Harris Kyriakou

Biography

Prof. Kyriakou is an Associate Professor at the ESSEC Business School, where he focuses on the intersection between collective and artificial intelligence. The overarching goal of his research is to provide insights into how organizations can create value beyond their typical boundaries and processes. His work and research have focused on crowd and AI enhanced product development, blockchain startups, as well as companies including Facebook, Kickstarter, Yelp, and Twitch. His work has been supported by numerous organizations including the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Spanish government. Part of his work has been published in the leading business and information systems journals and conferences, including Academy of Management Review, MIS Quarterly, and the International Conference on Information Systems. Prof. Kyriakou is also serving as an advisor on digitization issues for the European Commission. His research has received best paper awards from the Academy of Management (AoM), the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), and a best dissertation award. He has also received an outstanding associate editor award from the Academy of Management (AoM). Kyriakou holds a Ph.D. from Stevens Institute of Technology, an M.S. from Carnegie Mellon University and a B.Sc. from the University of Piraeus.

Diplomas

• 2016 : Doctor of Philosophy, Business administration, Business administration (Stevens Institute of Technology, United States of America)
• 2010 : Master of Science, Engineering & Technology Innovation Management (Carnegie Mellon University, United States of America)
• 2007 : Bachelor of Science, Digital Systems (University of Piraeus, Greece)

Certificates

• 2018 : Case Method Teaching Seminar (Harvard Business School, United States of America)
• 2009 : From Technology to Innovation: Putting Ideas to Work (MIT Sloan School of Management, United States of America)
• 2008 : Challenges of Leadership in Teams (MIT Sloan School of Management, United States of America)

Career

Full-time academic appointments

2021 - Present : Associate Professor (ESSEC Business School, France) 2016 - 2021 : Assistant Professor (Iese Business School, Spain)

Awards

• 2021 : Distinguished Member ( Association for Information Systems (AIS) , United States of America)
• 2020 : Best Associate Editor ( Association for Information Systems (AIS) , United States of America)
• 2018 : Best Paper Award (3/400+ awarded) (Academy of Management, United Kingdom)
• 2018 : Best Paper Published in a Journal (1/100+ awarded) (Academy of Management, United States of America)
• 2018 : Emerald Best International Symposium (Academy of Management, United States of America)
• 2018 : European Research Paper of the Year Nomination (CIONext, Belgium)
• 2017 : Outstanding Associate Editor (Academy of Management, United States of America)
• 2016 : Best Dissertation Award- PhD in Business (Stevens Institute of Technology, United States of America)
• 2015 : 1st Place Paper Competition (1/173 awarded) (The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), United States of America)