Selected Talks (Most Recent First)

2011-2012

• Social and Digital Media Trends, Plenary Speech, IBC Workshop, Institute of E-Commerce & Digital Markets (LMU) Munich, March.
• Interplay Between Search and Social Media: Designing Ranking Systems for Search Engines, LBS (Marketing), London, May.
• Apps, Advertising and Commerce in the New Mobile Economy, Korea University, Seoul, April.
• Interplay Between Search and Social Media: Designing Ranking Systems for Search Engines, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, April.
• Interplay Between Search and Social Media: Designing Ranking Systems for Search Engines, Wharton School, Philadelphia, March.
• Outlook 2013: Social and Digital Media Trends, Keynote Speech, Allianz Group-CIO Conference, Milan, March.
• Outlook 2013: Social and Digital Media Trends, Plenary Speech, BTO Conference, Milan, March.
• Panel Moderator, Emerging Industries in Africa, Stern in Africa Conference
• Interplay Between Search and Social Media: Designing Ranking Systems for Search Engines, UCLA (Economics), Los Angeles, November.
• Interplay Between Search and Social Media: Designing Ranking Systems for Search Engines, Michigan State, East Lansing, November.
• Interplay Between Search and Social Media: Designing Ranking Systems for Search Engines, HBS, Boston, May.
• Interplay Between Search and Social Media: Designing Ranking Systems for Search Engines, University of Arizona, Tucson, September.

2010-2011

• Technology Innovation and Business, Keynote Speech, LAUNCH 2011 (MBA Class of 2013), NYU Stern School.
• Panelist on Smart-Everything: Cyber Analytics Platforms and Real-Time Monitoring of the Real World at SCECR 2011 .
• Panelist on Cross Media Effectiveness Measurement at NYU Stern Conference on Measurable Marketing in a Digital World, New York, May.
• Panelist on India's IT Industry: The End of the Beginning at India's World Conference, New School, New York, May.
• Designing Ranking Systems for Hotels on Travel Search Engines By Mining User-Generated and Crowd-Sourced Content, Case Western University "Rising Star Speaker Series", Cleveland, May.
• Designing Ranking Systems for Hotels on Travel Search Engines By Mining User-Generated and Crowd-Sourced Content, MIT (Sloan Marketing), Boston, May.
• Designing Ranking Systems for Hotels on Travel Search Engines By Mining User-Generated and Crowd-Sourced Content, Columbia University (GSB Marketing), New York, April.
• Designing Ranking Systems for Hotels on Travel Search Engines By Mining User-Generated and Crowd-Sourced Content, Seoul National University, Seoul, April.
• Search and Social Media in the Digital Economy: A Research Agenda, MSI Young Scholar's Conference 2011, Utah, January.
• Panelist on Whither WISE, WISE 2010 . December, Phoenix, Arizona.
• Designing Ranking Systems for Hotels on Travel Search Engines By Mining User-Generated and Crowd-Sourced Content, University of Maryland, College Park, October.
• Designing Ranking Systems for Hotels on Travel Search Engines By Mining User-Generated and Crowd-Sourced Content, Distinguished Speaker Series, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, October.
• Privacy and Security Issues in Online Social Media, Workshop on Interdisciplinary Studies in Information Security and Privacy, Abu Dhabi, September.
• Designing Ranking Systems for Hotels on Travel Search Engines By Mining User-Generated and Crowd-Sourced Content, Harvard University (Economics), Boston, September.
• Designing Ranking Systems for Hotels on Travel Search Engines By Mining User-Generated and Crowd-Sourced Content, George Mason University, Washington DC, September.

2009-2010

• Estimating Demand in the Hotel Industry by Mining User-Generated and Crowd-Sourced Content. NBER IT Economics & Productivity Workshop, Boston, July.
• A Dynamic Structural Model of User Learning in Mobile Media Content. Stanford Institute of Theoretical Economics (SITE), Stanford University, July.
• Estimating Demand in the Hotel Industry by Mining User-Generated and Crowd-Sourced Content. 2010 Workshop on Digital Business Models, Paris, June.
• Mobile Trends, Consumers and Social Media. L2 Mobile Commerce Clinic 2010, NYU Stern, June.
• Estimating Demand in the Hotel Industry by Mining User-Generated and Crowd-Sourced Content. 2010 Marketing Science Conference, Cologne, June.
• Estimating Demand in the Hotel Industry by Mining User-Generated and Crowd-Sourced Content. 2010 Searle Research Symposium on the Economics and Law of Internet Search, Northwestern University, June.
• Estimating Demand in the Hotel Industry by Mining User-Generated and Crowd-Sourced Content. 2010 Customer Insights Conference, Yale University, May.
• Estimating Demand in the Hotel Industry by Mining User-Generated and Crowd-Sourced Content. Temple University, April.
• Tutorial on Structural Modeling: Static and Dynamic Models. University of Minnesota, February.
• Estimating Demand in the Hotel Industry by Mining User-Generated and Crowd-Sourced Content. University of Minnesota, February.
• Towards Designing Ranking Systems for Hotels on Travel Search Engines: Combining Text mining with Demand Estimation in the Hotel Industry. Workshop on Information Technology and Systems (WITS), Phoenix, December.
• User Content Generation and Usage Behavior in Multi-Media Settings: A Dynamic Structural Model of Learning. MSI-WIMI Conference, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, December.
• User Content Generation and Usage Behavior in Multi-Media Settings: A Dynamic Structural Model of Learning. Internet Economics Conference, Stanford University, September.

2008 - 2009

• User Content Generation and Usage Behavior in Multi-Media Settings: A Dynamic Structural Model of Learning. Marketing Dynamics Conference, NYU Stern, August.
• User Content Generation and Usage Behavior in Multi-Media Settings: A Dynamic Structural Model of Learning. Marketing Science Conference, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, June.
• Combining Textmining with Econometrics: Monetization of User-Generated Content and Online Advertising. CITI, Columbia University, April.
• Search Engine Advertising: Sponsored Search, Organic Search, and User-Generated Content in Electronic Markets. Microsoft Research, Boston, April.
• Search Engine Advertising: Sponsored Search, Organic Search, and User-Generated Content in Electronic Markets. Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University, April.
• Search Engine Advertising: Sponsored Search, Organic Search, and User-Generated Content in Electronic Markets. Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, March.
• User Generated Content and Monetization in the New Economy, Keynote Speech, Banking 3.0 - Strategies in a connected world, E-Finance Lab Conference, Frankfurt, March.
• Search Engine Advertising: Sponsored Search, Organic Search, and User-Generated Content in Electronic Markets. University of Goethe-Frankfurt, March.
• Search Engine Advertising: Sponsored Search, Organic Search, and User-Generated Content in Electronic Markets. University of Connecticut, March.
• Search Engine Advertising: Sponsored Search, Organic Search, and User-Generated Content in Electronic Markets. University of Calgary, February.
• Search Engine Advertising: Sponsored Search, Organic Search, and User-Generated Content in Electronic Markets. Purdue University, February.
• Search Engine Advertising: Sponsored Search, Organic Search, and User-Generated Content in Electronic Markets. University of California at Irvine, February.
• Modeling and Estimating the Relationship Between Organic and Paid Search Advertising. Conference on The Economics of the Internet and Software, Toulouse, January.
• Modeling and Estimating the Relationship Between Organic and Paid Search Advertising. International Symposium on Information Systems (ISIS), ISB, Hyderabad, December.
• Market Frictions, Demand Structure and Price Competition in Online Markets. International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) Paris, December.
• Modeling and Estimating the Relationship Between Organic and Paid Search Advertising. Workshop on Information Technology and Systems (WITS), Paris, December.
• An Empirical Analysis of Search Engine Advertising: Sponsored and Organic Search in Electronic Markets. Workshop on Information Systems and Economics (WISE), Paris, December.
• Search Engine Advertising: Sponsored Search, Organic Search, and User-Generated Content in Electronic Markets. University of Texas at Dallas, November.
• Search Engine Advertising: Sponsored Search, Organic Search, and User-Generated Content in Electronic Markets. Polytechnic University of NYU, November.
• Modeling and Estimating the Relationship Between Organic and Paid Search Advertising, Federal Trade Commission, Washington DC, November.
• User Generated Content, Panel on Technology in the Digital Age. Speaker on the Square Series, NYU, November.
• Search Engine Advertising: Sponsored Search, Organic Search, and User-Generated Content in Electronic Markets. McGill University, October.
• The Dimensions of Reputation in Electronic Markets. INFORMS Annual Meeting, Washington DC, October.
• Deriving the Pricing Power of Product Features by Mining User-Generated Reviews. INFORMS CIST, Washington DC, October.
• Comparing Performance Metrics in Organic Search with Sponsored Search Advertising. ADKDD, Las Vegas, August.

2007- 2008

• An Empirical Analysis of Search Engine Advertising: Sponsored Search in Electronic Markets. Marketing Science Conference, Vancouver, June.
• An Empirical Analysis of Search Engine Advertising: Sponsored Search in Electronic Markets. International Industrial Organization Conference, Washington DC, May.
• Search Engine Advertising: Sponsored Search, Organic Search, and User-Generated Content in Electronic Markets. University of Washington, Seattle, May.
• An Empirical Analysis of Search Engine Advertising: Sponsored Search in Electronic Markets. NET Institute Conference, NYU, April.
• Mining User-Generated Content Using Econometrics: A Case Study on Reputation Systems.IBM Research, March.
• Mining User-Generated Content Using Econometrics: A Case Study on Reputation Systems. Yahoo Research, February.
• An Empirical Analysis of Sponsored Search Performance in Search Engine Advertising. ACM WSDM Conference, Stanford University, February.
• An Empirical Analysis of Search Engine Advertising: Sponsored Search in Electronic Markets. Marketing Science Institute, February.
• Estimating Menu Costs in Electronic Markets. International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) Montreal, December.
• Towards Empirically Modeling Consumer and Firm Behavior in Sponsored Search Advertising. Workshop on Information Systems and Economics (WISE), Montreal, December.
• An Empirical Analysis of Search Engine Advertising: Sponsored Search in Electronic Markets. Conference on Information Systems and Technology (CIST), Seattle, November.
• Examining the Relationship Between Reviews and Sales: The Role of Reviewer Identify Disclosure in Electronic Markets. INFORMS, Seattle, November.
• The Dimensions of Reputation in Electronic Markets. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, November.
• Designing Novel Review Ranking Systems: Predicting Usefulness and Impact. International Conference on Electronic Commerce (ICEC), Minnesota, August.
• An Empirical Analyses of Paid Placement in Online Keyword Advertising. International Conference on Electronic Commerce (ICEC), Minnesota, August.

2006 - 2007

• The Dimensions of Reputation in Electronic Markets. CUHK, Hong Kong, June.
• The Dimensions of Reputation in Electronic Markets. HKUST, Hong Kong, June.
• The Dimensions of Reputation in Electronic Markets. NTU, Singapore, June.
• The Dimensions of Reputation in Electronic Markets. SMU, Singapore, June.
• The Dimensions of Reputation in Electronic Markets. NUS, Singapore, June.
• Internet Exchanges for Used Books: An Empirical Analysis of Product Cannibalization and Welfare Implications. Conference on Operational Excellence in Retailing. Harvard University (HBS), June.
• Personalized Pricing and Quality Design. Triennial Invitational Choice Symposium, Wharton School, June.
• Designing Novel Review Ranking Systems on the Web: Combining Economics with Opinion Mining. Research Symposium on Statistical Challenges in E-Commerce, University of Connecticut, May.
• Geography and Ecommerce: Measuring Convenience, Selection and Price. NET Institute Conference, New York University, April.
• Geography and Ecommerce: Measuring Convenience, Selection and Price. University of Texas at Austin, February.
• Designing Trusted Ranking Systems for Consumer Reviews: Combining Economics with Opinion Mining. DIMACS Workshop, Rutgers University, January.
• Geography and Ecommerce: Measuring Convenience, Selection and Price. University of Florida, January.
• Designing Ranking Systems for Consumer Reviews: The Economic Impact of Customer Sentiment in Electronic Markets. International Conference on Decision Support Systems (ICDSS), IIM Kolkata, India, January.
• Estimating Menu Costs in Electronic Markets. International Symposium on Information Systems (ISIS), ISB, Hyderabad, December.
• The Dimensions of Reputation in Electronic Markets. International Symposium on Information Systems (ISIS), ISB, Hyderabad, December.
• The Impact of Location on Consumer Use of Electronic Markets. International Symposium on Information Systems (ISIS), ISB, Hyderabad, December.
• Towards an Understanding of the Impact of Customer Sentiment on Product Sales and Review Quality. Workshop on Information Technology and Systems (WITS), Milwaukee, December.
• The Impact of Location on Consumer Purchases in Electronic Markets. International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Milwaukee, December.
• Search Costs, Demand Structure and Long Tail in Electronic Markets: Theory and Evidence. Workshop on Information Systems and Economics (WISE), Northwestern University, Evanston, December.
• Geography and Ecommerce: Measuring Convenience, Selection and Price. University of South Carolina, November.
• Geography and Ecommerce: Measuring Convenience, Selection and Price. Marketing Lunchtime Seminar, NYU Stern School of Business, November.
• Impact of Internet Referral Services on the Supply Chain. INFORMS Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, November.
• Estimating Menu Costs in Electronic Markets. INFORMS Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, November.
• The Impact of Location on Consumer Purchases in Electronic Markets. INFORMS Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, November.
• Software Versioning and Quality Degradation? An Exploratory Study of the Evidence. INFORMS Conference on Information Systems and Technology (CIST), Pittsburgh, November.
• Information Uncertainty in Electronic Markets: An Empirical Analysis of Trade Patterns and Adverse Selection. ZEW Conference on ICT, Mannheim, October.

2005 - 2006

• The Economic Impact of Regulatory Information Disclosure on Information Security Investments, Competition, and Social Welfare. Workshop on Economics and Information Security (WEIS), Cambridge University, June.
• Personalized Pricing and Quality Design. INFORMS Marketing Science Conference, Pittsburgh, June.
• The Impact of Location on Consumer Purchases in Electronic Markets. Conference on Operational Excellence in Retailing. Wharton School, June.
• The Dimensions of Reputation in Electronic Markets. Interdisciplinary Symposium: Statistical Challenges in E-Commerce, University of Minnesota, May.
• Personalized Pricing and Quality Design. Drexel University, April.
• Personalized Pricing and Quality Design. International Industrial Organization Conference, Boston, April.
• Used Good Trade and Adverse Selection in Electronic Secondary Markets. NET Institute Conference, New York University, April.
• Impact of Internet Referral Services on the Supply Chain. ISR Workshop, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, March.
• The Dimensions of Reputation in Electronic Markets. University of Florida, February.
• Internet Exchanges for Used Books: An Empirical Analysis of Product Cannibalization and Welfare Implications. Ohio State University, January.
• Software Versioning and Quality Degradation? An Exploratory Study of the Evidence. International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Las Vegas, December.
• A Competitive Analysis of Personalized Pricing and Quality Customization. Workshop on CRM, New York University, November.
• Personalized Pricing and Quality Design. Workshop on Information Systems and Economics (WISE), UC Irvine, California, December.
• Pricing and Product Line Strategies for Software: Theory and Evidence. INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, November.
• Used Good Trade and Adverse Selection: A Cross-Country Comparison of Electronic Secondary Markets. INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, November.