iHITA 2025 Annual Conference Schedule
June 25, 2025 
Location:
The Indiana Convention Center
Room 120
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Join the Conference Online: https://iastate.webex.com/iastate/j.php?MTID=m1f2cf2488c99c4cc4c4a2dbbec0ea948

Time

Presentation

10:30—10:50am
(online)

Fine-Tuning BERT for Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis in Restaurant Reviews: A Dual Evaluation Approach 
Eunhye Park, Gachon University, Minwoo Lee, University of Houston and Sung-Bum Kim, Inha University

10:00-11:20am
(online)

How Not to Get Replaced by AI? Suggestions for the HR Professionals 
R.L. Fernando Garcia, Our Lady of Fatima University and Linchi Kwok, California State Polytechnic University Pomona

11:30—11:50am
(online)

GenAI in Hiring: How Companies and Job Seekers Stay Competitive and Relevant? 
Linchi Kwok, California State Polytechnic University Pomona, Ning-Kuang Chuang, Kent State University and Yung-Kuei Huang National Ilan University

2:00—2:45pm
(in-person)

Panel Discussion
Empowering Teams Through Tech: AI, Efficiency & Elevated Guest Experiences
Panelists: Rich Tuckwell-Skuda, The Anything Group and Sue Graves, Experience Alive
Moderator: Dr. Suzanne Bagnera, Florida International University

2:55—3:15pm
(in-person)

Empowering Research Rewired: Exploring the Convergence of AI, Automation, and Scholarly Insight in Hospitality and Tourism 
Ajay Aluri, West Virginia University

3:30—3:50pm
(in-person)

Building Consumer Trust in the Digital Age: The Role of Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR) in Enhancing Digital Trust and Consumer Commitment
Egor Cherenkov, Minwoo Lee and Agnes DeFranco, all from University of Houston

4:00—4:20pm
(in-person)

How Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations Influence User Behavior in Robot Food Delivery Services: The Role of Nutritional Awareness
Muhittin Cavusoglu, University of South Florida, Uzeyir Kement, Ordu University, Galen Collins, Frederick DeMicco, both from Northern Arizona University, Cihan Cobanoglu, Virscend University and Yulia Drung, University of South Florida

4:30—4:50pm
(in-person)

Open Discussion
The Current State of Hospitality IT Education