moroccan Women: The Feasibility Of Acquiring Darija Literacy Skills Through M-Learning"
Nada El Maliki, Klaus Schmidt.
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), (2022)
Financial Technology: The Key to Achieving Financial Inclusion in Developing Countries Post COVID-19 from an East African Perspective
Yosia Mulumba, Klaus Schmidt.
International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering, Vol:15, No:3, 2021, 5, (2021)
Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV): Policy Advances to Enhance Commercial Success
Usman Asif, Klaus Schmidt.
Sustainability, 2021, 13, 5149 (2021, 13, 5149), 12, (2021), https://doi.org/10.3390/su13095149
Financial Technology: The Key to Achieving Financial Inclusion in Developing Countries Post COVID-19: An East African Perspective.
Yosia Mulumba, Klaus Schmidt.
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology International Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 14, (2020)
A conceptual framework for the inclusion of ethical variations in an internationalized e-learning curriculum
Klaus Schmidt, Ernest Arko.
AACE, 10, (2019)
An Integrated Experiential Learning-Based Framework to Facilitate Project Planning in Civil Engineering and Construction Management Courses
Jingxiao Zhang, Haiyan Xie, Klaus Schmidt, Bo Xia, Hui Li, Martin Skitmore.
ASCE's Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, (2019)
Time-Sensitive Analysis of Value Based Micro-blogs
Tingting Liang, Yao Shi, Klaus Schmidt.
International Journal of e-Education, e-Business, e-Management and e-Learning, 8 (2), (2018)
A New Mixed Approach for Modelling and Assessing Environmental Influences to Value Co-creation in the Construction Industry
Jingxiao Zhang, Klaus Schmidt, Haiyan Xie, Hui Li.
International Journal of Production Research, (2016)
An Integrated Diagnostic Framework to Manage Organization Sustainable Growth: An Empirical Case
Klaus Schmidt, Jingxiao Zhang, Hui Li.
Sustainability, 8 (301), 23, (2016)
BIM and Sustainability Education: Incorporating Instructional Needs into Curriculum Planning in CEM Programs Accredited by ACCE
Zhang Jingxiao, Klaus Schmidt, Hui Li.
Sustainability - MDPI, 8 (6), 32, (2016)
Related Curriculum Planning in Civil Engineering and Management: Industrial BIM Capacity Perspective
Jingxiao Zhang, Klaus Schmidt, Hui Lee.
Sustainability - MDPI, 32, (2016)
The Proportionality and Solidarity Principles and their impact on Privacy Laws in German Jurisprudence
Klaus Schmidt, Alejandro Laje.
Laws MDPI, 5 (27), 11, (2016)
Using PCA and Clustering Algorithm to Identify Power Factors and Transformation Pattern of Regional Construction
Klaus Schmidt.
Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, 13 (10), (2016)
A New Systematic Approach to Vulnerability Assessment of Innovation Capability of Construction Enterprises
Jingxiao Zhang, Haiyan Xie, Klaus Schmidt, Hui Li.
Sustainability, 8 (17), 25, (2015)
Enabling Communication in Emergency Response Environments
Roberto Aldunate, Klaus Schmidt, Oriel Herrera.
Sensors, 5, 6380-6394, (2012)
Alternative Approaches for Educating Future Global Marketing Professionals: A Comparison of Foreign Study and Research-intensive Marketing Programs
Peter Kaufman, Horace Melton, Iris Varner, Mark Hoelscher, Klaus Schmidt, Aslihan Spaulding.
Journal of Marketing Education, 33 (3), 285-294, (2011)
Evidencia digital en la corte: Una guia para el investigador digital con el proceso de la admisibilidad de la evidencia a su presentación en la corte
Klaus Schmidt.
(2009)
Internet and Supply Chain of Industrial Firms in Eastern France
Klaus Schmidt, T Houe, R Guimaraes.
International Association for Management of Technology (EuroMOT), (2009)
El proceso de investigación de delitos cometidos a través de internet
Klaus Schmidt.
(2008)
Learning environment preferences and the learning experience
Klaus Schmidt, D Brown.
Journal of Student Centered Learning, (2008)
Perceptions and Experiences that Influence a Pakistani Woman’s Decision to Pursue a Teaching Career in Computer-Related Technology
Klaus Schmidt, N Kazim, D Brown.
Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 44 (2), (2007)
Manuscript
Policy Initiatives that Increase Mass-Market Participation of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology International Journal of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
Usman Asif, Klaus Schmidt.
International Journal of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Vol:14, No:4, 2020, (2020)
An Empirical Study of the Importance of quality among offshore outsourced software development firms in Sri Lanka
Dilhan Malawadu, Klaus Schmidt.
IEEE - ICCSE 2013, (2013)
Assuring Construction Quality through an Increased Understanding of Variation using Mobile and wireless Technology
Klaus Schmidt, Keith Rahn.
Journal of Engineering Management, ASCE special edition, Special Edition, (2013)
CASE STUDY: USING THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP MODEL TO CONSTUCT A NEW RESIDENCE FACILITY AT A MIDWEST UNIVERSITY
Keith Rahn, Klaus Schmidt.
(2013)
Other
Assessing the Appropriateness of Social Media Use - Perceptions by Employers and Students
Klaus Schmidt, Bharat Dash.
Proceedings of Global Learn 2015, (2015)
Presentations
Evolving Teaching with AI Agents: Reinforcement Learning
Klaus Schmidt.
eLearn, Online - Bangkok, October 13, 2025
Case study of a Direct Instruction Reading Program (DISTAR) for Moroccan women with limited literacy using mobile technologies
Nada El Maliki, Klaus Schmidt.
SITE 2022 - Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education, online, April 11, 2022
Covid-19 Emergency Mitigation Strategies and their Impact on the Renewable Supply Chain: An Outlook
Klaus Schmidt, Robert Samuel Mangialardi.
International Conference on Innovations in Info-Business & Technology 2022, Colombo, Sri Lanka, February 18, 2022
Covid-19 pandemic: Technological, sociological, and legal challenges and opportunities
Klaus Schmidt.
International Conference on Innovations in Info-Business and Technology, Colombo - Sri Lanka, February 18, 2022
Financial Technology: The Key to Achieving Financial Inclusion in Developing Countries Post COVID-19: An East African Perspective
Klaus Schmidt, Yosia Mulumba.
International Conference on Financial Technology and Sustainable Development, Venice, Italy - online, April 12, 2021
Servitization – An Upcoming Innovative Industrial Business Model
Jaby Mohammed, Klaus Schmidt, Montasir Islam.
Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science - Supplement to Volume 114, Springfield, IL, April 10, 2021
Policy Initiatives that Increase Mass-Market Participation of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles.
Usman Asif, Klaus Schmidt.
International Conference on Materials Science and Engineering, New York, online, April 23, 2020
Management of Virtual Teams in Multi-national Corporations
Klaus Schmidt, Budaraju Pradyotha, Hossain Sanjana.
e Learn, Las Vegas, October 16, 2018
Successful Strategies to Implement Project Management Competencies in High School Education
Klaus Schmidt.
Szprotawa, Poland, May 21, 2018
The Fulbright Specialist Program - A Review
Klaus Schmidt.
CTLT University Wide Teaching and Learning Symposium, Normal, IL, January 10, 2018
Time-Sensitive Analysis of Value Based Micro-Blogs
Klaus Schmidt.
International Conference on E-commerce, E-Business and E-Government (ICEEG), Turku, Finland, June 15, 2017
Integrated Project Delivery and Team Work Design in Building Information Modeling Education
Haiyan Xie, Euysup Shim, Klaus Schmidt.
11th BIM Academic Symposium & Job Task Analysis Review, Boston, MA, April 3, 2017
Management en mode projet (French title)
Klaus Schmidt.
Recruitment Meeting, Metz, France, May 20, 2016
An Academic Journey Around the World
Klaus Schmidt.
Invited Presentation, Poland, May 17, 2016
Assessing the Appropriateness of Social Media Use - Perceptions by Employers and Students
Klaus Schmidt, Bharat Dash.
AACE, Berlin, Germany, March 5, 2015
Challenges and Opportunities in Creating a Global Campus through International Programs and Curriculum
Aslihan Spaulding, Klaus Schmidt, Wuyang Hu, Edward Jaenicke, Kathleen Liang, Subbu Kumarappan.
Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, Minneapolis, MN, July, 2014
Online behaviour of social media participants' and perception of trust, comparing social media brand community groups and associated organized marketing strategies
Klaus Schmidt, Kamakshi Iyer.
Global Conference on Contemporary Issues in Education (GLOBEDU-2014), Las Vegas, July 12, 2014
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL). Service Computation 2014
Klaus Schmidt.
Venice, Italy, May, 2014
An Academic Journey Around the World
Klaus Schmidt.
Szprotawa, Poland, May 30, 2014
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
Klaus Schmidt.
Service Computation 2014, Venice, Italy, May 25, 2014
Case Study: Using the public private partnership model to conduct a new residence facility at a Midwest university. International Council for Research and Innovation in Construction RIC – COBRA.
Klaus Schmidt, K Rahn.
New Delhi, India, September 10, 2013
Assuring Quality Through an Increased Understanding of Variation
Klaus Schmidt, Keith Rahn.
RIC - COBRA, New Delhi, India, September 10, 2013
CASE STUDY: USING THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP MODEL TO CONSTUCT A NEW RESIDENCE FACILITY AT A MIDWEST UNIVERSITY
Keith Rahn, Klaus Schmidt.
RIC - COBRA, New Delhi, India, September 10, 2013
An Empirical Study on the Importance of Quality among Offshore Outsourced Software Development firms in Sri lanka
Dilhan Malawu, Klaus Schmidt.
ICCSE, Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 26, 2013
The building blocks of social media: implications for multinational companies seeking a sustainable virtual environment.
Klaus Schmidt.
Multinational Enterprises and Sustainable Development Conference (MESD), New Delhi, India, December 12, 2012