Yan Huang
Associate Professor of Business Technologies
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Education
- Carnegie Mellon University - Ph D (Information Systems and Management) - 2013
- Tsinghua University - B Sc (Information Systems and Management) - 2009
Research
Topics: Crowds, Platforms, Economic and Social Impact of Algorithms Methodologies: Economic Theories, Econometrics, Statistical Modeling, Machine Learning
Publications
- Algorithmic Transparency with Strategic Users
(author(s): Qiaochu Wang, Yan Huang, Stefanus Jasin, Param Vir Singh)
Management Science, accepted - Social Influence, Competition, and Free Riding: Examining Seller Interactions Within an Online Social Network
(author(s): He Huang, Yan Huang, Zhijun Yan, Han Zhang)
Management Information Systems Quarterly, accepted - The Role of Feedback in Dynamic Crowdsourcing Contests: A Structural Empirical Analysis
(author(s): Zhaohui (Zoey) Jiang, Yan Huang, Damian R. Beil)
Management Science, forthcoming - Crowd, Lending, Machine, and Bias
(author(s): Runshan Fu, Yan Huang, Param Vir Singh)
Information Systems Research, 32(1), 2021; 72-92 - The Role of Problem Specification in Crowdsourcing Contest for Design Problems: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis
(author(s): Zhaohui (Zoey) Jiang, Yan Huang, Damian R. Beil)
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 23(3), 2021; 637-656 - AI and Algorithmic Bias: Source, Detection, Mitigation and Implications
(author(s): Runshan Fu, Yan Huang, Param Vir Singh)
Tutorials in Operations Research, INFORMS, 2020 - Data-Driven Promotion Planning for Paid Mobile Applications
(author(s): Manqi (Maggie) Li, Yan Huang, Amitabh Sinha)
Information Systems Research 31(3), 2020; 1007-1029 - Structural Econometric Models
(author(s): Yan Huang, Stephanie Lee, Yong Tan)
Tutorials in Operations Research, INFORMS, 2019 - “Level Up”: Leveraging Skill and Engagement to Maximize Player Retention in Online Video Games
(author(s): Yan Huang, Stefanus Jasin, Puneet Manchanda)
Information Systems Research 30(3), 2019; 927-947 - A Structural Model of Employee Behavioral Dynamics in Enterprise Social Media
(author(s): Yan Huang, Param Vir Singh, Anindya Ghose)
Management Science 61(12), 2015; 2825-2844 - Crowdsourcing New Product Ideas under Consumer Learning
(author(s): Yan Huang, Param Vir Singh, Kannan Srinivasan)
Management Science 60(9), 2014; 2138-2159 - An Empirical Analysis of Digital Music Bundling Strategies
(author(s): Brett Danaher, Yan Huang, Michael D. Smith, Rahul Telang)
Management Science 60(6), 2014; 1413-1433
Awards and Honors
- INFORMS Information Systems Society - Sandy Slaughter Early Career Award (2020)
- INFORMS eBusiness Best Paper Award (2017)
- Management Science Meritorious Service Award (2016)
- INFORMS Information Systems Society - Nunamaker-Chen Dissertation Award (2014)
- Carnegie Mellon University - William W. Cooper Doctoral Dissertation Award (2014)
- Wharton Customer Analytics Initiative Data Grant (2014)
- Conference on Information Systems and Technology - Best Student Paper Award (2012)
- Carnegie Mellon University - Suresh Konda Award (for Best Ph.D. Student First Research Paper) (2011)