
About me
Hi! My name is Zenan (泽南) Chen (陈), I usually go by Alan.
Research
Driven by the mistmatch between our understanding of technologies and the rate at which they are adopted, my research vision is centered on understanding and guiding the design and usage of emerging technologies and platforms. Specifically, my research delve into the following areas:
- the impact of technological tools on individual work outcomes,
- the societal effects of emerging AI technologies, and
- the design considerations of digital platforms.
I use a blend of methods, including field experiments, casual inference, machine learning, and analytical modeling.
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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
Best Student Paper Runner-up @ CIST
2023
Best Paper Award @ ICIS, General Track
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 :)