至信论坛
2026年第2期
讲座题目：Computational Design Science: A Critical Information Systems Research Area Contributing to AI and Data Science
时间：2026.9.14 下午14:30-16:30
地点：新主楼A618
主讲人：Michael Chau，香港大学教授
报告摘要：
In the era of artificial intelligence (AI) and data science, the demand for advanced AI methods and systems capable of analyzing voluminous, diverse, and granular data to tackle grand challenges in businesses and society is paramount. Situated at the exciting intersection of information technology with business and social sciences, the information systems (IS) discipline is uniquely equipped to spearhead cutting-edge research that creates advanced AI solutions to address important business and societal challenges. But the potential of IS to contribute to this critical area has not been fully realized and can benefit from a deeper recognition of the relevance and importance of computational design science (CDS) research. As a specific genre of design science, CDS aims to develop novel computational algorithms and methods to solve business and societal problems with significant impacts. In this article, we scrutinize the relationship of CDS with AI and data science, and stress that CDS is a vital IS area that can make substantial methodological contributions to not only AI and data science but also the IS knowledge base. We also identify issues that prevent the IS community from fully appreciating the relevance and significance of CDS research. By addressing these issues, we delineate what CDS research is and what its contributions are, clarifying that CDS research should be evaluated on the basis of methodological contributions. Moreover, we explicitly elaborate the identity of CDS research and unequivocally specify its differences from machine learning (ML) research in computer science and applied ML studies in other business fields. Finally, we propose a holistic template to provide IS scholars with clear and thorough guidance for preparing CDS papers.
个人简介：
Michael Chau is a Professor in Innovation and Information Management in the HKU Business School at the University of Hong Kong. He served as the Warden of Lee Chi Hung Hall (2009-2021) and the Program Director/Coordinator of the BBA (Information Systems) program (2006-2009, 2012-2018). He is also an Honorary Fellow of the HKU-HKJC Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention. He received a Ph.D. degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Arizona and a B.Sc. degree in Computer Science (Information Systems) from the University of Hong Kong. His research interests include business analytics, artificial intelligence, web mining and social media, electronic commerce, fintech, smart health, security informatics, human-computer interaction, and IT in education. He has published more than 150 articles in premier journals and conferences in information systems, computer science, and information science. He has received multiple international research awards and has been highly ranked in several research productivity studies. Michael has been active in serving the research community. He is a member of the AIS College of Senior Scholars and the Program Co-chair of PACIS 2024 and ICIS 2013. He has served on the organization committee and program committee of many information systems and computer science conferences, as well as the editorial board of multiple journals. He is a founding co-chair of the Pacific-Asia Workshop on Intelligence and Security Informatics (PAISI 2006-2019).
