Jinyang Zheng

Jinyang Zheng is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems at Simon Business School, specializing in AI-driven business transformation and digital platform moderation. His research focuses on leveraging causal inference, structural modeling, and unstructured data analysis to address challenges in two-sided platforms and digital resilience.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Business Administration, University of Washington Foster School of Business
• B.S. in Statistics, Fudan University

Research Interests: His work spans AI for business, moderating content platforms, managing two-sided markets, and digital resilience strategies. Recent studies explore AI's role in shelf monitoring, information sharing in ride-hailing, and the impact of editorial reviews on UGC platforms.

Publications: Zheng’s work appears in top journals like Management Science, Information Systems Research, and MIS Quarterly. His recent research investigates live commerce sustainability, autonomous vehicle impacts, and privacy policies in misinformation monitoring.

Awards:

• 2023 Gordon Davis Young Scholar Award (INFORMS)
• Jay Ross Young Faculty Award (Purdue University)
• Simon School Teaching Honor Roll
• Outstanding Teacher at Purdue University

Teaching & Advising: Known for excellence in teaching courses like social media analytics and machine learning for business. No formal advisee list is publicly disclosed.

Labs/Teams: Active in platform economics and AI governance research clusters at Simon Business School.