[2024]

• [2024/10] Our group presented three papers at CIST 2024 and DS 2024!

• [2024/10] I&M journal approved our special issue on Secure and Responsible AI.
• [2024/10] Gene was quoted in a Globe and Mail article on AI Trust in Customer Services.
• [2024/07] Gene was elected President of Korean Professors in British Columbia (KPBC).
• [2024/07] Myunghwan and Timo’s paper received the Best Short Paper Runner-Up Award at KrAIS Summer Workshop 2024.
• [2024/07] Jaecheol and Xiaoke conducted a great interview for MISQ Insider.
• [2024/06] Jaecheol has defended his PhD dissertation proposal.
• [2024/05] Gene had a radio interview on Mornings with Simi at Global News.
• [2024/05] Gene was appointed as a Founding Director of Bright Internet Research Council.
• [2024/05] UBC News covered our paper on TikTok AI voice.
• [2024/04] Mi Zhou and Gene’s proposal on Generative AI and Creator Economy was accepted by the SSHRC Insight Grants program.
• [2024/04] Our group signed an MOU with the Korea Institute of Intellectual Property.
• [2024/03] Jaecheol/Myunghwan’s paper has been accepted by AOM 2024.
• [2024/03] Myunghwan received the Paul Chwelos Memorial Teaching Award.
• [2024/03] Gene attended a Sauder Recruiting Event in Korea.
• [2023/03/06] Myunghwan defended his PhD Exam and is joining the Chinese University of Hong Kong as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor. Congratulations!

• [2024/02] We received a grant ($78K) on Gen AI and Car Design from Hyundai NGV.

• [2024/01] We received a grant ($91K) on Mobile Resilience from Samsung R&D Canada.
• [2024/01] Gene is now Associate Editor at Information Systems Research.
• [2024/01] Gene is now Senior Editor at Decision Support Systems.
• [2024/01] Aazmain Aarib (Ecole Riverside Secondary) worked as a co-op student.

[2023]

• [2023/12] Jaecheol/Myunghwan’s paper was nominated for the Best Paper Award at WeB.
• [2023/12] Gene received the Bright Internet Award from KMIS.
• [2023/12] Our group presented a paper at BIGS 2023.
• [2023/12] Gene served as Program Chair of BIGS 2023.

• [2023/10] Xiaoke’s paper was nominated for Best Student Paper Award at CIST 2023.
• [2023/10] Our group presented three papers at CIST 2023!

• [2023/10] Gene was appointed Guest Editor of Information Systems Frontiers Special Issue on AI and Bright Internet.
• [2023/08] Gene was appointed Guest AE of MIS Quarterly Special Issue on Institutional Press in the Digital Age.
• [2023/08] Wooje Cho (Seoul National University) is visiting us for one year.

• [2023/08] Myunghwan presented our paper at AOM 2023.
• [2023/07] AlgoCare and our research group signed an MOU.
• [2023/07] Xiaoke’s paper received the Best Paper Runner-Up Award at KrAIS Summer 2023.
• [2023/07] Our group presented 2 papers at KrAIS Summer 2023.
• [2023/07] Gene served as Workshop Chair of KrAIS Summer 2023.
• [2023/07] Xiaoke was admitted to UBC Sauder’s MIS PhD program.
• [2023/06] We received a grant ($48K) on AI healthcare from KIAT with AlgoCare.
• [2023/04] Gene was appointed as Guest Editor of Decision Support Systems Special Issue for WITS 2022 Best Paper Nominees.
• [2023/03] Gene was appointed as Guest AE of the Journal of MIS Special Issue on Generative AI and Digital Platforms.
• [2023/03] Gene’s paper was published in Decision Support Systems.
• [2023/03] Xiaoke received her Master’s degree (co-supervised with Mi Zhou).
• [2023/03] CY Choi from UT Arlington visited us for one month.
  
• [2023/02] Myunghwan has defended his PhD proposal.
• [2023/02] Gene received the Dean’s Letter of Teaching Commendation.
• [2023/01] Gene joined the Editorial Review Board of Information Systems Research.

[2022]

• [2022/12] Gene received Reviewer Award from Information Systems Research.
• [2022/12] Gene received Reviewer Award from MIS Quarterly.
• [2022/12] Gene served as Program Chair of WITS 2022.
• [2022/12] Gene served as Track Chair of ICIS 2022.
• [2022/12] Gene served as Program Chair of BIGS 2022.
• [2022/12] Our group presented 2 papers at BIGS 2022.
• [2022/10] Gene served as Workshop Chair of INFORMS DS 2022.
• [2022/10] Our group presented 3 papers at INFORMS DS 2022 and 1 paper at CIST 2022.

• [2022/07] Jaecheol presented our paper at PACIS 2022 and BU Platform 2022.
• [2022/07] Gene served as Track Chair of PACIS 2022.

[2022/07/01] UBC Data Analytics & AI Research Group is officially formed!

• [2022/06] Gene received an SSHRC IDG ($49K) for research on AI service robots.
• [2022/06] Gene was appointed as Guest AE of MIS Quarterly Special Issue on Digital Technologies and Social Justice.
• [2022/04] Gene was appointed as Guest SE of Production and Operations Management Special Issue on Social Technologies in Operations.
• [2022/01] Gene was appointed Associate Editor of Decision Support Systems.
• [2021/12] Gene became an AIS Distinguished Member.
• [2021/12] Gene served as Workshop Chair of KrAIS 2021.
• [2021/12] Jaecheol presented our paper at WISE 2021 and KrAIS 2021.
• [2021/11] Our group presented two papers at INFORMS DS 2021.
• [2021/10] Gene served as Program Chair of INFORMS DS 2021.
• [2021/09] Gene’s paper was published in Information Systems Research.
• [2021/07] Xiaoke was admitted to the UBC MIS MSc program.

[2021/07/01] Gene was promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure.

• [2020/12] Gene received the Best AE Award in ICIS 2020.
• [2020/12] Gene received a grant ($80K) for value chain analysis from KISTI.
• [2020/12] Gene’s paper was published in MIS Quarterly.
• [2020/11] Gene’s paper was published in the Journal of MIS.
• [2020/10] Our group presented three papers at WITS 2020.
• [2020/09] Gene’s paper was published in Information Systems Research.
• [2020/07] Jaecheol was admitted to the UBC MIS PhD program.
• [2020/06] Gene received an SSHRC IDG ($53K) on incentivized reviews with Arslan Aziz.
• [2020/05] Rui has received her Master’s degree (co-supervised with Hasan Cavusoglu).
• [2020/01] Our group presented three papers at HICSS 2020.
• [2019/12] Gene received the AIS Early Career Award.
• [2019/12] Gene received the Best AE Award in ICIS 2019.
• [2019/11] Myunghwan presented our paper at CIST 2019.
• [2019/08] Yunsik received his PhD from UT Austin (supervisor: Andrew Whinston).
• [2019/07] Myunghwan was admitted to the UBC MIS PhD program.
• [2019/07] Victor received his Master’s degree (co-supervised with Hasan Cavusoglu).
• [2019/06] Gene received an SSHRC IDG ($55K) on litigation prediction with Xin Zheng.
• [2018/05] Gene received the CUS Teaching Excellence Award.
• [2018/03] Gene received a grant ($12K) on cyber risk prediction from KIRI.
• [2017/12] Yunsik and Gene’s paper received the Best Paper Award at KrAIS 2017.
• [2017/12] Yunsik and Gene’s paper received the Best WIP Runner-Up Award at WITS 2017.
• [2017/12] Our group presented three papers at WITS 2017.
• [2017/11] Gene was appointed as Guest AE of JAIS Special Issue on Addressing Societal Challenges through Analytics.
• [2017/10] Yunsik presented our paper at CIST 2017.
• [2017/09] Gene’s paper was published in the Journal of Business Ethics.
• [2017/08] Gene received an NSF Grant ($422K) on cybersecurity risk measurement with Andrew Whinston and Shu He.

[2017/07/01] Gene joined UBC as an Assistant Professor.

• [2017/10] Gene’s paper was published in the Journal of MIS.
• [2017/02] Gene received a grant ($59K) on data valuation from KISTI.
• [2016/12] Gene’s paper was published in MIS Quarterly.
• [2016/12] Gene’s paper was published in the Journal of Cybersecurity.
• [2016/11] Donghyuk presented our paper at CIST 2016.
• [2016/01] Gene’s paper was nominated for the Best Paper Award at HICSS 2016.

[2015/09/01] Gene joined UT Arlington as an Assistant Professor.

• [2015/08] Gene received his PhD in Computer Science from UT Austin.
• [2014/12] Gene presented his paper at WeB 2014, WITS 2014, and WISE 2014.
• [2014/11] Shu presented our paper at CIST 2014.
• [2014/06] Michael presented our paper at ACM EC 2014.
• [2013/06] Gene presented his paper at IEEE SECON 2013.
• [2013/04] Yi-Chao presented our paper at IEEE INFOCOM 2013.
• [2010/08] Gene was admitted to UT Austin CS PhD program.
• [2008/05] Gene presented his paper at IFIP Networking 2008.
• [2006/07] Gene joined Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology as a Research Staff.
• [2006/05] Gene received his Master’s in Computer Science from UT Austin.
• [2005/10] Gene presented his paper at IMC 2005.
• [2004/02] Gene received his Bachelor’s in CS and Math from Korea University.