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Biography
Babak is interim Head of the Department of Actuarial Studies and Business Analytics at Macquarie Business School. He is also an adjunct fellow at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). He holds a PhD in Information Systems from UNSW Business School, with a multi-disciplinary background in business, statistical modelling, and computer science. Prior to academia, he used to work in IT and management consulting. His research is inspired by problems in practice and is rooted in behavioural and managerial theories. Babak's research examines the positive and negative aspects of business analytics and information systems at organisational and individual levels. In particular, he is interested in the transformational effects of health analytics, social analytics, and artificial intelligence.
Babak has so far received about half a million dollars in external funding through engagement with Cancer Council NSW, Asia Productivity Organization, Reserve Bank of Australia, The Whiddon Group, Suicide Prevention Australia, and other partners. On the teaching front, his approach is driven by problems in the industry and society. In 2019, he won UTS Learning & Teaching Citation and in 2010 he received Macquarie University's Faculty of Business teaching award.
Babak is an editorial member of Electronic Markets, Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research, and a section editor in Australasian Journal of IS. He is also guest co-editor of a 2021 special issue on Designing and Managing Human-AI Interactions in Information Systems Frontiers, a guest editor of a 2022 special issue on Explainable and Responsible Artificial Intelligence in Electronic Markets, and a co-chair of the Australasian Conference in Information Systems in 2021. He is a member of The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), Association for Information Systems (AIS) and Australian Computer Society (ACS). Babak has published over 80 publications, with 25 of which in A/A* journals such as Information & Management, Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Internet Research, Journal of the American Medical Informatics, Information Systems Frontiers, and Computers & Education. In 2020, he co-authored a paper on gender bias in AI, which was awarded Natalie F Hardwicke prize from Australasian Conference in Information Systems.
He is available for media commentary, actively engages with media outlets about his research in social media and health informatics, and has written for The Conversation, and been interviewed by ABC News 24, 2Ser FM, and Macquarie's The Lighthouse
Supervision: Babak has so far supervised several HDR students to completion. He is available to supervise research students in the following areas:
- Online communities and social media
- Responsible Analytics and AI
- Managing Business Analytics, People & Organization
- Social Media Analytics
- Health Analytics
- Ethics of Analytics & AI
Teaching
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Projects
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Australia-China business in the Asian century: developing skills for accountants and establishing linkages with the Australian-Chinese business community through MOOCs
Sin, S., McGuigan, N., Leung, P. & Abedin, B.
9/04/14 → 31/03/15
Project: Research
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A Critical Success Factors Model for Communicating with Social Networking Sites Users: A Business Perspective
1/07/11 → 30/06/12
Project: Research
Research Outputs
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Adult learning in online communities of practice: A systematic review
Abedini, A., Abedin, B. & Zowghi, D., Jul 2021, In: British Journal of Educational Technology. 52, 4, p. 1663-1694 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Introduction to the minitrack on explainable artificial intelligence (XAI)
Meske, C., Abedin, B., Rabhi, F. & Junglas, I., 2021, HICSS 2021: Proceedings of the 54th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Bui, T. X. (ed.). Online: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), p. 1262-1263 2 p. (Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution
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Managing the tension between opposing effects of explainability of artificial intelligence: a contingency theory perspective
Abedin, B., 5 Jul 2021, In: Internet Research. 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Dark side of using online social networks: A review of individuals' negative experiences
Boroon, L., Abedin, B. & Erfani, E., Nov 2021, In: Journal of Global Information Management. 29, 6, p. 1-21 21 p., 34.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Role of Employees in Digital Transformation: A Preliminary Study on How Employees' Digital Literacy Impacts Use of Digital Technologies
Cetindamar, D., Abedin, B. & Shirahada, K., 28 Jun 2021, In: IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Teaching Citation
Abedin, Babak (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Teaching award
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Australian Conference on Information Systems
Babak Abedin (Chair) & Yvette Blount (Organiser)
Dec 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop or event series
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Information Systems Frontiers (Journal)
Babak Abedin (Editor)
Apr 2021 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial of research outputs › Editorial work
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Optus's Data & Analytics UTalks
Babak Abedin (Speaker)
8 Dec 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research (Journal)
Babak Abedin (Member of editorial board)
2019 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial of research outputs › Editorial work
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Electronic Markets (Journal)
Babak Abedin (Member of editorial board)
2018 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial of research outputs › Editorial work
Press / Media
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Why social media are more like chocolate than cigarettes
8/03/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Why analogue interactions and digital tools work better together
1/02/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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More cancer patients turn to online communities for help
8/10/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Education, Healthy Social Media Use Could Stem UK Teenage Death Rates - Scholars
29/01/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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