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Prof. LI Xin

李昕博士

Professor

Address
6-266, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong
Phone
+852 34424446
Fax
+852 34420370
Public CV

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 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.
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Professional Qualifications

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

Awards

Award TitleInstitution
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 2022City University of Hong Kong(College of Business)
Zhou Sijia --CB PhD Research Excellence Award 2021City University of Hong Kong(College of Business)
Dean’s Research Excellence Award (2018)City University of Hong Kong(College of Business)

Supervisory Experience

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

PeriodTitleCompany
2003 - 2004Associate ConsultantOracle Corportation

External Academic Activities

PeriodOrganizerCountry / RegionRole
2019 - NowINFORMS Journal on Computing-Associate Editor
2017 - NowInformation Technology & People-Senior Editor
2017 - NowACM Transaction on MIS-Associate Editor
2017 - 2022International Conference on Information Systems-Associate Editor
2016 - 2022Information Systems Frontiers-Corresponding Editor
2016 - 2021Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems-Track Co-chair
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Publications

Journal Publications and Reviews

Xu, Huasi; Liu, Yidi; Song, Bingqing; Yin, Xueyan; Li, Xin / Local social network structure and promotion effectiveness in social commerce. February 2023; In: Information Technology and People.

Xie, Kunyu; Zhang, Lin; Li, Xin; Gu, Pengfei; Chen, Zhen / SES-X: A MBSE Methodology Based on SES/MB and X Language. January 2023; In: Information (Switzerland). Vol. 14, No. 1