Dr. Yang Lu is an Assistant Professor in Management & Information Systems at the International Business School Suzhou, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. She serves as the programme director for BSc Information Management and Information Systems (IMIS). She has also been recognised as an Honorary Associate PhD Supervisor at the University of Liverpool (UK) since 2021. She obtained her doctoral degree from Newcastle University (UK) with support from the David Goldman Scholarship.

Her research area is human–computer/robot interaction and collaboration (HCI/HRI), with a particular focus on user acceptance of and interaction with advanced and emerging technologies within the overarching Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm, including embodied AI (EAI), humanoid robots, autonomous vehicles, and smart cities. Her research has been published in prestigious international journals such as Risk Analysis, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Cities, Computers in Human Behavior, and the Journal of Marketing Management.

Human-Robot Interaction and Collaboration (HRIC)

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

Embodied Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

Anthropomorphism / Human-likeness 

Design Cues

Robotics

Technology Acceptance, Adoption and Use

Management Information Systems

Internet of Things

Assistant Professor in Management, IBSS, XJTLU, 2019 to Present

IOM443 Qualitative Research Methods

BUS303 Final Year Project

IOM207 Qualitative Research Methods in Management Research

IOM006 Trends in Marketing and Information Management

ECO415 Business Analytics Dissertation

Jiangsu Innovation and Entrepreneurship Talent Program, Jiangsu Province - 2021

David Goldman Doctoral Scholarship, Newcastle University, UK - 2016 - 2019