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OM PhD student, Wenjuan LI, received the "Honorable Mention" at the POMS-HK Best Student Paper Competition 2025 for her paper titled "Dynamic Persuasion Strategies for Mitigating the Spread of Fake Content." The competition was part of the 15th POMS-HK International Conference, held at the Chinese University of Hong Kong from January 3 to 5, 2025. The research, conducted under the supervision of Professor Dongwook Shin, finds that digital platforms driven by engagement-based revenue models have inherent incentives to withhold information about fake content, regardless of their signaling strategy. The research demonstrates that commonly used consumer reporting systems cannot effectively address the core issue, while subscription-based pricing or government penalties serve as more effective solutions for fake content mitigation while maintaining platform profitability. The POMS-HK International Conference has been held for 15 years, providing a platform for worldwide scholars to discuss cutting-edge research in operations management.

Prof. Yi Yang receives the INFORMS ISS Design Science Award 2023 at the WITS 2024 in Thailand.

IS PhD student, Ranyi Wei (Oliver), received the “Best Student Paper Award” at the Workshop on Information Systems and Economics 2024 (WISE) for his paper titled “The Impact of AI Summaries on Video Platforms' Creators and Viewers: A Vicious Cycle”. The 2024 conference was held in Bangkok, Thailand, from December 18 to 20, 2024. The paper was co-authored with our IS PhD graduate, Dr. Jiali Zhou, and was conducted under the supervision of Professors Weiyin Hong and Kai Lung Hui. The paper found that the roll-out of AI summary features on video-sharing platforms has a mixed impact on both creators and viewers. It suggests that platform owners should be cautious about implementing AI summaries just to follow trends and consider the potential consequences of such features. WISE is the premier academic research conference for the discussion of Information Systems topics through the lens of economics, for over 30 years.

The first Advisory Board for Information Systems Programs meeting was held on November 18. 

The 2024 Information Systems Research Workshop was held on July 8.