Ziyi (Iggy) Zhao is a PhD candidate in Management Information Systems (MIS) at the Fox School of Business, Temple University. Her dissertation focuses on “Collaborative Intelligence and Innovation in Knowledge Work.” She is an AIS Entrepreneurial Innovation Fellow, supported by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
Her research focuses on AI and the Future of Collaborative Innovation, including AI (Artificial Intelligence), DI (Digital Innovation, Transformation & Entrepreneurship), and SI (Social Impact of AI and DI). She uses mixed methods (econometrics, experiments, machine learning, type-aloud, etc.). She is dedicated to building tech that matters, for impact that lasts.
At Temple University, Iggy teaches MIS 0855 Data Science (instructor evaluation 4.87/5.0 from 41 students), focusing on data visualization, big data analytics, machine learning fundamentals, and Generative AI. Her class teaches the industry-standard visualization tool Tableau, for which she is a Certified Tableau Desktop Specialist, awarded by Tableau in 2020.
Iggy has served as a reviewer of over 100 manuscripts for journal submissions at Information Systems Research, Internet Research, Information Technology for Development, Industrial Management & Data Systems, Electronic Markets, and premier conferences in Information Systems and Management, such as ICIS, CIST, AOM, HICSS, AMCIS, PACIS, ECIS, and many others. She serves as the editorial board member of Information Technology for Development and the mentor in the AIS SIG DITE mentorship program.
For more information, please visit Iggy’s personal website here.