De Liu

Biography

Dr. De Liu is a Xian Dong Eric Jing Professor of Information and Decision Sciences at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, and his Master's and Bachelor's degrees from Tsinghua University. His recent research interests include gamification, Internet-based auctions and market mechanisms, crowdfunding, and AI /Augmented Reality applications. His research has appeared in leading journals such as MIS Quarterly, Management Science, Information Systems Research, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Market Research, and Production and Operations Management. He previously served as an associate editor for Information Systems Research and Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce.

Education:

• PhD 2004 | Management Science and Information Systems, University of Texas at Austin

• Master of Science 2000 | Management Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University

• Bachelor of Engineering 1998 | Management Information System, Tsinghua University

Expertise:

• Economics of Internet Auctions and Mechanism Design
• Gamification
• Crowdfunding
• AI /Augmented Reality

Work Experience

• Professor & Xian Dong Eric Jing Professorship in Business Teaching, University of Minnesota, 2020 - present
• Associate Professor & 3M Fellow in Business Analytics, University of Minnesota, 2017 - 2020
• Associate Professor, University of Minnesota, 2014 - 2016
• Alan F. and Irene Bloomfield Associate Professor, University of Kentucky, 2013 - 2014
• Associate Professor, University of Kentucky, 2013 - 2014
• Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky, 2004 - 2010
• Assistant Instructor, University of Texas at Austin, 2004

Awards & Recognition

• Master of Applied Business Analytics (MABA), Teaching of the Year Award, 2021
• Carlson School Research Award, 2020
• Xian Dong Eric Jing Professorship, 2020
• Carlson School Service Award, 2019
• AHRQ Step Up App Challenge Grand Prize, $40,000 (PRISM: PROMIS Reporting Insight System from Minnesota), 2019
• 3M Fellow in Business Analytics, 2017 - 2020
• Best Paper Nomination, Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems, 2015
• Teacher of the Year, Master of Science in Business Analytics, 2015-2016
• Teacher of the Year, Master of Science in Business Analytics, 2014-2015
• Associate Editor of the Year Award by Information Systems Society and Information Systems Research, 2014
• Best paper award, Southen Management Association Meeting, 2014
• Alan F. and Irene Bloomfield Professorship, 2013 - 2014
• Professor of the Month voted by Alpha Kappa Psi professional business fraternity, 2012
• Best reviewer award, Information Systems Research, 2011
• Best paper nomination, China Summer Workshop on Information Management, 2010
• Best paper award, China Summer Workshop on Information Management, 2007
• Graduate Research Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2001 - 2004
• Honored Graduate (top 1%), Tsinghua University, 2000
• Academy of Science Fellowship, Tsinghua University, 1999
• Outstanding Undergraduate Student Scholarship, Tsinghua University, 1998
• Outstanding Undergraduate Student Scholarship, Tsinghua University, 1997
• HSBC Scholarship, Tsinghua University, 1996
• Jiang Nan-Xiang Scholarship, Tsinghua University, 1995
• Outstanding Freshman Fellowship (1st class), Tsinghua University, 1994

Media Mentions

• Star Tribune, McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, PR Newswire, Politico (and 18 other outlets), 2019/3
• Master in Management Guide, 2019/1
• MentorStudents.org, 2018/3
• Star Tribune, 2017/7