Research
AI & Work Healthcare AI AI-Enabled Operations
Field evidence and analytical research on how people, organizations, and operational systems adopt and work with artificial intelligence.
Explore research →Meng Li
Building evidence, organizations,
and partnerships for
human-centered AI.
Department Chair · Endowed C.T. Bauer Chair of AI · Founding Director, Bauer Human-Centered AI Institute
About
Dr. Meng Li is a professor, department chair of Decision & Information Sciences, Endowed C.T. Bauer Chair of AI, and founding director of the Bauer Human-Centered AI Institute at the University of Houston. His work examines how artificial intelligence reshapes organizational decision-making, healthcare delivery, and operational systems.
Full biography →Academic Leadership
Department Leadership · Institute Building · Editorial Leadership
Building academic programs, research communities, and institutional capacity around consequential questions in AI and operations.
Leadership & impact →External Impact
Industry Engagement · AI Experimentation · Research Translation
Connecting rigorous research with healthcare, platforms, supply chains, and the organizations implementing AI in practice.
Human-Centered AI Institute →Selected Research
All publications →Algorithmic supervisor and employee performance
Production and Operations Management · 2025
Physician adoption of AI assistant
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management · 2024
AI and procurement
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management · 2022
News & Recognition
Appointed Endowed C.T. Bauer Chair of AI and received the President’s Circle Award.
Delivered the John Aure Buesseler Distinguished Lecture at Texas Tech.