Yu-Kai Lin
Associate Professor Department of Computer Information Systems- Education
- Ph.D., University of Arizona
- MBA, National Tsing Hua University
- Specializations
- unstructured data analytics
- business analytics and intelligence
- health information technology
- digital innovation
- Biography
Yu-Kai Lin is an associate professor of Computer Information Systems (CIS) and a member of the Center for Digital Innovation (CDIN) in the J. Mack Robinson College of Business.
His research spans across several domains, including digital innovation, open source collaboration, intellectual property, health IT, and business analytics. His work has been published in MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Organization Science, Journal of Management Information Systems, Journal of Biomedical Informatics, and IEEE Intelligent Systems. His work has multiple times been nominated for the best paper award at leading information systems conferences. He is the recipient of the 2022 AIS Early Career Award.
Lin teaches undergraduate- and graduate-level courses related to AI and data analytics, including database management systems, unstructured data management, and advanced AI topics in business. He received the Top Professor Award in 2023 for his teaching effectiveness. He has also engaged in mentoring and supporting several doctoral students.
He has been involved in many internal and external service activities. He is currently on the editorial review board of Information Systems Research and serves as an associate editor for Decision Support Systems. He has also served as guest associate editor for MIS Quarterly and associate editor for several conferences in the field of information systems.
Lin received his Ph.D. in Management Information Systems from the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona. He previously taught at Florida State University.
- Publications
- Yu-Kai Lin and Arun Rai (2023) “The Scope of Software Patent Protection in the Digital Age: Evidence from Alice,” Information Systems Research, Forthcoming
- Yu-Kai Lin*, Arun Rai*, and Yukun Yang* (2022) “Information Control for Creator Brand Management in Subscription-Based Crowdfunding,” Information Systems Research (33:3), pp. 846–866. (* equal authorship)
- Yu-Kai Lin and Likoebe Maruping (2022) “Open Source Collaboration in Digital Entrepreneurship,” Organization Science (33:1), pp. 212–230.
- Yu-Kai Lin and Xiao Fang (2021) “First, Do No Harm: Predictive Analytics to Reduce In-Hospital Adverse Events,” Journal of Management Information Systems (38:4), pp. 1122–1149.
- Yu-Kai Lin, Mingfeng Lin, and Hsinchun Chen (2019) “Do Electronic Health Records Affect Quality of Care? Evidence from the HITECH Act,” Information Systems Research (30:1), pp. 306–318.
- Yu-Kai Lin, Hsinchun Chen, Randall Brown, and Shu-Hsing Li. (2017) “Healthcare Predictive Analytics for Risk Profiling in Chronic Care: A Bayesian Multitask Learning Approach,” MIS Quarterly (41:2), pp. 473-495.
- Yu-Kai Lin, Hsinchun Chen, Randall A Brown, Shu-Hsing Li, and Hung-Jen Yang. (2014) “Time-to-Event Predictive Modeling for Chronic Conditions Using Electronic Health Records,” IEEE Intelligent Systems (29:3), pp. 14-20.
- Yu-Kai Lin, Hsinchun Chen, and Randall A. Brown. (2013) “MedTime: A Temporal Information Extraction System for Clinical Narratives,” Journal of Biomedical Informatics (46), pp. S20-S28.