Scholarships offer serenity and strength to students

The CIS department offers three scholarships to students, and attaining one has been made easier with the school's general scholarship process.

Latest IS news: Rankings, research, inspiration, and encouragement

Stay ahead of what's going on each semester through the KnowIT blog, which covers a wide range of topics — from student and alumni stories to upcoming activities and event recaps. Keep reading to learn what has been happening this spring in the Department of Information Systems.

Augmented intelligence vs. artificial intelligence

In the context of the central theme of the annual Workshop on Information Technology and Systems — to which I have the privilege of being the program co-chair this year — I want to share my thoughts on how academics and industry are reassessing the future role of intelligence.

Different backgrounds, same destination: David Dunton and Raed Hamzeh

Like many W. P. Carey students, David Dunton and Raed Hamzeh have extremely different backgrounds — one is from Phoenix, Arizona, and the other comes from Lebanon — yet they both arrived at similar destinations academically, professionally, and personally.

Tianbing Qian of Ports America gives tips for work-school-life balance

W. P. Carey computer information systems students are teaming up with the country’s largest port terminal operator to solve real-world issues in shipping and transportation.

Outstanding Graduating CIS Senior: Kyle Helmle

Whether it was coaching kids on the basketball team, tutoring classmates, or being a friendly face to a new first-year student, helping others comes naturally to this triple major, new alumnus.

Turn up the volume: Strategies that increase user-generated content

New research by Assistant Professor of Information Systems Yili Hong and his co-authors found certain interventions influence an individual to contribute an online review.

Spring semester brings notable honors, new activities, and memorial scholarships

As the second half of school continues, movers and shakers in IT are bringing home prominent awards, and there are many exciting opportunities to grow and excel.

Outstanding Graduating Senior finds success as family’s first college grad

Melvin Montenegro found his place at the W. P. Carey School of Business, graduating as the Outstanding Graduating Senior in the Department of Information Systems.

Big data mining technique helps discover startups

In the high-tech sector, the hunt for startup companies to purchase is intense. The challenge is how to find these new businesses. To help make finding these startups easier and give analysts a competitive edge, a W. P. Carey professor developed a data-mining tool.