
Overview
Background
Shazia Sadiq FTSE is a Professor of Computer Science at the School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland. Her research focusses on responsible data management and aims to reduce the socio-technical barriers to data driven transformation, by assisting organisations to create, protect and sustain agile data pipelines. Her work has contributed to advancing knowledge on data quality management, scalable data curation and cleaning, and bias mitigation for advanced opaque analytical models and techniques, and process improvements for data-driven organisations. She is part of the Data Science discipline that has received the highest ranking for excellence in research for Australia in every round of ERA. She has published over 200 peer-reviewed publications and attracted $20million in research funding from the Australian Research Council, industry and various national and international funding bodies. She has recieved numerous research awards including Test-of-Time award for influential work on Business Process Compliance, Best Use of Data award from Queensland Government, Distinguished Researcher Award from Women in Tech, and several best paper awards at international conferences. Shazia has been a devoted lecturer for two decades, and an advocate of learning analytics and AI in Education for improving personalized learning and equitable graduate outcomes. In 2012, she received an institutional award for teaching excellence and in 2016 she spearheaded the highly successful Master of Data Science program at UQ, that is helping overcome skill shortages in Queensland for qualified data scientists. She is currently leading UQ's AI Strategy and Capability Development work as the convenor of UQ's AI Research Network that brings together over 100 interdisciplinary researchers. Shazia is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, immediate past chair of the National Committee on Information and Communication Sciences at the Australian Academy of Science 2019-2023, a member of The Australian Research Council College of Experts 2018-2021, and Centre Director for the ARC Industry Transformation Training Centre on Information Resilience 2020-2025.
Availability
- Professor Shazia Sadiq is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, Quaid-i-Azam University
- Masters (Coursework), Quaid-i-Azam University
- Masters (Coursework), Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Research interests
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Data and Information Quality
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Database Mangement
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Business Process Management
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Conceptual Modelling
Works
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2010
Conference Publication
SBVR based business contract and business rule IDE
Kamada, Aqueo, Governatori, Guido and Sadiq, Shazia (2010). SBVR based business contract and business rule IDE. RuleML 2010 Challenge, at the 4th International Web Rule Symposium, , , October 21, 2010-October 23, 2010.
2010
Journal Article
MCIS2010 workshop organizers' message
Sadiq, Shazia, Yang, Xiaochun, Zhou, Xiaofang and Deng, Ke (2010). MCIS2010 workshop organizers' message. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 6193 LNCS doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-14589-6_12
2010
Journal Article
A UML profile for perdurant ontology of domain interlocking Institutional Worlds
Ahmad, Mohammad Nazir, Colomb, Robert M. and Sadiq, Shazia (2010). A UML profile for perdurant ontology of domain interlocking Institutional Worlds. International Journal of Internet and Enterprise Management (IJIEM), 6 (3), 213-232. doi: 10.1504/IJIEM.2010.032170
2010
Conference Publication
Information systems research: Aligning to industry challenges in management of regulatory compliance
Abdullah, Norris Syed, Sadiq, Shazia and Indulska, Marta (2010). Information systems research: Aligning to industry challenges in management of regulatory compliance. 14th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, Taipei, Taiwan, 9-12 July 2010. Taiwan: Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems.
2010
Conference Publication
Emerging challenges in information systems research for regulatory compliance management
Abdullah, Norris Syed, Sadiq, Shazia and Indulska, Marta (2010). Emerging challenges in information systems research for regulatory compliance management. 22nd International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering, Hammamet, Tunisia, 7-9 June, 2010. Berlin ; New York: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-13094-6_21
2010
Conference Publication
Active duplicate detection
Deng, Ke, Wang, Liwei, Zhou, Xiaofang, Sadiq, Shazia and Fung, Gabriel Pui Cheong (2010). Active duplicate detection. 15th International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications (DASFAA 2010), Tsukuba, Japan, 1-4 April 2010. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-12026-8_43
2010
Conference Publication
On improving learning outcomes through sharing of learning experiences
Wan, Au Thien, Sadiq, Shazia and Li, Xue (2010). On improving learning outcomes through sharing of learning experiences. 10th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2010, Sousse, Tunisia, 5-7 July 2010. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services (CPS). doi: 10.1109/ICALT.2010.134
2010
Conference Publication
Managing data dependency constraints through business processes
Lin, Joe Y.-C. and Sadiq, Shazia (2010). Managing data dependency constraints through business processes. 12th Internation Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS 2010), Madeira, Portugal, 8-12 June 2010. Madeira, Portugal: SciTePress.
2010
Conference Publication
Avoiding inconsistency in user preferences for data quality aware queries
Yeganeh, Naiem Khodabandehloo and Sadiq, Shazia (2010). Avoiding inconsistency in user preferences for data quality aware queries. Business Information Systems 13th International Conference (BIS 2010), Berlin, Germany, 3-5 May 2010. Berlin, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-12814-1_6
2010
Journal Article
Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing: Preface
Rinderle-Ma, Stefanie, Sadiq, Shazia and Leymann, Frank (2010). Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing: Preface. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, 43 LNBIP
2010
Conference Publication
Socialization of work practice through business process analysis
Setiawan, Mukhammad Andri and Sadiq, Shazia (2010). Socialization of work practice through business process analysis. 12th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, ICEIS 2010, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, 8th - 12 June 2010. INSTICC Digital Library: Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication (INSTICC).
2010
Conference Publication
Transformation of SBVR compliant business rules to executable FCL rules
Kamada, A, Governatori, G and Sadiq, S (2010). Transformation of SBVR compliant business rules to executable FCL rules. RuleML 2010: The 4th International Web Rule Symposium. Research Based and Industry Focused, Washington, DC, U.S.A., 21-23 October 2010. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-16289-3_14
2010
Conference Publication
Sampling dirty data for matching attributes
Koehler, Henning, Zhou, Xiaofang, Sadiq, Shazia, Shu, Yanfeng and Taylor, Kerry (2010). Sampling dirty data for matching attributes. 2010 ACM SIGMOD/PODS Conference, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 6-11 June 2010. New York, NY, United States: Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/1807167.1807177
2010
Book Chapter
A methodological framework for aligning business processes and regulatory compliance
Sadiq, Shazia and Governatori, Guido (2010). A methodological framework for aligning business processes and regulatory compliance. Handbook of business process management: 2. Strategic alignment, governance, people and culture. (pp. 159-176) edited by Jan Brocke and Michael Rosemann. Berlin & Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
2009
Journal Article
Preface
Sadiq, Shazia, Indulska, Marta and Zur Muehlen, Michael (2009). Preface. CEUR Workshop Proceedings, 459, xviii-xix.
2009
Journal Article
Workshop organizers' message
Sadiq, Shazia, Deng, Ke, Zhou, Xiaofang, Yang, Xiaochun, Aref, Walid G., Delis, Alex, Liu, Qing and Xu, Kai (2009). Workshop organizers' message. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 5667 LNCS, 95-96. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-04205-8_9
2009
Journal Article
Evie - A developer toolkit for encoding service interaction patterns
O'Hagan, Anthony M. J., Sadiq, Shazia and Sadiq, Wasim (2009). Evie - A developer toolkit for encoding service interaction patterns. Information Systems Frontiers, 11 (3), 211-225. doi: 10.1007/s10796-008-9085-4
2009
Journal Article
Instance optimal query processing in spatial networks
Deng, Ke, Zhou, Xiaofeng, Shen, Heng Tao, Sadiq, Shazia and Li, Xue (2009). Instance optimal query processing in spatial networks. The VLDB Journal, 18 (3), 675-693. doi: 10.1007/s00778-008-0115-0
2009
Journal Article
Beyond rigidity - dynamic process lifecycle support: A survey on dynamic changes in process-aware information systems
Weber, Barbara, Sadiq, Shazia and Reichert, Manfred (2009). Beyond rigidity - dynamic process lifecycle support: A survey on dynamic changes in process-aware information systems. Computer Science - Research and Development, 23 (2), 47-65. doi: 10.1007/s00450-009-0069-5
2009
Edited Outputs
Proceedings of the DASFAA 2008 Workshops
Chee-Yong Chan, Sanjay Chawla, Shazia Sadiq, Xiaofang Zhou and Vikram Pudi eds. (2009). Proceedings of the DASFAA 2008 Workshops. Data Quality and High Dimensional Data Analysis, New Dehli, India, 19-22 March 2008. World Scientific.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Shazia Sadiq is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
A Process Oriented Approach to Value Creation from Data Products
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Marta Indulska, Associate Professor Ida Asadi Someh
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Doctor Philosophy
Critical Success Factors in Data Driven Value Creation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Marta Indulska, Professor Gianluca Demartini
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Doctor Philosophy
Coordinating for Innovation in Ecosystems: A Sensemaking Perspective
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andrew Burton-Jones
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Doctor Philosophy
Bias Mitigation in Human in the Loop Decision Systems
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gianluca Demartini
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Doctor Philosophy
Customer Data Stories
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gianluca Demartini
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Doctor Philosophy
Value Measurement of Data Products
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Rocky Chen
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Master Philosophy
Privacy-Preserving Data Governance Framework for Generative AI: Ensuring Ethical Use and Protection of Sensitive Information
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Marta Indulska, Associate Professor Ida Asadi Someh
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Doctor Philosophy
Expanding Data Sets to Allow Improved Critical Care for Children - Outpatient Risk Prediction
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Adam Irwin, Associate Professor Sen Wang
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Doctor Philosophy
On-demand Dataset Builder
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Wojtek Tomaszewski, Dr Hassan Khosravi
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Doctor Philosophy
Causal Analysis for Decision Support in Public Health
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Hongzhi Yin, Dr Rocky Chen
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Sensemaking in Integrative Multi-artefact Information Tasks
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Marta Indulska, Professor Gianluca Demartini
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2021
Master Philosophy
Integrated Information Risk Management Framework
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Marta Indulska
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2021
Master Philosophy
An exploration of data quality awareness and impacts in healthcare
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Marta Indulska
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK OF EFFECTIVE USE OF BIG DATA
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Marta Indulska
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Integrated Modeling of Business Processes and Business Rules
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Marta Indulska
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Effect of Using Domain Ontologies to Facilitate Shared Understanding and Cross-Understanding in Groups
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Marta Indulska
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
A PATTERN BASED APPROACH FOR DATA QUALITY REQUIREMENTS MODELLING
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Marta Indulska
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2016
Master Philosophy
A Data-Driven Approach for Discovery of Data Quality Requirements
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Marta Indulska
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
A Framework for Socialisation of Work Practice for Improving Business Process Performance
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Xue Li
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT ONTOLOGY: ENABLING SHARED UNDERSTANDING IN COMPLIANCE PRACTICE
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Marta Indulska
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
A Framework for Investigating, Analysing and Recommending eLearning Experience
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Xue Li
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Customizing activity behaviour for flexible business process execution
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Xue Li
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
An Ontology Server for Ontology-based Interoperation of Information Systems
Principal Advisor
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Framework for Personalized eLearning based on Pedagogical Dependencies
Principal Advisor
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Design Considerations for Query Dissemination in Wireless Sensor Networks
Principal Advisor
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
On Optimal Path Computations in Intensive Messaging Environments
Principal Advisor
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Recommending Insightful Actions in Learning Analytics Dashboards
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Marta Indulska, Dr Hassan Khosravi
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Automating Expertise in Identifying Structured Data Quality Issues: From Experts, Through Novices, to Machines
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Marta Indulska, Professor Gianluca Demartini
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
On the Role of Human and Machine Metadata in Crowdsourced Data Annotation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Marta Indulska, Professor Gianluca Demartini
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
AI and Learning Analytics to Improve Peer Review and Feedback in Learnersourcing
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Hassan Khosravi
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Improving the Work Environment and Data Quality in Micro-Task Crowdsourcing
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gianluca Demartini
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Learner Models for Learnersourced Adaptive Educational Systems
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Hassan Khosravi
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Intelligence Behind Annotations: A Study of Understanding Interaction Behavior when the Human is in the Loop
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gianluca Demartini
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2020
Master Philosophy
Advanced Machine Learning Algorithms for Discrete Datasets
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Hongzhi Yin
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Large-scale Content Management and Retrieval for Social Media
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Helen Huang
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
POINT OF INTERESTS RECOMMENDATION IN LOCATION-BASED SOCIAL NETWORKS
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Hongzhi Yin
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2017
Master Philosophy
SQL Extensions for Domain Agnostic Data Representational Consistency
Associate Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
SharkDB: An In-Memory Storage System for Large Scale Trajectory Data Management
Associate Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Quality-Aware Trajectory Processing Using Significant Locations
Associate Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
Business Process Enforcement Using Harmonized Messaging Technology
Associate Advisor
Media
Enquiries
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- Business process management - and IT
- Data quality management
- Databases
- Governance - IT
- Information systems
- Information technology
- IT - risk and compliance
- Risk and compliance - IT
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