Jennifer J. Xu is an Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems at Bentley University. She received her PhD in Management Information Systems from the University of Arizona in 2005. Her research interests include business intelligence, data mining, business analytics, social network analysis, human-computer interaction, and enterprise systems. She has published more than 50 articles in Information Systems journals, books, and conference proceedings.
Artificial Intelligence, Business Intelligence, Programming Languages, Systems Analysis and Design, Database Management, Management Information Systems.
Business Intelligence, Big Data, and FinTech, Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining, Knowledge Management, Social Network Analysis, Online Community, Information Visualization, Human-Computer Interaction, Electronic Commerce, Health Informatics.
FinTech, Machine Learning, Electronic Commerce, Business Intelligence.
2006, Best Paper on the 10th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, Malaysia, July 6-9, 2006.
Xu, J., Chau, M. (2018). Cheap Talk? The Impact of Lender-Borrower Communication on P2P Lending Outcomes Journal of Management Information Systems, 35 (1), 53-85.
Williams, C. B., Fedorowicz, J., Kavanaugh, A., Mentzer, K., Thatcher, J. B., Xu, J. (2018). Leveraging Social Media to Achieve a Community Policing Agenda. Government Information Quarterly, 35 (2), 210-222.
Xu, J. (2016). Are blockchains immune to all malicious attacks. Financial Innovation.
Xu, J., Chau, M., Tan, B. (2014). The Development of Social Capital in the Collaboration Network of IS Scholars. Journal of Association for Information Systems, 15 (2), 835-859.
Chau, M., Xu, J. (2012). Business Intelligence in Blogs: Understanding Consumer Interactions and Communities. MIS Quarterly, 36 (4), 1189-1216.
Kaza, S., Xu, J., Marshall, B., Chen, H. (2009). Topological Analysis of Criminal Activity Networks: Enhancing Transportation Security. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 10 (1), 83-91.
Xu, J., Hu, D., Chen, H. (2009). Dynamics of Terrorist Networks: Understanding the Survival Mechanisms of Global Salafi Jihad. Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 6 (1), 27.
Chau, M., Xu, J., Cao, J., Lam, P., Shiu, B. (2009). Blog Mining: A Framework and Example Applications. IEEE IT Professional, 11 (1), 36-41.
Xu, J., Chen, H. (2008). The Topology of Dark Networks. Communications of the ACM, 51 (10), 58-65.
Chau, M., Xu, J. (2007). Mining Communities and Their Relationships in Blogs: A Study of Hate Groups. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 65, 57-70.
Xu, J., Wang, A. G., Li, J., Chau, M. (2007). Complex Problem Solving: Identity Matching Based on Social Contextual Information. Journal of Association for InformationSystems, 8 (10), 525-545.
Shroeder, J., Xu, J., Chen, H., Chau, M. (2007). Automated Criminal Link Analysis Based on Domain Knowledge. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 58 (6), 842-855.
Leroy, G., Xu, J., Chung, W., Eggers, S., Chen, H. (2007). An End User Evaluation of Query Formulation and Result Review Tool in Three Medical Meta-search Engines. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 76 (11-12), 780-789.
Huang, Z., Chen, H., Guo, F., Xu, J., Wu, S., Chen, W. (2006). Knowledge Mapping: Visualizing the Expertise Space. Decision Support Systems, 42 (3), 1539-1557.
Chen, H., Xu, J. (2006). Intelligence and Security Informatics for National Security. Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, 40, 229-289.
Wang, G., Chen, H., Xu, J., Atabakhsh, H. (2006). Automatically Detecting Criminal Identity Deception: An Adaptive Detection Algorithm. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 36 (5), 988-999.
Xu, J., Chen, H. (2005). CrimeNet Explorer: A Framework for Criminal Network KnowledgeDiscovery. ACM Transactions on Information Systems, 23 (2), 201-226.
Xu, J., Chen, H. (2005). Criminal Network Analysis and Visualization: A Data MiningPerspective. Communications of the ACM, 48 (6), 101-107.
Xu, J., Chen, H. (2004). Fighting Organized Crimes: Using Shortest-Path Algorithms toIdentify Associations in Criminal Networks. Decision Support Systems, 38 (3), 473-487.
Chen, H., Chung, W., Xu, J., Wang, G., Chau, M., Qin, Y. (2004). Crime Data Mining: AGeneral Framework and Some Examples. IEEE Computer, 37 (4), 50-56.
Qiu, S., Xu, J., Liu, M. (2018). Diffusion of Innovation in Accounting: How have the Big Four been Adopting Blockchain Technology? Proceedings of the 2018 Workshop on Business Processes and Services, the 2018 Workshop on Business Processes and Services.
Chen, X., Zhang, Y., Xu, J., Xing, C., Chen, H. (2016). Deep Learning Based Topic Identification and Categorization: Mining Diabetes-Related Topics on Chinese Health Websites. Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications, The 21st International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications.
Xu, J., Fedorowicz, J., Williams, C. B. (2016). It's What You Write and How You Write about it: The Policing Facebook Experience. Proceedings of the 20th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems .
Xu, J., Chen, D., Chau, M. (2016). Identifying Features for Detecting Fraudulent Loan Requests on P2P Platforms. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics.
Xu, J., Lu, Y., Chau, M. (2015). P2P Lending Fraud Detection: A Big Data Approach. Proceedings of the Pacific Asia Workshop on Intelligence and Security Informatics.
Zhang, Y., Zhang, Y., Xu, J., Xing, C., Chen, H. (2015). Sentiment Analysis on Chinese Health Forums: A Preliminary Study of Different Language Models. International Conference for Smart Health.
Chen, X., Zhang, Y., Xu, J., Xing, C., Chen, H. (2015). Health-related Spammer Detection in Online Chinese Social Media. International Conference for Smart Health.
Zhang, Y., Zhang, Y., Yin, Y., Xu, J., Xing, C., Chen, H. (2015). Chronic Disease Related Entity Extraction in Online Chinese Question and Answer Services. International Conference for Smart Health.
Xu, J., Lu, Y., Chau, M. (2015). The Effects of Lender-Borrower Communication on P2P Lending Outcomes. International Conference on Information Systems.
Topi, H., Xu, J. (2012). Developing an Instrument to Measure Enterprise System Users' Perceptions of System-User Collaboration. , Pacific-Asia Conference on Information Systems.
Zhang, Y., Xu, J., Zhu, Q. (2010). Effectiveness of Electronic Word-of-Mouth: The Impact of Message Type, Tie Strength, and Message Delivery Method. , the 9th Workshop on e-Business.
Cao, J., Knotts, T., Xu, J., Chau, M. (2009). Word of Mouth Marketing through Online Social Networks. , the 15th Americas Conference on Information Systems.
Xu, J. (2009). Identifying Cohesive Local Community Structure in Networks. , International Conference on Information Systems.
Chau, M., Xu, J. (2007). Studying Customer Groups from Blogs. , the 6th Workshop on e-Business.
Wang, A. G., Xu, J., Chen, H. (2006). Using Social Contextual Information to Match Criminal Identities. , the 39th Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences.
Xu, J., Chau, M. (2006). The Social Identity of IS: Analyzing the Collaboration Network of the ICIS Conferences (1980-2005). , International Conference on Information Systems.
Xu, J., Chen, H., Zhou, Y., Qin, J. (2006). On the Topology of the Dark Web of Terrorist Groups. , the IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and.
Xu, J., Chau, M. (2006). Mining Communities of Bloggers: A Case Study on Cyber-Hate. , International Conference on Information Systems.
Weisband, S., S. M. B. Thatcher, ., Xu, J. (2005). Using Bibliometric Analysis to EvaluateScientific Progress in Virtual Teams Research. , the 65th Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
Huang, Z., Chen, H., Guo, F., Xu, J., Wu, S., Chen, W. (2004). Visualizing the Expertise Space. , the 37th Hawaii International Conference on System Science (HICSS 37).
Xu, J. (2004). Criminal Relation Exploration Tool for Law Enforcement KnowledgeManagement. , Americas Conference on Information Systems.
Xu, J., Chen, H. (2003). Untangling Criminal Networks: A Case Study. , the 1st NSF/NIJ Symposium on Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI'03).
Leroy, G., Chen, H., Martinez, J., Eggers, S., Falsey, R., Xu, J. (2003). Genescene: Biomedical Text and Data Mining. , the 3rd ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL '03).
Schroeder, J., Xu, J., Chen, H. (2003). CrimeLink Explorer: Using Domain Knowledge to Facilitate Automated Crime Association Analysis. , the 1st NSF/NIJ Symposium on Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI'03).
Chen, H., Chung, W., Qin, Y., Chau, M., Xu, J., Wang, G. (2003). Crime Data Mining: An Overview and Case Studies. , of the 3rd National Conference for Digital Government Research (dg.o 2003).
Xu, J., Chen, H. (2002). Using Shortest Path Algorithms to Identify Criminal Associations. , the 2nd National Conference for Digital Government Research (dg.o 2002), Los Angeles, CA.
Mayer, W., Xu, J. (1999). A Two-Step Semiparametric Estimator for Switching Regression Models. , North American Conference of the Econometric Society.
Li, M., Chircu, A. M., Li, G., Xia, L., Xu, J. (2017). "Patient Satisfaction and Hospital Structure: How Are They Related?" Presented at the International Conference for Smart Health (ICSH), June 26-27, 2017, Hong Kong.
Ye, L., Xu, J., Zhao, L. (2017). "Blockchain: Topic Coverage and Evolution." Presented at the China Summer Workshop on Information Management, Nanjing, China.
Xu, J. (2016). "Deep Learning Based Topic Identification and Categorization: Mining Diabetes-Related Topics on Chinese Health Websites." Presented at the Bentley University's Bentley Research Colloquium.
Xu, J. (2016). "Identifying Features for Detecting Fraudulent Loan Requests on P2P Platforms." Presented at the IEEE's IEEE Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics, Tucson, AZ.
Li, M., Chircu, A. M., Xia, L., Li, G., Xu, J. (2016). "Business Analytics Gaps Between Academia and Industry." Presented at the INFORM's 12th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on OPERATIONS RESEARCH, Havana, Cuba.
Xu, J. (2015). "The Effects of Lender-Borrower Communication on P2P Lending Outcomes." Presented at the International Conference on Information Systems, Fort Worth, TX.
Williams, C. B., Fedorowicz, J., Haughton, D. M., Kavanaugh, A., Mentzer, K., Thatcher, J., Xu, J., . (2015). "Use and Impact of Social Media in Community Policing." Presented at the Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Arlington, Virginia.
Li, M., Chircu, A. M., Li, G., Shen, Y., Xia, L., Xu, J. (2015). "Final Report: Business Analytics Methods, Techniques and Applications Innovation - A Bentley Thought Leadership Network for Analytics Challenges." Presented at the Bentley University's 3rd Annual Research Showcase Poster Session, Waltham, MA.
Topi, H., Xu, J. (2012). "Developing an Instrument to Measure Enterprise System Users' Perceptions of System-User Collaboration." Presented at the Pacific-Asia Conference on Information Systems, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Zhang, Y., Xu, J., Zhu, Q. (2010). "Effectiveness of Electronic Word-of-Mouth: The Impact of Message Type, Tie Strength, and Message Delivery Method." Presented at the the 9th Workshop on e-Business, St. Louis, MO.
Xu, J. (2009). "Identifying Cohesive Local Community Structure in Networks." Presented at the International Conference on Information Systems, Phoenix, AZ.
Cao, J., Knotts, T., Xu, J., Chau, M. (2009). "Word of Mouth Marketing through Online Social Networks." Presented at the the 15th Americas Conference on Information Systems, San Francisco, CA.
Chau, M., Xu, J. (2007). "Studying Customer Groups from Blogs." Presented at the the 6th Workshop on e-Business, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Xu, J., Chau, M. (2006). "Mining Communities of Bloggers: A Case Study on Cyber-Hate." Presented at the International Conference on Information Systems, Milwaukee, WI.
Xu, J., Chau, M. (2006). "The Social Identity of IS: Analyzing the Collaboration Network of the ICIS Conferences (1980-2005)." Presented at the International Conference on Information Systems, Milwaukee, WI.
Chau, M., Xu, J. (2006). "A Framework for Locating and Analyzing Hate Groups in Blogs." Presented at the Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, Malaysia.
Wang, A. G., Xu, J., Chen, H. (2006). "Using Social Contextual Information to Match Criminal Identities." Presented at the the 39th Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences, Kauai, HW.
Xu, J., Chen, H., Zhou, Y., Qin, J. (2006). "On the Topology of the Dark Web of Terrorist Groups." Presented at the the IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and, San Diego, CA.
Qin, J., Xu, J., Hu, D., Sageman, M., Chen, H. (2005). "Analyzing Terrorist Networks: A CaseStudy of the Global Salafi Jihad Network." Presented at the the 3rd NSF/NIJ Symposium on Intelligence and Security Informatics, Atlanta, GA.
Weisband, S., S. M. B. Thatcher, Xu, J. (2005). "Using Bibliometric Analysis to EvaluateScientific Progress in Virtual Teams Research." Presented at the the 65th Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HW.
Xu, J. (2004). "Criminal Relation Exploration Tool for Law Enforcement KnowledgeManagement." Presented at the Americas Conference on Information Systems, New York, NY.
Xu, J., Marshall, B., Kaza, S., Chen, H. (2004). "Analyzing and Visualizing Criminal Network Dynamics: A Case Study." Presented at the the 2nd NSF/NIJ Symposium on Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI'04), Tucson, AZ.
Huang, Z., Chen, H., Guo, F., Xu, J., Wu, S., Chen, W. (2004). "Visualizing the Expertise Space." Presented at the the 37th Hawaii International Conference on System Science (HICSS 37), Big Island, Hawaii.
Chen, H., Chung, W., Qin, Y., Chau, M., Xu, J., Wang, G. (2003). "Crime Data Mining: An Overview and Case Studies." Presented at the of the 3rd National Conference for Digital Government Research (dg.o 2003), Boston, MA.
Schroeder, J., Xu, J., Chen, H. (2003). "CrimeLink Explorer: Using Domain Knowledge to Facilitate Automated Crime Association Analysis." Presented at the the 1st NSF/NIJ Symposium on Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI'03), Tucson, AZ.
Xu, J., Chen, H. (2003). "Untangling Criminal Networks: A Case Study." Presented at the the 1st NSF/NIJ Symposium on Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI'03), Tucson, AZ.
Leroy, G., Chen, H., Martinez, J., Eggers, S., Falsey, R., Xu, J. (2003). "Genescene: Biomedical Text and Data Mining." Presented at the the 3rd ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL '03), Houston, TX.
Xu, J., Chen, H. (2002). "Using Shortest Path Algorithms to Identify Criminal Associations." Presented at the the 2nd National Conference for Digital Government Research (dg.o 2002), Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, CA.
Mayer, W., Xu, J. (1999). "A Two-Step Semiparametric Estimator for Switching Regression Models." Presented at the North American Conference of the Econometric Society, Madison, WI.