Research Interests  

(1)    Human-Computer Interaction (adoption, diffusion, use and continued use of IT)

(2)    Economics of HCI

(3)    E-commerce (focusing on trust, relationship quality and e-commerce service quality)

(4)    Statistics and quantitative methods (experiment or survey based)

Publications

Refereed Journal Publications

Ping Zhang, Shelley Aikman, and Heshan Sun. Two types of Attitudes in ICT Acceptance and Use. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (IJHCI). conditinoally accepted. [PDF]

Heshan Sun, and Ping Zhang (2008). An Exploration of Affective Factors and Their Roles in User Technology Acceptance: Mediation and Causality. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (JASIST). volumn 59, issue 8, pp. 1252–1263. [PDF]

Linying Dong, Heshan Sun. and Yulin Fang (2007), Impacts of Project Champions and Direct Managers on Perceived Ease of Use and Perceived Usefulness in A Mandatory Usage Context. Communication of the AIS (CAIS), volumn 19, pp. 655-664. [PDF]

Heshan Sun, and Ping Zhang (2006). Causal Relationships between Perceived Enjoyment and Perceived Ease of Use: An Alternative Approach. Journal of the Association for Information Systems (JAIS), volume 7, issue 9, pp. 618-645. [PDF]

Heshan Sun, and Ping Zhang (2006). The Role of Moderating Factors in User Technology Acceptance. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies (IJHCS), volume 64, issue 2, pp.53-78. (remaining one of the "Top 25 Hottest Articles" since October 2005). [PDF] 

Heshan Sun, and Ping Zhang (forthcoming). Applying Markus and Robey¡¯s Causal Structure to Examine User Technology Acceptance Research: A New Perspective. Journal of Information Technology Theory and Application (JITTA), accepted for publication. [PDF]

Tao Wang, and Heshan Sun (2002). Data Mining and Its Application to Search Engine. Journal of Information Studies: Theory & Application (one of the "core journals" for Chinese-speaking information scientists), volume, 4, pp. 296-299, (in Chinese).

Heshan Sun and Jisuo Guan (2001). A Review of Chinese B2B E-commerce. China Information Review (one of the "core journals" for Chinese-speaking information scientists), volume 11, pp. 41- (in Chinese). 

Monograph

Heshan Sun (forthcoming). Adaptive IT Use: Basics, Concepts, Methods . VDM Publisher, Germany. In press. The book will be distributed worldwide.

Book Chapters

Zhang, Ping, Dennis Galletta, Na (Lina) Li, and Heshan Sun (forthcoming). Human-Computer Interaction. in Wayne Huang (ed.), Management Information Systems, Tsinghua University Press, Beijing, China.[PDF]

Heshan Sun, and Ping Zhang (2006). The Role of Affect in Information Systems Research, in HCI in MIS (I): Foundations. Zhang, P. and Galletta, D (eds), Series of Advances in Management Information Systems, Zwass, V. (editor-in-chief), Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.[PDF]

Heshan Sun, and Xue Xiao (2006). The Usage of Virtual Communities and Technologies, Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities and Technologies, pp.468-473 [PDF]

Conference Proceedings

Heshan Sun, and Ping Zhang (2008). Adaptive System Use: An Investigation at the System Feature Level. Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), accepted with revisions, Paris, Frence, December 14-17. 

Heshan Sun, and Ping Zhang (2008). Online Seller's Trust and Use of Online Auction Maretplaces. Proceedings of the Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), Suzhou, China, July 3-7. (nominated for the conference "Best Paper Award") 

Heshan Sun, and Ping Zhang (2007), A Research Model of Relationship Quality in E-Commerce: Connecting IS Factors with Marketing Profitability, Proceedings of the 13th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) , Keystone, CO, 2007. 

Heshan Sun, and Ping Zhang (2006), Adaptive IT Use: Conceptualization and Measurement, Proceedings of the 5th Pre-ICIS MIS/HCI Workshop, sponsored by the AIS SIGHCI, Milwaukee, Wisconsin [PDF].

Ping Zhang, Heshan Sun, and Na Li (2006), Affective Reactions to ICT: A Theory Based Analysis of Affective Constructs, Proceedings of the Post-ICIS JAIS Theory Development Workshop, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Ping Zhang, Na Li, and Heshan Sun (2006), Affective quality and cognitive absorption: Extending technology acceptance research, Proceedings of the 39th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2006). January 4-7, 2006, Kauai, Hawaii [PDF]

Heshan Sun, and Ping Zhang (2005), An empirical study on causal relationships between perceived enjoyment and perceived ease of use: Alternative approaches. Proceedigns of the 4^th Pre-ICIS MIS/HCI Workshop, sponsored by AIS SIGHCI, Las Vegas, NV. [PDF]

Heshan Sun, and Ping Zhang (2005), A research agenda toward a better conceptualization of IT use behavior, Proceedings of the 11th Americas Conference on Information Systems (the 11th AMCIS), August 11-14, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.

Heshan Sun (2005), Does IT use matter? Toward a deeper understanding of the impacts of IT use nehavior on individual work performance,  Proceedings of the 11th Americas Conference on Information Systems (11th AMCIS), August 11-14, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Doctoral consortium.

Heshan Sun, and Ping Zhang (2004), An empirical study on the roles of affective variables in user adoption of search engines, Proceedings of third Pre-ICIS Human Computer Interaction (MIS/HCI) Workshop, December 10-11, Washington, DC. [PDF] "Best Paper Award".[Photo]

Heshan Sun, and Alex (Zixiang) Tan (2004), A review of data mining applications in telecommunications industry, Proceedings of Chinese Academy of Sciences Symposium on Data Mining and Knowledge Management'04 (CASDMKM-04), Beijing, China.[PDF]

Heshan Sun, and Ping Zhang (2004),   A methodological analysis of user technology acceptance, Proceedings of the 37th Hawaii International Conference of System Science (37th HICSS), Big Island, Hawaii. [PDF]

Heshan Sun (2003), An integrative analysis of TAM:  Toward a deeper understanding of technology acceptance model, Proceedings of the 9th America Conference on Information Systems (9^th AMCIS), Tampa, Florida, p.2255. [PDF]  

Academic Awards and Distinctions

2008       Nominated for the "Best Paper Award", Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, Suzhou, China, July 3-7.

2008       The Doctoral Prize, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University.

2007       Nominated for the "Best Reviewer Award", Pre-ICIS HCI Workshop.

2007       Recipient of the StudyResponse Dissertation Grant, March, 2007.

2006       Ranking the 4^th of the "Top 25 Hottest Articles" (January, February, March, 2006) and 5th (October, November and December, 2005), Heshan Sun and Ping Zhang, The Role of Moderating Factors in User Technology Acceptance, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies (IJHCS), 2006

2005       Selected participant of the DSI (Decision Sciences Institute) Doctoral Consortium, November 2005. San Francisco, California

2005       Selected participant of the AMCIS Doctoral Consortium, August 2005. Omaha, Nebraska.

2005       Doctoral Student Award, Information Institute (USA) (http://www.information-institute.org/index.html).

2005       Recipient of the Small Research Grant for doctoral students, Syracuse University.

2004       Best Paper Award, Pre-ICIS HCI Workshop, hosted by AIS SIGHCI, Washington DC, December 10-11.

2004       Teaching Associate (for selected TAs), Graduate School, Syracuse University.

2004       Recipient of the Small Research Grant for doctoral students, Syracuse University.

2004       Best Student Proposal Award, "Cognition in the Rough VII (CIR'04) Professional Development Workshop" hosted by Academy of Management, Managerial and Organizational Cognition Division, New Orleans LA, August 8th, 2004. 

2002       Syracuse University Graduate Fellowship for four years (from 2002 to 2006).

1996-1999  Nankai University Scholarship Awards for four years. 

Previous    Many Prizes in High School Math and Physics Competitions including a Gold Medal in 1994 National High School Math Olympic (Xinjiang Province, China).

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Teaching

Independent Teaching

• Spring 2008, IRLS 571: Introduction to IT (graduate-level online course), SIRLS, University of Arizona.
• Fall 2006, IST 649: Human Interaction with Computers (graduate-level online course), School of Information Studies, Syracuse University.
• Fall 2005, MIS 445: Human Factors and Ergonomic Design (undergraduate level), Management Division, Information Systems program, LeMoyne College, Syracuse, NY

Academic Activities

Invited Lectures:

• A Research Model of Online Auction Sellers' Trust. May 21, 2008. Research Seminar. Peking University Institute of Informatization and Human Information Behavior (IIHIB), Peking University, Beijing,China.
• Trust and Seller's Retention to Online Marketplaces. April 11, 2008. Research Seminar. Department of Management and Marketing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong,China.
• Moderating Effects in IS Research. March 26, 2008. PhD class, MIS Department, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Program Committee:

• Best Paper Selection Committee. The 6th ICIS MIS/HCI Workshop. December 2007.
• Executive Director. The Wirelessgrid Research Consortium. Since September 2006. (Acting Executive Director before March, 2007).
• Committee Member. The 5th Pre-ICIS MIS/HCI Workshop. December 2006. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Professional Affiliations

• Member, Association for Information Systems, 2003-present

• Member, AIS SIGHCI (Special Interest Group of Human-Computer Interaction), 2003-present

• Member, AIS SIGADIT (Special Interest Group on Adoption and Diffusion of Information Technology), 2004-present

Conference Presentations

• Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Keystone Colorado, August, 2007.

• The 4th Pre-ICIS Workshop on HCI research in MIS, Washington DC, December 10, 2005.

• Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Omaha, Nebraska, August, 2005.

• ISOneWorld conference, Las Vegas, USA, March 30^th- April 1^st 2005.

• The 3rd Pre-ICIS Workshop on HCI research in MIS, Washington DC, December 10-11, 2004.

• Hawaii International Conference on Systems Science (HICSS), January 2004.

• Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Tampa, Fl., August 2003.

Academic Reviewer/Referee

Journals (including ad hoc reviews)    

• MIS Quarterly (2007, 2008)

• ACM Computing Surveys (2008)

• Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences (CJAS) (ad hoc, 2006)

• Journal of the Association for Information Systems (JAIS)

• Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (JASIST)

• Omega-The International Journal of Management Science (ad hoc)

• IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Spring 2006

• Information Systems Journal (ISJ) (2006)

• International Journal of Human-Computer Studies (IJHCS), April 2004-present, eight manuscripts

• International Journal of Electronic Commerce (IJEC), Fall 2003 (ad hoc)

• Interacting with Computers (IwC), special issue of Social Impact of Emerging Technologies, September 2005 (ad hoc)

• Journal of Electronic Commerce Review (JECR) (ad hoc)

• Journal of Information Technology Theory & Application (JITTA)

Conferences

•   International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2007 (Track: Human-Computer Interaction).

•   Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) (Track: Human-Computer Interaction; HCI Issues in Healthcare IT), 2007

•   International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2006 (Track: Human-Computer Interaction), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, December 10 to 13, 2006

•   European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2006 (Track: Human-Computer Interaction). Göteborg, Sweden, June 12-14, 2006.

•   International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2005 (Track: Human-Computer Interaction). Las Vegas, NV, December 2005

•   International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2004 (Track: Designing Human-Computer Interaction). Washington DC, December 2004

•   The 11th AMCIS (Track: SIGHCI: Human-Computer Interaction; and SIGADIT: Adoption and Diffusion of Information Technology), Omaha, Nebraska, 2005

•   The 10th AMCIS (Track: SIGHCI: Human-Computer Interaction), New York City, NY, 2004

•   The 9th AMCIS (Track: SIGHCI: Human-Computer Interaction), Tampa, FL, 2003

•   The 9th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS )(Track: Human Computer Interaction), 2005

Book Chapters

    Book Chapters, Human-Computer Interaction and Management Information Systems, Ping Zhang and Dennis Galletta (eds), series of Advances in Management Information Systems, Vladimir Zwass (ed.), M. E. Sharpe

Personal Data

Native Chinese, Married. 

Husband of Snow, and Father of James.