Dr. Ahmed Imran
Associate Professor in Information Systems at the University of Canberra, Australia
Dr Ahmed Imran is an Associate Professor at the University of Canberra, where he leads the interdisciplinary Research cluster of Digital inequality and Social change (RC-DISC). Ahmed’s research interests include IT innovation and design, digital inequality, online child protection, societal transformations through ICT and the short- and long-term influence of IT in shaping societies for the future. Dr Imran has garnered over a decade of academic experience in Australia’s leading Universities and has published in top-tier journals. His vast experience as an IT manager as well as his work in developing countries is invaluable for research and in understanding and providing a rich insight into the socio-cultural context through multiple lenses. Dr Imran’s research has proven to bring real-world applications to the table and cemented its importance in the eyes of the research community.
Recent publications
- Tasfia, R., Imran, A., & Lee, J. Y. (2025). Integration of a multidimensional framework to measure the social impact of an information technology intervention from a human centered approach. Information Technology for Development, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/02681102.2025.2512367
- Alhazmi, Hamoud; Imran, Ahmed; and Alsheikh, Mohammad Abu, “Perception of Digital Privacy Protection: An Empirical Study using GDPR Framework” (2024). ACIS 2024 Proceedings. 113.
- https://aisel.aisnet.org/acis2024/113
- Sakr, Hala and Imran, Ahmed, “Intrusion of Generative AI in higher education and its impact on the educators’ well-being: A scoping review” (2024). ACIS 2024 Proceedings. 156.
- https://aisel.aisnet.org/acis2024/156
- Imran, A., Haque, M., Shahriar, F. (2024). Survey instruments for measuring Digital Inequality at the individual level. 16th IFIP TC9 Human Choice and Computers Conference: Humans, Technological Innovations and Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Consequences. Phuket, Thailand, 8th-10th September.Imran, A., Gregor, S., McDougal, D., Shahriar, F. (2023) Understanding Parental Perceptions of Children’s Online Use in Australian Aboriginal Communities by Adapting Traditional Indigenous Practices. In: Jones, M.R., Mukherjee, A.S., Thapa, D., Zheng, Y. (eds) After Latour: Globalisation, Inequity and Climate Change. IFIPJWC 2023. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 696. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50154-8_28
- Gregor, S., Gunawardena, M., Imran, A. ., Okai-Ugbaje, S., Page Jeffery, C., & Wilson, R. (2023) Indigenous Knowledge-Sharing Interventions in Australia and the Use of Information and Communication Technology: A Scoping Review. Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 27. https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v27i0.4217
- Imran, A., Khanom, N., & Rahman, A. (2023) Parental perception of children’s online behaviour: a study on ethnic communities in Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(7), 5342 https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/7/5342
- Imran, A. (2022) Why addressing digital inequality should be a priority. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, e12255. https://doi.org/10.1002/isd2.12255
- Imran, A, Quimno, V. & Gregor, S (2022). Factors Influencing Digital Inequality: A Scoping Review. Associationfor Information Systems Special Interest Group on ICT and Global Development’s (SIG GlobDev’s), Fourteenth Annual Pre-ICIS Workshop, Copenhagen. https://aisel.aisnet.org/globdev2022/10/
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