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Yunjie (Calvin) Xu

Yunjie (Calvin) Xu at the Grand Canyon, 2009

In Conversation

Episode 14 Yunjie (Calvin) Xu
Professor, Fudan University

In conversation with Yunjie (Calvin) Xu, Professor at the Department of Information Management and Business Intelligence, School of Management, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. He talked about growing up poor in a farming family, his faith, the social problems of AI, and balancing work and family.

Trailer (1:00)

Interview (1:24:55)

Timecodes

0:00 Trailer
0:55 Intro
4:45 Growing up in poor farming village in China
9:24 What led to career in information management
14:18 Moving from China to the US
15:21 Why choose Calvin for an English name
16:59 Turning points in career
26:46 Serendipity and life priorities
34:05 Information science field
38:50 Influences
41:33 Publication and writing
58:18 Advice for new researchers
1:02:02 Biggest successes
1:03:09 Biggest challenges
1:12:21 Life principles
1:19:44 Meaning of happiness
1:21:18 Goals

This interview was supported by the iSchools Research Grant 2023.

More about Calvin Xu Fudan University | Personal website | Google Scholar

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Suliman Hawamdeh

In Conversation

Episode 10 Suliman Hawamdeh
Regents Professor, Knowledge Management expert, Author

In conversation with Suliman Hawamdeh, knowledge management (KM) expert and Regents Professor at the University of North Texas. He talks about his childhood in the West Bank, writing poetry and creating art, traveling, consulting, founding masters degrees, running conferences, editing journals, writing books, and remaining calm.

Trailer (0:59)

Interview (01:46:30)

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00:00:00 – Intro
00:02:58 – Growing up
00:15:25 – Singapore
00:23:58 – Automation
00:28:17 – Knowledge Management
00:42:51 – Knowledge Management in Government
00:50:52 – Computers
00:54:34 – Singapore to US
00:56:04- Childhood
01:05:55 – Computer Science
01:09:17 – Who Influenced Work
01:09:36- Key Skills
01:25:27- Developed Resilience
01:31:37 – Can’t Generalize People
01:38:10 – Life Principles
01:43:24 – What does happiness mean to you?

More about Suliman Hawamdeh – Hawamdeh.net | Google Scholar | LinkedIn

This interview was supported by the iSchools Research Grant 2023.

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Laila Marouf

In Conversation

Episode 2 Laila Marouf
Academic, Professor, Administrator, Leader

In conversation with Laila Marouf, Professor and Assistant Vice President for Research at Kuwait University in Simmons College, Boston on August 15, 2018

Trailer (1:00)

Interview (43:37)

Synopsis
Professor and Administrator Laila Marouf talks about her experience going back to school in a different country after ten years of being a full-time mother.

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00:00 – Introducing Laila Marouf
01:06 – Knowledge management
05:31 – Story in your own words
14:51 – Childhood
17:41 – People, books, or events that had significant influences
20:54 – Key skills that helped succeed
20:02 – Keeping yourself motivated
22:53 – Managing time effectively
24:03 – Working irrespective of deadlines
25:02 – Biggest successes
27:32 – Being a mother
28:29 – Cultures, Diversity, and Soft skills
31:06 – Resources for success
32:35 – Being a role model to women
34:40 – Emotional intelligence
36:11 – Relating to factors of happiness
36:40 – Strategies for managing personal growth
38:35 – Meaning of happiness
40:05 – Goals now
42:11 – Mentoring advice

Contact Laila Marouf LinkedIn

The editing of this video was supported by the COCIS Innovation Fund at Simmons University.