About me
Hi! My name is Zenan (泽南) Chen (陈), I usually go by Alan.
Research
Driven by a profound interest in the interplay between technology and society, my research vision is centered on understanding and guiding the evolution of digital tools and platforms. Specifically, my research delve into the following three areas: 1) the impact of technological tools on individual work outcomes, 2) the design considerations of digital platforms at a macro level using analytical modeling, and 3) the societal effects of emerging AI technologies.
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Education
My advisor is Jason Chan and my co-advisor is Soumya Sen
Ph.D. in Information Systems
University of Minnesota
2018 - 2024
B.A. in Economics
CUHK, Shenzhen
2014 - 2018
Selected Awards
General Track Best Paper Award @ ICIS
2022
Best Student Paper Award @ WITS
2022
Carlson School of Management Dissertation Fellowship
2022
First Place @ China Bridge Case Competition ($6,000)
As Faculty Mentor, I coached a team of 4 undergraduate students.
2021
Dean’s Small Research Grant
2020
Initiatives
Initiatives I have founded, co-founded, or advised.
IS Jobs
Crowdsourced database for IS job posts
2022 -
MISQ Insider (as founding coordinator)
MISQ-affiliated student blog for interviews
2021 -
Surge.fm
Crowdsourced self-organizing news aggregator
2020 -
浅见 (Qianjian)
Online campus media for CUHK(SZ)
2014 - 2018
月台 (Stay)
Campus magazine for CUHK(SZ)
2015 - 2017
Side Projects
I am also a self-taught full-stack developer. I build stuff for fun :)
