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Hsia-Ching Chang

Hsia-Ching Chang is an Associate Professor of Information Science at the University of North Texas. She is also a Cybersecurity Policy Fellow at New America, a nonpartisan think tank in the United States. Her research focuses on cybersecurity behavior and education, data analytics, social media, knowledge mapping, scientometrics, and human information interaction. She has developed and taught the graduate-level course "Information and Cyber Security" since 2015. Working with Dr. Hawamdeh, she has co-edited two books on data analytics and cybersecurity: Analytics and Knowledge Management (CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018) and Cybersecurity for Information Professionals (Taylor & Francis Group, forthcoming 2020).

Sarah A. Evans

Sarah A. Evans is an Associate Professor in the College of Information at the University of North Texas. Her research examines the literacies and identities taken up in voluntary learning experiences. She is a founding member of an interdisciplinary team at the University of Washington that explores learning in online fanfiction writing communities. With funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Dr. Evans and colleagues at the University of North Texas and Texas Woman's University examined the data needs of public libraries and schools. The results inform the two universities' curricular initiatives that will prepare pre-service librarians to serve as data literacy coaches in their future places of employment. Dr. Evans holds a bachelor's degree in Drama, a master's degree in Library and Information Science, and a doctorate in Learning Sciences from the University of Washington, as well as an elementary education certificate from Western Washington University.

Lingzi Hong

Dr. Lingzi Hong is an Associate Professor of Data Science at UNT. Her research interests lie in data science for social good, where new techniques in data science are paired with community engagement to advance overall quality of life in areas such as socioeconomic development, safety and security, and health and education. Her current research focuses on the design of data-driven frameworks and systems that leverage large-scale digital traces (e.g., cell phone records and social media data) to enhance decision-making processes in smart and connected communities. She has worked on projects aimed at data-driven solutions for poverty, disaster management and relief, and migration. These projects are funded by the World Bank and the National Science Foundation. She has published papers in top conferences and journals such as the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, the ACM Web Science Conference, the ACM International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, and IEEE Big Data.

Jeonghyun (Annie) Kim

Dr. Jeonghyun (Annie) Kim is a Professor of Information Science at the University of North Texas, where she has served as director of the Digital Curation and Data Management graduate academic certificate program since its inception, with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. In addition to overseeing this program, she has developed and taught courses such as "Data Visualization and Communication" and "Digital Humanities" at UNT. Her research focuses on digital libraries and archives, data management and curation, data literacy, and workforce development for information professionals. Since 2022, she has worked on a data literacy project for community colleges funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Currently, she holds the position of Editor-in-Chief at The Electronic Library.

Brady Lund

Dr. Brady Lund is an Assistant Professor of Information Science at the University of North Texas. His research focuses on the implications of AI and other data technologies in higher education and library and information science, including AI literacy, scholarly publishing, academic integrity, and the societal implications of large language models. He is editor-in-chief of Information Services and Use and is particularly committed to mentoring doctoral students and creating collaborative spaces for graduate research.

Emeritus Faculty Affiliates
Suliman Hawamdeh

Dr. Suliman Hawamdeh is a Regents Professor in the Department of Information Science, College of Information, University of North Texas. He was department chair and director of the PhD program at the University of North Texas from 2010 to 2018. He founded and directed a number of academic programs, including the first Master of Science in Knowledge Management program in Asia at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, the Master of Science in Knowledge Management program at the University of Oklahoma, and the Master of Science in Data Science at the University of North Texas. Dr. Hawamdeh has extensive industrial experience. He was the Managing Director of ITC Information Technology Consultant Ltd, a company that developed and marketed a line of software products in the 1990s in several areas, including imaging, document and record management, drawing management, and library automation. He worked as a consultant for several organizations, including NEC, EDS Singapore, the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Petronas, and Shell Oil Company. Dr. Hawamdeh is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Information and Knowledge Management (JIKM) and editor of a book series on Innovation and Knowledge Management. He authored and edited several books in information science and knowledge management, including Information and Knowledge Society published by McGraw-Hill and Knowledge Management: Cultivating the Knowledge Professionals published by Chandos Publishing. He also edited several books in various areas, including data analytics, cybersecurity, and knowledge management. In his professional career, Dr. Hawamdeh delivered several keynote presentations at conferences and events around the world, including an invited talk at the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis in November 2005. He served as chair and founding chair of several conferences, including the International Conference on Knowledge Management and the Knowledge and Project Management Symposium. He was the founding president of the Knowledge and Information Professional Association (KIPA) as well as the Information and Knowledge Management Society.