Yun Wan

About

20+ years research on B2C electronic commerce. Expert on the research of user generated content, such as online reviews, comparison-shopping agents, and related electronic decision aids. Experienced information systems and computer science instructor.

Experience

• Associate Professor of MIS at University of Houston-Downtown
  Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

• 2025 Fulbright Specialist to Ecuador at The Fulbright Program
  Jul 2025 - Aug 2025 · 2 mos

  Provide technical assistance and mentor staff on the constructing of data harvesting system and database about the cultural consumption in the Latin American region as the main function of Observatory of Cultural Policies and Cultural Economics from the Latin American Institute of Artistic Research (ILIA)at Universidad de las Artes. The most significant outcome is the completion and going live of the OBSERVADATA Platform, first comprehensive online platform for cultural production and consumption analysis in Latin America.

• University of Houston-Victoria (21 yrs 1 mo)
  • Chair of Computer and Information Sciences Department
    Jul 2020 - Aug 2025 · 5 yrs 2 mos

  • Professor
    Aug 2016 - Aug 2025 · 9 yrs 1 mo

    Research; Teaching; Student Advising; Curriculum and New Program Development; University International Collaboration

  • Chair of Science, Technology Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Division
    Aug 2018 - Mar 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos

• University of Illinois at Chicago (4 yrs 10 mos)
  • Teaching Associate
    Aug 2002 - May 2004 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Teaching undergraduate students on topics like "Business Data Communication"

  • Teaching Assistant
    Aug 1999 - Aug 2002 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    teaching course, lab, and student advising

• Software Engineer at Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Science
  May 1998 - Jun 1999 · 1 yr 2 mos

  Security design and programming for contracted projects of State Development Bank and Xinhua News Agency.