Preprints

  1. “The Progressive Effect of Text Complexity in Crowdfunding Project Updates” / with Xin LI, J. Leon ZHAO, Kevin Zheng ZHOU, Under Review, SSRN
  2. “A Predictability-Centric Approach for Measuring Innovation Novelty” / with Xin LI, Kevin Zheng ZHOU, Under Review, Draft available upon request
  3. “Boosted by Data Science: Machine Learning Measure-Supported Empirical Studies in UTD-24 Journals (2010-2024)” / with Wenjie HUANG, Yidi LIU, Bingqing SONG, Mengfan XUAN, Sijia ZHOU, Xin LI, Under Review, SSRN

Conference Papers

2025

  1. Ke XU, Wei HU$^{\ast}$, Zhongyun ZHOU / “Claiming vs. Automatic Rewards: Impact of Incentive Mechanism on Engagement and Consumption in Cloud Computing”.
    • International Conference on Information Systems 2025 (ICIS2025) (Paper Link)
    • China Summer Workshop on Information Management 2025 (CSWIM2025), Best Workshop Paper Nominee
    • China Association for Information Systems Annual Meeting 2024 (CNAIS2024)
  2. Jiafu WANG, Wei HU$^{\ast}$ / “Fostering AI Innovation: The Synergistic Impact of AI-Related Government Policies and Enterprise Strategies”.
    • The Americas Conference on Information Systems 2025 (AMCIS2025) (Paper Link)
    • China Summer Workshop on Information Management 2025 (CSWIM2025)

2024

  1. Xiurui YANG; Wei HU$^{\ast}$ / “GME Frenzy on Social Media: The Impact of Short Squeezes on Market Volatility and Predictability”.
    • Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems 2024 (PACIS2024) (Paper Link)
    • The 9th International Conference on Smart Finance 2024 (ICSF2024), Best Paper in Track
    • 2024 INFORMS Annual Meeting (INFORMS2024)
    • Conference on Information Systems and Technology 2024 (CIST2024)
  2. Jiafu WANG; Wei HU$^{\ast}$ / “The Impact of Artificial Intelligence Policy on Employment: Evidence from China”.

2023

  1. Yuk Yee CHAN; Wei HU$^{\ast}$; Jianming HUANG; Wanyue ZHOU; Xin LI / “Innovation Novelty and Firm Value: Deep Learning based Text Understanding”.
  2. Wei HU; Weihong MA; J. Leon ZHAO / “Digital Disparity: Exploring Inequality in Non-Fungible Token Transactions”.
    • International Conference on Smart Finance 2023 (ICSF2023)

2020

  1. Qiang CAO$^{\dagger}$; Wei HU$^{\dagger}$; Sijia ZHOU$^{\dagger}$; Bei LUO$^{\dagger}$; Yuxuan YU; Shaoyi Stephen LIAO; J Leon ZHAO; Yiu Keung Raymond LAU / “The Role of Media Coverage on Pandemic Containment: Empirical Analysis of the COVID-19 Case”.

2019

  1. Wei HU; J Leon ZHAO / “The Impact of Textual Online Harassment on the Performance of Projects in Crowdfunding”.

2018

  1. Wei HU; J Leon ZHAO / “Portfolio Optimization using Investor Sentiment”.
    • International Conference on Smart Finance 2018 (ICSF2018)

$^{\ast}$ Corresponding author; $^{\dagger}$ Equal contribution;


Working Papers

  1. “The Impact of Reward Distribution Policies on User Engagement and Service Consumption: A Natural Experiment at a Cloud Computing Service Provider” / with Zhongyun ZHOU, Ke XU
  2. “Rational Decision Support in Irrational Markets: Human-Machine Divergence and Contraction-augmented Collaboration in the GameStop Short Squeeze” / with Ying ZHAO, Xiurui YANG, Ke XU
  3. “More Irrational, More Inefficient: Evidence from the Gamestop Event” / with Ying ZHAO, Xiurui YANG, Angela LU

Grants