Resume

Education

• PhD, Information Systems, University of Texas at Austin, 2012
• MS, Economics, University of Texas at Austin, 2011
• ME, Control Theory and Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2007
• BE, Control Theory and Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2004

Employment

• Xerox Chair of Computer and Information Systems, University of Rochester, 2020 --Present
• Professor, Simon Business School, University of Rochester, 2020 --Present
• Associate Professor, Simon Business School, University of Rochester, 2018 -- 2020
• Assistant Professor, Simon Business School, University of Rochester, 2012 -- 2018

Research

I am broadly interested in AI, economics, and social media.

• I have published in academic journals such as Information Systems Research, Management Science, MIS Quarterly, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Management Information Systems, Journal of Mathematical Economics, Production and Operations Management.
• My works have been covered in media such as Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal.

To learn more about my research, check out my published works.

Teaching

I've developed and taught many courses at University of Rochester. Currently, I am teaching

• CIS433: AI and Deep Learning
• CIS438: Agentic AI Applications
• GBA411: Business Modeling
• CIS511: Research Methods

In the past, I've also taught the following courses.

• MSM504: Theory of Probability
• MSM505: Stochastic Process
• CIS434: Social Media and Text Analytics
• CIS413: Managing Digital Products and Platforms

To learn more about my teaching, check out my courses listed at Classroom.

Awards and Honors

• Innovative Method Award, from This IS Research Podcast, 2025
• ICIS Best Paper Award for track User Behaviors, Engagement, and Consequences, 2024
• Association for Information Systems (AIS) Best Publication of 2022 Award, December 2023
• Information Systems Research (ISR) 2022 Best Paper Award, October 2023
• Information Systems Society (ISS) Bapna-Ghose Social Justice Best Paper Award, October, 2023
• ICIS Best Paper Award for track Social Media and Digital Collaboration, 2021
• HICSS Best Paper Award for track Organizational Systems and Technology, 2019
• The Sandy Slaughter Early Career Award, INFORMS, 2018
• The Gerald and Deanne Gitner Prize for Teaching Excellence, Simon Business School, 2017
• Citation of Excellence by Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2016
• Best Paper Award, Workshop on Health IT and Economics, 2015
• William C. Powers Graduate Fellowship, The University of Texas at Austin, 2011