{"id":886,"date":"2024-02-19T20:55:30","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T03:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/?page_id=886"},"modified":"2026-04-24T11:58:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:58:41","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>[2026]<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[2026\/04] The <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/koreanprofbc\/kpbc-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KPBC Spring 2026 Conference<\/a> was held at SFU Downtown Campus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1526 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2026\/04\/kpbc-spring-2026-1024x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2026\/04\/kpbc-spring-2026-1024x450.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2026\/04\/kpbc-spring-2026-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2026\/04\/kpbc-spring-2026-768x337.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2026\/04\/kpbc-spring-2026-624x274.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2026\/04\/kpbc-spring-2026.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[2026\/04] Xiaoke received the Paul Chwelos Teaching Award from UBC Sauder!<\/li>\n<li><strong>[2026\/03] <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/genemoolee\/2019\/08\/06\/structural-hole-opportunity-jmis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Myunghwan&#8217;s paper<\/a> (with Gene, Hasan Cavusoglu, and Marc-David Seidel) on a structural hole-based opportunity measurement framework has been accepted by the <em>Journal of Management Information Systems<\/em>. Congrats, Myunghwan!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>[2026\/02] Gene is co-chairing the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/swis-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spring Workshop on Information Systems (SWIS) 2026<\/a> with Elina Hwang, Mi Zhou, and Stephanie Lee.<\/li>\n<li>[2026\/01] We had the <a href=\"https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10125\/112441\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6th year of the TEAM mini-track<\/a> at HICSS 2026, Maui.<\/li>\n<li>[2026\/01] Gene is taking a 6-month sabbatical (Jan-June 2026).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>[2025]<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[2025\/12] The <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/koreanprofbc\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KPBC Fall 2025 Conference<\/a> was held at UBC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1447 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/12\/KPBC-Fall-2025-resize-1024x547.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/12\/KPBC-Fall-2025-resize-1024x547.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/12\/KPBC-Fall-2025-resize-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/12\/KPBC-Fall-2025-resize-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/12\/KPBC-Fall-2025-resize-1536x821.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/12\/KPBC-Fall-2025-resize-2048x1095.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/12\/KPBC-Fall-2025-resize-624x334.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[2025\/10] Gene has been appointed as Department Editor of the &#8220;AI in Operations, IS, and Supply Chains&#8221; Department at <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/journal\/15405915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Decision Science Journal<\/em><\/strong> (DSJ)<\/a>, starting January 2026.<\/li>\n<li>[2025\/10] Our research group reunited at CIST 2025 in Atlanta, GA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/10\/CIST-2025-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/10\/CIST-2025-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/10\/CIST-2025-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/10\/CIST-2025-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/10\/CIST-2025-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/10\/CIST-2025-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/10\/CIST-2025-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[2025\/10] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/fengyao-wang-097a0a275\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fengyao Wang<\/a> from Xi&#8217;an Jiaotong University is visiting us from October 2025 to September 2026.<\/li>\n<li>[2025\/09] Angela&#8217;s paper on AI and clinical trials has been accepted by WISE 2025.<\/li>\n<li>[2025\/09] Our papers on <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/genemoolee\/2024\/06\/15\/the-new-industrial-revolution-ai-labor-unions-and-the-future-of-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI and labor unions<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/genemoolee\/2024\/04\/16\/unpacking-the-ai-blackbox-the-impact-of-ai-strategies-on-firm-performance-with-a-dual-lens-on-product-and-process-orientation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI strategic orientations<\/a> have been selected for the INFORMS ISS-ISR Paper Development Workshop.<\/li>\n<li>[2025\/08] Gene&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10796-025-10632-z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">editorial for the Special Issue on AI and Bright Internet<\/a> has been published at <strong><em>Information Systems Frontiers<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>[2025\/08] Angela&#8217;s first paper at UBC on AI clinical trials has been accepted by CIST 2025.<\/li>\n<li>[2025\/07] Our research group presented papers in various summer conferences (e.g., KrAIS Summer 2025, JUSWIS 2025, NUS\u2013NTU\u2013SMU Joint Workshop 2025, INFORMS International 2025).<\/li>\n<li>[2025\/06] Gene led sessions on AI strategies and practice at Samsung R&amp;D Canada.<\/li>\n<li>[2025\/05] Andy&#8217;s Army celebrated <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com.hk\/citations?user=MFPuyXMAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prof. Andrew Whinston<\/a>&#8216;s 90th birthday at UT Austin!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1340\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/05\/Andys-Army-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/05\/Andys-Army-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/05\/Andys-Army-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/05\/Andys-Army-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/05\/Andys-Army-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/05\/Andys-Army-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/05\/Andys-Army-624x416.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>[2025\/05\/06] <a href=\"https:\/\/jaecheol-park.github.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jaecheol<\/a> defended <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/04\/Park-Jaecheol-Programme.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his PhD Exam<\/a> and will join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntu.edu.sg\/business\/research\/academic-divisions\/itom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nanyang Technological University<\/a> in Singapore as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor. Congratulations!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1308 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_5337-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_5337-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_5337-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_5337-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_5337-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_5337-2048x1536.png 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_5337-624x468.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[2025\/05] Suhan Woo from Seoul National University is visiting us in May-July 2025.<\/li>\n<li>[2025\/04] Gene joined a panel discussion on AI transformation, hosted by BMO.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1334 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/05\/1746204221277-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/05\/1746204221277-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/05\/1746204221277-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/05\/1746204221277-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/05\/1746204221277-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/05\/1746204221277-624x468.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/05\/1746204221277.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[2025\/04] The <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/koreanprofbc\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KPBC Spring 2025 Conference<\/a> was held at SFU.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1292 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/04\/KPBC-KakaoTalk_Photo_2025-04-12-13-49-58-003-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/04\/KPBC-KakaoTalk_Photo_2025-04-12-13-49-58-003-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/04\/KPBC-KakaoTalk_Photo_2025-04-12-13-49-58-003-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/04\/KPBC-KakaoTalk_Photo_2025-04-12-13-49-58-003-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/04\/KPBC-KakaoTalk_Photo_2025-04-12-13-49-58-003-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/04\/KPBC-KakaoTalk_Photo_2025-04-12-13-49-58-003-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/04\/KPBC-KakaoTalk_Photo_2025-04-12-13-49-58-003-624x468.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[2025\/04] Gene finished teaching <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/genemoolee\/2025\/03\/19\/comm-634-empirical-methods-is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COMM 634 Empirical Research Methods<\/a> course.<\/li>\n<li>[2025\/04] Tim Schurig from FU Berlin is visiting us in April-July 2025.<\/li>\n<li>[2025\/03] Gene was quoted in <a href=\"https:\/\/thetyee.ca\/News\/2025\/03\/10\/Will-AI-Bot-Decide-Job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a Tyee article on AI hiring<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2025\/03] We kicked off the 2nd year of collaboration with the <strong>Kia Design team<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1255 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/03\/kia-ubc-2025-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/03\/kia-ubc-2025-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/03\/kia-ubc-2025-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/03\/kia-ubc-2025-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/03\/kia-ubc-2025-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/03\/kia-ubc-2025-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2025\/03\/kia-ubc-2025-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[2025\/03] Krystal Li (MBAN) has joined as RA for Xiaoke and Angela.<\/li>\n<li>[2025\/02] Gene was interviewed on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/listen\/live-radio\/1-46-on-the-coast\/clip\/16128115-nurturing-canadian-digital-sovereignty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBC&#8217;s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko about Canada&#8217;s digital sovereignty<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2025\/02] Gene shared his thoughts on AI and HR in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrreporter.com\/focus-areas\/hr-technology\/setting-the-rules-for-ai-why-hr-should-take-the-lead\/390907\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an article by HR Reporter<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2025\/01] Shana Kearney (Riverside Secondary) worked as co-op student with Angela.<\/li>\n<li>[2025\/01] Chaeyoon Kim (Yonsei exchange student) worked as RA with Jaecheol.<\/li>\n<li>[2025\/01] We had the <a href=\"https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10125\/109885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5th year of the TAEM mini-track<\/a> at HICSS 2025, Big Island.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>[2024]<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[2024\/12] Jaecheol&#8217;s paper on AI Strategic Orientation (with Myunghwan and Frank) received the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Best Student Paper Award<\/span> at KrAIS 2024!<\/li>\n<li>[2024\/12] Jaecheol&#8217;s paper on AI Strategic Orientation (with Myunghwan and Frank) received the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Best Paper Award<\/span> at BIGS 2024!<\/li>\n<li>[2024\/12] Our group presented three papers at <strong>BIGS 2024<\/strong>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1195 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/12\/BIGS-2024-1024x578.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/12\/BIGS-2024-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/12\/BIGS-2024-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/12\/BIGS-2024-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/12\/BIGS-2024-1536x867.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/12\/BIGS-2024-2048x1156.png 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/12\/BIGS-2024-624x352.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[2024\/10] Our group presented three papers at <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CIST 2024 and DS 2024<\/span><\/strong>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1168 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/11\/CIST-2024-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/11\/CIST-2024-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/11\/CIST-2024-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/11\/CIST-2024-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/11\/CIST-2024-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/11\/CIST-2024-624x468.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/11\/CIST-2024.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[2024\/10] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/journal\/information-and-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>I&amp;M<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0journal approved our special issue on <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/11\/Call-for-Paper-IM-Special-Issue-2024-Bright-Internet-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Secure and Responsible AI<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2024\/10] Gene was quoted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/article-companies-have-work-to-do-to-earn-trust-in-ai-powered-customer-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a Globe and Mail article on AI Trust in Customer Services<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2024\/07] Gene was <a href=\"https:\/\/joinsmediacanada.com\/bbs\/board.php?bo_table=news&amp;wr_id=40462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">elected President<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/koreanprofbc\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Korean Professors in British Columbia (KPBC)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2024\/07] <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/genemoolee\/2024\/04\/23\/unlocking-the-impact-of-machine-learning-on-organizational-learning-evidence-from-us-public-firms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Myunghwan and Timo&#8217;s paper<\/a> received the Best Short Paper Runner-Up Award at <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/krais-summer2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KrAIS Summer Workshop 2024<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2024\/07] Jaecheol and Xiaoke conducted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/understanding-echo-chambers-filter-bubbles-misqinsider-j8w0f\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a great interview for <em>MISQ<\/em> Insider<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2024\/06] Jaecheol has defended <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/genemoolee\/2024\/06\/11\/jaecheol-parks-phd-proposal-strategic-roles-of-ai-and-mobile-management-on-performance-evidence-from-u-s-public-firms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his PhD dissertation proposal<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2024\/05] Gene had a radio interview on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/3GD9GPiugLgSkkbw9zuQ6u?si=756ec3c8dfca488c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mornings with Simi<\/a>\u00a0at Global News.<\/li>\n<li>[2024\/05] Gene was appointed as a Founding Director of <a href=\"http:\/\/brightinternet.org\/birc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bright Internet Research Council<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2024\/05] <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ubc.ca\/2024\/05\/tiktok-users-more-productive-and-negative-when-they-use-ai-voice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UBC News<\/a>\u00a0covered our paper on TikTok AI voice.<\/li>\n<li>[2024\/04] Mi Zhou and Gene&#8217;s proposal on Generative AI and Creator Economy was accepted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca\/funding-financement\/programs-programmes\/insight_grants-subventions_savoir-eng.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SSHRC Insight Grants<\/a> program.<\/li>\n<li>[2024\/04] Our group signed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiip.re.kr\/board\/notice\/view.do?bd_gb=board&amp;bd_cd=1&amp;bd_item=0&amp;po_item_gb=1&amp;po_item_cd=&amp;currentPage=3&amp;po_no=14692\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MOU<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiip.re.kr\/index.do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Korea Institute of Intellectual Property<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2024\/03]\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/genemoolee\/2023\/03\/22\/mobile-resilience-the-effect-of-mobile-device-management-on-firm-performance-during-the-covid-19-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jaecheol\/Myunghwan&#8217;s paper<\/a> has been accepted by AOM 2024.<\/li>\n<li>[2024\/03] Myunghwan received the Paul Chwelos Memorial Teaching Award.<\/li>\n<li>[2024\/03] Gene attended a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sauder.ubc.ca\/event\/introduction-ubc-sauder-experience-seoul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sauder Recruiting Event in Korea<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>[2024\/03\/06] <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/myunghwanlee\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Myunghwan<\/a> defended <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/Lee-Myunghwan-Programme.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his PhD Exam<\/a>\u00a0and is joining the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bschool.cuhk.edu.hk\/departments\/decisions-operations-and-technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinese University of Hong Kong<\/a> as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor. Congratulations!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-959 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/1709767201181-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/1709767201181-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/1709767201181-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/1709767201181-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/1709767201181-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/1709767201181-624x468.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/1709767201181.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[2024\/02] We received a grant ($78K) on Gen AI and Car Design from <strong>Hyundai NGV + KIA<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-987\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/kia-2024-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/kia-2024-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/kia-2024-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/kia-2024-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/kia-2024-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/kia-2024-624x468.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/kia-2024.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[2024\/01] We received a grant ($91K) on Mobile Resilience from <a href=\"https:\/\/research.samsung.com\/srca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung R&amp;D Canada<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2024\/01] Gene is now <a href=\"https:\/\/pubsonline.informs.org\/page\/isre\/editorial-board\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associate Editor<\/a> at <strong><em>Information Systems Research<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>[2024\/01] Gene is now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/journal\/decision-support-systems\/about\/editorial-board\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senior Editor<\/a> at <strong><em>Decision Support Systems<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>[2024\/01] Aazmain Aarib (Ecole Riverside Secondary) worked as a co-op student.<\/li>\n<li>[2024\/01] We had <a href=\"https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10125\/107449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the 4th year of TAEM min-track<\/a> at HICSS 2024, Honolulu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>[2023]<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[2023\/12] <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/genemoolee\/2023\/03\/22\/mobile-resilience-the-effect-of-mobile-device-management-on-firm-performance-during-the-covid-19-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jaecheol\/Myunghwan&#8217;s paper<\/a> was nominated for the Best Paper Award at <a href=\"https:\/\/2023.ebizworkshop.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WeB<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2023\/12] Gene received the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/brightinternet.org\/bright-internet-award\/?ckattempt=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bright Internet Award<\/a><\/strong> from KMIS.<\/li>\n<li>[2023\/12] Our group presented a paper at <a href=\"http:\/\/brightinternet.org\/bigs2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BIGS 2023<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>[2023\/12] Gene served as <a href=\"http:\/\/brightinternet.org\/bigs2023\/call-for-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Program Chair of BIGS 2023<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-964 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/bigs-2023-1024x593.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/bigs-2023-1024x593.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/bigs-2023-300x174.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/bigs-2023-768x444.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/bigs-2023-1536x889.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/bigs-2023-624x361.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/bigs-2023.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[2023\/10] <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/genemoolee\/2022\/07\/06\/how-does-ai-generated-voice-affect-online-content-creation-evidence-from-text-to-speech-adoption-in-tiktok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xiaoke&#8217;s paper<\/a> was nominated for Best Student Paper Award at <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/cist2023\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CIST 2023<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>[2023\/10] Our group presented three papers at <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/cist2023\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CIST 2023<\/a>!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-965 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/cist-2023.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/cist-2023.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/cist-2023-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/cist-2023-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/cist-2023-624x468.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[2023\/10] Gene was appointed Guest Editor of <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/11\/ISF-SI-Bright-AI.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Information Systems Frontiers<\/em><\/strong> Special Issue on AI and Bright Internet<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2023\/08] Gene was appointed Guest AE of <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/genemoolee\/files\/2023\/12\/Call-for-Papers_-Special-Issue.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>MIS Quarterly<\/em><\/strong> Special Issue on Institutional Press in the Digital Age<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>[2023\/08] Wooje Cho (Seoul National University) is visiting us for one year.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-966 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/wooje-cho.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/wooje-cho.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/wooje-cho-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/wooje-cho-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/wooje-cho-624x468.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[2023\/08] Myunghwan <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.aom.org\/doi\/abs\/10.5465\/AMPROC.2023.19196abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">presented our paper at AOM 2023<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2023\/07] AlgoCare and our research group <a href=\"https:\/\/zdnet.co.kr\/view\/?no=20230721115302\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signed an MOU<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2023\/07]\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/genemoolee\/2022\/07\/06\/how-does-ai-generated-voice-affect-online-content-creation-evidence-from-text-to-speech-adoption-in-tiktok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xiaoke&#8217;s paper<\/a> received the Best Paper Runner-Up Award at <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/krais-summer2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KrAIS Summer 2023<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2023\/07] Our group presented 2 papers at <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/krais-summer2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KrAIS Summer 2023<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2023\/07] Gene served as Workshop Chair of <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/krais-summer2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KrAIS Summer 2023<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2023\/07] Xiaoke was admitted to UBC Sauder&#8217;s MIS PhD program.<\/li>\n<li>[2023\/06] We received a grant ($48K) on AI healthcare from KIAT with AlgoCare.<\/li>\n<li>[2023\/04] Gene was appointed as Guest Editor of <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/genemoolee\/files\/2023\/02\/DSS-WITS-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Decision Support Systems<\/em><\/strong> Special Issue for WITS 2022 Best Paper Nominees<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2023\/03] Gene was appointed as Guest AE of the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/genemoolee\/files\/2023\/03\/JMIS_SI_CfP_Generative_AI.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Journal of MIS<\/strong><\/em> Special Issue on Generative AI and Digital Platforms<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2023\/03] Gene&#8217;s paper was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S016792362200183X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published in <strong><em>Decision Support Systems<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2023\/03] Xiaoke received <a href=\"https:\/\/open.library.ubc.ca\/soa\/cIRcle\/collections\/ubctheses\/24\/items\/1.0431316\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her Master&#8217;s degree<\/a> (co-supervised with Mi Zhou).<\/li>\n<li>[2023\/03] CY Choi from UT Arlington visited us for one month.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-715 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2023\/03\/2023.03.06-UTA-CY-Choi-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2023\/03\/2023.03.06-UTA-CY-Choi-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2023\/03\/2023.03.06-UTA-CY-Choi-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2023\/03\/2023.03.06-UTA-CY-Choi-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2023\/03\/2023.03.06-UTA-CY-Choi-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2023\/03\/2023.03.06-UTA-CY-Choi.jpg 1382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>[2023\/02] Myunghwan has defended his PhD proposal.<\/li>\n<li>[2023\/02] Gene received the Dean&#8217;s Letter of Teaching Commendation.<\/li>\n<li>[2023\/01] Gene joined the Editorial Review Board of <strong><em>Information Systems Research.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>[2023\/01] We had <a href=\"https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10125\/102501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the 3rd year of TAEM min-track<\/a> at HICSS 2023, Maui.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>[2022]<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[2022\/12] Gene received <a href=\"https:\/\/pubsonline.informs.org\/page\/isre\/awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reviewer Award<\/a> from <strong><em>Information Systems Research<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>[2022\/12] Gene received <a href=\"https:\/\/misq.umn.edu\/awards-reviewer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reviewer Award<\/a> from <strong><em>MIS Quarterly<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>[2022\/12] Gene served as <a href=\"https:\/\/witsconf.org\/wits2022-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Program Chair of WITS 2022<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2022\/12] Gene served as <a href=\"https:\/\/icis2022.aisconferences.org\/submissions\/track-descriptions\/#toggle-id-13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Track Chair of ICIS 2022<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2022\/12] Gene served as <a href=\"http:\/\/brightinternet.org\/bigs2022\/call-for-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Program Chair of BIGS 2022<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2022\/12] Our group presented 2 papers at BIGS 2022.<\/li>\n<li>[2022\/10] Gene served as <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/datascience2022\/data-science-2022\/organizing-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Workshop Chair of INFORMS DS 2022<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2022\/10] Our group presented 3 papers at INFORMS DS 2022 and 1 paper at CIST 2022.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-722 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2023\/03\/Social-Event-at-CIST-DS-2022-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2023\/03\/Social-Event-at-CIST-DS-2022-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2023\/03\/Social-Event-at-CIST-DS-2022-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2023\/03\/Social-Event-at-CIST-DS-2022-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2023\/03\/Social-Event-at-CIST-DS-2022-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2023\/03\/Social-Event-at-CIST-DS-2022-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2023\/03\/Social-Event-at-CIST-DS-2022-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[2022\/07] Jaecheol presented our paper at PACIS 2022 and BU Platform 2022.<\/li>\n<li>[2022\/07] Gene served as <a href=\"https:\/\/pacis2022.aisconferences.org\/track-descriptions\/#toggle-id-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Track Chair of PACIS 2022<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">[2022\/07\/01] UBC Data Analytics &amp; AI Research Group is officially formed!<\/span><\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-463 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2022\/09\/IMG_6777-scaled-e1663285169988-1024x801.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2022\/09\/IMG_6777-scaled-e1663285169988-1024x801.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2022\/09\/IMG_6777-scaled-e1663285169988-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2022\/09\/IMG_6777-scaled-e1663285169988-768x601.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2022\/09\/IMG_6777-scaled-e1663285169988-1536x1201.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2022\/09\/IMG_6777-scaled-e1663285169988-624x488.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2022\/09\/IMG_6777-scaled-e1663285169988.jpg 1996w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[2022\/06] Gene received an SSHRC IDG ($49K) for research on AI service robots.<\/li>\n<li>[2022\/06] Gene was appointed as Guest AE of <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/genemoolee\/files\/2021\/06\/SI_DigitalTechnologies.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>MIS Quarterly<\/em> <\/strong>Special Issue on Digital Technologies and Social Justice<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2022\/04] Gene was appointed as Guest SE of <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/genemoolee\/files\/2022\/04\/POM-Social-Technology-special-issue.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Production and Operations Management<\/em><\/strong> Special Issue on Social Technologies in Operations<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2022\/01] Gene was appointed Associate Editor of <strong><em>Decision Support Systems<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>[2022\/01]\u00a0We had <a href=\"https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10125\/79188\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the 2nd year of TAEM min-track<\/a> at HICSS 2022 (virtual).<\/li>\n<li>[2021\/12] Gene became an AIS Distinguished Member.<\/li>\n<li>[2021\/12] Gene served as Workshop Chair of KrAIS 2021.<\/li>\n<li>[2021\/12] Jaecheol presented our paper at WISE 2021 and KrAIS 2021.<\/li>\n<li>[2021\/11] Our group presented two papers at INFORMS DS 2021.<\/li>\n<li>[2021\/10] Gene served as <a href=\"https:\/\/connect.informs.org\/communities\/community-home\/digestviewer\/viewthread?MessageKey=c3ec0253-c30f-4f18-9e29-d39f1138f0af\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Program Chair of INFORMS DS 2021<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2021\/09] Gene&#8217;s paper was <a href=\"https:\/\/pubsonline.informs.org\/doi\/10.1287\/isre.2021.0998\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published in <strong><em>Information Systems Research<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2021\/07] Xiaoke was admitted to the UBC MIS MSc program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">[2021\/07\/01] Gene was promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[2021\/01] We had <a href=\"https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10125\/72160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the 1st year of TAEM min-track<\/a> at HICSS 2021 (virtual).<\/li>\n<li>[2020\/12] Gene received the Best AE Award in ICIS 2020.<\/li>\n<li>[2020\/12] Gene received a grant ($80K) for value chain analysis from KISTI.<\/li>\n<li>[2020\/12] Gene&#8217;s paper was <a href=\"https:\/\/misq.umn.edu\/enhancing-social-media-analysis-with-visual-data-analytics-a-deep-learning-approach.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published in <strong><em>MIS Quarterly<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2020\/11] Gene&#8217;s paper was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/07421222.2020.1790185\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published in the <strong><em>Journal of MIS<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2020\/10] Our group presented three papers at WITS 2020.<\/li>\n<li>[2020\/09] Gene&#8217;s paper was <a href=\"https:\/\/pubsonline.informs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1287\/isre.2020.0921\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published in <strong><em>Information Systems Research<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2020\/07] Jaecheol was admitted to the UBC MIS PhD program.<\/li>\n<li>[2020\/06] Gene received an SSHRC IDG ($53K) on incentivized reviews with Arslan Aziz.<\/li>\n<li>[2020\/05] Rui has received <a href=\"https:\/\/open.library.ubc.ca\/soa\/cIRcle\/collections\/ubctheses\/24\/items\/1.0395481\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her Master&#8217;s degree<\/a> (co-supervised with Hasan Cavusoglu).<\/li>\n<li>[2020\/01] Our group presented three papers at HICSS 2020.<\/li>\n<li>[2019\/12] Gene received the <a href=\"https:\/\/ishistory.aisnet.org\/awards\/earlycareeraward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AIS Early Career Award<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2019\/12] Gene received the Best AE Award in ICIS 2019.<\/li>\n<li>[2019\/11] Myunghwan presented our paper at CIST 2019.<\/li>\n<li>[2019\/08] Yunsik received his PhD from UT Austin (supervisor: Andrew Whinston).<\/li>\n<li>[2019\/07] Myunghwan was admitted to the UBC MIS PhD program.<\/li>\n<li>[2019\/07] Victor received <a href=\"https:\/\/open.library.ubc.ca\/soa\/cIRcle\/collections\/ubctheses\/24\/items\/1.0389950\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his Master&#8217;s degree<\/a> (co-supervised with Hasan Cavusoglu).<\/li>\n<li>[2019\/06] Gene received an SSHRC IDG ($55K) on litigation prediction with Xin Zheng.<\/li>\n<li>[2018\/05] Gene received the CUS Teaching Excellence Award.<\/li>\n<li>[2018\/03] Gene received a grant ($12K) on cyber risk prediction from KIRI.<\/li>\n<li>[2017\/12] <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/genemoolee\/2018\/07\/19\/misinformation-optimal-detect-time-working-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yunsik and Gene&#8217;s paper<\/a> received the Best Paper Award at KrAIS 2017.<\/li>\n<li>[2017\/12] <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/genemoolee\/2018\/07\/19\/misinformation-optimal-detect-time-working-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yunsik and Gene&#8217;s paper<\/a> received the Best WIP Runner-Up Award at WITS 2017.<\/li>\n<li>[2017\/12] Our group presented three papers at WITS 2017.<\/li>\n<li>[2017\/11] Gene was appointed as Guest AE of <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/genemoolee\/files\/2017\/07\/jais_cfp_2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>JAIS<\/em><\/strong> Special Issue on Addressing Societal Challenges through Analytics<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2017\/10] Yunsik presented our paper at CIST 2017.<\/li>\n<li>[2017\/09] Gene&#8217;s paper was <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10551-017-3720-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published in the <strong><em>Journal of Business Ethics<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2017\/08] Gene received an NSF Grant ($422K) on cybersecurity risk measurement with Andrew Whinston and Shu He.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">[2017\/07\/01] Gene joined UBC as an Assistant Professor.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-973\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_5279-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_5279-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_5279-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_5279-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_5279-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_5279-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_5279-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/analyticsailab\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_5279-624x624.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[2017\/10] Gene&#8217;s paper was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/07421222.2016.1267523\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published in the <strong><em>Journal of MIS<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2017\/02] Gene received a grant ($59K) on data valuation from KISTI.<\/li>\n<li>[2016\/12] Gene&#8217;s paper was <a href=\"https:\/\/misq.umn.edu\/toward-a-better-measure-of-business-proximity-topic-modeling-for-industry-intelligence.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published in <strong><em>MIS Quarterly<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2016\/12] Gene&#8217;s paper was <a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/cybersecurity\/article\/2\/1\/99\/2733163\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published in the <strong><em>Journal of Cybersecurity<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2016\/11] Donghyuk presented our paper at CIST 2016.<\/li>\n<li>[2016\/01] Gene&#8217;s paper was nominated for the Best Paper Award at HICSS 2016.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>[2015\/09\/01] Gene joined UT Arlington as an Assistant Professor.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[2015\/08] Gene received his <a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2152\/46762\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PhD in Computer Science from UT Austin<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2014\/12] Gene presented his paper at WeB 2014, WITS 2014, and WISE 2014.<\/li>\n<li>[2014\/11] Shu presented our paper at CIST 2014.<\/li>\n<li>[2014\/06] Michael <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/2600057.2602832\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">presented our paper at ACM EC 2014<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2013\/06] Gene <a href=\"https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/document\/6645011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">presented his paper at IEEE SECON 2013<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2013\/04] Yi-Chao <a href=\"https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/document\/6566966\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">presented our paper at IEEE INFOCOM 2013<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2010\/08] Gene was admitted to UT Austin CS PhD program.<\/li>\n<li>[2008\/05] Gene <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/chapter\/10.1007\/978-3-540-79549-0_46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">presented his paper at IFIP Networking 2008<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2006\/07] Gene joined Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology as a Research Staff.<\/li>\n<li>[2006\/05] Gene received <a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2152\/30445\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his Master&#8217;s in Computer Science from UT Austin<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2005\/10] Gene <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usenix.org\/conference\/imc-05\/improving-sketch-reconstruction-accuracy-using-linear-least-squares-method\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">presented his paper at IMC 2005<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[2004\/02] Gene received his Bachelor&#8217;s in CS and Math from Korea University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[2026] [2026\/04] The KPBC Spring 2026 Conference was held at SFU Downtown Campus. [2026\/04] Xiaoke received the Paul Chwelos Teaching Award from UBC Sauder! [2026\/03] Myunghwan&#8217;s paper (with Gene, Hasan Cavusoglu, and Marc-David Seidel) on a structural hole-based opportunity measurement framework has been accepted by the Journal of Management Information Systems. Congrats, Myunghwan! 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