Opinion spammers exploit consumer trust by posting false or deceptive reviews that may have a negative impact on both consumers and businesses. These dishonest posts are difficult to detect because of complex interactions between several user characteristics such as review velocity, volume, and...

Reduction in hospital readmissions has long been identified as a target area for healthcare public policy reform by the U.S. government. In October 2012, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) established the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) program, which requires the Centers for Medicare...

Online reviews and discussions play a significant role in influencing decisions made by users in day-to-day life. However, the presence of reviewers who deliberately post fake or deceptive reviews for financial or other gains negatively impacts both users and businesses. Unfortunately,...

In order to deliver real-time performance feedback to support rapid innovation, companies are replacing annual-review based performance management with systems that enable frequent and continuous evaluation. Mobile applications enable employees to give, seek, and receive real-time,...

Most cryptocurrencies are blockchain-enabled payment platforms that use a peer-to-peer network to process transactions without any trusted intermediaries. As cryptocurrencies gain popularity, these blockchain platforms face many limitations on scalability and efficiency. To address these...

The performance of prediction markets depends crucially on the quality of user contribution. A social media-based prediction market can utilize aspects of social effects to improve users' contribution quality. Drawing upon literature from diverse areas such as prediction markets, knowledge...

Two commonly used pricing models in the supplier-retailer setting are the agency pricing model and the wholesale pricing model. In the agency pricing model, the supplier sets the price, whereas in the wholesale pricing model, the price is set by the retailer. In this paper, we focus on the...