Category: Institute News

Platform Summit: Call for papers

Call For Papers: Boston University Questrom School of Business Twelfth Annual Platform Research Symposium July 14-15, 2025 Submissions Due: April 11, 2025 We invite you to submit your best platform research to the Boston University Platform Summit.

Justified Posteriors: A podcast exploring the economics of AI and innovation

Tune in to Justified Posteriers, a podcast exploring the economics of AI and innovation, by Questrom Professor Andrey Fradkin, Dean’s Research Scholar, Assistant Professor, Marketing, along with Seth Benzell, Assistant Professor, Chapman University. The Podcast is sponsored by the Digital Business Institute. Listen to the latest episode here: Justified Posteriors.

Can data science be leveraged to curb fake news without censorship?

Visit the Platform Governance Research Lab for this exciting new initiative is being led by Professors Marshall Van Alstyne , Nina Mažar, and post doc Swapneel Mehta, along with faculty from CDS and CS. The team advances the governance of digital platforms by developing theories for limiting misleading information and field experiments combining insights from […]

Which Products Will Benefit and Which Will Be Disrupted by Gen AI

Andrei Hagiu, DBI Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor, Information Systems wrote this opinion piece for the Korea Herald, “Generative AI’s ability to create or improve products and services means it has the potential to commoditize some businesses, while greatly enhancing the competitive advantage of others.” Read the full article.

The Power of GenAI to Reshape Supply Chain Digital Transformation

by Tugba Efendigil September 30, 2024 in Feature, Operations, Technology esilient and flexible supply chains (SCs) are essential for organizations to thrive in today’s rapidly changing global economy. Traditional SCs often suffer from a lack of real-time data on inventory levels, shipment conditions, and customer preferences. This limited visibility can result in inventory shortages, delayed […]

The Application of Generative AI for Business Solutions

Special thanks to our summer research assistant, Andy He, who worked with Professor Howard to write this insightful paper on Gen AI adoption. As the world grapples with the recent boom in popularity of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) following OpenAI’s release of ChatGPT, savvy businesses have started to explore the applications of such technologies to […]

Generative AI, Human Creativity and Art

Exciting news! Our esteemed Digital Business Institute Research Fellow, DK Lee, along with co-author Eric Zhou, have had their paper accepted and will be forthcoming at PNAS Nexus on March 5th. Their paper, Generative AI, Human Creativity, and Art, is based on a large dataset and robust econometric methods, is the first of its kind […]

The Wadsworth Family Distinguished Lecture Series

The Boston University College of Engineering & the Questrom School of Business cohosted the inaugural Wadsworth Family Distinguished Lecture Series on April 4, 2023. Our distinguished guest speaker was Jason Robins, CEO and Co-Founder of DraftKings, and the event was moderated by Pete Howard, Executive Director of the Digital Business Institute. The Wadsworth Family Distinguished […]

Postdoctoral Associate wanted – Free Speech, Social Media and Democracy

The BU Faculty for Computing & Data Sciences and MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy seek 1-2 Full-Time Postdoctoral Associates to conduct projects focused on free speech, social media and democracy. This is a joint opportunity spanning Boston University and MIT. Location: Boston, MA Deadline: Rolling, with a closing date of April 15, 2023. Preference […]