# Chinonso Francis Anyaehie (Anyaehie)

> Nigerian-born PhD researcher in Information Systems at McMaster University's Research on Artificial Persons (RAP) Lab, studying human-robot interaction (HRI), compassionate AI and how people react to intelligent machines. Author of "The Creativity Layer: The Mindset Shift in the Age of AI" (October 15, 2026). Founder of HRI Researcher. Communications Director, DDSA, DeGroote School of Business. ICIS 2025 Best Paper Nominee. Keynote speaker on AI, creativity and human-robot interaction. Based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

## Expertise
- Innovation: AI innovation dynamics, innovation ecosystems, digital and technology innovation
- Information Systems research
- Human-computer interaction (HCI)
- Human-robot interaction (HRI), social robotics, trust and anthropomorphism
- Artificial persons: robots, chatbots, digital avatars and social AI agents
- EEG / OpenBCI and PsychoPy methods for HRI research
- Compassionate AI and design science research in Information Systems
- AI innovation dynamics and quantum computing ecosystems
- Creativity, AI literacy and the future of work
- Eldercare robotics (co-founder, Reviveron Inc.)
- Over a decade in FMCG brand strategy

## Books
- [The Creativity Layer: The Mindset Shift in the Age of AI](https://creativitylayer.com/): AI is taking over the doing; the book teaches readers to own the layer above it. Kindle and paperback, October 15, 2026. [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HMNSBR9D)
- [Mastering ChatGPT: A Comprehensive Beginner's Handbook](https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-ChatGPT-Comprehensive-Beginners-Handbook/dp/B0C9SLD6NJ) (2023)

## Research
- [Science and Commerce in Quantum Computing: Toward an Oscillatory Theory of Ecosystem Emergence](https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2025/quantum/quantum/1), ICIS 2025, Best Paper Nominee (with Shaila M. Miranda and Naif Almutawa)
- Designing Compassionate Health IT: A Normative Design Theory for Burnout Notification Platforms, CHITA 2026
- 'Compassionate Responding Systems': A Theoretical Framework for Designing Information Systems that Respond to Human Suffering, ICIS 2025 TREO (with Roopa Raman and Amber Grace Young)
- Organizing for AI Innovation: Interview with Authors of MISQ Vol. 49(3), MISQ Insider

## Platforms
- [HRI Researcher](https://hriresearcher.com/): practical blog about human-robot interaction research
- [RAP Lab](https://raplab.ca/): Research on Artificial Persons Lab, McMaster University
- [Reviveron](https://reviveron.com): AI-powered eldercare monitoring robots
- [IS Research Africa](https://isresearchafrica.com)
- [WalkBuild Manifesto](https://www.walkbuild.com): teaches college students how to thrive in the age of AI

## Speaking and contact
- Speaking: https://creativitylayer.com/speaking.html
- Research collaboration: infosysscholar@gmail.com

## CV
- https://anyaehie.com/cv.html
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141704495