Program - Friday




12 Noon - 1:40 pm
Distinguished Educator Luncheon
Blue Ridge 1, 2

1:50 pm - 3:05 pm
Session

1:50 pm
IS Education / Curriculum / Pedagogy
French Broad #2 (VR)
Embedding Career Readiness in the CIS Curriculum: Insights from an Undergraduate Professional Development Course
Dekhane, Georgia State University; Napier, Georgia State University; (6688)


Chair: Not Assigned,


1:50 pm
IS Education / Curriculum / Pedagogy
French Broad #1
Encouraging Agentic AI Use in Higher Education: A Repeated-Measures Study of Student Attitudes and Intentions
Carte, Illinois State University; Bhattacharya, Illinois State University; Oess, Illinois State University; (6701)


Chair: Not Assigned,


1:50 pm
IS Education / Curriculum / Pedagogy
French Broad #3
The AI Curriculum Gap: Linguistic and Institutional Evidence of Perceived Control Asymmetries from Faculty and Student Discourse in Business Education
Kaleta, Appalachian State University; Nandi, Appalachian State University; Hadley, Appalachian State University; Hassler, Appalachian State University; Johnson, Appalachian State University; Shakya, Appalachian State University; Silvey, Appalachian State University; Zelazny, Appalachian State University; Shows, Appalachian State University; (6743)


Chair: Not Assigned,


1:50 pm
Demonstrations
Blue Ridge #4
Hold - Editors
Voet, CodeGrade; (7006)


Chair: Not Assigned,


2:15 pm
IS Education / Curriculum / Pedagogy
French Broad #2 (VR)
Operation North Guard: A Multi-Variant Dynamic Flag Framework for Cybersecurity Education
Esmaeili, University of North Georgia; Abegaz, University of North Georgia; (6745)


Chair: Not Assigned,


2:15 pm
IS Applied Research / Tech Trends
French Broad #1
Digital Humanities and Immersive Technologies: A Bibliometric Analysis
Yenugu, School of Computing; Huang, Flagler College; Umapathy, University of North Florida; Pittman, University of Central Florida; Pfeil, University of Central Florida; Reddivari, University of North Florida; (6716)


Chair: Not Assigned,


2:15 pm
IS Education / Curriculum / Pedagogy
French Broad #3
Evaluating LLM-Generated Java Code Quality: A Vibe Coding Experiment with Halstead and McCabe Complexity Analysis and User Reflections
Clark, Colorado State University; Kinnett, Colorado State University; (6673)


Chair: Not Assigned,


2:15 pm
Demonstrations
Blue Ridge #4
Hold - Editors
Voet, CodeGrade; (7006)


Chair: Not Assigned,


2:40 pm
Data Analytics / Pedagogy / Practice
French Broad #2 (VR)
Longitudinal Change in Data Science and Business Intelligence Analyst Competencies: Latent Dirichlet Allocation and Topic Prevalence in O*NET Data
Powell, Marywood University; Rebman Jr., University of San Diego; Levkoff, University of San Diego; Zayac, Marywood University; Brunner, Marywood University; Clarke, University of San Diego; Wimmer, Georgia Southern University; (6945)


Chair: Not Assigned,


2:40 pm
Cybersecurity / Pedagogy / Practice
French Broad #1
Trust but Verify: A Framework for Secure AI-Assisted Legacy Software Modernization
Sanders, University of North Carolina Wilmington; Ross, University of North Carolina Wilmington; Svecharnik, University of North Carolina Wilmington; Miller, University of North Carolina Wilmington; (6797)


Chair: Not Assigned,


2:40 pm
IS Applied Research / Tech Trends
French Broad #3
Explainable AI in Cybersecurity: Bridging the Human-AI Comprehension Divide
Oriaro, Robert Morris University; Mishra, Robert Morris University; (6727)


Chair: Not Assigned,


2:40 pm
Demonstrations
Blue Ridge #4
Hold - Editors
Voet, CodeGrade; (7006)


Chair: Not Assigned,


3:05 pm - 3:20 pm
Break
Blue Ridge Lobby

3:20 pm - 4:30 pm
Sessions

3:20 pm
Abstract
French Broad #2 (VR)


Chair: Not Assigned,


3:20 pm
IS Applied Research / Tech Trends
French Broad #1
Predicting Mental Health Risks of Social Media Use with Machine Learning
Nikam, Georgia Southern University; Wimmer, Georgia Southern University; Du, Grand Valley State University; Wimmer, Georgia Southern University; (6709)


Chair: Not Assigned,


3:20 pm
Cybersecurity / Pedagogy / Practice
French Broad #3
Developing Hacker’s Mindset and Skillset: An Ethical Hacking Project
Chen, University of Montana; Clouse, University of Montana; Firth, University of Montana; (6849)


Chair: Not Assigned,


3:20 pm
Abstract
Blue Ridge #4


Chair: Not Assigned,


3:45 pm
Abstract
French Broad #2 (VR)


Chair: Not Assigned,


3:45 pm
IS Applied Research / Tech Trends
French Broad #1
How AI Generates Value and How Firms Show It: A Morphological Analysis of ROI Evidence in S&P 500 Earnings Calls
Gürpinar, Quinnipiac University; January, Quinnipiac University; Lang, Quinnipiac University; Sacouto, Quinnipiac University; (6724)


Chair: Not Assigned,


3:45 pm
Cybersecurity / Pedagogy / Practice
French Broad #3
Understanding Cybersecurity Workforce Demand: A Topic Modeling Analysis of 11,562 Job Advertisements
Totty, Middle Tennessee State University; McAnally, Middle Tennessee State University; Sengupta, Middle Tennessee State University; Brooks, Middle Tennessee State University; (6816)


Chair: Not Assigned,


3:45 pm
Abstract
Blue Ridge #4


Chair: Not Assigned,


4:10 pm
Abstract
French Broad #2 (VR)
2026 ISCAP Best Papers - Virtual Awards
Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology; (7011)


Chair: Not Assigned,


4:10 pm
IS Education / Curriculum / Pedagogy
French Broad #1
Information worlds, artificial intelligence, and information in society
Mills, Robert Morris University; (6804)


Chair: Not Assigned,


4:10 pm
IS Education / Curriculum / Pedagogy
French Broad #3
Building What the KUs Demand: A Framework for Translating CAE-CD Knowledge Units into Cybersecurity Instructional Materials
Karamustafaoglu, University of North Carolina Wilmington; Stoker, University of North Carolina Wilmington; (6938)


Chair: Not Assigned,


4:10 pm
Abstract
Blue Ridge #4


Chair: Not Assigned,


4:45 pm - 6:15 pm
Member Meeting / Elections
Blue Ridge #4

7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Awards Dinner
French Broad #2