Gaurav Bansal, Ph.D.
- O'Bleness Full Professor
- Chair, Analytics & Information Systems Department
Areas of Expertise
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Information Technology
- Social Media
- Fake News and Misinformation
- AI Ethics and Responsible AI
- Data Privacy and Digital Security
- Future of Work and AI
- Technology and Society
Expert Bio
Dr. Gaurav Bansal is the Chair and O'Bleness Full Professor of Analytics & Information Systems at Ohio University. He is also a distinguished member (cum laude) of the Association for Information Systems (AIS). He also served as the Dept Chair and Frederick E. Baer Professor in Business and Full Professor of MIS / Statistics at the Austin E. Cofrin School of Business at UW-Green Bay.
He serves as editor-in-chief for the Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research. Research wise, Dr. Bansal has published over 80 peer-reviewed journal publications and conference proceedings, including two FT50 research journal publications and over 20 in A or A*-ranked journals per the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) list. His work has garnered more than 4,000 citations on Google Scholar, with over 35 papers cited at least 10 times each. His research has been recognized with multiple accolades, including Best Paper Awards at the Midwest Association for Information Systems (MWAIS) conferences in 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2023. His work has also been nominated for Best Paper at the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2008 (Paris) and the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 2010 (Peru), and 2025 (Montreal).
Dr Bansal's research interest lies in how the world shapes technology and how the world, and particularly humans, are shaped by technology in return. Some of his recent research examines issues related to how companies can rebuild consumer trust after a data breach, gender issues in IT leadership, the psychology of fake news, and how AI-enabled smart devices are making us smart as a species but less so individually.
Dr. Bansal has been awarded twice with the prestigious UW-Green Bay Founders Award, first for collaborative achievement in 2018 for advancing the message of Dr. Martin Luther King in the Greater Green Bay community and second for Excellence in Scholarship for the year 2020. He was recognized as a Wisconsin Teaching Fellow for the years 2011-2012. Before starting his academic career, he worked as a Quality Assurance Engineer for General Motors India (1998-2000) and Daewoo Motors India (1996-1998).