Lei (Nico) Zheng

Research

Topics: AI & Bots, Human-Machine Collaboration, Online Communities, Platform Governance, Collective Intelligence

Methods: Machine Learning, Econometrics, Natural Language Processing, Social Networks Analysis, Deep Learning, Agent-Based Simulation

Refereed Journal Articles

Refereed Conference Proceedings

  • Beyond Accuracy: How Procedural Traces Shift the Decision Criterion of LLM OverseersChen, Z., Zheng, L. N., Zhu, D., & Li, W. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2027).
  • FundaPod: A Multi-Persona Agent Pod Architecture with Knowledge Graph Memory for AI-Assisted Fundamental Investment ResearchZhu, D., Zheng, L. N., & Chen, Z. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2027).
  • Beyond Hallucinations: Grounding LLM-Generated Peer Firms for Reliable Financial Decision Support PipelinesZhao, Z., Zheng, L. N., & Mai, F. Eighth Annual Conference of the New England Chapter of the Association for Information Systems (NEAIS 2026).
  • Tenure Under Pressure: Simulation of AI’s Disruptive Effects on Academic PublishingZheng, L. N., Jiang, S., & Yan, B. BizAI Conference, 2026.
  • Ripples in the Water: How Bots Shape Task Allocation in Peer ProductionYan, B., Sun, J., Zheng, L. N., Ren, R., & Lindberg, A. ICIS 2025, BizAI 2025.
  • Augmented Collective Intelligence: New Frontiers in Human-AI CollaborationYan, B., Lindberg, A., Sun, J., & Zheng, L. N. International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), 2025.
  • To Automate or Not? How Open Collaboration Communities Decide on Bot AdoptionZheng, L. N., Chen, Z., & Mai, F. ICIS 2024, INFORMS 2024.
  • ChatGPT Informed Graph Neural Network for Stock Movement PredictionChen, Z., Zheng, L. N., Lu, C., Yuan, J., & Zhu, D. Workshop on Robust NLP for Finance (RobustFin), 2023.
  • Making Sense of Bot Moderation in Online Communities with Large Language ModelsChen, Z., Zheng, L. N., & Mai, F. INFORMS Annual Meeting, 2023.
  • The Effect of Learning Bots on User Participation in Open Collaboration CommunitiesZheng, L. N., Mai, F., Yan, B., & Nickerson, J. V. ACM Collective Intelligence, 2022.
  • The Effect of Learning Machines on Online Community GovernanceZheng, L. N., Mai, F., Yan, B., & Nickerson, J. V. INFORMS 2022, WITS 2021.
  • Bursty Coordination in Online CommunitiesZheng, L. N., Mai, F., Gordan, D. M., & Nickerson, J. V. International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), 2019.
  • Knowledge Production by Collectives Composed of Humans and MachinesZheng, L. N., Nickerson, J. V., & Albano, C. M. ACM Collective Intelligence, 2019.
  • Steps toward Understanding the Design and Evaluation Spaces of Bot and Human Knowledge Production SystemsZheng, L. N., Albano, C. M., & Nickerson, J. V. The Wiki Workshop, 2019.
  • Bursty Coordination in Online Communities: An Agent-Based Simulation ApproachZheng, L. N., Mai, F., Gordan, D. M., & Nickerson, J. V. Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems (WITS), 2018.
  • Understanding the Algorithmic Nature of Human Behavior by Analyzing Interactions in WikipediaZheng, L. N., & Nickerson, J. V. Workshop on The Changing Contours of “Participation” in Data-driven, Algorithmic Ecosystems: Challenges, Tactics, and an Agenda at CSCW, 2018.
  • Implicit Coordination in Peer Production NetworksNickerson, J. V., Zheng, L. N., Bouwense, C., Mai, F., & Gordan, D. M. ACM Collective Intelligence, 2018.

Honors and Awards

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