Bowen Lou

Bowen Lou is an Assistant Professor of Data Sciences and Operations at the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California. Professor Lou’s research primarily lies in economics of artificial intelligence (AI), innovation and entrepreneurship, and future of work. Broadly, he is extremely passionate about studying emerging technology-enabled phenomena in business and society (including but not limited to topics on AI, big data analytics, digital platform, FinTech, healthcare IT, and social media). He works on the new waves of digitization and technological innovation spanning a wide spectrum of industry sectors, by collaborating with leading analytics companies that track technology, labor and innovation trends. Linking macro patterns to micro activities, his studies leverage a variety of interdisciplinary methodologies (including but not limited to bio/chem-informatics, econometrics, game-theoretical modeling, randomized field experiments, machine learning and network analysis).