Yipeng Liu

Professor

Department

Operations Management and Information Systems

Education

• Ph.D., University of Florida, Information Systems
• M.S., Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, Computer Science
• B.E., University of Science & Technology-Beijing, China, Computer Engineering

Biography

Professor Yipeng Liu is the Dean's Outstanding Junior Professor in the Department of Operations Management and Information Systems (OM&IS) at Northern Illinois University. Liu's research work centers on the intersection of information systems, data analytics and economic modeling, with a particular focus on using advanced analytical techniques to address critical business challenges. His research leverages methodologies such as game theory, empirical analysis, and design science to explore the economic and social dynamics of technology adoption, digital platforms and data-driven decision-making.

Liu has published extensively in top-tier journals, including MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Production and Operations Management, Journal of Management Information Systems, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, European Journal of Operational Research, Information & Management, Decision Support Systems, International Journal of Electronic Commerce. His recent projects delve into areas such as incentive mechanism design in Federated learning, the impact of Generative AI on education, and the economic implications of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).

Liu is also a passionate educator who has taught a wide range of core courses in management information systems, including data analytics programming, business intelligence applications and tools, business data networks and cybersecurity, ERP systems configuration, database management, and business statistics. He also served as assistant chair of the Department of OM&IS from 2018 to 2021.

Selected Publications

• Wang Cao, Yipeng Liu, Shengli Li and Zheyuan Pu. What Drives Users to Tip? The Impact of Contributor Experience, Content Length, and Content Type on Online Video Sharing Platforms. Information & Management (I&M), 2024. Vol. 61(8), 104054.
• Zheyuan Pu, Shengli Li, Jiaxuan Wu and Yipeng Liu. Social Network Integration and Online Review Helpfulness: An Empirical Investigation. Journal of the Association for Information Systems (JAIS), 2024. JAIS Preprints (Forthcoming), 140. DOI: 10.17705/1jais.00891.
• Hong Guo, Yipeng Liu and Barrie R. Nault. Join Up or Stay Away? Coalition Formation for Critical IT Infrastructure. Information Systems Research (ISR), 2023.
• Hong Guo, Yipeng Liu, and Barrie R. Nault. Provisioning Interoperable Disaster Management Systems: Integrated, Unified, and Federated Approaches. MIS Quarterly (MISQ), 2021. Vol. 45(1), pp. 45-82.
• Yipeng Liu, Hong Guo and Barrie R. Nault. Organization of Public Safety Networks: Spillovers, Interoperability, and Participation. Production and Operations Management (POM), 2017. Vol. 26(4), pp. 704-723.
• Hsing K. Cheng, Shengli Li and Yipeng Liu, Optimal Software Free Trial Strategy: Limited Version, Time-Locked, or Hybrid? Production and Operations Management (POM), 2015. Vol. 24(3), pp. 504-517.
• Hsing K. Cheng and Yipeng Liu. Optimal software free trial strategy: the impact of network externalities and consumer uncertainty. Information Systems Research (ISR), 2012. Vol. 23(2), pp. 488-504.
• Hsing K. Cheng, Yipeng Liu and Qian C. Tang. The impact of network externalities on the competition between open source and proprietary software. Journal of Management Information Systems (JMIS), 2011. Vol. 27(4), pp. 201-230.
• Yipeng Liu, Hsing K. Cheng, Qian Candy Tang and Enes Eryarsoy. Optimal software pricing in the presence of piracy and word-of-mouth effects. Decision Support Systems (DSS), 2011. Vol. 51(1), pp. 99-107.
• Yipeng Liu and Gary J. Koehler. Using modifications to Grover's search algorithm for quantum global optimization. European Journal of Operational Research (EJOR), 2010. Vol. 207(2), pp. 620-632.
• Shengli Li, Yipeng Liu and Subhajyoti Bandyopadhyay. Network effects in online two-sided market platforms: a research note. Decision Support Systems (DSS), 2010. Vol. 49(2), pp. 245-249.