Is Design Science Research Any Good?
Jeffrey Parsons is University Research Professor and Professor of Information Systems in the Faculty of Business Administration at Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada. His research interests focus on how to better represent human conceptualizations of the world in data and on data repurposing. His work on this and related topics has appeared in journals in several disciplines, including MISQ, ISR, Management Science, JAIS, ACM ToDS, IEEE TKDE, and Nature. Jeff’s research has been recognized a lifetime achievement award from DESRIST (2023), MISQ paper of the year, and the INFORMS Design Science Research Award. He is a fellow of the Association for Information Systems, a Distinguished Research Fellow at TU Dresden, a Schoeller Senior Fellow, and an ER Fellow. He currently serves as a Senior Editor at Information Systems Research.
Dr. Jeffrey Parsons
Designing Climate Resilience: Context Matters
Michael Taylor is Professor of Climate Science and Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology at the Mona campus of The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus. He is the co-director of the Climate Studies Group, Mona (CSGM) a research body which explores climate variability and change for the Caribbean region. He is well published and cited for his scientific work on the impact of climate change on the small islands of the Caribbean region. He is a Coordinating Lead Author on the Special Report on 1.5 Degrees of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a Silver Musgrave Awardee for Science (2013), and the 2019 ANSA Caribbean Laureate for Excellence in Science. In 2021 he was named amongst Apolitical’s 100 Most Influential Academics in Government globally. Most recently, he authored a chapter in Greta Thunberg’s The Climate Book. Prof. Taylor was recently appointed as a TWAS Fellow (effective January 1, 2024).
Professor Michael Taylor
DESRIST 2025 