Kelly Lyons

Acting Dean, Associate Professor, Associate Dean Academic, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto

Service science, knowledge mobilization, social media, and collaborative work. Current focuses on ways in which social media can support human‐to‐human interactions in service systems and data-driven knowledge mobilization.

Media

Prof. Kelly Lyons on IBM Code Rally,Team Collaboration, and Women in Technology

Professor Kelly Lyons from the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto talks about a recent hackathon she hosted on campus where students had the change to participate in the IBM Code Rally challenge - the teams worked together to programmatically update the artificial intelligence of their vehicles to race them on a virtual track in an attempt to log the best race time. In the interview, Kelly also talks about how IBM Rational Team Concert helped students collaborate on the game as well as the changing role of women in technology. (Text and video graciously provided by InfoQ and IBM Canada)

Information Systems & Design - Professor Kelly Lyons

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Biography

Dr. Kelly Lyons is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean and Academic in the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto. Prior to joining the Faculty of Information she was Program Director of the IBM Toronto Lab Centre for Advanced Studies (CAS). Her current research interests include service science, knowledge mobilization, social media, and collaborative work. Currently, Lyons focuses on ways in which social media can support human‐to‐human interactions in service systems and data-driven knowledge mobilization.

Expertise

  • Social Media
  • Collaborative Work
  • Knowledge Mobilization
  • Service Science
  • Service Systems
  • Data-Driven Knowledge Mobilization