As a professor and research scientist, one of my raisons d'être is to advance humanity through the production of new knowledge -- a goal that I service by conducting scientific research.

My research interests have evolved steadily throughout my scholarly career, reflecting, I think, an undiminished curiosity and an ongoing desire for intellectual growth. Since knowledge deserves to be shared, you may find a list of my various published journal articles and conference papers below.

Soper, D.S. (2023). "Using an Opportunity Matrix to Select Centers for RBF Neural Networks", Algorithms, 16(10):455, 1-19, Special issue on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Applications.

Soper, D.S. (2023). "Hyperparameter Optimization Using Successive Halving with Greedy Cross Validation", Algorithms, 16(1):17, 1-18, Special issue on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Applications.

Soper, D.S. (2022). "Rapid Selection of Machine Learning Models Using Greedy Cross Validation", 55th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Maui, Hawaii, January 3-7, 2022, Computational Intelligence and State-of-the-Art Data Analytics minitrack.

Soper, D.S., Demirkan, H., and Kennedy-Schlicher, J. (2022). "Analytics and IT in the Response to COVID-19: A Research Framework and Lessons for the Future", Journal of Decision Systems, 30(1-2), 7-18.

Soper, D.S. (2021). "Greed is Good: Rapid Hyperparameter Optimization and Model Selection Using Greedy k-Fold Cross Validation", Electronics, 10(16):1973, 1-23, Special issue on Advances in Machine Learning.

Soper, D.S. (2020). "Informational Social Influence, Belief Perseverance, and Conservatism Bias in Web Interface Design Evaluations", IEEE Access, (8), 218765-218776.

Soper, D.S. (2020). "Detecting and Quantifying Political Bias and Credibility in Written Communications using an LSTM-Based Deep Neural Network", Proceedings of the 26th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Salt Lake City, Utah, August 12-16, 2020.

Soper, D.S. (2020). "The Effects of Ex Ante Informational Social Influence on Web Interface Design Ratings", Proceedings of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Maui, Hawaii, January 7-10, 2020.

Soper, D.S. (2018). "On the Need for Random Baseline Comparisons in Metaheuristic Search", Proceedings of the 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Waikoloa, Hawaii, January 3-6, 2018.

Soper, D.S. and Piepkorn, F. (2018). "Halo Effect Contamination in Assessments of Web Interface Design", Open Journal of Information Systems (OJIS), 5(1), 1-23.

Soper, D.S., Demirkan, H., and Goul, M. (2017). "Identifying Relevant Socio-Theoretic Foundations for Supporting Multi-Issue IT Cloudsourcing Negotiations", IEEE Access, (4), 8670-8685.

Soper, D.S. and Salehian, A. (2016). "Changing Minds: Evidence of Social Conformity in Evaluations of Web Design", Proceedings of the 22nd Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), San Diego, California, August 11-14, 2016.

Soper, D.S. and Mitra, S. (2016). "The Nature, Antecedents, and Impacts of Visuo-Spatial Mental Models of Web Interface Design", IEEE Access, (4), 7930-7939.

Soper, D.S. (2016). "Automated Computational Matching of Video and Audio Content", Proceedings of the Global Conference on Applied Computing in Science and Engineering (ACSE), Rome, Italy, July 27-29, 2016.

Soper, D.S. and Turel, O. (2016). "Theory in North American Information Systems Research: A Culturomic Analysis", Communications of the Association for Information Systems (CAIS), 38(1), 477-500.

Soper, D.S. and Turel, O. (2016). "Comparing European and North American IS Research Using Concept Frequency Analysis: Methods and Preliminary Findings", Proceedings of the 49th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Koloa, Hawaii, January 5-8, 2016.

Soper, D.S. (2015). "Blank Screens and Peepholes: Crowd-Based Methods of Designing and Evaluating Geometric Spaces", Proceedings of the Conference on Digital Experimentation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (CODE@MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 16-17, 2015.

Soper, D.S. (2015). "Herd Behavior in Assessments of Web Interface Design: Some Preliminary Evidence", Proceedings of the 21st Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Fajardo, Puerto Rico, August 13-15, 2015.

Soper, D.S. and Turel, O. (2015). "Identifying Theories Used in North American IS Research: A Bottom-Up, Computational Approach", Proceedings of the 48th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Koloa, Hawaii, January 5-8, 2015.

Soper, D.S. (2014). "User Interface Design and the Halo Effect: Some Preliminary Evidence", Proceedings of the 20th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Savannah, Georgia, August 7-10, 2014.

Soper, D.S., Turel, O., and Geri, N. (2014). "The Intellectual Core of the IS Field: A Systematic Exploration of Theories in Our Top Journals", Proceedings of the 47th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Waikoloa, Hawaii, January 6-9, 2014.

Soper, D.S. (2013). "One Step Ahead: Using Predictive Inference to Select Service Providers in Loosely Coupled Electronic Markets", Information Systems and e-Business Management (ISeB), 11, 29-50.

Soper, D.S. and Mitra, S. (2013). "An Inquiry into Mental Models of Web Interface Design", Proceedings of the 19th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Chicago, Illinois, August 15-17, 2013.

Soper, D.S. and Demirkan, H. (2012). "How ICTs Affect Democracy and Corruption in Emerging Societies", IEEE IT Professional, 14(4), 18-23.

Soper, D.S. and Turel, O. (2012). "An n-Gram Analysis of Communications: 2000-2010", Communications of the ACM (CACM), 55(5), 81-87.

Soper, D.S. (2012). "Is Human Mobility Tracking a Good Idea?", Communications of the ACM (CACM), 55(4), 35-37.

Soper, D.S., Demirkan, H., Goul, M., and St. Louis, R. (2012). "An Empirical Examination of the Impact of ICT Investments on Future Levels of Institutionalized Democracy and Foreign Direct Investment in Emerging Societies", Journal of the Association for Information Systems (JAIS), 13(3), 116-149.

Soper, D.S. and Turel, O. (2012). "Who Are We? Mining Institutional Identities Using n-grams", Proceedings of the 45th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Grand Wailea, Hawaii, January 4-7, 2012.

Demirkan, H., Goul, M., and Soper, D.S. (2009). "Interparty Social Dynamics in the IT Service Level Agreement Negotiation Process: A Preliminary Assessment of Competing Theories", Proceedings of the 15th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), San Francisco, California, August 6-9, 2009.

Soper, D.S., Demirkan, H., and Goul, M. (2008). "Evaluating the Applicability of Socially Oriented Perspectives to the IT Service Level Agreement Negotiation Process: A Theory-Driven Exploratory Study", International Journal of Services Sciences, 1(3/4), 267-287, Special issue on the Service-Oriented Enterprise.

Soper, D.S., Demirkan, H., and Goul, M. (2007). "An Interorganizational Knowledge-Sharing Security Model with Breach Propagation Detection", Information Systems Frontiers, 9(5), 469-479, Special issue on Secure Knowledge Management.

Soper, D.S. (2007). "The Impact of ICT Investments on Future Workforce Demography in Emerging Societies", Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Montréal, Québec, Canada, December 9-12, 2007.

Soper, D.S. (2007). "ICT Investment Impacts on Future Levels of Democracy, Corruption, and E-Government Acceptance in Emerging Countries", Proceedings of the 13th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Keystone, Colorado, August 9-12, 2007.

Demirkan, H., Soper, D.S., and Goul, M. (2006). "Proactive Knowledge Sharing Security for Netchains with Breach-Directed Dynamic Policy Revision", Proceedings of the Secure Knowledge Management Workshop (SKM 2006), Brooklyn, NY, September 28-29, 2006.

Soper, D.S. (2006). "A New Dimension of Electronic Auction Market Research: The Case for Participant Experience", Proceedings of the 12th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Acapulco, Mexico, August 4-6, 2006.

Soper, D.S., Demirkan, H., Goul, M., St. Louis, R. (2006). "The Impact of ICT Expenditures on Institutionalized Democracy and Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries", Proceedings of the 39th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), January 4-7, 2006.

Soper, D.S., Goul, M., Demirkan, H., Aranda, E., and Aranda, L. (2005). "A Vector-Based, Content-Analytic Methodology for Comparing Negotiated IT Service Level Agreements", Proceedings of the 11th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Omaha, NE, USA, August 11-14, 2005.

Soper, D.S. (2005). "A Framework for Automated Web Business Intelligence Systems", Proceedings of the 38th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), January 3-6, 2005.

Demirkan, H., Goul, M., and Soper, D.S. (2005). "Service Level Agreement Negotiation: A Theory-based Exploratory Study as a Starting Point for Identifying Negotiation Support System Requirements", Proceedings of the 38th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), January 3-6, 2005.