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Information privacy - Challenges and opportunities for technology and measurement

We recently published a book chapter, “Information privacy: Challenges and opportunities for technology and measurement”, in Technology and Measurement around the Globe edited by Drs. Louis Tay, Sang Eun Woo,...

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09 Nov 2023

Working Paper - Theorizing about the Complexity of Privacy Phenomena - A Configurational Approach

We posted on SSRN a working paper by Heng Xu and Nan Zhang, addressing challenges facing the theorization of complex privacy phenomena.

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06 Nov 2023

Teaching Innovation Award

In Oct 2023, Professor Heng Xu received the INFORMS Information Systems Society Haim Mendelson Teaching Innovation Award at the Conference on Information Systems and Technology in recognition of her outstanding pedagogical contributions to cybersecurity education in the information systems (IS)...

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20 Oct 2023

An Onto-Epistemological Analysis of Information Privacy Research

Privacy is one of the most urgent issues associated with the advancement of information technology. Yet, there is a growing concern that the issues surrounding privacy have been too complex...

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07 Sep 2023

Reducing Adverse Impact Through Machine Learning

Machine learning has emerged as a popular tool for personnel selection, leveraging data to enhance hiring processes. An article forthcoming at Personnel Psychology studies the potential of machine learning in...

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01 Jun 2023

Fair Ratemaking for Catastrophe Insurance

Catastrophe insurance is an important element of disaster management. Yet the historical presence of inequalities in insurance, from redlining to pricing disparity, has had a devastating impact on minority communities....

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07 Dec 2022

Why Privacy Still Matters

In the December 2022 issue of MIS Quarterly, Heng Xu and Tamara Dinev co-wrote a reflection, “Why Privacy Still Matters”, for their 2011 publication that won the inaugural MIS Quaterly Impact Award in 2021.

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01 Dec 2022

Nature Forum on Empowering Data as a New Asset

In an upcoming Nature Conference, Forum on Empowering Data as A New Asset, Heng Xu will join a panel of industry leaders, data economists and policy makers to discuss about...

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20 Oct 2022

Provost’s Distinguished Lecture

Professor Heng Xu will be featured in one of the two events in the Fall 2022 Provost’s Distinguished Lecture Series in American University. She will deliver a talk titled “What...

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12 Oct 2022