Zenan "Alan" Chen

Assistant Professor @ UTD, JSOM
Ph.D. @ UMN, CSOM

Our comprehension of techologies often falls behind their adoption. I study design and use of technologies to fully harness their benefits.

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Working projects

  • 2025 - Present

    Lost in Thoughts: Revealing AI Reasoning Increases Trust but Crowds Out Unique Human Knowledge

    Should you reveal AI reasoning to human collaborators?

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  • 2020 - 2025

    Platform Functionality, First-party Content, and Revenue-sharing Strategies

    How does the platform's provision of productivity-enhancing tools to developers affect its revenue-sharing strategies?

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  • 2020 - 2023

    Less (social media) is not always more (productivity)

    What are the effects of blocking social media on individuals' productivity? It may be more complex than you think.

    Best Paper Award @ General Track, ICIS 2022

    Best Student Paper Award @ WITS 2022

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