Dr. Haifeng Xu currently serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Information, Technology, and Innovation, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He obtained his PhD in Information Systems from the National University of Singapore and Bachelor Degree in Computer Science from Fudan University. His main research interests include artificial intelligence, social media, digital platform, healthcare information systems, and sharing economy. He has published papers in top journals, including MIS Quarterly (MISQ), Information Systems Research (ISR), Journal of Marketing (JM), Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS), Production and Operations Management (POM), Research Policy (RP), Journal of the Association for Information Systems (JAIS), and Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA). He has also presented papers in international conferences, including ICIS and PACIS. He has served as a Guest Associate Editor for Information Systems Journal and an Editorial Board Member for Journal of Database Management. He has served as an Associate Editor for ICIS and as a Track Chair for PACIS. 

Research Interests:

Human-AI collaboration

Societal impact of sharing economy

Digital platform

Online financial behavior

Healthcare IT

Social media

Publications: (* denotes the corresponding author)

1. Haifeng Xu, Yi Ding, Yu Ding, Qi Zhang*, and Cheng Zhang, “Whispers in Your Mind: The Role of Voice Features in Customer Acquisition and Retention”, Journal of Marketing (UTD 24, FT 50, ABS 4*), forthcoming

2. Yi Ding, Haifeng Xu*, and Bernard C. Y. Tan, “A Natural Disaster Reshapes Prosocial Microlending”, Information Systems Research (UTD 24, FT 50, ABS 4*), forthcoming, co-first author 

3. Yi Ding, Moksh Matta, Ram Gopal, and Haifeng Xu*, “Ruckus in the Rentals, Seeking New Arrangements: Investigating and Mitigating the Impact of Home-Sharing Property Use on Urban Noise”, MIS Quarterly (UTD 24, FT 50, ABS 4*), forthcoming 

4. Luqun Xie, Yi Ding, Jiatao Li, Haifeng Xu*, “Prosocial Motivation and Lending to the Poor: Evidence from an International Crowdfunding Platform”, Journal of International Business Studies (UTD 24, FT 50, ABS 4*), forthcoming 

5. Haifeng Xu, Yidan Xiang*, Yi Ding, Pengzhu Zhang, Bernard C. Y. Tan, and Ram Gopal, “Quality, Necessity, or Accessibility? Impact of Dockless Bike Sharing on Ineffective Use of Medical Resources”, Production and Operations Management (UTD 24, FT 50, ABS 4), forthcoming

6. Haifeng Xu, Yi Ding*, Cheng Zhang, and Bernard C. Y. Tan, “Too Official to Be Effective: An Empirical Examination of Unofficial Information Channel and Continued Use of Retracted Articles”, Research Policy (FT 50, ABS 4*), 2023, 52(7)

7. Haifeng Xu*, Tuan Q. Phan, and Bernard C.Y. Tan, “Why are People Addicted to SNS? Understanding the Role of SNS Characteristics in the Formation of SNS Addiction”, Journal of the Association for Information Systems (ABS 4*), 2022, 23(3), 806-837.

8. Jiaoyang Li, Lingxiao Zhou, Yi Zhan, Haifeng Xu, Cheng Zhang*, Fei Shan, and Lei liu, “How does the AI-based Image-assist Technique Help Physicians in Diagnosis of Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma? A Random Controlled Experiment of Multi-Center Physicians in China”, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2022, 29(12), 2041-2049.

9. Fei Wang, Haifeng Xu*, Ronglin Hou, and Zhen Zhu, “Designing Marketing Content for Social Commerce to Drive Consumer Purchase Behaviors: A Perspective from Speech Act Theory”, Journal of Retailing and Customer Services, 2023, 70, 103156.

Research Grants:

Shanghai Pujiang Program, 21PJC072, 2021.10-2024.9, PI

Data Collection and Visualization

Big Data Basics and Practice

Big Data and Decision Making