Keng L. Siau



Welcome to my web site. I am the E. J. Faulkner Professor of Management Information Systems (MIS) and Full Professor of Management at the College of Business Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. I am also the Director of the UNL-IBM Global Innovation Hub. My other service duties include being the Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Database Management (a top-ranked and award-winning journal with an impact factor of 2.000 and an immediacy index of 1.368) and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Advances in Database Research book series. In addition, I am the North America Regional Editor of the Requirements Engineering journal (impact factor 1.625).

I moved to Lincoln in 1996 after completing my Ph.D. People always ask me how I feel about Lincoln, especially when they know that I am from Singapore and had stayed for four years in Vancouver, Canada.

Well, Lincoln is a nice and safe city. The people here are really friendly and warm. The weather, however, could be better. More entertainment areas and more nightlife would not be bad ideas too -- but this comes from a person who has spent most of his life in big cities.

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Academic and University Positions

My Ph.D. degree is in Business Administration with a major in Management Information Systems (MIS) and a minor in Cognitive Psychology. I received my Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. (GPA = 4.0)

My M.S. and B.S. (Hons) degrees are in Information and Computer Sciences from the National University of Singapore.


2006 - Present, Chair Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2005 - Present, Full Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2000 - 2005, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

1996 - 2000, Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln


Advisory and Editorial Boards

I am currently serving as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Database Management. The Journal of Database Management (JDM) has an impact factor of 2.000 and an immediacy index of 1.368 in 2008.

JDM is ranked first in immediacy index in both journal categories it is listed in ISI -- (i) Computer Science and Information Systems; and (ii) Computer Science and Software Engineering. In terms of impact factor, JDM is ranked among the top 5 MIS journals.

I am also serving as the North America Regional Editor of the Requirements Engineering journal (impact factor 1.625) and the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Advances in Database Research book series.



I am serving on the following steering committees/advisory boards:

  • Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Computer Information Systems
  • Chair of Advisory Board, AIS Special Interest Group on Systems Analysis and Design (SIGSAND) Europe Initiative
  • Senior Advisory Board Member, AIS Special Interest Group on Systems Analysis and Design (SIGSAND)
  • Advisory Board Member, InfoSci-Online.com
  • Advisory Panel Member, SAGE Design Science volume
  • Advisory Committee Member, Workshop on Conceptual Modeling of Service-Oriented Software Systems (CoSS2006)
  • Steering Committee Member, AIS Special Interest Group on IS in Asia Pacific (SIG-ISAP)
  • Steering Committee Member, International Conference on Evaluation of Modeling Methods in Systems Analysis and Design (EMMSAD)
  • Steering Committee Member, International Workshop on Quality of Information Systems (QoIS)
  • Steering Committee Member, EuroSIGSAND
  • Executive Council Member, Information Resource Management Association



I am also serving on the editorial boards of the following journals:


Research Interests

  • Design Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Virtual World and Virtual Community
  • Open Source Software Development and Open Community Solutions
  • Electronic Commerce, Mobile Commerce, and Ubiquitous Commerce


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    Research Awards and Publications

    I have published over 250 academic papers, book chapters, and books. I received the College Research Award in 2005.


    I was ranked as one of the Top Electronic Commerce Researchers (Arithmetic Rank of 7, Geometric Rank of 3) in the study by Kim, S., Aiken, M., and Vanjani, M. “Profiles in Electronic Commerce,” Business Research Yearbook, Adams, M. and Alkhafaji, A. eds. (2006). Vol. 13, 464-469


    The citation count for my paper "Building Trust in Mobile Commerce" is in the top 1% within its field according to Essential Science Indicators (2005).


    I have more than 100 journal publications (some forthcoming) in journals such as




    I have published more than 100 refereed conference proceedings papers in international conferences/workshops such as




    One of my conference papers, "Development of a Framework for Trust in Mobile Commerce", received the Best Paper Award at the 2nd Annual Workshop on HCI Research in MIS."



    In addition to 25+ book chapters, I have edited/co-edited the following books:



    Teaching Awards and Interests

    Interacting with students is the most rewarding part of this profession. I teach at both the graduate (Ph.D. and MBA) and undergraduate levels. I also teach classes for the Division of Continuing Studies.

    My PhD students have been placed at the following institutions and organizations:
  • John Erickson, University of Nebraska-Omaha
  • Min Ling, Cadbury PLC
  • Yoanna Long, Colorado State University
  • Hong Sheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Xin Tan, Fairleigh Dickinson University
  • Yuhong Tian, Washington University



    • I was delighted and honored to be the recipient of two teaching awards. I received (i) the 2000/2001 College of Business Administration Distinguished Teaching Award, and (ii) the 2000/2001 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Distinguished Teaching Award.

    I serve as the faculty advisor for the Management Information Systems (MIS) Club in the university. The MIS Club is for students interested in information technology and its impact on business.


    My current teaching interests are:



    I had the opportunity to write a few teaching cases for my MBA classes and these cases have been published in various journals:



    Conference Organizing and Program Chairs

    I co-founded the International Conference on Evaluation of Modeling Methods in Systems Analysis and Design (EMMSAD) in 1996.

    Also, I served/am serving in the following international conferences and workshops as organizing chair, program chair, or organizing committee member:


    Service Awards, Honors, and Scholarships


    I received a number of service awards.


    • Organizational Leadership Award, 2001
        • -- awarded by Information Resource Management Association

    • Certificate of Appreciation, 2001
        • -- International Affairs, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

    • Outstanding Leader Award, 2004
        • -- awarded by Information Resource Management Association

    • IFIP Outstanding Service Award, 2006
        • -- awarded by International Federation for Information Processing

    • Outstanding Leader Award, 2008
        • -- awarded by Information Resource Management Association

    I received the titles of Graduate Faculty Associate, Graduate Faculty Member, and Graduate Faculty Fellow of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln within the first year of my completion of Ph.D. I was fully promoted and attained the rank of Chair Professor within 10 years of graduation.


    Some of the awards I received during my graduate studies are:




    Research and Curriculum Development Funding

    I have received over $3 million in funding. Some of the funding awards I have received are:








    Contact Information:

    Dr. Keng Siau
    E. J. Faulkner Professor of Management Information Systems
    Full Professor of Management
    209 College of Business Administration
    University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Lincoln, NE 68588-0491, USA
    Office: CBA 255
    Phone: (402) 472-3078
    Fax: (402) 472-5855
    E-mail:     ksiau[at]unlnotes.unl.edu