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	Information Dependency Analysis of Service Networks This co-study in Carnegie Mellon University and The University of Maryland intends to explore and formalize the information dependency patterns in network forms of organizations in construction project management and crisis management fields. In construction projects, information is critical for seamless and cost-effective operations. Communication of project information and coordination of information exchanges between different project participants are essential for a project's success. On the other hand, a better understanding of information dependencies between participants is of utmost importance for strategic choices on information technology (IT) applications since decisions on IT investments greatly influence the effectiveness of not only internal communications within a project team, but also the interactions of the project team with other project-related organizations. The expected contributions of this research include a list of common network design parameters of short-lived dynamic service networks, assessment of the impact of the current information technologies within robust service network processes, a simulation based framework for modeling data capture ad transfer processes in service networks and assessing the impact of information technologies on these processes. We will also develop a clear research agenda for engineering the design of service networks. Any improvement in the construction project management and crisis management by better use of information is expected to have significant economic and societal impacts. Acknowledgement: This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0223283.Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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