Huanhuan Xiong

Dr. Huanhuan Xiong is a lecturer in Information Systems for Sustainable & Responsible Business, University College Cork, where she serves as a member of the Sustainability Institute, Future of Work & the Economy Research Centre, and Social Research Ethics Committee. She also serves as a principal investigator for a Research Ireland-funded project (GATES - Global AI Governance, Trust, and Ethics for Sustainable Health) and an associate investigator within the VistaMilk Research Centre, Ireland.

Her research focuses on the development and governance of responsible and trustworthy AI solutions across healthcare and well-being, financial services, and the agri-food sector. She collaborates actively with international AI regulatory bodies (e.g., WHO, OECD), industry partners (e.g., hospitals, health insurance organizations, and FinTech enterprises), and interdisciplinary research teams to facilitate the translation of AI innovations into practical applications, such as developing machine learning models for predictive and prescriptive analytics for dairy process optimization, while critically addressing the gap between AI regulatory frameworks and their practical adoption/implementation across sectors. 

Qualifications

University Roles

• Programme Co-Director: MSc Design and Development of Digital Business (2023-2025)
• Reviewer: UCC Social Research Ethics Committee (2025-present)
• Reviewer: CUBS ERS Committee (2025-present)

External Roles

• Co-Chair: ECIS 2027 Conference Track - Digital Healthcare Innovation and Health Information Systems
• Associate Editor: ECIS 2026 Conference Track - Business Analytics
• Reviewer: Journal of Decision Systems, Journal of Financial Services Marketing

26/27 EC7004 Research Analysis and Evaluation, Lecturer

25/26 BU7001 Applied Research Design, Lecturer

25/26 IS3322 Business Analytics, Lecturer

23/24/25/26 IS3002 Emergent Digital Technologies and their application in Accounting and Finance, Lecturer

23/24/25/26 IS6131 Web Development for Global Markets, Lecturer

23/24 IS6132 Web Development for Digital Business, Lecturer

23/24/25 IS2001 Analytics for International Business, Lecturer

22/23 IS2208 Introduction to Java Programming, Lecturer

22/23 IS6052 Descriptive and Predictive Analytics, Senior demonstrator

22/23 IS6055 Prescriptive Analytics, Senior demonstrator

16/17/18 CS1111/CS5020 System Organisation, Teaching assistant

16/17/18 CS3514 C programming for Microcontrollers, Teaching assistant