Conference Committee

Gaurav Bansal, Ohio University

Conference Chair

Fiona Nah, Singapore Management University

Program Co-Chair

Keng Leng Siau, Singapore Management University

Program Co-Chair

Dahui Li, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Program Co-Chair

Raj Sharman, University at Buffalo

Doctoral Consortium Co-Chair

Pratim Datta, Kent State University

Doctoral Consortium Co-Chair

Munir Mandviwalla, University of South Florida

MIS Deans’ Panel Chair & Moderator

Deepak Khazanchi, University of Nebraska Omaha

Committee Chair for Grant Writing Workshops and Panels

Foluso Ayeni, Metro State University

Committee Co-Chair for Sponsorships

Caleb Krieger, Creighton University

Committee Co-Chair for Sponsorships

Dong-Heon (Austin) Kwak, Kent State University

Outreach Chair

Vic Matta, Ohio University

CIO Panel Chair

Victor Scavo, Ohio University

Local Arrangements Chair

Tasha Penwell, Ohio University

Web Chair

Program Committee Members

MemberUniversity
Farhad AfzaliMillersville University
Ehsan ArdjmandOhio University
Jordan BarlowUniversity of St. Thomas - Minnesota
Ganga BasyalDakota State University
Mari W. BucheMichigan Technological University
Lijun ChenAppalachian State University
Khaldoon DhouTexas A&M University Central Texas
Hazem FarraSt. Cloud State University
Chad FennerDakota State University
Natalie GerhartCreighton University
Martina GreinerUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha
Maggie GuoUniversity of Michigan-Dearborn
Andrew HarrisonUniversity of Cincinnati
Keehyung KimUniversity of Oklahoma
David KocsisUniversity of Colorado Colorado Springs
Le KuaiUniversity of Missouri–St. Louis
Jungwon KuemUniversity at Albany
JongYoul LeeFlorida International University
Xiaoqing LiUniversity of Illinois Springfield
Yuan LiUniversity of Tennessee at Knoxville
Dapeng LiuBaylor University
Yuxiao LuoLoyola University Chicago
Andy LuseOklahoma State University
Feng MaiUniversity of Iowa
Murad MoqbelThe University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Minh NguyenFlorida Atlantic University
Brigid OtooThe University Of Central Arkansas
Dawn OwensUniversity of Texas at Dallas
Ray ParthasarathyUniversity of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Alan ReaWestern Michigan University
Kevin ScheibeIowa State University
Ryan SchuetzlerBrigham Young University
Jay ShanMiami University
David SikoliaPittsburg State University
Vivek Kumar SinghUniversity of Missouri–St. Louis
Troy StraderDrake University
Sunny SunUniversity of Saint Mary, Kansas
Rui SundrupUniversity of Louisville
Romilla SyedUniversity of Massachusetts Boston
Annamaria SzakonyiEmbry–Riddle Aeronautical University
Vishal UppalaNorth Dakota State University
Peter WolcottUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha
Hongjiang XuButler University
Chen YePurdue University Northwest
Xiaodan YuUniversity of International Business and Economics
Yixiu YuCentral Michigan University
Sophie ZhaiUniversity of Oklahoma
Qiunan ZhangAlabama State University
Keran ZhaoPennsylvania State University

MWAIS 2026 State Liaisons

StateState Liaison for the Conference
ColoradoJason Thatcher, University of Colorado Boulder
FloridaYan Chen, Florida International University
IndianaHillol Bala, Indiana University
IowaKevin Scheibe, Iowa State University
KansasAndrew Chen, University of Kansas
MassachusettsAmit Deokar, UMass Lowell
MichiganYi Maggie Guo, University of Michigan-Dearborn
MinnesotaRassule Hadidi, Metro State University
MissouriDinesh Mirchandani, University of Missouri – St. Louis
NebraskaDeepak Khazanchi, University of Nebraska at Omaha
New YorkRaj Sharman, University at Buffalo
North CarolinaLakshmi Iyer, University of North Carolina Greensboro
OklahomaAndy Luse, Oklahoma State University
TexasMichael Raisinghani, Texas Women’s University
WisconsinShana Ponelis, UW-Milwaukee
Zhuoli Axelton, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay