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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

Talks at MPI Sympoisium

Heng Xu and Nan Zhang will speak at the Interdisciplinary Symposium on Human and Societal Aspects in Computing organized by the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy on October 25-26, 2022, in Bochum, Germany.

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11 Oct 2022

University Faculty Award

Professor Heng Xu was awarded the 2021-2022 American University Faculty Award for Outstanding Scholarship, Research, Creative Activity, and other Professional Contributions. The annual award is given to a faculty member who has achieved distinction as a scholar as documented through...

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24 Apr 2022