Yong Tan
Michael G. Foster Endowed Professor of Information Systems

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Research Interests

• Fintech
• Data and algorithm pricing
• Sharing economy
• Social media and user generated content
• Microcharity
• Online opinion formation
• Health IT
• Economic and social networks (A tutorial given at the INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, November 7, 2007)
• Open source software development
• Peer-to-peer network
• Digital content distribution channels
• Economics of Internet interconnectivity
• Online trust management
• Pricing of Internet services

Publications

1. "Social Media Sponsorship: Metrics and Strategies for Finding the Right Content Creator-Sponsor Matches," with S. Doosti and S. Lee, Management Science, forthcoming.
2. "Emotions in Online Content Diffusion," with Y. Yu, S. Huang, and Y. Liu, Information Systems Research, forthcoming.
3. "Political Consumerism and the Emergence of Rare Information on User-Generated Content Platforms," with U. Ananthakrishnan, X. Xu, and M. Mitkina, Management Science, forthcoming.
4. "When to Broadcast? Inventory Disclosure Policies for Online Sales of Limited Inventory," with Z. Liu, S. Chen, and K. Moinzadeh, Information Systems Research, forthcoming.
5. "A Blessing or a Curse: The Impact of Sampling in Crowdfunding Market," with Z. Liu and W. You, Production and Operations Management, forthcoming.
6. "When Emotion AI Meets Strategic Users," with Y. Yu, W. Xue, and L. Jia, Management Science, forthcoming.
7. "Flow of the Game: A Hidden Markov Model of Player Engagement in Online Mobile Games," with J. Deng and S. Lee, Information Systems Research, forthcoming.
8. "Tapping into User Effort? Improving Referral Outcomes in Crowdfunding Markets," with Y. Jiang and X. Chen, Production and Operations Management, forthcoming.
9. "Investor Learning in Crowdfunded Supply Chain Finance Markets," with Z. Zhou, M. Zhang, S. Xiao, and Y.-C. Ho, Production and Operations Management, forthcoming.
10. "Toward a Fairness-Aware Scoring System for Algorithmic Decision-Making," with Y. Yang, Y. Wu, X. Chang, and M. Li, Production and Operations Management, forthcoming.
11. "To Partner or Not to Partner? The Partnership Between Platforms and Data Brokers in Two-sided Markets," with X. Zhang, L. Cheng, and Y. Yu, Information Systems Research, forthcoming.
12. "Does Virtual Reality Help Property Sales? Empirical Evidence from a Real Estate Platform," with Z. Yan and Z. Meng, Information Systems Research, forthcoming.
13. "Effects of Scarcity-Induced Demand on Crowdfunding Market," with Z. Zhou, Y. Liu, and C. Ma, Production and Operations Management, forthcoming.
14. "Understanding Lenders' Investment Behavior in Online Peer-to-Peer Lending: A Construal Level Theory Perspective," with Y. Wu, W. Ke. Y, Li, and Z. Lin, Information Systems Research 36(1) 141-161, 2025.
15. "Understanding Volunteer Crowdsourcing from a Multiplex Perspective," with Y. Yu and J.X. Tan, Information Systems Research 36(1) 107-125, 2025.
16. "Are Neighbors Alike? A Semi-supervised Probabilistic Ensemble for Online Review Spammers Detection," with Z. Wu, G. Liu, and J. Wu, Information Systems Research 35(4) 1565-1585, 2024.
17. "Social trading, communication, and networks," with J. Deng, M. Yang, and M. Pelster, Information Systems Research 35(4) 1546-1564, 2024.
18. "Does Help Help? An Empirical Analysis of Social Desirability Bias in Ratings," with J. Zheng, G. Yin, and J. Ding, Information Systems Research 35(3) 1052-1073, 2024.
19. "When Images Backfire: The Effect of Customer-Generated Images on Product Rating Dynamics," with Y. Guan, Q. Wei, and G. Chen, Information Systems Research 34(4) 1641-1663, 2023.
20. "Spoiled for Choice? Personalized Recommendation for Healthcare Decisions: A Multi-Armed Bandit Approach," with T. Zhou, Y. Wang, and L. Yan, Information Systems Research 34(4) 1493-1512, 2023.
21. "Value of Information Sharing via Ride-hailing Apps: An Empirical Analysis," with K. Rhee, J. Zheng, and Y. Wang, Information Systems Research 34(3) 1228-1244, 2023.
22. "Platform Refund Insurance or Being Cast Out: Quantifying the Signaling Effect of Refund Options in the Online Service Marketplace," with J. Zheng and Y. Wang, Information Systems Research 34(3) 910-934, 2023.
23. "Provision of Helpful Review Videos: Effects of Video Characteristics on Perceived Helpfulness," with K. Park, S. Lee, and S. Doosti, Production and Operations Management 32(7) 2031-2048, 2023.
24. "Actions Speak Louder than Words: Imputing Users' Reputation from Transaction History," with H. Ghasemkhani, A. Tripathi, and J. Deng, Production and Operations Management 32(4) 1096-1111, 2023.
25. "Know Your Firm and Manage Social Media Engagement: Impact on Firm Sales Performance," with F. Ren and F. Wan, Management Information Systems Quarterly 47(1) 227-262, 2023.
26. "Unifying Algorithmic and Theoretical Perspectives: Emotions in Online Reviews and Sales," with Y. Yu, Y. Yang, and J. Huang, Management Information Systems Quarterly 47(1) 127-160, 2023.
27. "Managing Contributor Performance in Knowledge-Sharing Communities: A Dynamic Perspective," with Y. Jin and J. Huang, Production and Operations Management 31(11) 3945-3962, 2022.
28. "Microblogging Replies and Opinion Polarization: A Natural Experiment," with Y. Lu, J. Wu, and J. Chen, Management Information Systems Quarterly 46(4) 1901-1936, 2022.
29. "How Is Mobile User Behavior Different? A Hidden Markov Model of Cross Mobile Application Usage Dynamics," with S. Wu, Y. Chen, and Y. Liang, Information Systems Research 33(3) 1002-1022, 2022.
30. "Gamified Challenges in Online Weight-loss Communities," with B.G. Bojd, X. Song, and X. Yan, Information Systems Research 33(2) 718-736, 2022.
31. "Delivering Healthcare through Teleconsultations: Implication on Offline Healthcare Disparity," with E. Hwang, X. Guo, and Y. Dang, Information Systems Research 33(2) 515-539, 2022.
32. "Turn Your Online Engagement in Chronic Disease Management from Zero to Hero: A Multi-Dimensional Continuous-Time Evaluation," with T. Zhou, L. Yan, and Y. Wang, Management Science 68(5) 3507-3527, 2022.
33. "Competitive Entry of Information Goods under Quality Uncertainty," with Z. Zhang, G. Nan, and M. Li, Management Science 68(4) 2869-2888, 2022.
34. "What's in a "Username"? Examining the Effect of Perceived Anonymity on Herding in Online Crowdfunding," with Y. Jiang, Y.-C. Ho, and X. Yan, Information Systems Research 33(1) 1-17, 2022.
35. "The Signaling Effect of Sampling Size in Online Physical Goods Sampling," with Z. Liu, Z. Lin, and Y. Zhang, Production and Operations Management 31(2) 529-546, 2022.
36. "Learning to be Creative: A Mutually Exciting Spatial Point Process Model for Idea Generation in Open Innovation," with V. Aggarwal and E. Hwang, Information Systems Research 32(4) 1214-1235, 2021.
37. "Competition and Distortion: A Theory of Information Bias on the Peer-to-Peer Lending Market," with Z. Wu, L. Hu, and Z. Lin, Information Systems Research 32(4) 1140-1154, 2021.
38. "Show Me the Money: The Economic Impact of Membership Free Shipping Programs on Online Retailers," with Z. Fang, Y.-C. Ho, and J.X. Tan, Information Systems Research 32(4) 1115-1127, 2021.
39. "Discount Schemes for the Preemptible Service of a Cloud Platform with Unutilized Capacity," with S. Chen and K. Moinzadeh, Information Systems Research 32(3) 967-986, 2021.
40. "Freemium Pricing in Digital Games with Virtual Currency," with Z. Meng and L. Hao, Information Systems Research 32(2) 481-496, 2021.
41. "An Empirical Study of the Dynamic and Differential Effects of Prefunding," with X. Wei, W. You, and M. Fan, Production and Operations Management 30(5) 1331-1349, 2021.
42. "The Impact of Subscription Reciprocity on Charitable Content Generation and Sharing: Evidence from Twitter on Giving Tuesday," with J.X. Tan and Y. Lu, Management Information Systems Quarterly 45(2) 535-562, 2021.
43. "Switching Decision, Timing, and App Performance: An Empirical Analysis of Mobile App Developers' Switching Behavior between Monetization Strategies," with Y.J. Lee, K. Xie, and H. Ghasemkhani, Journal of Business Research 127 332-345, 2021.
44. "Cloud Service vs. On-Premises Software: Competition under Security Risk and Product Customization," with Z. Zhang and G. Nan, Information Systems Research 31(3) 848-864, 2020.
45. "When Online Lending Meets Real Estate: Examining Investment Decisions in Lending-Based Real-Estate Crowdfunding," with Y. Jiang, Y.-C. Ho, and X. Yan, Information Systems Research 31(3) 715-730, 2020.
46. "Optimizing Two-Sided Promotion for Transportation Network Companies: A Structural Model with Conditional Bayesian Learning," with J. Zheng, F. Ren, and X. Chen, Information Systems Research 31(3) 692-714, 2020.
47. "An Empirical Analysis of Seller Advertising Strategies in an Online Marketplace," with H. Sun and M. Fan, Information Systems Research 31(1) 37-56, 2020.
48. "Exploring Correlation Network for Cheating Detection," with P. Luo, K. Shu, J. Wu, and L. Wan, ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology 11(1) Article 12, January 2020.
49. "How Mega is the Mega? Exploring the Spillover Effects of WeChat using Graphical Model," with J. Zheng, Z. Qi, and Y. Dou, Information Systems Research 30(4) 1343-1362, 2019.
50. "Impact of Live Chat on Purchase in Electronic Markets: The Moderating Role of Information Cues," with J.X. Tan and Y. Wang, Information Systems Research 30(4) 1248-1271, 2019.
51. "Structural Econometric Models," with Y. Huang and S. Lee, TutORials in Operations Research 17-43, 2019.
52. "An Empirical Study of Free Product Sampling and Rating Bias," with Z. Lin and Y. Zhang, Information Systems Research 30(1) 260-275, 2019.
53. "Using User- and Marketer-Generated Content for Box-Office Revenue Prediction: Differences between Micro-Blogging and Third-Party Platforms," with T. Song, J. Huang, and Y. Yu, Information Systems Research 30(1) 191-203, 2019.
54. "Who Wants Consumers To Be Informed? Facilitating Information Disclosure in a Distribution Channel," with L. Hao, Information Systems Research 30(1) 34-49, 2019.
55. "Shared Minds: How Patients Use Collaborative Information Sharing via Social Media Platforms," with L. Yan, X. Yan, and S.X. Sun, Production and Operations Management 28(1) 9-26, 2019. (Lead Article)
56. "Contracting Models for P2P Content Distribution," with H. Ghasemkhani, Y.-M. Li, and K. Moinzadeh, Production and Operations Management 27(11) 1940-1959, 2018.
57. "Beyond solving the last mile problem: the substitution effects of bike-sharing on a ride-sharing platform," with J. Qin, S. Lee, and X. Yan, Journal of Business Analytics 1(1) 13-28, 2018.
58. "Big data would not lie: prediction of the 2016 Taiwan election via online heterogeneous information," with Z. Xie, G. Liu, and J. Wu, EPJ Data Science 7:32, 2018.
59. "Online Group Influence and Digital Product Consumption," with J. Mu, E. Thomas, and J. Qi, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science 46 921-947, 2018.
60. "Investors Platform Choice: Herding, Platform Attributes and Regulations," with J. Yang, Y.-C. Ho, and X. Yan, Journal of Management Information Systems 35(1) 86-116, 2018.
61. "When Ignorance Can Be Bliss: Organizational Structure and Coordination in Electronic Retailing," with D. Liu and V.S. Mookerjee, Information Systems Research 29(1) 70-83, 2018.
62. "Optimal Freemium Strategy for Information Goods in the Presence of Piracy," with G. Nan, D. Wu, and M. Li, Journal of the Association of Information Systems 19(4) 266-305, 2018.
63. "Disconfirmation Effect on Online Rating Behavior: A Structural Model," with Y.-C. Ho and J. Wu, Information Systems Research 28(3) 626-642, 2017.
64. "Quality of Service Based Pricing Schemes for Content Sharing in Peer-to-Peer Networks," with P. De, L. Hao, and Y.-M. Li, Production and Operations Management 26(8) 1427-1443, 2017.
65. "The Consensus Effect in Online Health-Care Communities," with L. Yan, Journal of Management Information Systems 34(1) 11-39, 2017.
66. "Online Cash-back Shopping: Implications for Consumers and e-Businesses," with Y.-C. Ho and Y.-J. Ho, Information Systems Research 28(2) 250-264, 2017.
67. "Influentials, Imitables or Susceptibles? Virality and Word of Mouth Conversations in Online Social Networks," with A. Susarla and C. Oh, Journal of Management Information Systems 33(1) 139-170, 2016.
68. "Duopoly Pricing Strategy for Information Products with Premium Service: Free Product or Bundling?" with G. Nan, Z. Zhang, and M. Li, Journal of Management Information Systems 33(1) 260-295, 2016.
69. "Network Dynamics: How Can We Find Patients Like Us?" with L. Yan and J. Peng, Information Systems Research 26(3) 496-512, 2015.
70. "Do I Follow My Friends or the Crowd? Informational Cascades in Online Movie Ratings," with Y.J. Lee and K. Hosanagar, Management Science 61(9) 2241-2258, 2015. (Management Science Best Paper Award in Information Systems)
71. "Feeling Blue? Go Online: An Empirical Study of Online Supports among Patients," with L. Yan, Information Systems Research 25(4) 690-709, 2014.
72. "Modeling MGC Strategies under Extreme Negative UGC," with J. Qi, Q. Qu, and J. Mu, Journal of Electronic Commerce Research 15(3) 150-161, 2014.
73. "The synchronization club: classification of global economic groups by inequality," with H. Cao and Y. Li, Applied Economics 46(21) 2502-2510, 2014.
74. "Effects of Different Types of Free Trials and Ratings in Sampling of Consumer Software: An Empirical Study," with Y.J. Lee, Journal of Management Information Systems 30(3) 213-246, 2014.
75. "Leveraging Philanthropic Behavior for Customer Support: The Case of User Support Forums," with W. Jabr, R. Mookerjee and V.S. Mookerjee, Management Information Systems Quarterly 38(1) 187-208, 2014.
76. "An empirical investigation on organizational innovation and individual creativity," with J. Peng, G. Zhang, and Z. Fu, Information Systems and e-Business Management 12(3) 465-489, 2014
77. "Social media research: A review," with J. Wu and H. Sun, Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering 22(3) 257-282, 2013.
78. "Self-Organized Formation and Evolution of Peer-to-Peer Networks," with Y.-M. Li and P. De, INFORMS Journal on Computing 25(3) 502-516, 2013.
79. "Cooperative Cashing?: An Economic Analysis of Document Duplication in Cooperative Web Caching," with K. Hosanagar, Information Systems Research 23(2) 356-375, 2012.
80. "Social Networks and the Diffusion of User-Generated Content: Evidence from YouTube," with A. Susarla and C. Oh, Information Systems Research 23(1) 23-41, 2012. (Association for Information Systems Best Publication of 2012 Award)
81. "A Hidden Markov Model of Developer Learning Dynamics in Open Source Software Projects," with P.V. Singh and N. Youn, Information Systems Research 22(4) 790-807, 2011.
82. "Network Effects: The Influence of Social Capital on Open Source Project Success," with P.V. Singh and V.S. Mookerjee, Management Information Systems Quarterly 35(4) 813-829, 2011.
83. "Impact of Blogs on Sales Revenue: Test of a Network Model," with G. Zhang and A.J. Dubinsky, International Journal of Virtual Communities and Social Networking 3(2) 68-82, 2011.
84. "Novel Method of Identifying Time Series Based on Network Graph," with Y. Li and H. Cao, Complexity 17(1) 13-33, 2011.
85. "Developer Heterogeneity and Formation of Communication Networks in Open Source Software Development," with P.V. Singh, Journal of Management Information Systems 27(3) 179-210, 2011.
86. "Impacts of Essential Elements of Management on IT Application Maturity – A Perspective from Firms in China," with J. Peng, G. Zhang, and R. Chen, Decision Support Systems 51 88-98, 2011.
87. "A comparison of two methods for modeling large-scale data from time series as complex networks," with Y. Li and H. Cao, AIP Advances 1 012103, 2011.
88. "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 21(2) 271-287, 2010.
89. "Service Differentiation and Price Competition in Web Services," with Z. Zhang and D. Dey, Decision Support Systems 47 93–104, 2009.
90. "An Admission-Control Technique for Delay Reduction in Proxy Caching," with C. Kaya, G. Zhang and V.S. Mookerjee, Decision Support Systems 46 594–603, 2009.
91. "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.
92. "Price and QoS Competition in Communication Services," with Z. Zhang and D. Dey, European Journal of Operational Research 187(3) 871-886, 2008.
93. "Pricing Communication Services with Delay Guarantee," with Z. Zhang and D. Dey, INFORMS Journal on Computing 19(2) 248-260, 2007.
94. "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.
95. "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.
96. "Allocating Spending between Advertising and Information Technology in Electronic Retailing," with V.S. Mookerjee, Management Science 51(8) 1236-1249, 2005.
97. "Economic Control and Inspection Policies for High-Speed Production Systems," with K. Moinzadeh, IIE Transactions 37(8) 711-724, 2005.
98. "Comparing Uniform and Flexible Policies for Software Maintenance and Replacement," with V.S. Mookerjee, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering 31(3) 238-255, 2005.
99. "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.
100. "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.
101. "Analysis of a Least Recently Used Cache Management Policy for Web Browsers," with V.S. Mookerjee, Operations Research 50(2) 345-357, 2002.
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Conference Papers

• "You might also like ...: Impact of ML-based Taste Clusters on Sales Diversity On Subscription-Based Platforms," with Y. Kan and U. Ananthakrishnan, WISE 2021.
• "Flow of the game: A Hidden Markov Model of player game-play and reward ads watching behavior in online mobile games," with J. Deng and S. Lee, WISE 2020.
• "Many Hands Make Light Work: Referrals in Reward-Based Crowdfunding," with Y. Jiang and X. Chen, ICIS 2020.
• "How does Virtual Reality Matter? Survival Analyses for Properties in an Online Real Estate Platform," with Z. Yan and Z. Meng, ICIS 2020.
• "Content and Composition: The Impact of Merchant Main Picture on Market Performance," with Z. Yan, U. Ananthakrishnan, and Y. Wang, ICIS 2020.
• "The Impact of Social Recognition on User-Generated Evaluations," with J. Zhang, G. Yin, and J. Ding, ICIS 2020.
• "The Dark Side of Images: Effect of Customer Generated Images on Product Assessment," with Y. Guan, Q. Wei, and G. Chen, ICIS 2019.
• "Facebook Paid Partnership: The Role of Relevance in Video Sponsorship," with S. Doosti and S. Lee, WISE 2019.
• "Knowledge is Like Money: A Demand Estimation for Paid-Knowledge Products," with Y. Jin, J. Zheng, and J. Huang, WISE 2019.
• "The Influence of Self-Regulation of Sharing Economy: Evidence from Unstructured Data," with Z. Meng, Z. Lin, and Y. Wang, WITS 2019.
• "Social Influence in MOBA Game Business: The Tangle of Long and Short-term Relations," with X. Li, S. Zhou, and Y. Liu, WeB 2019.
• "Spoiled for Choice? Personalized Recommendation for Healthcare Decisions: A Multi-Armed Bandit Approach with a Dynamic Discrete-Choice Scheme," with T. Zhou, Y. Wang, and L. Yan, CIST 2019.
• "Knowledge is Like Money: A Demand Estimation for Paid-Knowledge Products," with Y. Jin, J. Zheng, and J. Huang, CIST 2019.
• "A Latent Class Model of Player Reward Ads Watching Behaviors in Online Mobile Games," with J. Deng and S. Lee, CIST 2019.
• "What Makes Online Review Videos Helpful? Evidence from Product Review Videos on YouTube," with K. Park and S. Lee, CIST 2019.
• "Influence of Peer-Based Monetary Incentive on Content Generation: Evidence from a Social Media Site," with Z. Meng, Y.-C. Ho, and J. Wu, CIST 2019.
• "More Than Double Your Impact: An Empirical Study of Match-offer on Crowdfunding Platforms," with Z. Fang and S. Xiao, CIST 2019.
• "Learning to be Creative: A Mutually Exciting Spatial Point Process Model for Idea Generation in Open Innovation," with V. Aggarwal and E. Hwang, CIST 2019.
• "Facebook Paid Partnership: The Role of Relevance in Video Sponsorship," with S. Doosti and S. Lee, CIST 2019.
• "How Rewarding Is the Reward? Demand Estimation of Crowdfunding Platforms," with S. Doosti, WISE 2018.
• "What Goes Around Comes Around: A Structural Matching Model of Online Lending," with Y. Jiang, J. Zheng, and X. Yan, ICIS 2018.
• "Gamified Goals: an Empirical Study of Online Weight-Loss Challenges," with B.G. Bojd, X. Song, and X. Yan, ICIS 2018.
• "Continuous Participation in Online Weight-loss Communities: An Empirical Study," with T. Zhou, Y. Wang, and L. Yan, ICIS 2018.
• "Social Hiring: The Right LinkedIn Connection that Helps You Land a Job," with K. Rhee and E. Hwang, ICIS 2018 (Best Conference Paper Award).
• "Rebalancing Geographic Healthcare Disparity through Telemedicine Consultations," with E. Hwang, X. Guo, and Y. Dang, ICIS 2018.
• "What Goes Around Comes Around: A Structural Matching Model of Online Lending," with Y. Jiang, J. Zheng, and X. Yan, CIST 2018.
• "Rebalancing Geographic Healthcare Disparity through Telemedicine Consultations," with E. Hwang, X. Guo, and Y. Dang, CIST 2018.
• "Social Hiring: The Right LinkedIn Connection that Helps You Land a Job," with K. Rhee and E. Hwang, CIST 2018.
• "Modeling Users' Continuous Participation: Evidence from Online Weight-Loss Communities," with T. Zhou, Y. Wang, and L. Yan, CIST 2018.
• "The Influence of Platform Regulation in the Sharing Economy," with Z. Meng, Z. Lin, and Y. Wang, CIST 2018.
• "Generating Content Under the "Spotlight" of Friends: A Natural Experiment," with Y. Jin, J. Zheng, and J. Huang, CIST 2018.
• "To Mine or Not To Mine: An Analysis of Crypto-mining Profitability," with V. Aggarwal, CIST 2018.
• "Beyond Solving the Last Mile Problem: The Substitution Effects of Bike-sharing on a Ride-sharing Platform," with J. Qin, S. Lee, and X. Yan, CIST 2018.
• "Influence of Peer Based Monetary Incentive on Content Generation," with Z. Meng, Y.-C. Ho, and J. Wu, INFORMS 2018.
• "Generating Content under the 'Spotlight': Evidence from a Natural Experiment," with Y. Jin, J. Zheng, and J. Huang, INFORMS 2018.
• "The Dynamic Impact of Quantity Restriction on Backers' Investment Intention," with Z. Zhou and C. Ma, INFORMS 2018.
• "What Goes around Comes around: A Structural Matching Model of Peer-to-peer Lending," with Y. Jiang, J. Zheng, and X. Yan, INFORMS 2018.
• "Does Size Matter? The Effect of Sampling Size in Online Physical Good Sampling," with Z. Liu, Z. Lin, and Y. Zhang, INFORMS 2018.
• "Consumer Decisions in Payment-based Knowledge Sharing Communities: The Analysis of Zhihu Live," with Z. Fang, G. Liu, and J. Wu, INFORMS 2018.
• "Users' Continuous Participation in the Online Weight-loss Communities," with T. Zhou, L. Yan, and Y. Wang, INFORMS 2018.
• "To Mine or Not To Mine: An Analysis of Crypto-mining Profitability," with V. Aggarwal, INFORMS 2018.
• "Can Employees Benefit from Social Capital? The Evidence from an Enterprise Social Media in China," with J. Deng, INFORMS 2018.
• "Can Your Facebook Page Likes Predict Your Dating Behavior?" with B.G. Bojd, INFORMS 2018.
• "Driver Retention in Ride-sharing Services: An Empirical Study," with K. Rhee, J. Zheng, and F. Ren, INFORMS 2018.
• "Influence of Peer-Based Monetary Incentive on Content Generation: Evidence from a Social Media Site," with Z. Meng, Y.-C. Ho, and J. Wu, CSWIM 2018.
• "Fundraising Dynamics: Backers' Learning and Awareness Formation," with Z. Zhou and C. Ma, CSWIM 2018.
• "Generating Content Under the 'Spotlight': Evidence from a Natural Experiment," with Y. Jin, J. Zheng, and J. Huang, CSWIM 2018.
• "A Dynamic Deep Learning Model of Product Return in Online Shopping," with S. Wu, Y. Wang, and Y. Chen, CSWIM 2018.
• "From Ride-sharing to Bike-sharing: What has Sharing-bike done to the Ride-sharing platform?" with J. Qin, S. Lee, and X. Yan, CSWIM 2018.
• "The signaling effect of sampling size in online physical good sampling campaign," with Z. Liu, Z. Lin, and Y. Zhang, CSWIM 2018.
• "Exploring Mobile App Developers' Switching Behavior between Monetization Methods," Y.J. Lee, K. Xie, and H. Ghasemkhani, CSWIM 2018.
• "What Goes Around Comes Around: A Structural Matching Model of Peer-to-Peer Lending," Y. Jiang, J. Zheng, and X. Yan, CSWIM 2018.
• "Consumer Decisions in Payment-based Knowledge Sharing Communities: The Analysis of Zhihu Live," Z. Fang, G. Liu, and J. Wu, CSWIM 2018.
• "Users' Continuous Participation in Online Weight-loss Communities," with T. Zhou, Y. Wang, and L. Yan, CSWIM 2018.
• "Do Mobile Apps Bring a Longer Tail? An Empirical Study of Sales Concentration in Online Channels" with S. Doosti and Y. Wang, ICIS 2017.
• "Do Mobile Apps Bring a Longer Tail? An Empirical Study of Sales Concentration in Online Channels" with S. Doosti and Y. Wang, INFORMS 2017.
• "Learning by Following: The Role of Followings in Influencing the Quality of User-Generated Content," with Y. Jin and J. Huang, INFORMS 2017.
• "Reward Scheme Design for Online Crowdfunding Projects," with T. Zhou and S. Xiao, INFORMS 2017.
• "Reward on User-Generated Content," with Z. Meng, Y.-C. Ho, and J. Wu, INFORMS 2017.
• "Pricing Virtual Items in Digital Games," with Z. Meng and L. Hao, INFORMS 2017.
• "The Persuasive and Informative Effects of Information Disclosure Policy: Evidence from an Online Supply Chain Finance Market," with Z. Zhou, S. Xiao, and Y.-C. Ho, INFORMS 2017.
• "Technology Restriction and Demand Shifts in Transportation Dynamics: An Empirical Study," K. Rhee, J. Zheng, and Y. Wang, INFORMS 2017.
• "How rewarding is the reward? Demand estimation of reward-based crowdfunding platforms," with S. Doosti, INFORMS 2017.
• "Pricing Virtual Items in Digital Games," with Z. Meng and L. Hao, CIST 2017.
• "Technology Restriction and Demand Shifts in Transportation Dynamics: An Empirical Study," K. Rhee, J. Zheng, and Y. Wang, CIST 2017.
• "How rewarding is the reward? Demand estimation of reward-based crowdfunding platforms," with S. Doosti, CIST 2017.
• "Learning by Following: The Role of Followings in Influencing the Quality of User-Generated Content," with Y. Jin and J. Huang, CSWIM 2017.
• "An Examination of Social Comparison Triggered by Higher Donation Visibility over Social Media Platforms," with J.X. Tan and Y. Lu, ICIS 2016.
• "Conform or Be Cast Out: Quantifying the Effect of Platform Endorsement and Consumer Generated Reputation in Online Service Marketplace Demand System," with J. Zheng and Y. Wang, ICIS 2016.
• "An Investigation of Free Product Sampling and Rating Bias in E-Commerce," with Z. Lin and Y. Zhang, ICIS 2016.
• "The Value of Live Chat on Online Purchase," with J.X. Tan and Y. Wang, ICIS 2016.
• "User Engagement in Social Media: Evidence from a Field Experiment," INFORMS 2016.
• "Do mobile applications bring a longer tail? An empirical study of sales concentration in online channels," with S. Doosti and Y. Wang, INFORMS 2016.
• "Users' Resilience To Kickstarter Scam," with J.X. Tan and Y. Lu, INFORMS 2016.
• "Facilitate Fit Revelation in a Distribution Channel," with L. Hao, INFORMS 2016.
• "Conform or Be Cast Out: Quantifying the Effect of Platform Endorsement and Consumer Generated Reputation in Online Service Marketplace Demand System," with J. Zheng and Y. Wang, INFORMS 2016.
• "Who Drives in My Users? Evidence for App Usage Causal Network from Graphical Model Approach," CIST 2016.
• "User-Generated Charitable Content in Social Media: Evidence from a Field Experiment," CIST 2016.
• "The Effects of Optimal Matching in Social Support in an Online Weight Loss Community," CIST 2016.
• "Lenders' Herding Behavior in Online Peer-to-Peer Lending Platforms Selection," with Y. Jiang, X. Yan and Y.-C. Ho, CSWIM 2016.
• "What strategy is effective? How Weibo can open the black box of social media marketing," with F. Ren and F. Wan, CSWIM 2016.
• "Announcing Privacy Threshold in Mobile Operation System Competition: Legal Collusion," with Z. Meng and J.X. Tan, CSWIM 2016.
• "Platform Endorsement V.S. User Generated Evaluation: Determinant for Sales on Online-Marketplace for Service Goods," with J. Zheng and Y. Wang, CSWIM 2016.
• "Why Should I Donate? Examining Reputation, Peer Effect and Popularity Effect on Charitable Giving over Social Media Platforms," with J.X. Tan and Y. Lu, WISE 2015.
• "Optimal Promotion with Consumer Learning on Online-to-Offline Platform: Evidence from an Online Taxi App," with J. Zheng, F. Ren, and X. Chen, ICIS 2015.
• "Loyalty Program: the Dilemma of Shipping Fee," with J.X. Tan and Y.-C. Ho, INFORMS 2015.
• "Building Reputation through Charitable Giving in Online Social Networking Environment," with J.X. Tan and Y. Lu, INFORMS 2015.
• "The Value of Live Chat in Online Purchase," with J.X. Tan and Y. Wang, INFORMS 2015.
• "Get in Shape with Online Friends: Obesity and Social Networks," with X. Yan, X. Song, and B.G. Bojd, INFORMS 2015.
• "Corporate Information Disclosure on Social Media," with Q. Qu and B.G. Bojd, INFORMS 2015.
• "Impact of Firm Social Media Engagement on Sales Revenue," with F. Ren and F. Wan, INFORMS 2015.
• "Does Help Help? An Empirical Investigation of Review in Review in User Generated Review System," with J. Zheng and G. Yin, INFORMS 2015.
• "Loyalty Program: the Dilemma of Shipping Fee," with J.X. Tan and Y.-C. Ho, CIST 2015.
• "Optimal Promotion with Consumer Learning on Online-to-Offline Platform: Evidence from an Online Taxi App," with J. Zheng, F. Ren, and X. Chen, CIST 2015.
• "Economic Value of Firm Social Media Engagement," with F. Ren and F. Wan, CSWIM 2015.
• "Optimal Promotion with Consumer Learning on Online-to-Offline Platform: Evidence from an Online Taxi App," with J. Zheng, F. Ren, and X. Chen, CSWIM 2015.
• "Loyalty Program: the Dilemma of Shipping Fee," with J.X. Tan and Y.-C. Ho, CSWIM 2015.
• "An Empirical Examination of the Survivability of New Sellers in an Online Marketplace," with J.X. Tan and M. Fan, WISE 2014.
• "E-Commerce Strategy: An Analysis of Online Marketplace Seller Tactics," with H. Sun and M. Fan, CIST 2014.
• "The Impact of Social Capital on Realizing a Trust-based Social Network," with H. Sun, ICIS 2013.
• "Online Cashback Platform: A New Affiliate Strategy for E-Business," with Y.-C. Ho and Y.-J. Ho, ICIS 2013.
• "Which Factors Determine User's First and Repeat On-line Music Listening Respectively? Music Itself, User Itself, or Online Feedback," with J. Qi and L. Liu, ICIS 2013.
• "Leniency or Severity: Dynamics of Online Rating Behavior," with Y.-C. Ho and J. Wu, CIST 2013.
• "Shared Minds: How Patients Use Collaborative Web-Based Information Sharing," with L. Yan and S.X. Sun, WISE 2012.
• "An Empirical Study of Market Switching Behavior of Mobile App Developers," with Y.J. Lee and H. Ghasemkhani, WISE 2012.
• "Online Opinion Formation and Social Interactions," with L. Yan, R. Guerin, K. Hosanagar, and S. Venkatesh, Proceedings of WITS 2012.
• "A Hidden Markov Model for Conversion Rate Dynamics in Online Retail," with L. Hao and M. Fan, Proceedings of ICIS 2012.
• "Collaborative Information Sharing and Patients' Health Education," with L. Yan and S. X. Sun. 3rd Workshop on Health Information Technology and Economics.
• "Exploring Innovation in the Context of Employee Relationship and IT-enabled Knowledge Sharing," with J. Peng, G. Zhang, and Z. Fu. Proceedings of WEB 2011.
• "Patients' Online Social Interactions and Health Belief Updates," with L. Yan, Proceedings of WITS 2011.
• "A Structural Estimation of Bidding Behavior in Overlapping Online Auctions," with L. Hao and A. Tripathi, WISE 2011.
• "Patients' Online Social Interactions and Treatment Belief Updating," with L. Yan, Proceedings of CIST 2011.
• "Online Conversations and Patients' Perceived Treatment Belief Updating," with L. Yan, 2nd Workshop on Health Information Technology and Economics.
• "The Economic Role of Rating Behavior in Third-Party Application Market," with L. Hao, X. Li, and J. Xu, Proceedings of ICIS 2011.
• "Feel Blue so Go Online: An Empirical Study of Online Supports among Patients," with L. Yan, The 2011 Winter Conference on Business Intelligence, Salt Lake City, March 2011.
• "Word of Mouth Cascades and Social Influence on YouTube," with J. Oh and A. Susarla, The 2011 Winter Conference on Business Intelligence, Salt Lake City, March 2011.
• "Network Dynamics: How Can We Find Patients Like Us?" with L. Yan, 1st Workshop on Health Information Technology and Economics.
• "Feeling Blue so Going Online: An Empirical Study on Effectiveness of Virtual Social Networking," with L. Yan, 1st Workshop on Health Information Technology and Economics.
• "Structural Cohesion and Opinion Propagation in Online Social Networks," with J. Oh and A. Susarla, 6th Statistical Challenges on Electronic Commerce Research (SCECR) 2010.
• "Do I Follow My Friends or the Crowds? Examining Informational Cascades in Online Movie Reviews," with Y.J. Lee and K. Hosanagar, Proceedings of WITS 2009.
• "Social Networks Come to Healthcare," with L. Yan, Proceedings of CIST 2009.
• "Word-of-Mouth Communication in a Network of Blogs," with G. Zhang, Proceedings of 3rd CSWIM 2009.
• "Healthcare Social Networking," with L. Yan, Proceedings of 3rd CSWIM 2009.
• "Information Cascades and Contagion in Online Social networks," with J. Oh and A. Susarla, 5th Statistical Challenges on Electronic Commerce Research (SCECR) 2009.
• "Diffusion of User-Generated Content in a Social Network Structure," with J. Oh and A. Susarla, Proceedings of ICIS 2008.
• "Making Money with Free Software? Sampling Implications of Software Market," with Y.J. Lee, Proceedings of CIST 2008.
• "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.
• "An Empirical Study of Software Sampling: Categorical Heterogeneity and Vendor Strategy," with Y.J. Lee, Proceedings of WITS 2007, 73-78, 2007.
• "Digital Content Diffusion in a Social Network Structure," with J. Oh and A. Susarla, Proceedings of WEB 2007.
• "Quality of Service Feedback and Intra-organization Coordination for E-retailers," with J. Oh and V.S. Mookerjee, Proceedings of WEB 2007.
• "Determinants of Open Source Software License Choice: A Social Influence Perspective," with P.V. Singh, C. Phelps, and M. Fan, WISE 2007.
• "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.
• "Optimal Timing of Dynamic Requirement Reviews for Software Development Process," with M. Fan and Y. Ji, Proceedings of WITS 2006, 139-144, 2006.
• "Optimal Patching Effort against Internet Worms," with G. Zhang and K. Kannan, Proceedings of WITS 2006, 151-156, 2006.
• "Stability and Efficiency of Communications Networks in Open Source Software Development," with P.V. Singh, Proceedings of WITS 2005, 177-182, 2005.
• "Optimal Rebating Strategies in Peer-to-Peer Content Distribution," with P. Han and K. Hosanagar, Proceedings of ICIS 2005, 673-687, 2005.
• "Dynamic Pricing for Technology Upgrades in Telecommunication Industry," with P. Han and J. Peng, Proceedings of ICEC, 254-260, 2005.
• "The Spread of Internet Worms and the Optimal Patch Release Strategies," with P. Han, Proceedings of AMCIS-11, 3283-3291, 2005.
• "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.
• "Diffusion of Digital Products in P2P Networks," with P. Han and K. Hosanagar, Proceedings of ICIS 2004, 505-515, 2004.
• "Optimal Duplication in Cooperative Web Caching," with K. Hosanagar, Proceedings of WITS 2004, 92-97, 2004.
• "Pricing Peer-to-Peer Networks: Content Provision and Search Intermediary," with Y.-M. Li and P. De, Proceedings of WITS 2004, 194-199, 2004.
• "Optimal Rebating Strategies in P2P Diffusion," with P. Han and K. Hosanagar, Proceedings of WITS 2004, 188-193, 2004.
• "On the Scale of Peer-to-Peer Network," with Y.-M. Li and Y.-P. Zhou, Proceedings of WITS 2003, 13-18, 2003.
• "Price and Quality Competition in Data Networks under Delay Guarantee," with Z. Zhang, Proceedings of WITS 2003, 139-144, 2003.
• "Optimal Peering Strategies for Internet Service Providers," with I.R. Chiang and V.S. Mookerjee, Proceedings of WITS 2001, 163-168, 2001.
• "Balancing Marketing and Information Technology," Proceedings of WITS 2000, 151-156, 2000. (Best paper nomination)
• "Optimal Software Maintenance and Replacement Policies," with V.S. Mookerjee, Proceedings of WITS 99, 216-221, 1999.
• "Pricing Strategy for Priority-Based Networks," with D. Dey, Proceedings of WITS 99, 117-122, 1999.
• "Lattice calculation of de Haas-van Alphen oscillations," with R. Fleckinger, M. Gusmåo, and T. Ziman, Proceedings of the Physical Phenomena At High Magnetic Fields-II Conference, edited by Z. Fisk, L. Gor'kov, D. Meltzer, and R. Schrieffer, (World Scientific, Singapore), 776-781, 1996.
• "Novel de Haas-van Alphen oscillation at half filling," with T. Ziman, Proceedings of the Physical Phenomena At High Magnetic Fields-II Conference, edited by Z. Fisk, L. Gor'kov, D. Meltzer, and R. Schrieffer, (World Scientific, Singapore), 110-115,1996.
• "Localization in quantum Hall effect: statistics of Chern integers," Nordita Conference on The Physics of The 2D Electron Gas, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 1995.
• "Quantum Hall effect in a periodic potential: Motion of Chern integers," ESPIRIT Euroconference and workshop on quantum Hall effect, Torino, Italy, June 1994.

Presentations

• "How rewarding is the reward? Demand estimation of reward-based crowdfunding platforms," ISOM Hightower Research Seminar Series, Goizueta Business School, Emory University, November 2021.
• "Data and AI: Economics and Applications," Keynote Speech at the 1st Conference on Data Intelligence and Management, Chengdu, October 2021.
• "The Price of Context Information for Multi-Armed Bandits," Keynote Speech at MarbleKDD, August 2021.
• "FinTech Research: Examples of Blockchain, Crowdfunding, and Supply Chain Finance," Keynote Speech at CSWIM, Chongqing, June 2021.
• "Causal Models for Data Analytics," Summer Workshop on Big Data and Business Analytics, School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, July 2021.
• "How rewarding is the reward? Demand estimation of reward-based crowdfunding platforms," Carroll School of Management, Boston College, April 2021.
• "The Persuasive and Informative Effects of Information Disclosure Policy: Evidence from an Online Supply Chain Finance Market," Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, July 2018.
• "The Persuasive and Informative Effects of Information Disclosure Policy: Evidence from an Online Supply Chain Finance Market," University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, July 2018.
• "Causal Models for Data Analytics," Summer Workshop on Big Data and Business Analytics, School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, July 2018.
• "The Persuasive and Informative Effects of Information Disclosure Policy: Evidence from an Online Supply Chain Finance Market," KAIST Business School, Seoul, June 2018.
• "The Persuasive and Informative Effects of Information Disclosure Policy: Evidence from an Online Supply Chain Finance Market," University of Illinois at Chicago, April 2018.
• "The Persuasive and Informative Effects of Information Disclosure Policy: Evidence from an Online Supply Chain Finance Market," W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, February 2018.
• "Optimizing Two Sided Promotion for Transportation Network Companies: A Structural Model with Conditional Bayesian Learning," Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine, November 2017.
• "Does Help Help? An Empirical Investigation of Review-in-Review in User-Generated Content System," Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, November 2017.
• "Optimizing Two Sided Promotion for Transportation Network Companies: A Structural Model with Conditional Bayesian Learning," Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas, October 2017.
• "Effect of Disconfirmation on Online Rating Behavior: A Dynamic Analysis," Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University, November 2015.
• "Effect of Disconfirmation on Online Rating Behavior: A Dynamic Analysis," McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, November 2014.
• "Effect of Disconfirmation on Online Rating Behavior: A Dynamic Analysis," Rady School of Management, University of California, San Diego, October 2014.
• "Effect of Disconfirmation on Online Rating Behavior: A Dynamic Analysis," Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, November 2013.
• "An Empirical Study of Online Supports among Patients," Rutgers Business School, Newark, November 2013.
• "Effect of Disconfirmation on Online Rating Behavior: A Dynamic Analysis," Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, October 2013.
• "An Empirical Study of Online Supports among Patients," MIS Distinguished Speaker, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, September 2013.
• "An Empirical Study of Online Supports among Patients," Warrington College of Business Administration, University of Florida, Gainesville, May 2013.
• Research Workshop on Statistical Methods for Large Scale Social Networks, Broad College of Business, Michigan State University, East Lansing, April 2013.
• "Do I Follow My Friends or the Crowd? Examining Informational Cascades in Online Movie Reviews," David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, April 2013.
• "Do I Follow My Friends or the Crowd? Examining Informational Cascades in Online Movie Reviews," Broad College of Business, Michigan State University, East Lansing, April 2013.
• "An Empirical Study of Online Supports among Patients," Eller College of Business, University of Arizona, Tucson, November 2012.
• "An Empirical Study of Online Supports among Patients," W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, October 2012.
• "Competition and Integration of Digital Content Distribution Channels," Workshop on Theory of Economics in Information Systems (TEIS), Laguna Beach, June 2012.
• "Feel Blue so Go Online: An Empirical Study of Online Supports among Patients," Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine, March 2012.
• "Exploring Innovation in the Context of Employee Relationship and IT-enabled Knowledge Sharing," WEB 2011, Shanghai, December 2011.
• "Online Social Networks and Healthcare," Harborview Medical Center Injury Prevention and Research Center (HIPRC), Seattle, June 2011.
• "Feel Blue so Go Online: An Empirical Study of Online Supports among Patients," The 2011 Winter Conference on Business Intelligence, Salt Lake City, March 2011.
• "Word of Mouth Cascades and Social Influence on YouTube," The 2011 Winter Conference on Business Intelligence, Salt Lake City, March 2011.
• "Feel Blue so Go Online: An Empirical Study of Online Supports among Patients," School of Management, Georgia Institute of Technology, March 2011 (ITM Distinguished Speaker Series).
• "Do I Follow My Friends or the Crowd? Examining Informational Cascades in Online Movie Reviews," Carlson School, University of Minnesota, November 2010.
• "Learning from Past Failure: An Empirical Study of Software Vulnerabilities," 2010 University of Alberta Workshop on IT Security, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, May 2010.
• "A Hidden Markov Model of Developer Learning Dynamics in Open Source Software Projects," UF ISOM Workshop, University of Florida, February 2009.
• "Research and Publishing in Information Systems," Advanced Training Program on Economic and BA Research and Publishing, Department of Economics, University of Washington, August 2008.
• "Developer Learning Dynamics in Open Source Software Projects," 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," Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, April 2005.
• "An Economic Analysis of Interconnection Arrangements between Internet Backbone Providers," University of Alberta, April 2005.
• "Optimal Duplication in Cooperative Web Caching," WITS 2004, Washington D.C., December 2004.
• "Pricing Peer-to-Peer Networks: Content Provision and Search Intermediary," WITS 2004, Washington D.C., December 2004.
• "Interconnection at Congested Internet Backbones," INFORMS, San Jose, November 2002.
• "Balancing Marketing and Information Technology," WITS 2000, Brisbane, Australia, December 2000.
• "Value Based Design of Electronic Commerce Servers," The Wharton School, February 2000.
• "Value Based Design of Electronic Commerce Servers," Carnegie Mellon University, February 2000.
• "Value Based Design of Electronic Commerce Servers," University of Texas at Dallas, January, 2000.
• "Optimal Polices for Software Maintenance and Replacement," December, 1999, WITS 99, Charlotte, North Carolina.
• "Pricing Strategy for Priority-Based Networks," December, 1999, WITS 99, Charlotte, North Carolina.
• "Analysis of an LRU-Based Caching Policy in Web Browsers," October, 1998, INFORMS Conference, Seattle, Washington.
• "Localization in quantum Hall effect: statistics of Chern integers," Nordita Conference on The Physics of The 2D Electron Gas, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 1995.
• "Novel de Haas-van Alphen oscillation at half filling," Conference on Physical Phenomena at High Magnetic Fields-II, Tallahassee, Florida, May 1995.
• "Quantum Hall effect in a periodic potential: Motion of Chern integers," ESPIRIT Euroconference and workshop on quantum Hall effect, Torino, Italy, June 1994.
• "Scaling of total bandwidth for the Harper equation," Laboratoire de Physique Quantique, Toulouse, France, March 1994.
• "Localization and quantum Hall effect in a two dimensional periodic potential," 1993 APS March Meeting, Seattle, Washington.
• "Total energy for two dimensional lattice fermions in a magnetic field," 1992 APS March Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana.