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About

After receiving my Masters of Science from NYU in 2014, I took a job at a telemedicine company in New York where I witnessed how technology was transforming doctors' work patterns and enhancing their ability to provide care. This led me to question how technologies are changing other professions and prompting evolution in tasks and skills.

 

In 2018, I started my Ph.D. studies, intrigued by the subject of the future of work in Information Systems due to my previous work experience and general interest in technology's wide-ranging societal impact. In 2024, I joined the Management Science Department at Lancaster University as a Lecturer.

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I have a passion for research as it allows me to dive deep into complex questions and gain a better understanding of how the world works. In my free time, I enjoy exploring nature and traveling, and I'm always looking for new places to visit and cultures to discover.

Shiyan Zhang Stevens Institute of Technology

Education

2018 - 2024

Stevens Institute of Technology

Ph.D. in Data Science

2012 - 2014

New York University

M.S. in Public Relations and Corporate Communication

2008 - 2012

Zhejiang University

B.S. in Advertising

Awards, Scholarships and Grants

  • 2128906 NSF: Collaborative research: FW-HTF-R: The future of news work: Human- technology collaboration for journalistic research and narrative discovery, October 2021.

    • $1,842,650 total across three institutions, $535,950 for Stevens (Jeff Nickerson, PI at Stevens; Kevin Crowston, PI at Syracuse; Lydia Chilton, PI at Columbia; Keren Henderson, Co-PI at Syracuse; and Mark Hansen, Co-PI at Columbia. Overall project lead is Kevin Crowston)

  • 1909803 CHS: Small: Exploring Design and Evaluation Space through Crowds and Communities, Jeffrey V. Nickerson (PI).

    • $499,932. 10/1/ 2019 -9/30/2022.

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