Wei Chen is an Associate Professor of Operations and Information Management (OPIM) at the School of Business, University of Connecticut. He is also the academic director of the UConn Digital Frontiers Initiative, which aims to facilitate collaborations between industry and academia, focusing on cutting edge technology developments, such as generative AI.

Wei's research studies platforms & crowds, financial technologies (FinTech), and most recently generative AI design and governance. Combining theoretical models and granular data, he seeks to provide rigorous evidence that informs the relevant system and market design in these areas. His work has been published in leading academic journals, such as Management Science, Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, and Production and Operations Management. He has received several best paper awards and nominations in information systems conferences and workshops, and the Gordon B. Davis Young Scholar Award from the INFORMS Information Systems Society.

Prior to join UConn in 2023, Wei was a tenured faculty member at the MIS department, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona. He received his PhD in Innovation, Technology and Operations from the Rady School of Management, University of California, San Diego.

Wei Chen at the Hartford AI Day 2024