
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
- Human-centred artificial intelligence in progressive education : unravelling the benefits and challenges in Qatar’s HEIs
- Jansen Bernard J, Jung Soon-gyo, Farooq Ali, Salminen Joni, Aldous Kholoud, Msefula Pilira Stella, Alabed Amani, Khan Salar M, O'Kennedy Richard
- The Future of Educaiton Policy in the State of Qatar (2025) (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-9667-0_6
- 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 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2024.104204
- 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
- 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
- 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
- IEEE Frontiers in Education
- Participant
- 4/2025
- NCSC ACE-CSR Conference 2025
- Participant
- 8/1/2025
- BMC Health Services Research (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 2025
- BMC Public Health (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 2025
- Acta Physiologica (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 2025
- 2025 European Symposium on Usable Security
- Organiser
- 1/2025
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