“Ask boldly. Learn endlessly. Live each moment with passion.”
— Dr. Jin Sik Kim

Jin Sik Kim (김진식: 金塡植), Ph.D.

  • Academic Position

    Sep 2025 - Current.

    Assistant Professor in Applied AI, Management Science & Information Systems Department, University of Massachusetts - Boston.

    Aug 2021 - July 2025.

    Assistant Professor in Data Analytics, Gary W. Rollins College of Business, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

  • Education Background

    Sep 2014 - July 2021.

    Ph.D./ Instructor/ Research & Teaching Assistant at Paul Merage School of Business, University of California - Irvine.

    Aug 2012 - Dec. 2013.

    Master of Arts (Ph.D. track) in Economics, Maxwell School of Economics, Syracuse University, NY.

    Sep 2008 - June 2010.

    MPIA, School of Global Policy & Strategy, University of California - San Diego.

    Mar. 1999 - Feb, 2006.

    M.S. in Business Administration & Double Major (BAs) in Journalism & Business, School of Business & School of Mass Communication & Journalism, Yonsei University.

  • Professional Services

    Conference (Mini) Track Chairs:

    HICSS 2026, Impacts and Challenges in Engaging AI and Digital Humans: Human-Technology Collaboration: Co-chairs w/ Drs. Joonghee Lee, One-Ki Lee, & Soo-Il Shin

    AMCIS 2025, AI-Powered Digital Humans: Applications, Impacts, and Challenges: Co-chair w/ Drs One-Ki Lee, Soo Il Shin, & Haejung Yun)

    HICSS 2025, Engaging Artificial Intelligence and Digital Humans in the Entertainment Industry: Co-chairs w/ Drs. Joonghee Lee, One-Ki Lee, & Soo-Il Shin

    AMCIS 2024, The Transformative Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) on Work Paradigms and Organizational Issues : Co-chairs w/ Drs. Joonghee Lee & Jinsoo Yeo

    INFORMS Annual Meeting 2023, Applications of Data Analytics in Emerging IS Issues: ME71: Oct 16, 2023: 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM: Awarded: ISS Best Cluster Session Award : https://trsc.informs.org/Recognizing-Excellence/Award-Recipients/Jin-Sik-Kim

    AMCIS 2023, Emerging Issues on workforce and collaborations in the digitized/ virtual work environments: Co-chairs w/ Professors Soo-Il Shin, Joo Baek Kim, & Haejung Yun

    INFORMS Annual Meeting 2022, eBusiness and Analytics: SB50: Oct 16, 2022: 11:00AM – 12:15PM

    Academic Journal Reviewer:

    a. Decision Support Systems (2024 X 2)

    b. Information & Management (2025)

    c. Information Technology & People (2024 X 2 , 2025 X 3)

    d. Electronic Commerce Research (2024)

    e. Industrial Management & Data Systems (2025)

    f. Asia Pacific Journal of Information Systems (2023, 2024 X 2, 2025)

    Conference Paper Reviewer:

    International Conference of Information Systems (ICIS),

    Conference on Information Systems & Technology (CIST),

    Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS),

    Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS),

    Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS)