
Dr Ali Farooq
Lecturer
Computer and Information Sciences
Prize And Awards
- Social Media Research Award (Runner up)
- Recipient
- 2022
- Best Paper Runner up
- Recipient
- 2019
- Prime Minister's Commendation Certificate
- Recipient
- 2009
Publications
- Representing groups of students as personas : A systematic review of persona creation, application, and trends in the educational domain
- Farooq Ali, Alabed Amani, Msefula Pilira, Al Tamime Reham, Salminen Joni, Jung Soon-gyo, Jansen Bernard
- Computers and Education Open Vol 8 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeo.2025.100242
- Explanatory and predictive modeling of cybersecurity behaviors using protection motivation theory
- Kiran Uzma, Khan Naurin Farooq, Murtaza Hajra, Farooq Ali, Pirkkalainen Henri
- Computers and Security Vol 149 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2024.104204
- Exploring social media privacy concerns : a comprehensive survey study across 16 Middle Eastern and North African countries
- Farooq Ali, Salminen Joni, Martin Justin D, Aldous Kholoud, Jung Soon-Gyo, Jansen Bernard J
- IEEE Access Vol 12, pp. 147087-147105 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2024.3463869
- Using ChatGPT in content marketing : enhancing users’ social media engagement in cross-platform content creation through generative AI
- Aldous Kholoud, Salminen Joni, Farooq Ali, Jung Soon-Gyo, Jansen Bernard
- HT '24: Proceedings of the 35th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media , pp. 376-383 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1145/3648188.3675142
- Understanding privacy concerns in mobile health applications : a scenario-based online survey
- Tamime Reham Al, Farooq Ali, Salminen Joni, Marmion Vincent, Hall Wendy
- 2023 IEEE 22nd International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications (TrustCom) 2023 IEEE 22nd International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications (TrustCom) IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications (TrustCom) Vol 2023, pp. 1757-1765 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/trustcom60117.2023.00239
- The effect of job and personal demands and resources on healthcare workers' wellbeing : a cross-sectional study
- Yousef Consuela Cheriece, Farooq Ali, Amateau Gigi, Abu Esba Laila Carolina, Burnett Keisha, Alyas Omar Anwar
- PLoS ONE Vol 19 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0303769
Research Interests
My research focus is "Where human meets technology"!
I am interested in understanding how people interact with technology, what issues they face, and the consequences of technology use. To understand these dynamics, I borrow knowledge from disciplines such as sociology, psychology, and economics and conduct user studies (both quantitative and qualitative) to understand and improve human-technology interaction, especially cybersecurity behaviours.
Investigating the effects of the dark side of technology, such as information overload and techno-stress, on well-being and security-related behaviours is also close to my heart.
Professional Activities
- NCSC ACE-CSR Conference 2025
- Participant
- 8/1/2025
- Reasoning About Group Privacy
- Examiner
- 30/8/2024
- In The Defence of Realm: Challenges of Cybersecurity Professionals
- Speaker
- 20/8/2024
- On Understanding of Research and Publication Process
- Speaker
- 7/6/2024
- From AI to GenAI: Challenges in the Emergent Use of Text-Based Generative AI in Research
- Speaker
- 21/3/2024
- Glasgow AI experts to probe how Chat GPT could help university researchers
- Contributor
- 29/1/2024
Projects
- Addressing Privacy Risks and Legal Challenges in the Emergent Use of Text-based Generative AI for UK Research (REPHRAIN)
- Moncur, Wendy (Principal Investigator) Farooq, Ali (Co-investigator) Farooq, Ali (Co-investigator) Gibson, Ryan Colin (Research Co-investigator) Gibson, Ryan Colin (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2024
- Addressing Privacy Risks and Legal Challenges in the Emergent Use of Text-based Generative AI for UK Research (REPHRAIN)
- Moncur, Wendy (Principal Investigator) Farooq, Ali (Co-investigator) Farooq, Ali (Co-investigator) Gibson, Ryan Colin (Research Co-investigator) Gibson, Ryan Colin (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2024
Contact
Dr
Ali
Farooq
Lecturer
Computer and Information Sciences
Email: ali.farooq@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted