WENLI WANG, Ph.D.
5665 Plaza Dr., Third
Floor, Cypress, CA 90630
wenli@wenli.net; 1-800-375-9878 ext 2066
QUALIFICATIONS
Highly
qualified and proven Researcher, Educator, and Technology Professional offers expertise in E-commerce and E-education. Equipped with superior interpersonal, management, and leadership
skills. Respected innovative thinker; led numerous research efforts and
has authored major interdisciplinary research papers in computer science,
economics, and business. Proven capability to design niche E-commerce models
and develop innovative educational programs. Proven
capability to conduct qualitative and quantitative research, and skillful in
both mathematical modeling and empirical design. Skilled in:
¨ E-commerce (E-market,
E-education) ¨ Auctions, Bidding, & Pricing
¨ Decision Sciences & Statistics ¨ Security & Assurance
¨ Research methods ¨ Telecommunications
Established some connections with leading business
researchers and government (US, China, and certain countries in Europe). Well-connected with the Telecom and
Manufacturing industries in China.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
· Published research papers in
leading journals on diverse topics in technology, economics and business,
including one tier-one publication, one tier-two publication, & several
others.
· Performed in-depth research on E-commerce,
E-education, Online
Auctions, IS Security & Assurance,
Organizational Behavior, Strategic Management, as well as the Entertainment industry.
· Offered expert industry
insights and information sought by universities,
conferences, and industrial leaders including eBay, Yahoo! and Google.
· Designed and taught PhD
research method and capstone courses at TUI University. Served on PhD program
review committee. Managed PhD students’ qualifying exams over the past three
years. Served as dissertation chair and committee member for about ten PhD
students.
· Served as Faculty Lead
(equivalent to Department Chair) in College of Information System at TUI U.
· Served on the committees of curriculum design, faculty
search, PhD admission, course assessment, program review, faculty assessment,
etc. Chaired
BSITM program review committee at TUI Univ.
· Designed and taught a wide
range of PhD, MBA, BBA, and MIS courses at TUI University.
· Taught 11 different courses
(BBA, MBA, PhD) at the business schools of University of Texas at Austin, Emory
University, and University of Nevada at Las Vegas. Average teaching evaluation
4 out of 5.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
TUI
UNIVERSITY, Cypress, California 2006
– present
University
of Nevada,
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, Las Vegas, Nevada 2005
– 2006
Emory University, Goizueta Business School, Atlanta, Georgia 2000
– 2005
EDUCATION
University
of Texas,
Austin, Texas
Doctor of Philosophy in
Management Information Systems, 2000
· Minored in Computer Science and Economics
· Advisor: Dr. Andrew B. Whinston
o Dissertation: “Control and
Assurance Services for Electronic Commerce”
· Completed two-year
master-level study before PhD program at UT Austin including:
o Computer Software, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
§ Advisor: Professor and Vice
Minister Wang Zhanning,
Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Posts and Telecom, P.R. China; Chairman of 22nd
Universal Postal Congress (UPC)
§ Subject: “Asynchronous
Transfer Mode (ATM) Development in China”
o Mathematics, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX
Beijing University of Posts
and Telecommunications, Beijing, P. R. China
Bachelor of Science, with distinction,
Computer Science and Technology, 1994
Referred JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
1."Binary Vickrey Auction
– A Robust and Efficient Multi-unit Sealed-bid Auction against Buyer False-name
Bids." Zoltán Hidvégi,
Wenli Wang, and Andrew B. Whinston.
Decision
Support Systems. March 2007. Volume
43, Issue 2, Pages 301-312.
2."Buy-price English
Auction.” Zoltán
Hidvégi, Wenli Wang, and
Andrew B. Whinston. Journal
of Economic Theory. July 2006, Volume 129, Issue 1, pp.31-52. (acceptance
without revision the 1st round).
3."Neutralizing Piracy of Motion Pictures – Reengineering
the Supply Chain of the Industry.” David A.
Cook and Wenli Wang. Technology in Society.
November 2004.
4."Designing Mechanisms for E-Commerce Security: An
Example from Sealed-bid Auctions.” Wenli Wang, Zoltán Hidvégi and Andrew B. Whinston. International
Journal of Electronic Commerce. Winter 2001-2002.
5."E-Process Design and Assurance
Using Model Checking.” Wenli Wang, Zoltán Hidvégi, Andrew D. Bailey, and Andrew B. Whinston. IEEE Computer. October 2000.
CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
1."Deterring Adolescent Dependency on Text
Messaging: A Conceptual Model and Framework for Behavior Control,” Tom Barto, Wenli Wang. Proceeding
of the 16th Americas conference on Information Systems (AMCIS’10).
Lima, Peru, August 2010.
2."The Benefits of Unexpected Informal Customer
Support from Vendors in Online Communities,” Yitshak Merin, Wenli Wang. Proceedings of the14th Americas Conference on
Information Systems (AMCIS’08). Toronto, CA, August 2008.
3."Current Research on List Prices in Online
Auctions," invited keynote speech, 2007 Annual
Conference of the China Information Economic Society. Harbin, China, Jan 6-8,
2007.
4."To the Question ‘Does IT Matter?’ Hollywood
Answers ‘Yes’." David A. Cook, Wenli Wang. Proceedings of the 38th Annual Hawaii
International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS'05). Hawaii, January 2005 (acceptance without any
revisions).
5."General Guidelines of Internal Control over
Internet-based Electronic Commerce," Wenli Wang,
Minnie Yi-Miin Yen. Asia Pacific Decision Science
Institute (APDSI-05). Taiwan,
June 2005.
6."Preserving
and Interpreting Culture Heritage: Lessons Learned from Film Restoration."
Wenli Wang, David A. Cook. Pre-ICIS04 Workshop on e-Culture, U-Tourism and Virtual
Heritage. Washington D.C., December 2004.
7."The
IS Framework for Preserving Dance Heritage." Wenli
Wang. Pre-ICIS04 Workshop on e-Culture, U-Tourism and Virtual Heritage. Washington
D.C., December 2004.
8."Sequential
Auctions with Shill Bidding." Zoltán Hidvégi, Wenli Wang, and Andrew
B. Whinston. The Fifth International Conference on Electronic Commerce (ICEC'03). Pittsburgh,
Oct 2003 (invited paper).
9."Buy-price
English Auction," Zoltán Hidvégi,
Wenli Wang, and Andrew B. Whinston.Workshop for Information Systems and Economics (WISE'02). Barcelona,
Spain. December 2002.
10. "Shill
Bidding in Multi-round Online Auctions." Zoltán Hidvégi,
Wenli Wang, and Andrew B. Whinston. Proceedings of 35th Annual Hawaii
International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS'02). Jan 2002.
11. "An e-Risk Primer. Xenia Ley Parker, CFSA. Acknowledged collaborative effort. The Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation. Altamonte Springs, Florida. 2001.
12. "Economic Mechanism Design for Securing Online Auctions." Wenli Wang, Zoltán Hidvégi, and Andrew B. Whinston. Proceeding of Twenty-first International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS'00). Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, December 2000, pp. 676-680.
13. "Designing
Secure Mechanisms for Online Processes." Wenli Wang, Zoltán
Hidvégi, and Andrew B. Whinston. Proceeding -- International Conference on
Electronic Commerce (ICEC'00).
Seoul, Korea, August, 2000, pp. 312-318.
14. "Digital Systems Design – An Example for Efficient Web-based Training.” Michael Wahl, Wenli Wang, and Rainer Bruck. IEEE Workshop on Design, Test and Applications. Dubrovnik, 1999.
15. "General Guidelines of Internal Control over Internet-based Electronic Commerce.” Andrew D. Baily, Anitesh Barua, Wenli Wang, Andrew B. Whinston, and Minnie Yi-MinYen, Proceedings of 1998 Administrative Sciences Conferences: New Horizons & Role in Development, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1998.
16. "Binary
Multi-Unit eAuction Robust Against
Buyer False-name Bidding." Wenli Wang, Zoltán Hidvégi
and Andrew B. Whinston. Internet
Productivity Conference. Austin, TX. 1997.
SELECTED HONORS
· Elected Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Database Management, 2004-2008.
· Elected Editorial Review Board Member, International Journal of E-Business Research, 2004-2008.
· Session Chair, Marketing Educators’ Association (MEA) Conference, 2009.
· Program Committee Member
17th
International World Wide Web Conference, 2008;
Information Resources
Management Association International Conference, 2005;
Pre-ICIS04 Academic Workshop
on e-Culture, U-Tourism and Virtual Heritage, 2004;
The Fifth International
Conference on Electronic Commerce, 2003;
The Eighth Annual Informs Conference on Information Systems and Technology, 2003; etc.
· Referee
National Science Foundation, Management Science, Information Systems Research, Decision Support Systems, Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce, Communications of the ACM, IEE Proceedings--Software, International Journal of E-Business Research, Applied Artificial Intelligence, and many more.
PAPERS UNDER REVIEW OR UNDER DEVELOPMENT
1. "Shill-Proof Fee (SPF) Schedule: the Sunscreen
against Seller Shill Bidding in English Auctions." Wenli
Wang, Zoltán Hidvégi, and
Andrew B. Whinston. (complete paper)
2."Sequential
English Auctions with Shill Bidding." Zoltán Hidvégi, Wenli Wang, and Andrew
B. Whinston. (complete paper)
3."To the Question ‘Does IT Matter?’ Hollywood
Answers ‘Yes’." Wenli Wang, David A. Cook. (complete
paper.
4."Preserving and Interpreting Culture Heritage:
Lessons Learned from Film Restoration." Wenli Wang, David A. Cook. (complete paper).
5."The IS Framework for Preserving Dance
Heritage." Wenli Wang. (complete paper).
6."Sexting and Controls," Tom Barto, Wenli Wang. (working paper).
7."The Mystic Information System Beyond
Computers," Wenli Wang. (working paper)
8."Organic IT," Wenli
Wang. (working paper)
Selective PhD dissertations
under my guidance (Journal papers will be developed later):
9. "Management of Change to Ensure IS Success: An
Empirical Study of An Academic ERP Implementation," Pauline Ash Ray. Serve
as Chair.
10. "The Application of Theory of Constraints in
Change Management of ERP Implementation," Jose I. Ortiz. Serve as Chair.
11. "Factors Affecting Knowledge Management
Participation in Global Virtuality: An Integrative
Approach," Guohua Zhou. Serve as Chair.
12. "A General Framework for Technology Compliance
in Mandatory Settings," Vipan Devgan. Serve as Chair.
13. "The Benefits of Unexpected Informal Customer
Support from Vendors in Online Communities," dissertation of Yitshak
Merin. Serve as Chair.
14. "The Utilizing a Content Delivery Network to Reduce Costs
of Infrastructure Expansion for Web Application Delivery in Remote and
Bandwidth Restricted Areas," David
Honeywell. Serve as Chair.
15. "Transition of Acquisitions: the Affect of
Relational Models within Seven Business Domain," Devann
M. Steele. Serve as Chair.
16. "TOC2 – Test of Contracting with Theory of
Constraints in Government Procurement," Christopher Denise Knaggs. Serve as Chair.
17. "Sarbanes Oxley Act and Auditing Fees in Oil
and Gas Industry," Ralph Wayne Ezelle, Jr. Sever sa Member.
18. "The Effectiveness of a Web-based Mercury Calculator as an Intervention to Reduce Methylmer Mercury Exposure," Sharon D. Wallace. Serve as member.
HOBBIES
Dance
(Argentine Tango), Sports (Track and
Field, Swimming), and Meditation
(Yoga, Qigong and Tantra).
Competed in Women’s
High-jump for 10+ years and achieved the title of National Level II Athlete in
China.
REFFERENCES
|
Andrew B. Whinston, Ph.D. Hugh Roy Cullen Centennial Chair
Professor, Business Administration Professor, MSIS, Computer
Science, Economics Departments, The University of Texas at Austin Director, Center for
Research in E-Commerce Management Science and
Information Systems, B6500, 1 University Station, Austin, TX 78712 (512) 471-8879 (o), (512) 471-7962(CREC), abw@uts.cc.utexas.edu |
Alok Gupta, Ph.D. Academic Director, Carlson
Consulting Enterprise |
|
Paul Watkins, Ph.D. Vice President of Academic
Affairs 5665 Plaza Dr., 3rd
Floor, Cypress, CA, 90630 (714) 816-0366 (o) |
Anitesh Barua,
Ph.D. William F Wright Centennial
Professor Information, Risks, and
Operations Mgmt University of Texas at
Austin (512) 471-7895 (o) |
|
George
Easton, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Area
Coordinator, Decision & Information Analysis, Goizueta
Business School Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322 |
Charles Noussair, Ph.D. Professor, Economics
Department |
|
David J. Pauleen, Ph.D. Associate Professor,
Department of Management, Massey University Albany Private Bag 102904 North Shore City, New
Zealand (+64) 9 414-0800 ext 9467 (o), d.pauleen@massey.ac.nz |
David A.
Cook, Ph.D. (404) 727-7991(o), dcook@emory.edu |
|
Erik Stuart, Ph.D. Senior Manager, Product
Strategy eBay Inc. 408-376-7496 (o), estuart@ebay.com |
David M. Pennock, Ph.D. Principal Research
Scientist Yahoo! Research |