معرفی
Yuqing Ren is a Professor and Mary and Jim Lawrence Fellow at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. Holding a Ph.D. in Organization Science from Carnegie Mellon University, she leads research at the intersection of human behavior and technology with NSF-funded projects spanning online communities and human-AI systems. Her work appears in top journals across information systems, management, and computer science.
Education:
- B.E. in Electronic Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University (1995)
- M.E. in Systems Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University (1998)
- Ph.D. in Organization Science, Carnegie Mellon University (2004)
Dr. Ren's research pioneers human-AI collaboration frameworks, examining how humans and intelligent systems complement each other in knowledge work. Her online community design studies decode Wikipedia's collaborative mechanics, while smartphone interaction research investigates mindful technology use. Recent work explores human-robot team augmentation and AI's impact on professional decision-making, bridging social science with technical implementation through mixed-method approaches.
Analysis of her publication trajectory reveals an accelerating focus on AI-human symbiosis since 2020, with literature reviews synthesizing fragmented findings into cohesive theories. Her work increasingly addresses ethical dimensions of technology adoption, shifting from platform-specific studies (Facebook, Wikipedia) toward foundational principles applicable across digital ecosystems.
Scientific awards include:
- Carlson School Outstanding Teaching Award (2017, 2021)
- Master of Applied Business Analytics Faculty of the Year Award (2023)
- Global DBA Teaching Award (2024)
- Carlson School Outstanding Service Award (2023)
- Organization Science Service Award
Dr. Ren mentors doctoral students including Jeff Clement (CHITA 2020 Best Paper winner), Mochen Yang (INFORMS ISS 2018 Nunamaker-Chen Dissertation Award recipient), and Yash Babar, all now faculty at major universities. Her NSF-funded research includes $919,978 for computational theory of online communities (2016-2019) and $2.4 million for online volunteer communities (2008-2013). She serves on editorial boards of MIS Quarterly and Journal of Management Information Systems while publishing commentaries in Star Tribune and MinnPost on AI's societal impact.
Her collaborative network spans Carnegie Mellon University, University of Michigan, and international institutions through projects like the ICIS Paper-a-thon initiative. Current work examines generative AI's impact on worker experience through field studies with global organizations.
