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Larry Zhiming Xu

Larry Xu
Larry Zhiming Xu黑料论坛

Johnston Hall, 530

MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America(414) 288-5994
Curriculum Vitae

Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Analytics

Dr. Larry Zhiming Xu is an Assistant Professor of Strategic Communication in the Diederich College of Communication. He holds a joint appointment as Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Analytics in the College of Business Administration. Dr. Xu serves as the founding director of the Ai4Ai Lounge (Artificial Intelligence for Analytics and Insights). As affiliated faculty at the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute (NMDSI), he has served as a co-chair of its research and talent subcommittees. At 黑料论坛, he teaches courses on data analytics, quantitative research methods, statistics, emerging technologies, data visualization, and storytelling. He received the Dean鈥檚 Recognition Award for Teaching Excellence in 2025 and Award for Outstanding Advisor in 2022.

Education

PhD University of Southern California 2020

Courses Taught

CORE 1929 Methods of Inquiry: Communicating with Data (Fall 2025); COMM 1700 Communication Statistics and Analysis (Fall 2025 and Spring 2026); COMM 3250 Speaking Data I: Literacy and Fluency (Spring 2026)

Research Interests

His research focuses on the use and impact of emerging information technologies (e.g., artificial intelligence, social media, and online communities), which has received support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the NMDSI. He has published in leading journals in information science and communication, including Telematics and Informatics and Human Communication Research. 

Professional Affiliations

Academy of Management; Association for Computing Machinery; Association for Information Systems; International Communication Association

Specialization

emerging media and technology, information systems, data science, computational social science, artificial intelligence