Discipline
Information Systems
Supervisors
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Ning Su
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Rob Austin
Milad is a PhD candidate at the Ivey Business School. His research examines how organizations engage with generative artificial intelligence in innovation processes, with a particular focus on the role of AI hallucinations as a source of serendipitous discovery. Drawing on conceptual, computational, and empirical methods, his work investigates how generative tools are adopted, framed, and diffused across organizational and societal contexts. His research has been presented at major conferences in the fields of information systems and management.
Education
- MBA, Amirkabir University of Technology, 2022
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Bachelor of Urban Planning, University of Tehran, 2018
Research Interest
- Digital Innovation
- Serendipity
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Generative AI
- AI Hallucinations
- Societal Impacts of Technologies
- Organization Theory
Publications
- Austin, R. D., & Saeedi, M. (2025). Knowledge work. In Reference module in social sciences. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-26629-4.00028-9
- Saeedi, M. & Taleghani, M. (2025). Uncovering the Discourses around the Diffusion of Generative Art: A Topic Modeling Approach. Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 2025, https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2025/sigadit/sigadit/11.
- Saeedi, M., Austin, R. D., Su, N. (2025). How Generative Artificial Intelligence Shapes Innovation Processes: An Evolutionary Perspective. Academy of Management 2025, https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/AMPROC.2025.19597abstract
Conferences
- Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2025, Copenhagen, Denmark (Doctoral Consortium, Paper and Poster Presentation, Paper Session Moderation, PDW)
- Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 2025, Montreal, Canada (Doctoral Consortium and Paper Presentation)
Awards and Honours
- Ivey Plan for Excellence Ph.D. Scholarship
- Full Tuition, Master’s degree, Amirkabir University of Technology
- Full Tuition, Bachelor’s degree, University of Tehran
Academic Experience
- AMCIS 2025 Outstanding Reviewer Award
- Ad Hoc Conference Reviews (ICIS, AMCIS, ECIS, AOM)
- AMR (Academy of Management Review) Reviewer Bridge Program
- Graduate Research Assistant, Ivey Business School, London, Ontario, Canada
- VP Engagement for Ivey Business School PhD Association
Teaching
- Advanced Teaching Program (ATP) Certificate of Completion, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Lecturer/Graduate Teaching Assistant, Data Management, Ivey Business School, London, Ontario, Canada
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Leveraging Information Technology, Ivey Business School, London, Ontario, Canada
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Human Resources Management, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
