Zhe (Joe) Deng

AI Chatbot

Ask “Joe” – Personalized Chatbot

I am building a customized AI chatbot powered by my own OpenAI API key and my research, teaching, and service documents. The goal is to let visitors have a conversation with a “virtual Joe Deng” to learn more about my work, courses, and projects.

• Trained on selected papers, syllabi, and project descriptions.
• Answer questions about my research interests and ongoing projects.
• Help students understand my courses and how to work with me.

(Prototype – the backend will securely call the OpenAI API and retrieve answers from my own document collection.)

News & Updates

Recent Highlights

A rolling feed of recent publications, interviews, talks, and other updates.

Research

Research Interests

My research explores how data, digital platforms, and emerging technologies shape learning, attention, and performance across education, healthcare, and supply chains.

Topics

• Information systems and education
• Policies for emerging technologies
• Information systems and healthcare
• Supply chain management and analytics
• Video analytics and multimodal learning

Methods

• Randomized field experiments
• Econometrics and causal inference
• Machine learning and deep learning

Publication

• Deng, Z., Z. Cheng, P. Ferreira, and P. A. Pavlou. From Smartphones to Smart Students: Learning versus Distraction with Mobile Devices in the Classroom and Student Success. Forthcoming, Information Systems Research.

Selected Working Papers

• Y. Chu, Deng, Z., W. Wang, P. Ferreira. From Views to Learning: How Information Cues Transform Video-Based Online Education. Preparing for Management Science.
• Deng, Z., J. Jung, P. A. Pavlou, and Q. Sun. Would Unlimited Internet Lead to Unlimited Learning? A Field Experiment of Internet Policy on Educational Outcomes.
• Deng, Z., S. Ayabakan, S. Kumar, and P. A. Pavlou. Patient-sharing Network, EHR Adoption, and Patient Outcomes: An Empirical Investigation.

Work in Progress

• Student depression detection using attention-based Bi-LSTM on online & offline behavior data.
• User-generated videos in climate change education.
• Student reaction and tutor teaching satisfaction from online class video feeds.

Teaching

Courses

Saint Joseph's University, Haub School of Business

Business Intelligence & Analytics

• DSS 315 – BIA Concepts & Practices (Spring 2024)

Supply Chain Management & Analytics

• DSS 335 – Foundations of Supply Chain Management (Fall 2023, Fall 2024)
• DSS 465/710 – Supply Chain Analytics (Fall 2023, Fall 2024)

Quality Control

• DSS 720 – Six Sigma Applications & Foundations (Spring 2024)

I enjoy bringing field experiments, real-world datasets, and AI tools into the classroom so that students can experience both the power and the limits of data-driven decision making.

Funding & Grants

Selected Grants

• Milton Lev Faculty Research Grant, Saint Joseph's University – “How Information Cues Transform Video-Based Online Education? Combining Randomized Experiments and Multimodal Machine Learning.”
• Summer Research Fund, Saint Joseph's University – “Would Unlimited Internet Lead to Unlimited Learning? A Field Experiment of Internet Policy on Educational Outcomes.”
• Multiple Young Scholar Forum and Seed Funding grants, Temple University, supporting projects on student depression detection, mobile distraction in class, and healthcare networks.