Prof. LI Xin

李昕博士

Department of Information Systems

Professor

Address

6-266, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong

Phone

+852 34424446

Fax

+852 34420370

Xin.Li@cityu.edu.hk

Personal Web

http://www.is.cityu.edu.hk/staff/xin.li/

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Research Areas

Digital Economy

Machine Learning

Social Networks

Applied Econometrics

Qualifications

PhD - Management Information Systems (University of Arizona)

ME - Control Theory and Control Engineering (Tsinghua University)

BE - Automation (Tsinghua Unviersity)

Biography

Xin is a professor in the Department of Information Systems at the City University of Hong Kong.

In the 2000s, he studied graph kernel and network-based data mining, which is applied to text classification, recommendation, fraud detection, and bioinformatics.
In the 2010s, he started to employ machine learning in empirical analysis. Leveraging text mining, image mining, and graph mining techniques, he studied the impact of reviews and pictures on e-commerce, the impact of collaboration graphs on OSS, and the impact of news on the stock market.
In the 2020s, his interest expands to more topics on technology and the digital economy. He studies the health, efficiency, fairness, and inclusiveness implications of AI and platforms.

He has 110+ publications, including 60+ journal papers, which are on MISQ, ISR, JMIS, INFORMS JOC, DSS, I&M, JASIST, IJEC, various IEEE/ACM Transactions, and Nature Nanotechnology, among others. He has received about 30 external and internal grants as PI and Co-I. Please refer to his personal website (http://www.is.cityu.edu.hk/staff/xin.li/) for details. His studies are also used in real-world applications.

He is a senior member of IEEE and ACM, and a member of INFORMS and AIS.

Selected Publications

Some Journal Papers
Zhou, Jiaqi; Zhang, Qingpeng; Zhou, Sijia; Li, Xin; Zhang, X. Michael / Unintended Emotional Effects of Online Health Communities: A Text Mining-Supported Empirical Study. 2022; In: MIS Quarterly. (forthcoming) Chen, Kun; Li, Xin; Luo, Peng, Zhao, J. Leon / News-induced Dynamic Networks for Market Signaling: Understanding Impact of News on Firm Equity Value. 2021; In: Information Systems Research. Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 356-377 Feng, Juan; Li, Xin; Zhang, X. Michael / Online Product Reviews-Triggered Dynamic Pricing: Theory and Evidence. 2019; In: Information Systems Research. Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 1107-1123 Chen, Weiyun; Li, Xin; Zeng, Daniel / Modeling Fixed Odds Betting for Future Event Prediction. 2017; In: MIS Quarterly. Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 645-665 Fan, Shaokun; Li, Xin; Zhao, J. Leon / Collaboration Process Pattern Approach to Improving Teamwork Performance: A Data Mining-Based Methodology. 2017; In: INFORMS Journal on Computing. Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 438-456 Li, Xin; Chen, Kun; Sun, Sherry X.; Fung, Terrance; Wang, Huaiqing; Zeng, Daniel D. / A Commonsense Knowledge-Enabled Textual Analysis Approach for Financial Market Surveillance. 2016; In: INFORMS Journal on Computing. Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 278-294 Li, Xin; Sun, Sherry X.; Chen, Kun; Fung, Terrance; Wang, Huaiqing / Design Theory for Market Surveillance Systems. 2015; In: Journal of Management Information Systems. Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 278-313 Li, Xin; Chen, Hsinchun; Zhang, Zhu; Li, Jiexun; Nunamaker, Jay / Managing Knowledge in Light of Its Evolution Process: An Empirical Study on Citation Network-based Patent Classification. 2009; In: Journal of Management Information Systems. Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 129-153 Chen, Hsinchun; Roco, Mihail C.; Li, Xin; Lin, Yiling / Trends in Nanotechnology Patents. 2008; In: Nature Nanotechnology. Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 123-125

Some Journal Papers

Zhou, Jiaqi; Zhang, Qingpeng; Zhou, Sijia; Li, Xin; Zhang, X. Michael / Unintended Emotional Effects of Online Health Communities: A Text Mining-Supported Empirical Study. 2022; In: MIS Quarterly. (forthcoming)
Chen, Kun; Li, Xin; Luo, Peng, Zhao, J. Leon / News-induced Dynamic Networks for Market Signaling: Understanding Impact of News on Firm Equity Value. 2021; In: Information Systems Research. Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 356-377
Feng, Juan; Li, Xin; Zhang, X. Michael / Online Product Reviews-Triggered Dynamic Pricing: Theory and Evidence. 2019; In: Information Systems Research. Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 1107-1123
Chen, Weiyun; Li, Xin; Zeng, Daniel / Modeling Fixed Odds Betting for Future Event Prediction. 2017; In: MIS Quarterly. Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 645-665
Fan, Shaokun; Li, Xin; Zhao, J. Leon / Collaboration Process Pattern Approach to Improving Teamwork Performance: A Data Mining-Based Methodology. 2017; In: INFORMS Journal on Computing. Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 438-456
Li, Xin; Chen, Kun; Sun, Sherry X.; Fung, Terrance; Wang, Huaiqing; Zeng, Daniel D. / A Commonsense Knowledge-Enabled Textual Analysis Approach for Financial Market Surveillance. 2016; In: INFORMS Journal on Computing. Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 278-294
Li, Xin; Sun, Sherry X.; Chen, Kun; Fung, Terrance; Wang, Huaiqing / Design Theory for Market Surveillance Systems. 2015; In: Journal of Management Information Systems. Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 278-313
Li, Xin; Chen, Hsinchun; Zhang, Zhu; Li, Jiexun; Nunamaker, Jay / Managing Knowledge in Light of Its Evolution Process: An Empirical Study on Citation Network-based Patent Classification. 2009; In: Journal of Management Information Systems. Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 129-153
Chen, Hsinchun; Roco, Mihail C.; Li, Xin; Lin, Yiling / Trends in Nanotechnology Patents. 2008; In: Nature Nanotechnology. Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 123-125

Some Other Journal Papers
Xu, Huasi; Liu, Yidi; Song, Bingqing; Yin Xueyan; Li, Xin / Local social network structure and promotion effectiveness in social commerce. Jan 2023; In: Information Technology and People. Zhang, Xue; Liu, Yezheng; Li, Xin; Sun, Jianshan / Health IT in our daily life: impact of mobile phone use on the emotions and compliance of diabetes patients. December 2022; In: Information Technology and People. Wang, Mengyue; Li, Xin; Chau, Patrick / Leveraging Image-Processing Techniques for Empirical Research: Feasibility and Reliability in Online Shopping Context. 2021, In: Information Systems Frontiers, Vol 23, pp 607–626 Zhou, Sijia; Li, Xin / Feature Engineering vs. Deep Learning for Paper Section Identification: Toward Applications in Chinese Medical Literature. 2020; In: Information Processing and Management, Vol, 57, No. 3, 102206 Yan, Jiaqi; Li, Xin; Shi, Yani; Sun, X Sherry; Wang, Huaiqing / The Effect of Intention Analysis-based Fraud Detection Systems in Repeated Supply Chain Quality Inspection: A Context of Learning and Contract. 2020; In: Information and Management, Vol. 57, No. 3, 103177 Yu, Yan; Li, Min; Li, Xin; Zhao, Jianliang Leon; Zhao, Dingtao / Effects of Entrepreneurship and IT fashion on SMEs’ Transformation toward Cloud Service through Mediation of Trust. 2018; In: Information and Management. Vol. 55, No. 2, pp. 245-257 Zhang, Haidong; Ni, Wancheng; Li, Xin; Yang, Yiping / Modeling the Heterogeneous Duration of User Interest in Time-Dependent Recommendation: A Hidden Semi-Markov Approach. 2018; In: IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems. Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 177-194 Li, Xin; Wang, Chong Alex / The Technology and Economic Determinants of Cryptocurrency Exchange Rates: The Case of Bitcoin. 2017; In: Decision Support Systems. Vol. 95, pp. 49-60 Li, Jiexun; Li, Xin; Zhu, Bin / User Opinion Classification in Social Media: A Global Consistency Maximization Approach. 2016; In: Information and Management. Vol. 53, No. 8, pp. 987-996 Liang, TP; Li, Xin; Yang, Chin-Tsung; Wang, Mengyue / What in Consumer Reviews Affects the Sales of Mobile Apps: A Multi-Facet Sentiment Analysis Approach. 2015; In: International Journal of Electronic Commerce. Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 236-260 Li, Xin; Wang, Mengyue; Liang, T. P. / A Multi-theoretical Kernel-based Approach to Social Network-based Recommendation. 2014; In: Decision Support Systems. Vol. 65, No. C, pp. 95-104 Zhang, Jie; Yang, Yanwu; Li, Xin; Qin, Rui; Zeng, Daniel / Dynamic Dual Adjustment of Daily Budgets and Bids in Sponsored Search Auctions. 2014; In: Decision Support Systems. Vol. 57, No. 1, pp. 105-114 Li, Xin; Chen, Hsinchun / Recommendation as Link Prediction in Bipartite Graphs: A Graph Kernel-based Machine Learning Approach. 2013; In: Decision Support Systems. Vol. 54, No. 2, pp. 880-890 Zhang, Zhu, Li, Xin; Chen, Yubo / Deciphering “Word”-of-Mouth in Social Media: Text-based Metrics of Consumer Reviews. 2012; In: ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems. Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 5 Li, Jiexun; Zhang, Zhu; Li, Xin; Chen, Hsinchun / Kernel-based Learning for Biomedical Relation Extraction. 2008; In: Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Vol. 59, No. 5, pp. 756-769

Some Other Journal Papers

Xu, Huasi; Liu, Yidi; Song, Bingqing; Yin Xueyan; Li, Xin / Local social network structure and promotion effectiveness in social commerce. Jan 2023; In: Information Technology and People.
Zhang, Xue; Liu, Yezheng; Li, Xin; Sun, Jianshan / Health IT in our daily life: impact of mobile phone use on the emotions and compliance of diabetes patients. December 2022; In: Information Technology and People.
Wang, Mengyue; Li, Xin; Chau, Patrick / Leveraging Image-Processing Techniques for Empirical Research: Feasibility and Reliability in Online Shopping Context. 2021, In: Information Systems Frontiers, Vol 23, pp 607–626
Zhou, Sijia; Li, Xin / Feature Engineering vs. Deep Learning for Paper Section Identification: Toward Applications in Chinese Medical Literature. 2020; In: Information Processing and Management, Vol, 57, No. 3, 102206
Yan, Jiaqi; Li, Xin; Shi, Yani; Sun, X Sherry; Wang, Huaiqing / The Effect of Intention Analysis-based Fraud Detection Systems in Repeated Supply Chain Quality Inspection: A Context of Learning and Contract. 2020; In: Information and Management, Vol. 57, No. 3, 103177
Yu, Yan; Li, Min; Li, Xin; Zhao, Jianliang Leon; Zhao, Dingtao / Effects of Entrepreneurship and IT fashion on SMEs’ Transformation toward Cloud Service through Mediation of Trust. 2018; In: Information and Management. Vol. 55, No. 2, pp. 245-257
Zhang, Haidong; Ni, Wancheng; Li, Xin; Yang, Yiping / Modeling the Heterogeneous Duration of User Interest in Time-Dependent Recommendation: A Hidden Semi-Markov Approach. 2018; In: IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems. Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 177-194
Li, Xin; Wang, Chong Alex / The Technology and Economic Determinants of Cryptocurrency Exchange Rates: The Case of Bitcoin. 2017; In: Decision Support Systems. Vol. 95, pp. 49-60
Li, Jiexun; Li, Xin; Zhu, Bin / User Opinion Classification in Social Media: A Global Consistency Maximization Approach. 2016; In: Information and Management. Vol. 53, No. 8, pp. 987-996
Liang, TP; Li, Xin; Yang, Chin-Tsung; Wang, Mengyue / What in Consumer Reviews Affects the Sales of Mobile Apps: A Multi-Facet Sentiment Analysis Approach. 2015; In: International Journal of Electronic Commerce. Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 236-260
Li, Xin; Wang, Mengyue; Liang, T. P. / A Multi-theoretical Kernel-based Approach to Social Network-based Recommendation. 2014; In: Decision Support Systems. Vol. 65, No. C, pp. 95-104
Zhang, Jie; Yang, Yanwu; Li, Xin; Qin, Rui; Zeng, Daniel / Dynamic Dual Adjustment of Daily Budgets and Bids in Sponsored Search Auctions. 2014; In: Decision Support Systems. Vol. 57, No. 1, pp. 105-114
Li, Xin; Chen, Hsinchun / Recommendation as Link Prediction in Bipartite Graphs: A Graph Kernel-based Machine Learning Approach. 2013; In: Decision Support Systems. Vol. 54, No. 2, pp. 880-890
Zhang, Zhu, Li, Xin; Chen, Yubo / Deciphering “Word”-of-Mouth in Social Media: Text-based Metrics of Consumer Reviews. 2012; In: ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems. Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 5
Li, Jiexun; Zhang, Zhu; Li, Xin; Chen, Hsinchun / Kernel-based Learning for Biomedical Relation Extraction. 2008; In: Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Vol. 59, No. 5, pp. 756-769

Some Conference Papers
Wang, Mengyue; Li, Xin; Chau, Patrick / Image Analysis to Assess the Impact of Photo Aesthetics on Online Consumer Click-through: An Empirical Study. 2016; International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2016. Zhang, Haidong; Ni, Wancheng; Li, Xin; Yang, Yiping / Modeling Idle Customers to Tackle the Sparsity Problem in Time-dependent Recommendation. 2016; International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2016. Li, Xin; Wang, Mengyue / A Multi-theoretical Framework for Social Network-based Recommendation. 2012; International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2012. Vol. 4, pp. 3413-3426 Li, Min; Yu, Yan; Zhao, J. Leon; Li, Xin / Drivers for Strategic Choice of Cloud Computing as Online Service in SMEs. 2012; International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2012. Vol. 4, pp. 3529-3539 Feng, Juan; Li, Xin / Rising or Dropping: The Consumer Review-oriented Pricing Paradox. 2011; International Conference on Information Systems 2011, ICIS 2011. Vol. 5, pp. 3604-3615 Zimbra, David ; Fu, Tianjun; Li, Xin / Assessing Public Opinions through Web 2.0: A Case Study on Wal-Mart. 2009; International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2009.

Some Conference Papers

Wang, Mengyue; Li, Xin; Chau, Patrick / Image Analysis to Assess the Impact of Photo Aesthetics on Online Consumer Click-through: An Empirical Study. 2016; International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2016.
Zhang, Haidong; Ni, Wancheng; Li, Xin; Yang, Yiping / Modeling Idle Customers to Tackle the Sparsity Problem in Time-dependent Recommendation. 2016; International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2016.
Li, Xin; Wang, Mengyue / A Multi-theoretical Framework for Social Network-based Recommendation. 2012; International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2012. Vol. 4, pp. 3413-3426
Li, Min; Yu, Yan; Zhao, J. Leon; Li, Xin / Drivers for Strategic Choice of Cloud Computing as Online Service in SMEs. 2012; International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2012. Vol. 4, pp. 3529-3539
Feng, Juan; Li, Xin / Rising or Dropping: The Consumer Review-oriented Pricing Paradox. 2011; International Conference on Information Systems 2011, ICIS 2011. Vol. 5, pp. 3604-3615
Zimbra, David ; Fu, Tianjun; Li, Xin / Assessing Public Opinions through Web 2.0: A Case Study on Wal-Mart. 2009; International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2009.

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Professional Qualifications

Qualification	Certifying Organization
Oracle Certificated Professional in Database (2003)	Oracle
IBM Certificated AS/400 Associate System Operator (1998)	IBM

Awards

Award Title	Institution
CityU 2022 Stanford's list of top 2% most cited scientists (single year)	City University of Hong Kong
Liu Yidi --CB PhD Research Excellence Award 2022	City University of Hong Kong(College of Business)
Zhou Sijia --CB PhD Research Excellence Award 2021	City University of Hong Kong(College of Business)
Dean’s Research Excellence Award (2018)	City University of Hong Kong(College of Business)

Supervisory Experience

Period	Nature
2018 - 2022	PhD Thesis - Huasi Xu, Two Essays on Online Social Communities: Social Network and Social Recognition.
2017 - 2021	PhD Thesis - Sijia Zhou, Balance, Interference, and Complementation: Three Essays on Online Healthcare Platforms.
2017 - 2021	PhD Thesis - Wenjie Huang, Management Signals in Social Media on P2P Firms' Operation Health.
2017 - 2022	PhD Thesis - Yidi Liu, Artificial Intelligence in Lending: Social and Regulation Implications of FinTech.
2017 - 2022	PhD Thesis - Wei Hu, Changing Backers, Learning Entrepreneurs, and The Dynamics Around Crowdfunding Project Descriptions.
2017 - 2022	PhD Thesis - Mengfan Xuan, Market vs the Public: Blockchain Token Valuation, Social Media, and Open Source Community.
2012 - 2016	PhD Thesis - Mengyue Wang, Product Presentation Aesthetics and Consumer Behavior in e-Commerce Environments.

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Working Experience

Period	Title	Company
2003 - 2004	Associate Consultant	Oracle Corportation

External Academic Activities

Period	Organizer	Country / Region	Role
2019 - Now	INFORMS Journal on Computing	-	Associate Editor
2017 - Now	Information Technology & People	-	Senior Editor
2017 - Now	ACM Transaction on MIS	-	Associate Editor
2017 - 2022	International Conference on Information Systems	-	Associate Editor
2016 - 2022	Information Systems Frontiers	-	Corresponding Editor
2016 - 2021	Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems	-	Track Co-chair