Yong Tan
Associate Professor of Information Systems
Evert McCabe Faculty Fellow 

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Research Interests

• Peer-to-peer network evolution

• Social networks (A tutorial given at the INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, November 7, 2007)

• Open source software development

• Information security

• Digital content distribution channels

• Economics of Internet interconnectivity  

• Online trust management
• Pricing of Internet services

1. “Analysis of a Least Recently Used Cache Management Policy for Web Browsers,”  with V.S. Mookerjee, Operations Research, 50(2), 345-357, 2002.
2. “Optimal Processing Policies for an E-Commerce Web Server,” with V.S. Mookerjee and K. Moinzadeh, INFORMS Journal on Computing, 17(1), 99-110, 2005.
3. “Evaluation and Design of Online Cooperative Feedback Mechanism for Reputation Management,” with M. Fan and A.B. Whinston, IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, 17(2), 244-254, 2005.
4. “Comparing Uniform and Flexible Policies for Software Maintenance and Replacement,” with V.S. Mookerjee, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 31(3), 238-255, 2005.
5. “Economic Control and Inspection Policies for High-Speed Production Systems,” with K. Moinzadeh, IIE Transactions, 37(8), 711-724, 2005.
6. “Allocating Spending between Advertising and Information Technology in Electronic Retailing,” with V.S. Mookerjee, Management Science, 51(8), 1236-1249, 2005.
7. “An Economic Analysis of Interconnection Arrangements Between Internet Backbone Providers,” with I.R. Chiang and V.S. Mookerjee, Operations Research, 54(4) 776-788, 2006.
8. “Analyzing Document-Duplication Effects on Policies for Browser and Proxy Caching,” with Y. Ji and V.S. Mookerjee, INFORMS Journal on Computing, 18(4) 506-522, 2006.
9. “Pricing Communication Services with Delay Guarantee,” with Z. Zhang and D. Dey, INFORMS Journal on Computing, 19(2) 248-260, 2007.
10. “Price and QoS Competition in Communication Services,” with Z. Zhang and D. Dey, European Journal of Operational Research, 187(3) 871-886, 2008.

11. “Analysis of Scale Effects in Peer-to-Peer Networks,” with Y.-M. Li and Y.-P. Zhou, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, 16(3) 590-602, 2008.

12. “Diffusion Models for Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Media Distribution: On the Impact of Decentralized, Constrained Supply,” with K. Hosanagar and P. Han, Information Systems Research, forthcoming.

1. “Social Capital, Structural Holes and Team Composition: Collaborative Networks of the Open Source Software Community,” with P.V. Singh and V.S. Mookerjee, Proceedings of ICIS 2007, forthcoming.
2. “An Empirical Study of Software Sampling: Categorical Heterogeneity and Vendor Strategy,” with Y.J. Lee, Proceedings of WITS 2007, forthcoming.
3. “Digital Content Diffusion in a Social Network Structure,” with J. Oh and A. Susarla, Proceedings of WEB 2007, forthcoming.
4. “Quality of Service Feedback and Intra-organization Coordination for E-retailers,” with J. Oh and V.S. Mookerjee, Proceedings of WEB 2007, forthcoming.
5. “Determinants of Open Source Software License Choice: A Social Influence Perspective,” with P.V. Singh, C. Phelps, and M. Fan, WISE 2007.
6. “Planning to First Release: A Conditional Hazard Function Approach for Investigating Open Source Software Development Time,” with P.V. Singh, Proceedings of WITS 2006, 127-132, 2006;
7. “Optimal Timing of Dynamic Requirement Reviews for Software Development Process,” with M. Fan and Y. Ji, Proceedings of WITS 2006, 139-144, 2006;
8. “Optimal Patching Effort against Internet Worms,” with G. Zhang and K. Kannan, Proceedings of WITS 2006, 151-156, 2006;
9. “Stability and Efficiency of Communications Networks in Open Source Software Development,” with P.V. Singh, Proceedings of WITS 2005, 177-182, 2005;
10. “Optimal Rebating Strategies in Peer-to-Peer Content Distribution,” with P. Han and K. Hosanagar, Proceedings of ICIS 2005, 673-687, 2005;
11. “Dynamic Pricing for Technology Upgrades in Telecommunication Industry,” with P. Han and J. Peng, Proceedings of ICEC, 254-260, 2005;
12. “The Spread of Internet Worms and the Optimal Patch Release Strategies,” with P. Han, Proceedings of AMCIS-11, 3283-3291, 2005;
13. “On the Formation of Peer-to-Peer Networks: Self-Organized Sharing and Groups,” with Y.-M. Li and P. De, Proceedings of ICIS 2004,  493-503, 2004;
14. “Diffusion of Digital Products in P2P Networks,” with P. Han and K. Hosanagar, Proceedings of ICIS 2004, 505-515, 2004;
15. “Optimal Duplication in Cooperative Web Caching,” with K. Hosanagar, Proceedings of WITS 2004, 92-97, 2004;
16. “Pricing Peer-to-Peer Networks: Content Provision and Search Intermediary,” with Y.-M. Li and P. De, Proceedings of WITS 2004, 194-199, 2004;
17. “Optimal Rebating Strategies in P2P Diffusion,” with P. Han and K. Hosanagar, Proceedings of WITS 2004, 188-193, 2004;
18. “On the Scale of Peer-to-Peer Network,” with Y.-M. Li and Y.-P. Zhou, Proceedings of WITS 2003, 13-18, 2003;
19. “Price and Quality Competition in Data Networks under Delay Guarantee,” with Z. Zhang, Proceedings of WITS 2003, 139-144, 2003;
20. “Optimal Peering Strategies for Internet Service Providers,” with I. R. Chiang and V.S. Mookerjee, Proceedings of WITS 2001, 163-168, 2001;
21. “Balancing Marketing and Information Technology,” Proceedings of WITS 2000, 151-156, 2000; (Best paper nomination)
22. “Optimal Software Maintenance and Replacement Policies,” with V.S. Mookerjee, Proceedings of WITS 99, 216-221, 1999;  
23. “Pricing Strategy for Priority-Based Networks,” with D. Dey, Proceedings of WITS 99, 117-122, 1999.

 Papers currently under review

• “Developer Learning Dynamics in Open Source Software Projects: A Hidden Markov Model Analysis,” School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas, February 2008.
• “Social Networks: Theory and Applications,” A tutorial given at the INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, November 2007.
• “Developer Learning Dynamics in Open Source Software Projects: A Hidden Markov Model Analysis,” Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, April 2007 (John and Cheryl Coffin Academic Speaker Series).
• “An Economic Analysis of Interconnection Arrangements Between Internet Backbone Providers,” presented at Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, April 2005; University of Alberta, April 2005.
• “Optimal Duplication in Cooperative Web Caching,” December 2004, WITS 2004, Washington D.C.
• “Pricing Peer-to-Peer Networks: Content Provision and Search Intermediary,” December 2004, WITS 2004, Washington D.C.
• “Interconnection at Congested Internet Backbones,” November 2002, INFORMS, San Jose.

• “Balancing Marketing and Information Technology,” December 2000, WITS 2000, Brisbane, Australia.  

• “Value Based Design of Electronic Commerce Servers,” presented at The Wharton School, February 2000; Heinz School, Carnegie Mellon University, February, 2000; University of Texas at Dallas, January, 2000.

• “Optimal Polices for Software Maintenance and Replacement,” December, 1999, WITS99, Charlotte, North Carolina.

• “Pricing Strategies for Priority-Based Networks,” December, 1999, WITS99, Charlotte, North Carolina.

• "Analysis of an LRU-Based Caching Policy in Web Browsers," October, 1998, INFORMS Conference, Seattle, Washington.

Other Publications (Physics)