Liucen is a lecturer in Information Systems Management (ISM) at Newcastle University Business School. She completed her Ph.D. in ISM at Warwick Business School, University of Warwick.

Liucen's work focuses on exploratory method to understand how digital technologies and artificial intelligence shape individual experiences and organisational practices. Drawing on interpretive and design oriented perspectives, her research examines the social, ethical, and practical implications of emerging technologies in organisational and social contests, From a design perspective, her research and teaching interests focus on the human-centred design of information systems, responsible AI, and the translation of technological possibilities into meaningful and sustainable practices.

Liucen’s research includes areas such as the digital workplace, information systems design, and the implications and impacts of artificial intelligence on individual, organisational, and social contexts.

Research Funding

2026

Early Career Researcher Fund

Dates: 01/2026--06/2026 || Role: Principle Investigator

2025

Digital Innovation in the Curricula

Project: AI in Business: Unlocking Opportunities and Innovation – A Course for Students and Practitioners

Dates: 02/2025-06/2025 || Role: Co-Investigator

• ISO8003 Design of Information Systems https://www.ncl.ac.uk/mobility/module/?code=ISO8003

• NBS8062/8372 Research Methods https://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/degrees/module/?code=NBS8062

• Book Chapter

  • Pan L. Affordances Theory: A Review. In: TheoryHub. 2026.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

  • Pan L, Davlembayeva D, Marikyan D, Papagiannidis S, Swaffield J, Gregory-Smith D. Paradoxical Smart Home Affordances Through the Eyes of People with Vulnerabilities : Exploring Conditions to Bridge the Gap Between Perceived and Actual Technology Affordances. In: British Academy of Management 2025 Conference. 2025, Canterbury, Kent.
  • L Pan, Mo Moeini, Baptista J. A Scoping Literature Review of the IS Research on Equality, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. In: UK Academy for Information Systems 2025. 2025.
  • Pan L, Moeini M, Baptista J. Fostering inclusion in open strategy: three IT- enabled mechanisms. In: UK Academy for Information Systems UKAIS 2024 Annual Conference. 2024, Kent: UK Academy for Information Systems.
  • Pan L, Moeini M, Baptista J. Fostering inclusion in Open Strategy using technology: Unveiling three IT-enabled mechanisms. In: European Group for Organizational Studies. 2024.
  • Pan L, Moeini M, Baptista J. All Important Voices Matter: Purposeful Diversification of Pool of Participants in Open Decision Making Through Technology. In: International Conference on Information Systems ICIS 2024. 2024, Bangkok: Association for Information Systems.
  • Pan L, Moeini M, Baptista J. IT-Enabled Purposeful Diversification of Pool of Participants When Opening up Important Decisions. In: Academy of Management. 2023, Boston, United States: Academy of Management.
  • Corporaal G, Pan L. Digital orchestration for Industry-wide strategic change: Evidence from the centre for the transformation of work trade association. In: European Group for Organizational Studies. 2022.
  • Pan L, Baptista J. An investigation of how organisations manage the tensions of strategy making in an inclusive organisation: A practise-based theory of diversity perspective. In: European Group for Organizational Studies. 2021.