Areas of Expertise
- IS Project Management (PM)
- Artificial Intelligence in PM
- IT strategy and governance
- Enterprise systems
- Business intelligence
- Smart Cities
Education
- Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PCAP)
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Kingdom of Bahrain
- PhD in Information Systems Project Management
The University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
- Master's in Information Technology Management (MITM)
The University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
- B.SC. in Business Information Systems
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Kingdom of Bahrain
- Associate Diploma in Accounting
University of Bahrain
Sakhir, Kingdom of Bahrain
Biography
Dr. Maan Aljawder is an assistant professor of Information Systems at the University of Bahrain. He received his Ph.D. in Information Systems from the University of Sydney in Australia in 2015 and completed his Master’s Degree in IT Management at the same university in 2007. Moreover, Dr. Aljawder had extensive experience extends to over 20 years in the business and academic field. He is a fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy and a certified Enterprise IT process capability assessor (COBIT 5 Assessor).
Dr. Aljawder was the Director of Administrative and Technical Programs at the College of Applied Studies. He also held several professional positions in accounting and IT where he was involved in several multidisciplinary projects of developing and implementing process workflows and financial systems. He has also presided over and been a member of several scientific and management committees at different levels.
He worked with several teams on interdisciplinary projects related to enterprise systems, Smart Cities and Sustainability. He is also an active member in other research groups and committees conducting nation-wide research projects. His research has been published in local and international peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, and books. He had several reviews of scientific research and papers. Dr. Aljawder has supervised a number of Master's theses in the field of Management and Technology in collaboration with the Bahrain Institute of Public Administration (BIPA).
His teaching and research interest in Smart Cities, IS Project Management, IT Strategy and governance, Enterprise Systems, and Business Intelligence.
Achievements
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Affiliations
Fellow of the UK AdvanceHE (Formerly UK Higher Education Academy)
Grants & Contracts Awarded
Participated in a contractual research project with the Bahrain’s Electronic Network For Financial Transactions (BENEFIT) related to the development of FinTech and seamless payment gateway, December 2018.
Publications & Presentations
- Knowledge Engineering Using Natural Language Processing of User Reviews for Bahrain’s Mobile Government Applications. IEEE, Aug 9, 2023
- Artificial Neural Network Modeling of Users' Behavioral Intention to Adopt M-Government ServicesArtificial Neural Network Modeling of Users' Behavioral Intention to Adopt M-Government Services. IEEE, Jan 13, 2023.
- Strategy for Artificial Intelligence in Bahrain: Challenges and OpportunitiesStrategy for Artificial Intelligence in Bahrain: Challenges and Opportunities. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, Oct 1, 2021.
- The Effect of Redefining the Role of the Public Sector on Stakeholder Satisfaction: BENAYAT as a case studyThe Effect of Redefining the Role of the Public Sector on Stakeholder Satisfaction: BENAYAT as a case study. IEEE, Sep 29, 2021.
- A Novel Design of a Fully Seamless e-Payment ExperienceA Novel Design of a Fully Seamless e-Payment Experience. 2020 International Conference on Innovation and Intelligence for Informatics, Computing and Technologies (3ICT), Dec 20, 2020.
- Impact of Manager’s Role and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on the Construction ProjectsImpact of Manager’s Role and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on the Construction Projects. International Journal of Computing and Digital Systems, May 1, 2020.
- Development of a National Smart City Initiatives Framework for the Kingdom of Bahrain: A Blueprint for Successful Smart CitiesDevelopment of a National Smart City Initiatives Framework for the Kingdom of Bahrain: A Blueprint for Successful Smart Cities. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, Dec 1, 2019.
- The Effect of Awareness, Trust, and Privacy and Security on Students’ Adoption of Contactless Payments: An Empirical StudyThe Effect of Awareness, Trust, and Privacy and Security on Students’ Adoption of Contactless Payments: An Empirical Study. International Journal of Computing and Digital Systems · Nov 1, 2019.
- Investigating the impact of contactless payment technologies on the students’ adoption at the university of BahrainInvestigating the impact of contactless payment technologies on the students’ adoption at the university of Bahrain. IEEE, Nov 18, 2018.
- Assessment of e-Government Services from the Supply Side to the Demand Side: Towards Better e-Services in the Kingdom of BahrainAssessment of e-Government Services from the Supply Side to the Demand Side: Towards Better e-Services in the Kingdom of Bahrain. International Journal of Economic Research · Dec 1, 2017.
- Development of a National Smart City Initiatives Framework for the Kingdom of Bahrain: A Blueprint for Successful Smart Cities.Development of a National Smart City Initiatives Framework for the Kingdom of Bahrain: A Blueprint for Successful Smart Cities. Gulf Research Meeting, Aug 1, 2017.
- A Contingent Model of Project Organization and ManagementA Contingent Model of Project Organization and Management. Proceedings of the Nineteenth Americas Conference on Information Systems. Chicago, Illinois. Aug 1, 2013.
