International Association for Computer Information Systems
Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Jay Liebowitz Outstanding Student Research Award

Jay Liebowitz is an internationally recognized scholar, researcher, writer and educator and currently holds the Orkand Endowed Chair in Management and Technology, University of Maryland University College. Dr Liebowitz was ranked one of the top 10 knowledge management researchers/practitioners out of 11,000 worldwide, and according to the January 2010 Journal of Knowledge Management, he was ranked #2 worldwide in KM Strategy.

Dr. Liebowitz is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Expert Systems With Applications: An International Journal (published by Elsevier), which according to Thomson 2008 Impact Factors was ranked #1 worldwide in the OR/MS category. Prior to holding the Orkand Chair, Dr. Liebowitz served as Professor at Johns Hopkins University, Robert W. Deutsch Distinguished Professor of Information Systems at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, and Professor of Management Science at George Washington University. Other appointments have included Knowledge Management Officer at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Chaired Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the U.S. Army War College. Dr. Liebowitz has published over 40 books and hundreds of technical and academic articles. He is a Fulbright Scholar, IEEE-USA Federal Communications Commission Executive Fellow and recipient of many awards, including the 1996 IACIS Computer Educator of the Year Award.

From left to right: Shuyi (Nick) Liu (2019 award recipient) & Jay Liebowitz
From left to right: Robert Behling, Sarah Penoyer (2018 award recipient), Breana Reynolds (2018 award recipient), & Jay Liebowitz
We congratulate the winner of the 2017 Jay Liebowitz Outstanding Student Research Award, Benjamin Zhang, pictured receiving the award above with Wenying Sun (his faculty mentor & co-author, on the left), Robert Behling (IACIS Executive Director, in the center), and Jay Liebowitz (on the right).
From left to right: Dr. Maria Elena Corbeil, Dr. Joseph Rene Corbeil, Zoroayka Sandoval (2016 award recipient), Dr. Jay Leibowitz, Dr. Robert Behling
From left to right: Jay Liebowitz, Keval Shah (2015 award recipient), Tanja Grubljesic (2014 award recipient), Michaela Saunders (2015 award recipient), Debra J. Borkovich (2011 award recipient), and Nan Sun (2012, 2013, & 2015 Faculty Sponsor) -- Photo taken at the IACIS 2015 Conference, Clearwater, FL

The Jay Liebowitz Outstanding Student Research Award is an annual award recognizing the outstanding student research paper submitted to the IACIS Annual Conference. While the paper may include co-authorship with other students and/or faculty, the research reported must be based on a student-initiated project.

Criteria evaluated will include: 1) contribution of the research to the existing literature; 2) research methodology, data collection and analysis; 3) lessons learned; and 4) clarity of writing and presentation. Selection of the outstanding paper will be made by a committee consisting of the President, Executive Director and Immediate Past President of IACIS. The award includes a modest honorarium and recognition in the conference program. Presentation is made at the annual IACIS International Conference.

Past Recipients

2019

Research paper: "RESEARCH ON SECURITY VISUALIZATION: A SURVEY"
Shuyi Liu, Vanderbilt University

FACULTY SPONSOR & CO-AUTHOR
Wu He, Old Dominion University
Xin Tian, Kennesaw State University

2018

Research paper: "IMPACT OF USERS' MOTIVATION ON GAMIFIED CROWDSOURCING SYSTEMS: A CASE OF STACKOVERFLOW"
Sarah Penoyer, Georgia College & State University
Breana Reynolds, Georgia College & State University

FACULTY SPONSOR & CO-AUTHOR
Bryan Marshall, Georgia College & State University
Peter W. Cardon, University of Southern California

2017

Research paper: "PERCEPTION OF DIGITAL SURVEILLANCE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE U.S. AND CHINA"

Benjamin Zhang, Topeka High School

FACULTY SPONSOR & CO-AUTHOR
Harry M. Peterson, Jr., Topeka High School
Dr. Wenying Sun, Washburn University

2016

Reseach paper: "THE RE-DESIGN PROCESS OF AN INSTRUMENT TO EVALUATE COURSES:

Zoroayka "Vicky" Sandoval, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

FACULTY SPONSOR & CO-AUTHOR
Dr. Maria Elena Corbeil & Dr. Joseph Rene Corbeil, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, TX

2015

Research paper: "WHAT MAKES THEM CLICK: GENDER, SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE COLLEGE"

Michaela Saunders, Washburn University; Keval Shah, Washburn University; Zachary Smith, Washburn University

FACULTY SPONSOR & CO-AUTHOR
Wenying (Nan) Sun, Washburn University

2014

Tanja Grubljesic, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Research Paper: "THE IMPORTANCE AND IMPACT OF DETERMINANTS INFLUENCING BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS EMBEDDEDNESS"

Faculty Sponsor and co-author: Pedro Simoes Coelho, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, ISEGI, Portugal, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana and SloveniaJurij Jaklic, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, ISEGI, Portugal

2013

Skyler J. Bock, Lindsay J. Taylor, and Zachary E. Phillips, Washburn University

Research Paper: "WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJORS: RESULTS ON BARRIERS FROM INTERVIEWS AND A SURVEY"

Faculty Sponsor and co-author: Wenying Sun, Washburn University

2012

Taylor S. Drain & Lakeisha E. Grier, Washburn University

Reseach paper: "IS THE GROWING USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES BENEFICIAL TO ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE? RESULTS FROM ARCHIVAL DATA AND A SURVEY"

Research advisor and co-author: Dr. Wenying Sun, Washburn University

2011

Debra J. Borkovich, Robert Morris University

Research paper: "THE SOCIAL SCIENCE OF DATA WAREHOUSING: ITS EVER-EVOLVING CORPORATE CULTURE"