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Associate Professor Saeed Akhlaghpour
Associate Professor

Saeed Akhlaghpour

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Overview

Background

Dr Saeed Akhlaghpour is an Associate Professor of Information Systems at UQ Business School. Prior to joining the University of Queensland in 2015, he held academic positions at Middlesex University London (UK), and McGill University (Canada) - where he also obtained his PhD in Management.

Saeed is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He teaches Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and digital strategy and governance in the Master of Business Analytics, Master of Commerce, MBA, and Executive Education programs. Previously, he has taught courses to MBA and undergraduate business students in Brisbane, London, Montreal, and Tehran.

Saeed’s research has been published in top-tier academic outlets, including the American Journal of Sociology, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Journal of Information Technology, Information and Organization, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, International Journal of Medical Informatics, International Journal of Information Management, Journal of Business Research, and the Best Paper Proceedings of Academy of Management. His articles are cited in the EU policy documents and have received research and impact awards from the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, and the Australasian chapter of the Association for Information Systems (AIS).

His research interests include:

  • Data protection, privacy, and cybersecurity (particularly, organisational response to data breaches, and managing personal health information (PHI))
  • Digital health and transformation of healthcare services
  • Diffusion, adoption, and governance of digital innovations (particularly, Enterprise Generative AI)

Saeed has been a Chief Investigator in an Australian Research Council (ARC) funded Linkage Project studying Digital Hospital implementation in Queensland hospitals and health services. He received the UQ Business School Cross Cross-Disciplinary Research Award in 2021. He is a founding member of the Future of Health and Trust, Ethics, and Governance Alliance research hubs.

He is a Guest Editor of Information and Organization, Section Editor of the Australasian Journal of Information Systems, Associate Editor of the Asia Pacific Journal of Information Systems (APJIS), and Editorial Board member of the International Journal of Medical Informatics. He chairs the annual DIGIT Workshop of the Special Interest Group on Adoption and Diffusion of Information Technology (SIG ADIT) and co-chairs the Digital Health Care track at the Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS). He has co-chaired tracks at the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) and the Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS).

Availability

Associate Professor Saeed Akhlaghpour is:
Available for supervision
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor, Sharif University of Technology
  • Masters (Coursework) of Business Administration, Sharif University of Technology
  • Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education, Middlesex University
  • Higher Education Academy, Higher Education Academy

Works

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56 works between 2008 and 2025

21 - 40 of 56 works

2022

Journal Article

Beyond effective use: integrating wise reasoning in machine learning development

Namvar, Morteza, Intezari, Ali, Akhlaghpour, Saeed and Brienza, Justin P. (2022). Beyond effective use: integrating wise reasoning in machine learning development. International Journal of Information Management, 69 102566, 102566. doi: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2022.102566

Beyond effective use: integrating wise reasoning in machine learning development

2022

Journal Article

Emergent affordances and potential challenges of mobile learning apps: Insights from online reviews

Gholizadeh, Mehran, Akhlaghpour, Saeed, Namvar, Morteza and Teixeira Isaias, Pedro (2022). Emergent affordances and potential challenges of mobile learning apps: Insights from online reviews. Information Technology & People, 35 (7), 2500-2517. doi: 10.1108/itp-05-2021-0412

Emergent affordances and potential challenges of mobile learning apps: Insights from online reviews

2022

Journal Article

Data privacy concerns and use of telehealth in the aged care context: an integrative review and research agenda

Pool, Javad, Akhlaghpour, Saeed, Fatehi, Farhad and Gray, Leonard C. (2022). Data privacy concerns and use of telehealth in the aged care context: an integrative review and research agenda. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 160 104707, 104707. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2022.104707

Data privacy concerns and use of telehealth in the aged care context: an integrative review and research agenda

2022

Conference Publication

Towards explaining user satisfaction with contact tracing mobile applications in a time of pandemic: a text analytics approach

Namvar, Morteza, Akhlaghpour, Saeed, Pool, Javad and Priscilia, Anisa (2022). Towards explaining user satisfaction with contact tracing mobile applications in a time of pandemic: a text analytics approach. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Hawaii, United States, 3-7 January 2022. Roskilde, Denmark: Roskilde University. doi: 10.24251/HICSS.2022.293

Towards explaining user satisfaction with contact tracing mobile applications in a time of pandemic: a text analytics approach

2022

Conference Publication

On Justification: Legislating a Digital First Artifact

Sharifi Khajedehi, Salma, Namvar, Morteza, Pool, Javad and Akhlaghpour, Saeed (2022). On Justification: Legislating a Digital First Artifact. International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) , Copenhagen, Denmark, 19-14 December 2022. Atlanta, GA United States: AIS eLibrary.

On Justification: Legislating a Digital First Artifact

2022

Conference Publication

Examining temporal distance effects of corporate giving: the role of donation type

Saha, Sajeeb, Pappu, Ravi, Ranjan, Kumar Rakesh and Akhlaghpour, Saeed (2022). Examining temporal distance effects of corporate giving: the role of donation type. The Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy (ANZMAC), Perth, WA, Australia, 5 - 7 December 2022.

Examining temporal distance effects of corporate giving: the role of donation type

2022

Conference Publication

From liking to not liking: a proposed experiment design to explore consumer perceptions of health wearable notifications

Hassandoust, Farkhondeh, Johnston, Allen C., Ologeanu-Taddei, Roxana and Akhlaghpour, Saeed (2022). From liking to not liking: a proposed experiment design to explore consumer perceptions of health wearable notifications. ACIS 2022 - Australasian Conference on Information Systems, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 4-7 December 2022. Atlanta, GA, United States: Association for Information Systems.

From liking to not liking: a proposed experiment design to explore consumer perceptions of health wearable notifications

2021

Conference Publication

Utilitarian, hedonic and monetary motivations of using mobile learning apps: Opinion mining using big data text analytics

Gholizadeh, Mehran, Akhlaghpour, Saeed, Teixeira Isaias, Pedro and Namvar, Morteza (2021). Utilitarian, hedonic and monetary motivations of using mobile learning apps: Opinion mining using big data text analytics. Australasian Conference on Information Systems 2021, Sydney, NSW Australia, 6-10 December 2021. Association for Information Systems.

Utilitarian, hedonic and monetary motivations of using mobile learning apps: Opinion mining using big data text analytics

2021

Conference Publication

Socio-technical Challenges to the Effective Use of Health Information Systems (IS) and Data Protection: A Contextual Theorization of the Dark Side of IS Use

Pool, Javad, Akhlaghpour, Saeed and Burton-Jones, Andrew (2021). Socio-technical Challenges to the Effective Use of Health Information Systems (IS) and Data Protection: A Contextual Theorization of the Dark Side of IS Use. Australasian Conference on Information Systems , Sydney, NSW Australia, 6-10 December 2021. Atlanta, GA United States: Association for Information Systems.

Socio-technical Challenges to the Effective Use of Health Information Systems (IS) and Data Protection: A Contextual Theorization of the Dark Side of IS Use

2021

Conference Publication

Misinformation and disinformation in pandemics: scientific landscape and the road ahead for public health informatics research

Pool, Javad, Fatehi, Farhad and Akhlaghpour, Saeed (2021). Misinformation and disinformation in pandemics: scientific landscape and the road ahead for public health informatics research. 15th Annual Conference on Health Informatics meets Digital Health, Vienna, Austria (Virtual Conference), 11-12 May 2021.

Misinformation and disinformation in pandemics: scientific landscape and the road ahead for public health informatics research

2021

Conference Publication

Health data privacy in the COVID-19 pandemic context: Discourses on HIPAA

Pool, Javad, Akhlaghpour, Saeed and Fatehi, Farhad (2021). Health data privacy in the COVID-19 pandemic context: Discourses on HIPAA. dHealth 2021: 15th annual conference on Health Informatics Meets Digital Health, Online, 11 - 12 May 2021. Amsterdam, Netherlands: IOS Press. doi: 10.3233/shti210091

Health data privacy in the COVID-19 pandemic context: Discourses on HIPAA

2021

Journal Article

Profiling Adopters (and Non-adopters) of a Contact Tracing Mobile Application: Insights from Australia

Lockey, Steven, Edwards, Martin R., Hornsey, Matthew J., Gillespie, Nicole, Akhlaghpour, Saeed and Colville, Shannon (2021). Profiling Adopters (and Non-adopters) of a Contact Tracing Mobile Application: Insights from Australia. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 149 104414, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2021.104414

Profiling Adopters (and Non-adopters) of a Contact Tracing Mobile Application: Insights from Australia

2021

Journal Article

Learning from enforcement cases to manage GDPR risks

Akhlaghpour, Saeed, Hassandoust, Farkhondeh, Fatehi, Farhad, Burton-Jones, Andrew and Hynd, Andrew (2021). Learning from enforcement cases to manage GDPR risks. MIS Quarterly Executive, 20 (3) 4, 199-218. doi: 10.17705/2msqe.00049

Learning from enforcement cases to manage GDPR risks

2020

Conference Publication

On the complexity of health data protection-in-practice: insights from a longitudinal qualitative study

Pool, Javad, Akhlaghpour, Saeed and Burton-Jones, Andrew (2020). On the complexity of health data protection-in-practice: insights from a longitudinal qualitative study. Australasian Conference on Information Systems, Wellington, New Zealand, 1-4 December 2020. Association for Information Systems.

On the complexity of health data protection-in-practice: insights from a longitudinal qualitative study

2020

Conference Publication

Health data privacy: research fronts, hot topics and future directions

Pool, Javad, Fatehi, Farhad, Hassandoust, Farkhondeh and Akhlaghpour, Saeed (2020). Health data privacy: research fronts, hot topics and future directions. 2020 Special Topic Conference of the European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI STC 2020), Online, 26 - 27 November 2020. Amsterdam, Netherlands: IOS Press. doi: 10.3233/shti200716

Health data privacy: research fronts, hot topics and future directions

2020

Journal Article

Individuals' privacy concerns and adoption of contact tracing mobile applications in a pandemic: a situational privacy calculus perspective

Hassandoust, Farkhondeh, Akhlaghpour, Saeed and Johnston, Allen C (2020). Individuals' privacy concerns and adoption of contact tracing mobile applications in a pandemic: a situational privacy calculus perspective. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, 28 (3), 463-471. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocaa240

Individuals' privacy concerns and adoption of contact tracing mobile applications in a pandemic: a situational privacy calculus perspective

2020

Journal Article

Towards a contextual theory of Mobile Health Data Protection (MHDP): a realist perspective

Pool, Javad, Akhlaghpour, Saeed and Fatehi, Farhad (2020). Towards a contextual theory of Mobile Health Data Protection (MHDP): a realist perspective. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 141 104229, 104229. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2020.104229

Towards a contextual theory of Mobile Health Data Protection (MHDP): a realist perspective

2020

Conference Publication

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Healthcare: Hot Topics and Research Fronts

Fatehi, Farhad, Hassandoust, Farkhondeh, Ko, Ryan K. L. and Akhlaghpour, Saeed (2020). General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Healthcare: Hot Topics and Research Fronts. 30th Medical Informatics Europe (MIE) Conference, Geneva Switzerland, Apr, 2020. Amsterdam, Netherlands: IOS Press. doi: 10.3233/SHTI200336

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Healthcare: Hot Topics and Research Fronts

2020

Journal Article

Changing the conversation on evaluating digital transformation in healthcare: insights from an institutional analysis

Burton-Jones, Andrew, Akhlaghpour, Saeed, Ayre, Stephen, Barde, Payal, Staib, Andrew and Sullivan, Clair (2020). Changing the conversation on evaluating digital transformation in healthcare: insights from an institutional analysis. Information and Organization, 30 (1) 100255, 100255. doi: 10.1016/j.infoandorg.2019.100255

Changing the conversation on evaluating digital transformation in healthcare: insights from an institutional analysis

2019

Conference Publication

Causes and impacts of Personal Health Information (PHI) breaches: a scoping review and thematic analysis

Pool, Javad, Akhlaghpour, Saeed, Fatehi, Farhad and Burton-Jones, Andrew (2019). Causes and impacts of Personal Health Information (PHI) breaches: a scoping review and thematic analysis. Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), Xi'an, China, 8-12 July 2019. Atlanta, GA United States: Association for Information Systems.

Causes and impacts of Personal Health Information (PHI) breaches: a scoping review and thematic analysis

Funding

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2026
    A Scoping Analysis of AI Applications in Facilitating Patient Flow and Collaborations between the MSHHS Emergency Departments (ED) and Satellite Hospital Minor Illness and Injury Clinics (SH-MIIC)
    PA Research Foundation
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2022
    Developing a context-specific social media monitoring tool to empower Australian small business
    UQ Knowledge Exchange & Translation Fund
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2024
    Unlocking Benefits from Digital Investments through Meaningful Use
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Associate Professor Saeed Akhlaghpour is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    COVID-19 associated behavior to build sustainable healthcare: Learnings from Indian and Australian Journey of COVID-19 Pandemic

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Strategic Integration of Generative AI in Telehealth: Enhancing Equity and Access in Australia and India

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Business Strategy and Policy Making: A Comparative Study of Business Models

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Business Strategy and Policy Making: A Comparative Study of Business Models

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    COVID-19 associated behavior to build sustainable healthcare: Learnings from Indian and Australian Journey of COVID-19 Pandemic

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Privacy by Design (PbD) in Software Development

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Andrew Burton-Jones

  • Doctor Philosophy

    DIGITALISATION AND GOVERNMENT POLICY FOR THE INTERNATIONALISATION OF MICRO SMALL MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (MSMES) IN INDONESIA

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Stan Karanasios

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Defining and Measuring Analytics Value

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Dongming Xu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Applying Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Large Language Models (LLM) to Teleconsultation for Better Patient Outcomes

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Morteza Namvar, Professor Marta Indulska

  • Doctor Philosophy

    An Integrated Model for Speech and Text Analysis from a Sociotechnical Perspective in Healthcare Context

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Marten Risius, Dr Morteza Namvar, Associate Professor Andrew Staib, Professor Andrew Burton-Jones

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploring the Impact of Generative AI on the Workplace through Natural Language Processing

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Andrew Burton-Jones, Dr Morteza Namvar

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Personal Assistant Health Systems: Leveraging NLP and Machine Learning in eHealth Data Management for Personalized Care

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Morteza Namvar

  • Master Philosophy

    Text Analysis of Immigration Tweets in Australia Using Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Marten Risius, Dr Morteza Namvar

  • Master Philosophy

    Text Analysis of Immigration Tweets in Australia Using Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Marten Risius, Dr Morteza Namvar

Completed supervision

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Enquiries

Contact Associate Professor Saeed Akhlaghpour directly for media enquiries about:

  • Cybersecurity
  • Data Breach
  • Data Privacy
  • Data Protection
  • Digital Health

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