My journey into AIS began through the guidance of Prof. Ibrahim Osman Adam-my Phd Supervisor and mentor, whose forward-thinking approach and scholarly vision fundamentally transformed my perspective on the discipline. Under his mentorship, I discovered the expansive global Information Systems research community and witnessed firsthand how academic inquiry can drive substantial real-world impact. What continues to fuel my active engagement with AIS is my deep commitment to understand and ground myself very well in Information Systems. AIS has become far more than a professional association for me.

I am deeply proud of receiving the AIS & Bocconi PhD Student Travel Grant, which enabled me to attend AMCIS in Montreal, Canada. This was more than just a conference attendance it was a dream realized. As a PhD student from a developing country researching Human-AI collaboration in higher education, the opportunity to present my work at my first in-person AMCIS felt surreal and profoundly meaningful. Standing before that international audience in Montreal, sharing research that emerges from my lived experience in Ghana’s educational landscape, was both humbling and empowering.

The best career advice I’ve ever received came from my supervisor, “Don’t be afraid to ask the questions that haven’t been asked before that’s where breakthrough research lives.”

I’m completely obsessed with guitars despite not being able to play them! There’s something mesmerizing about watching guitarists create magic with their fingers, and I find myself endlessly fascinated by the craftsmanship of different guitar models and the stories behind iconic instruments. Music in general serves as my sanctuary a space where I can process complex ideas and find creative inspiration that surprisingly often feeds back into my research thinking.