Dr. Wattal’s expertise focuses on social computing and innovation in technology industries, as well as applying advanced econometric models and integrating multiple data sources to quantify the value of social media and crowd-funded marketplaces. His work has been published in top academic journals such as MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Journal of Management information Systems, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, and in international conference proceedings. He has also received nomination for Best Paper Award at the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), and a Meritorious Reviewer Award from Management Science. He has served as a Special Associate Editor for MIS Quarterly and an Associate Editor for the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS).