Karim AL-YAFI

Karim AL-YAFI
Associate Professor
Ph.D. in Management of Information Systems - Brunel University Business School
Track: Management of Information Systems
Education
  • 2012 : Ph.D. in Management of Information Systems, Brunel University Business School, United Kingdom
  • 2005 : Bachelor in Computer Science, Al-Baath University, Syria
Professional Experiences
Academic Experience
  • 2014 - 2023, Professor, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
Professional Experience :
  • 2024 - present, Consultant in Business Digital Transformation, Freelance, Colmar, France
  • 2022 - 2023, Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Genesis Corporation, Daha, Qatar
Published Papers in Refereed Journals
  • Mhiri M., AL-YAFI K., Legros B., Jouini O., Haouari M., (2024). A blockchain‐based framework to optimize shipping container flows in the hinterland, International Transactions in Operational Research, 31 (6) 3808-3841.
  • Haouari M., Mhiri M., Elmasri M., AL-YAFI K., (2022). A novel proof of useful work for a blockchain storing transportation transactions, Information Processing & Management, 59 (1) 102749.
  • Elmasri M., AL-YAFI K., Kamal M. M., (2022). A Task-Technology-Identity Fit Model of Smartwatch Utilisation and User Satisfaction: A Hybrid SEM-Neural Network Approach, Information Systems Frontiers, 25 (1) 835–852.
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  • Al-Qahtani N., AL-YAFI K., Alshare K. A., (2019). Factors influencing employees' intention to apply ergonomics at workplaces: a cultural perspective, International Journal of Human Factors and Eronomics, 6 (1) 57-87.
  • Elmasri M., AL-YAFI K., Addas S., Tarhini A., (2018). Individual Determinants of IT Occupational Outcomes, Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 42 (1) -.
  • AL-YAFI K., Elmasri M., Tsai R., (2018). The Effects of Using Social Network Sites on Academic Performance: The Case of Qatar, Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 31 (3) 446–462.
  • AL-YAFI K., Hindi N. M., Osman I. H., (2016). A User-Centric Evaluation of e-Government Services in the GCC Region, International Journal of Electronic Government Research, 12 (4) 15-34.
Book Chapters
  • AL-YAFI K., (2018), A Quantitative Evaluation of Costs, Opportunities, Benefits, and Risks Accompanying the Use of E-Government Services in Qatar, in: Strategic Management and Innovative Applications of E-Government.
Peer Review Proceedings
  • Elmasri M., AL-YAFI K., Sherif K. S., (2019), The Digital Transformation of FinTech: Disruptions and Value Paths, in: PACIS 2019 Proceedings AIS, pp..
  • Abd Rabuh A., Elmasri M., AL-YAFI K., (2017), A Text Analytics Approach to Evaluate Paradigm Shifts in Information Systems Research, in: Proceedings of the 28th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2017) Australasian Conference on Information Systems, pp..
  • AL-YAFI K., Elmasri M., (2016), Gamification of e-government services: A discussion of potential transformation, in: Proceedings of the 22nd Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2016) AIS, pp.1-9.
  • AL-YAFI K., Hindi Nitham, Osman Ibrahim, (2014), Exploring User Satisfaction of the Public e-Services in the State of Qatar: Case of Traffic Violations e-Service Provided by the Ministry of Interior, in: Proceedings of the 20th Americas Conference on Information Systems AIS, pp..
Research field
  • Management Information Systems
Teaching
Grande Ecole (Bachelor cycle) :
  • Digital innovation, algorithmic thinking.
Grande Ecole (Master cycle) :
  • Digital transformation management; data protection, law, and governance.
MSc in Business Analysis and Consulting :
  • Project management
  • Business process modeling