Dr. Xin (Robert) Luo Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration · Hong Kong Metropolitan University
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Information systems scholar

Dr. Xin (Robert) Luo

Dean of Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration,

Chair Professor of Management Information Systems, Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration,

Hong Kong Metropolitan University

Dr. Xin (Robert) Luo is the Dean of Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration, and the Chair Professor of Management Information Systems at the Hong Kong Metropolitan University's Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration. His research advances cybersecurity management, consumer privacy, strategic information systems, and the development of online platforms.

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About & Research

Leadership and inquiry across digital business

Dr. Xin (Robert) Luo is Dean of the Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration and Chair Professor of Management Information Systems at Hong Kong Metropolitan University in Hong Kong SAR, China. He is ranked No.1 worldwide for publication in the AIS Senior Scholars List of Premier Journals, including ISR, MISQ, JMIS, JAIS, EJIS, ISJ, JIT, JSIS, DSS, I&M, and I&O, for 2023-2025 and 2022-2024. Additionally, he has been listed in the Top 2% Global Scientists list published by Stanford University and Elsevier.

His research interests center around behavioral information systems security management, consumer privacy protection, E-commerce/M-commerce, social commerce, innovative technologies (e.g., blockchain, machine vs. human interactions, cloud computing, green IS, e-healthcare, social network, etc.) for business strategic decision-making and development, and cross-cultural IT management. Before joining academia, he had worked as business associate, web project manager, assistant director, and senior web developer. He has received grants from NSA and NSF.

Selected publication venues

Published across leading journals

His research articles have appeared in leading business, information systems, operations, security, and engineering journals.

  • Information Systems Research
  • MIS Quarterly
  • Journal of Operations Management
  • Production and Operations Management
  • Journal of Management Information Systems
  • Journal of the Association for Information Systems
  • European Journal of Information Systems
  • Information Systems Journal
  • Journal of Strategic Information Systems
  • Journal of Information Technology
  • Decision Sciences
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Information & Management
  • Computers & Security
  • IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Publications

Selected recent work

Forthcoming

The Ambivalence Dilemma in Conflicting Investment Advice from AI and Peer Investors: Theory and Empirical Evidence

Journal of the Association for Information Systems · With Wenli Li, Nian Liu, Zilong Liu.

Forthcoming

Give AI a Second Chance: Unraveling How User Feedback Repairs Trust in Human–Large Language Models Interaction

Journal of the Association for Information Systems · With Xusen Cheng and Tianzi Wang.

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Service

Editorial service and research impact

Selected editorial leadership

  • Senior Editor, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, since July 2025
  • Senior Editor, Decision Support Systems, since 2025
  • Senior Editor, Internet Research, since 2025
  • Co-Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Accounting & Information Management, since 2016
  • Editorial Review Board, Information Systems Research, 2023-2027

Selected honors and service

  • Best Reviewer Award, Workshop on e-Business, 2024
  • Outstanding Associate Editor Award, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 2023
  • Best Associate Editor Award, International Conference on Information Systems, 2021
  • Research Excellence Awards, Anderson School of Management, since 2022
  • NSF review service, Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace expert panel, 2014-2016

Experience

Academic appointments and education

Dean of Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration

2026-Present

Hong Kong Metropolitan University

Chair Professor of Management Information Systems, Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration.

Distinguished Professor and Endowed Chair

2024-2026

Anderson School of Management · University of New Mexico

Distinguished Professor since 2024, Endowed Creative Enterprise Chair since 2025, and Endowed Dean's Professor of Research Excellence since 2022.

MIS and Information Assurance Faculty

2008-2024

Anderson School of Management · University of New Mexico

Progressed from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor with tenure and Full Professor with tenure; also directed international programs from 2018 to 2024.

Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems

2006-2008

School of Business · Virginia State University

Taught information systems security, management information systems, programming, and the CIS capstone.

Graduate teaching and research appointments

2000-2006

Mississippi State University · University of Louisiana

Served as an instructor, graduate teaching assistant, graduate research assistant, and webmaster while completing graduate study.

Ph.D. · 2007

Management Information Systems
Mississippi State University

M.S. · 2004

Management Information Systems
Mississippi State University

MBA · 2003

Business Administration
University of Louisiana

B.A. · 1999

International Business
Sichuan Normal University

Teaching

Courses and doctoral education

Cybersecurity and privacy

Undergraduate · Graduate · Faculty workshop

Information Systems Security, Advanced Security Analytics, and Information Systems Security Management.

Research and analytics

Graduate · Doctoral

Graduate Research Thesis, research methods and analytics, and Social Media Analytics for doctoral students.

Information systems and development

Undergraduate · Graduate

Management of Information Systems, Business Application Development, Web Application Development, and Web Scripting Programming and Development using Python.

Executive and international learning

Executive MBA · International residency

Practicum courses, independent research, international residency, and cross-cultural business education.

Contact

Connect with Dr. Luo

rluo@hkmu.edu.hk