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Eric B. Zhou


PhD Candidate in Information Systems

Boston University Questrom School of Business


ABOUT ME

I am a fourth-year PhD candidate in Information Systems at Boston University Questrom School of Business (expected 2026) and am also affiliated with the Digital Business Institute at Questrom. I am advised by Professor Dokyun Lee and am a member of the BIT LAB.

My research interests are broadly in the application, innovation and impact of AI and frontier technologies on creativity and in the future of work. In particular, I am interested in:

I apply a combination of deep learning, multimodal feature extraction, and causal inference methods to large-scale datasets to derive insights from unstructured data.

I hold a Bachelor degree from Washington University in St. Louis (2018), a Master of Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business (2021), and a Master of Science in Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis (2023). Prior to my PhD studies, I worked as a marketing consultant for a large market research firm and as a Machine Learning contractor for a non-profit organization.

NEWS

May 2024 Received Marketing Science Institute research grant ($5,000) (Co-PI).
May 2024 Received Questrom Outstanding Research Award.
Jan. 2024 Generative AI, Human Creativity, and Art forthcoming at Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nexus.
Oct. 2023 Working draft of Generative AI, Human Creativity, and Art available here.
Oct. 2023 Presented Generative AI, Human Creativity, and Art at INFORMS Workshop on Data Science and Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona.
Aug. 2023 Moved to Boston University Questrom School of Business as a PhD Candidate in Information Systems and Digital Business Institute affiliate
May 2023 Graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a Master's of Science in Business Administration
Dec. 2022 WISE Best Student Paper Finalist
Aug. 2021 Started PhD at Washington University in St. Louis Olin Business School
May 2021 Graduated from Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business with a Master's of Business Administration