Volunteers

Region 1 Coordinator (2024), Doctoral Student Corner Co-Chair (ICIS 2024; PACIS 2023)

Yan Shi
University of Massachusetts Amherst
yanshi@umass.edu

Yan is currently pursuing his third year in the Ph.D. program at Umass Amherst, with a research focus on the dynamics of social media user interactions and emotional responses. He delves into how users respond to the presence, profiles, content, and activities of others within social media environments. His ongoing research is centered on investigating the influence of online content on users' emotional states and their co-experience.

Region 1 Coordinator (2024)

 

Maria Diaz

Florida International University
mpdiaz@fiu.edu

Maria Paula Diaz Campo is a third-year Ph.D. candidate in Information Systems and Business Analytics at Florida International University. Her research interests broadly scope IT investment, human-computer interaction, and interface design for digital novices. Her doctoral dissertation focuses on exploring the effects of exogenous shocks on firms’ commitment to IT investment plans. She has presented her work at AMCIS and has served as a reviewer for IS conferences and journals. Maria is committed to the development and advancement of the AIS Doctoral Student College and is excited about the opportunity to serve as a regional coordinator for Region 1.

Region 1 Coordinator (2024)

Robert Park
Ivey Business School at Western University
rpark.phd@ivey.ca

 

Robert Park is a third-year PhD candidate at Ivey Business School at Western University, located in London, Ontario, Canada. His research focuses on digital platforms, especially on misinformation and unexpected or emergent digital platform uses and changes (i.e., drift). Robert reviews for various IS conferences and continues to seek opportunities to provide service to the community. He has presented a paper and acted as a CTO session moderator at the 2023 Academy of Management Annual Meeting. From prior to academia, Robert has broad IT experience garnered from his time in varied sectors, including government, telecom, web startups, IT services, and education.

Region 1 Coordinator (2024)

Raghvendra Singh
University at Buffalo
rsingh45@buffalo.edu

 

Raghvendra Singh (Raghav) is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree with the Management Science and Systems department at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), where he also received the MS in Management Information Systems degree in 2020. He continues to author research papers in various conferences and journals, with his current research focusing on stressors contributing to burnout among Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs). Raghav's other research interests include cybersecurity, leadership dynamics, data privacy and artificial intelligence. He has also served as a reviewer for various research publication avenues such as AMCIS, ICIS, and HICSS, among others. Apart from scholarly engagements, Raghav has four years of experience in Product and Project Management between 2017 and 2022 in India and the US. He also served in the Indian Army between 2013 to 2015.

Doctoral Student Corner Co-Chair (AMCIS 2024), Region 1 Coordinator (2023)

Eunyoung Kim

Florida International University
eukim@fiu.edu

Eunyoung is a Ph.D. candidate at Florida International University and will join Mississippi State University as an assistant professor in August 2024. Her research focuses on exploring collaboration with artificial intelligence for organizational and individual decision-making. She has published her work in AMCIS and peer-reviewed journals in the IS field and has served as a reviewer for AMCIS, ECIS, ICIS, and PACIS.

Doctoral Student Corner Co-Chair (AMCIS 2024)

 

Biju B Varghese

Rochester Institute of Technology

bv8145@rit.edu

 

Biju Varghese is a first year doctoral student at the Saunders College of Business, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), NY. He has several years of experience in the industry prior to joining the PhD program at RIT. His current research focuses on cybersecurity training. Biju has served as a reviewer for AMCIS and AOM.


Doctoral Student Corner Co-Chair (ICIS 2024)

Mahathi Koutha

University of North Texas
mahathi.koutha@unt.edu

Mahathi (Mahi) Koutha is currently a fourth-year PhD candidate in Business Computers and Information Systems at the University of North Texas in Denton. Her research interests include immersive technology, Metaverse, and Generative/Conversational AI. She has presented once at ICIS 2023 and plans to present more in the future.

 

Region 2 Coordinator (2023 & 2024), Doctoral Student Corner Co-Chair (ECIS 2024)

Anna Lampi

University of Jyväskylä
anna.k.lampi@jyu.fi

Anna Lampi is a third-year doctoral researcher in the Faculty of Information Technology at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Her research focuses on technostress among employees working with robots and intelligent systems. In the field of Information Systems, she has published in ECIS, MCIS and STPIS, served as a reviewer for ECIS, AMCIS, MCIS, SCIS, and HRI, and attended the ICIS 2023 Doctoral Consortium. Her other research interests include organizational power relations and the role of IT in care work, on which she has published in a Finnish journal Työelämän Tutkimus. She served as a Regional Coordinator of AIS Doctoral Student College in 2023.

Region 2 Coordinator (2024)

 

Mamia Agbese
University of Jyväskylä
mamia.o.agbese@jyu.fi

Mamia is a third-year doctoral researcher in Information Systems at the Faculty of Information Technology at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. She joined the AIS doctoral college in 2024. Her research focuses on Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics in Software Engineering and the development of Trustworthy AI. Her current work examines the trustworthiness of Generative AI and Large Language Models.

Region 2 Coordinator (2023 & 2024)

Nankyer Sarah Joseph

American University of Nigeria  
sarah.bitrus@aun.edu.ng

Nankyer is a fourth-year Ph.D. Candidate in Information Systems at the American University of Nigeria, Yola. Her research interests are in the area of Digital Transformation, Agricultural Information Systems, and Open Innovations. Her dissertation explores Women’s involvement in Digital Entrepreneurship within sub-Saharan Africa. Apart from scholarly engagement, Nankyer has over 10 years of professional experience in the Administration of Higher Education. She teaches Enterprise Integration, Principles of Information Security Assurance, and Computer Forensics. She has attended and presented in a number of IS conferences.


Region 2 Coordinator (2024)

Hendrik Wache

Chemnitz University of Technology
ICN Business School

hendrik.wache@icn-artem.com

Hendrik Wache is an external Ph.D. candidate at Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany, and a lecturer at ICN Business School, France. His expertise lies in managing big data and identifying data analytics opportunities within small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) networks. His current research focuses on Digital Twins, Smart Service Systems, and AI in Industry 4.0. His work has been published in outlets such as IJIEM and HMD, and presented at conferences including the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), the European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), and the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS).

 

Region 3 Coordinator (2023 & 2024), Doctoral Student Corner Co-Chair (PACIS 2024)

Kunal Rao
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
kunalrao9c@gmail.com

Kunal Rao is a third-year Ph.D. Candidate in the Information Systems area at the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. His research focuses on applied machine learning & deep learning in social media, misinformation, and natural language processing. He has been a member of AIS since 2022. Kunal's research appeared at Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems(PACIS) 2022. He also served as a reviewer for AMCIS, PACIS, ICIS, ECIS, and the Asia-Pacific Journal of Management Research and Innovation.

Region 3 Coordinator (2024), Doctoral Student Corner Co-Chair (AMCIS 2024)

 

Himasmita Das
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

himasmita.das@dms.iitd.ac.in

 

Himasmita Das is a third-year PhD Candidate in the Information Systems area at the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India. Her research focuses on digital technologies and small businesses with special focuses on smartphone, digital platforms and digital public infrastructure. She has published her worked in peer-reviewed journal and IFIP 8.6 conference and has served as a reviewer for IFIP 8.6, and AOM. Her research interest includes digital transformation, digital infrastructure, digital public goods, ICT4D.

Region 3 Coordinator (2024), Doctoral Student Corner Co-Chair (PACIS 2024) 

 

Vladimir Nurbaev
National Cheng Kung University
vladimir@alum.ccu.edu.tw

 

Vladimir Nurbaev is a first-year Master's degree student at the National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan. His research interests include FinTech, FinTech ecosystems, digitally-enabled social innovation, and cryptocurrencies. Vladimir has published his work in reputable conferences such as ICIS and ACIS, and he has also served as a reviewer for ACIS and ECIS.

Region 3 Coordinator (2024), Doctoral Student Corner Co-Chair (PACIS 2024)

 

Meenakshi Kolukuluri

IIM Tiruchirappalli

meenakshi.f20002@iimtrichy.ac.in

 

Meenakshi Kolukuluri is a fourth year doctoral student in the Department of Information Systems  and analytics at the Indian institute of management, Tiruchirappalli  in India. Prior to her Ph.D., she worked 8 years in the IT Service Industry. Meenakshi’s dissertation studies Impact of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare. She has published her work in HICSS, ICIS and served as a reviewer for ICIS, HICSS, and IFIP. Her other research interests include digital transformation, project management and technologies impact on employees.

Website & Social Media Coordinator (2024), Region 3 Coordinator (2023), Doctoral Student Corner Co-Chair (ICIS 2023)

Yanpei Lin
University of Queensland
y.lin@business.uq.edu.au

Yanpei Lin is a final-year doctoral student in the Department of Business Information Systems at the University of Queensland in Australia. Prior to her Ph.D., she worked several years in HR consulting. Yanpei’s dissertation studies digital platform generativity by embracing a process ontology. She has published her work in ICIS and served as a reviewer for ICIS, ECIS, PACIS, AMCIS and AOM. Her other research interests include digital transformation, platform strategy and philosophy of technology.


Doctoral Student Corner Co-Chair (ICIS 2024)

Shariga Sivanathan
University of Münster
shariga.sivanathan@ercis.uni-muenster.de

Shariga Sivanathan is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at the European Research Center for Information Systems, University of Münster, Germany. Her research focuses on the intersection of entrepreneurship and information systems, with particular emphasis on the emergence of digital platform ecosystems initiated by entrepreneurial ventures in healthcare. She has presented her work at the ICIS and has contributed as a reviewer for various IS conferences. Additionally, she has attended the ICIS 2023 Doctoral Consortium. Shariga looks forward to contributing as the Doctoral Student Corner Co-Chair at ICIS 2024.

Get Involved
One of the key pillars of academic life is service. Below are some excellent opportunities to get engaged with the Doctoral Student College while building your service profile.

If you would like to get involved but are not sure how, contact College President Jenny [jenny.m.elo@jyu.fi] to discuss your interests and how they might align with our current needs.
Discover Our Volunteer Opportunities:
Doctoral Student Corner Co-Chair

You and your co-chairs will be responsible for executing the Doctoral Student Corner at ECIS, PACIS, AMCIS, or ICIS. This is a great opportunity to network with fellow students and experienced scholars! Co-chair positions are filled for 2024, but stay tuned for future openings!

Regional Coordinator You will be responsible for helping us to connect with doctoral students and early career scholars and support our initiatives within your region. Coordinator positions are filled for 2024, but stay tuned for future openings!


Our Past Volunteers

Lucia Herrera 

University of Agder

Doctoral Student Corner Co-Chair 

(ECIS 2023)

 

Krishna Demawan

University of Queensland

Doctoral Student Corner Co-Chair 

(PACIS 2023)

 

Yusi Ma

Florida International Unversity

Doctoral Student Corner Co-Chair 

(AMCIS 2023), Region 1 Coordinator (2023)

 

Harsh Parekh

Louisiana State University

Doctoral Student Corner Co-Chair 

(ICIS 2023), Region 1 Coordinator and Website & Social Media Coordinator (2022 & 2023)

 

 Palesa Chuene

University of Witwatersrand

Region 2 Coordinator (2023)

 Grant Oosterwyk

University of Cape Town

Region 2 Coordinator (2023)

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Alexandru Munteanu 

West University of Timișoara

Doctoral Student Corner Co-Chair

(ECIS 2022)

Vipin Saini
National Sun Yat-sen University

Doctoral Student Corner Co-Chair 

(PACIS 2022), Region 3 Coordinator (2022)

Junyoung Park
Georgia State University

Doctoral Student Corner Co-Chair (PACIS 2022)

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 Tanner Skousen
University of Georgia

Doctoral Student Corner Co-Chair

(ICIS 2022)

Jonilda Bahja
Virginia Tech University

 Region 1 Coordinator (2022) 

Wenting (Kayla) Jiang
Auburn University 

Region 1 Coordinator (2022)

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Emmanuel Okoro Ajah
American University of Nigeria

Region 2 Coordinator (2022)

Jenny Elo
University of Jyväskylä 

Region 2 Coordinator (2022)

 

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Sarah Hönigsberg

Chemnitz University of Technology
Doctoral Student Corner Co-Chair (ICIS 2020), AIS DSC Mentorship Program Task Force (2020)

Carol Lee
University of Massachusetts, Boston
 Doctoral Student Corner
Co-Chair (AMCIS & ICIS 2021)

Saima Qutab

University of Auckland
 Region 3 Coordinator (2023), Website & Social Media  Coordinator (2020-2021)