Mostafa Al-Emran

British University in Dubai · Faculty of Engineering & IT

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to advanced systems capable of creating new content by learning from vast datasets, including text, images, and code. These AI tools are increasingly being integrated into various sectors, including education, where they have the potential to enhance learning experiences. While the existing literature...

Telemedicine offers transformative solutions for healthcare delivery, particularly in bridging geographical barriers and enhancing patient care. Nevertheless, its adoption by physicians is intricate, driven by diverse factors that require systematic understanding. This systematic review aims to identify and classify the factors influencing physicia...

The swift progress of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools offers remarkable potential for revolutionizing educational methods and enhancing social sustainability. Despite its potential, understanding the factors driving its adoption and how that affects social sustainability remains underexplored. This study aims to address this gap by in...

This study explores the implications of the metaverse from four distinct perspectives: technology, students, lecturers, and pedagogy. From the technology standpoint, we investigate the optimization of user experience design, technical limitations, accessibility, integration with existing educational technologies, the role of advanced natural langua...

The rapid emergence of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) heralds a significant shift, opening new frontiers in how education is delivered. This groundbreaking wave of technological advancement is poised to redefine traditional learning, promising to enhance the educational landscape with unprecedented levels of personalized learning and acce...

While offering novel user experiences, the Metaverse introduces complex cybersecurity challenges due to the sophisticated interaction of augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and web technologies. Addressing the barriers to cybersecurity behavior is essential to protect users against risks such as identity theft and loss of digital assets....

The metaverse, often referred to as the next stage of the Internet, is a virtual space that utilizes advanced technologies, such as augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality, to enable real-time engagement and experiences beyond what can be achieved in reality. Cybersecurity behavior in the metaverse refers to the actions taken by indiv...

The Metaverse, underpinned by its technical infrastructure, heavily relies on user engagement and behavior for successful integration into educational settings. Understanding its driving factors is essential for such a platform to transition from theory to practice, especially in educational settings. However, these factors remain elusive due to in...

Purpose The proliferation of smartwatches in the digital age has radically transformed health and fitness management, offering users a multitude of functionalities that extend beyond mere physical activity tracking. While these modern wearables have empowered users with real-time data and personalized health insights, their environmental implicatio...

The increasing popularity of Blockchain technology has led to its adoption in various sectors, including higher education. However, the sustainability of Blockchain in higher education is yet to be fully understood. Therefore, this research examines the determinants affecting Blockchain sustainability by developing a theoretical model that integrat...

This book explores current and future trends in adopting intelligent technologies, such as the metaverse, social technologies, FinTech applications, and blockchain, among individuals and organizations. The edited book includes empirical and review studies primarily focusing on these issues. This focus aids scholars in conducting future research in...

Cutting-edge technologies play a pivotal role in achieving the three pillars of sustainable development: environment, economy, and society. These technologies might have positive or negative impacts on sustainable development. While IS theories, such as TAM, UTAUT, and UTAUT2, have provided invaluable insights into the determinants of technology ad...

In a short span of time since its introduction, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has garnered much interest at both personal and organizational levels. This is because of its potential to cause drastic and widespread shifts in many aspects of life that are comparable to those of the Internet and smartphones. More specifically, generative AI...

The Metaverse holds immense potential for individuals, organizations, and society, providing immersive and innovative experiences. However, its adoption is a complex process influenced by various factors yet to be thoroughly understood. Therefore, this systematic review aims to identify and classify the drivers and barriers affecting Metaverse adop...

The metaverse is widely regarded as “the evolution of the Internet,” with the potential to provide opportunities for various stakeholders. In addition to enhancing productivity among employees and creating new business models and revenue streams, it can increase the competitiveness of organizations. However, like any disruptive technology, it poses...

Studies on Chatbot adoption are gaining traction across different fields. Previous studies have outlined several drivers of Chatbot adoption through the lenses of various technology adoption theories. However, these studies have not been thoroughly reviewed and synthesized. Therefore, this article aims to analyze the technology adoption theories, a...

A considerable amount of research was conducted to develop and validate instruments for measuring ethical behavior concerning using information and communication technologies (ICTs). However, there is a lack of measurement scales that measure the ICT unethical behavior among undergraduate students. Therefore, this study develops and validates a new...

Telemedicine adoption has steadily grown due to its ability to provide accessible and cost-effective healthcare services. However, individuals’ adoption rate still faces challenges, necessitating a comprehensive understanding of the factors influencing their adoption. This article explores the factors affecting telemedicine adoption by integrating...

Lung cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer, can significantly improve patient survival rates by 60-70% if detected in its early stages. The prediction of lung cancer patient survival has grown to be a popular area of research among medical and computer science experts. This study aims to predict the survival period of lung cancer patients us...

Sustainable management of construction and demolition wastes (CDWs) has become a pressing global issue in social, environmental and economic contexts, and it involves complex technological, engineering, management and regulatory challenges. Recently, many CDW management strategies have been developed based on the barrier attributes of reuse distrib...

Mobile payment contactless technologies involve the transfer of sensitive financial information, making them a potential target for cyberattacks. Understanding cybersecurity behavior in these technologies helps to identify and address vulnerabilities that cybercriminals could exploit. Therefore, this research develops a theoretical model by extendi...

Although extant literature has thoroughly investigated the incorporation of cloud computing services, examining their influence on sustainable performance, particularly at the organizational level, is insufficient. Consequently, the present research aims to assess the factors that impact the integration of cloud computing within small and medium-si...

Despite social networks’ prevalence and unlimited benefits, their adoption rates are still unsatisfactory. This cross-country research aims to examine the impact of network externality (NE) and fear of missing out (FOMO) on the continuous use of social networks, which in turn, affects users’ self-esteem. To achieve this aim, a conceptual model is d...

Text classification pertains to the automated procedure of assigning predefined labels or categories to textual data. A comprehensive review of the existing literature on Arabic text classification (ATC) reveals that most research concentrates on methodologies and approaches, with no thorough evaluation of ATC. Consequently, this systematic review...

Cybersecurity procedures and policies are prevalent countermeasures for protecting organizations from cybercrimes and security incidents. Without considering human behaviors, implementing these countermeasures will remain useless. Cybersecurity behavior has gained much attention in recent years. However, a systematic review that provides extensive...

The association between information management and cloud computing has been supported substantially in the existing literature. However, little is known about the role of national culture in this relationship. Accordingly, this study aims to investigate the role of national culture in the relationship between information management and the adoption...

Artificial intelligence (AI) products play a significant role in achieving environmental sustainability. These products can save various resources (e.g., energy, water), achieve cost savings, and manage waste better. However, understanding the determinants affecting the use of AI products and their impact on environmental sustainability is relative...

As our global population ages, the number of elderly at home care centers has increased. This phenomenon necessitates the need for technological solutions like robotics to take care of these people since relying on human resources is limited. This study is one of the few attempts to understand the factors affecting the adoption of robotics by the e...

Presents recent research on Emerging Technologies and Intelligent Systems Contains proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Intelligent Systems ICETIS2022

The term metaverse is described as the next iteration of the Internet. Metaverse is a virtual platform that uses extended reality technologies, i.e. augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed reality, 3D graphics, and other emerging technologies to allow real-time interactions and experiences in ways that are not possible in the physical world. Comp...

While adopting chatbots powered by artificial intelligence could enhance knowledge sharing, it also causes challenges due to the “dark side” of these agents. However, research on the factors influencing chatbots for knowledge sharing is lacking. To bridge this gap, we developed the integrated chatbot acceptance-avoidance model, which looks at the p...

Industry 5.0 refers to the collaboration of advanced technologies, such as robotics and intelligent solutions, with humans to improve efficiency and performance. In education, Industry 5.0 refers to the cooperation between these technologies and educators and students to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of teaching and learning. Industry 5....

This book sheds light on the recent research directions in intelligent systems and their applications. It involves four main themes: artificial intelligence and data science, recent trends in software engineering, emerging technologies in education, and intelligent health informatics. The discussion of the most recent designs, advancements, and mod...

Despite the previous article on technology adoption and the importance of users’ intention to use various technologies in healthcare, users’ acceptance of queue management solutions (QMS) has rarely been measured. The key driver for this article is to evaluate the constructs that have an influence on the acceptance of QMS in the healthcare domain....

Google Meet has been identified as one of the effective virtual meeting platforms that has the potential to deliver the learning materials to students during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a scale evaluating its use for instructional activities has yet to be developed. Therefore, we developed the Google Meet use scale (GMU-S) and evaluated its cha...

This book sheds light on the fundamental and innovative topics in information systems and their societal impact on individuals and organizations. It mainly focuses on the role of artificial intelligence in organizations, human-computer interaction, IS in education and industry, and IS security, privacy, and trust. The outcomes are expected to assis...

Knowledge management (KM) processes and artificial intelligence (AI) techniques, two sides of the same coin, define the ontologies and rules required for knowledge-based systems. However, a systematic review on the relationship between AI techniques and KM processes is neglected. Therefore, this systematic review aims to identify the common AI tech...

Metaverse is an immersive virtual universe where users interact with each other using an avatar. The Metaverse is promised to offer numerous opportunities for many sectors. While the Metaverse promotes the social interaction between users, there is a scarcity of knowledge on what affects its social sustainability. Hence, this research develops a mo...

Examining the blended learning (b-learning) acceptance is not a new research topic, and it has been tackled by many scholars. Nevertheless, the analysis of information systems (IS) models that are used to study the acceptance of b-learning is regarded as a topic of great importance. To examine these models and afford scholars a holistic view of thi...

The emergence of wearable technologies, including smartwatches, has received a considerable attention from scholars across several sectors. However, there is a scarcity of knowledge regarding the determinants affecting the adoption of these wearables in education. Therefore, this research aims to propose a theoretical research model through the int...

Artificial intelligence (AI)-based voice assistants have become an essential part of our daily lives. Yet, little is known concerning what motivates students to use them in educational activities. Therefore, this research develops a theoretical model by extending the technology acceptance model (TAM) with subjective norm, enjoyment, facilitating co...

Virtual meeting platforms have been identified as the golden bullet to deliver the learning materials to students during the COVID-19 pandemic. While this is evident across thousands of universities across the globe, the literature is scarce on what impacts the continued use of these platforms during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, thi...

Artificial intelligence (AI)-based chatbots have received considerable attention during the last few years. However, little is known concerning what affects their use for educational purposes. This research, therefore, develops a theoretical model based on extracting constructs from the expectation confirmation model (ECM) (expectation confirmation...

Blockchain technologies have received considerable attention from academia and industry due to their distinctive characteristics, such as data integrity, security, decentralization, and reliability. However, their adoption rate is still scarce, which is one of the primary reasons behind conducting studies related to users’ satisfaction and adoption...

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) has reached unprecedented levels across different fields. In this bibliometric analysis, we reviewed 1999 studies published between 2011 and 2021 on the role of AI applications in facilitating healthcare services. This review aims to shed light on the scientific achievements of AI in healthcare throu...

The accelerating influx of learning technologies has catalyzed the surge for the formidable investments in e-learning systems across higher education institutions to revolutionize pedagogical practices. Thereby, learning management systems (LMS) have become indispensable tools in higher education. The enforcement of pandemic restrictions and emerge...

The growing social media use worldwide has encouraged researchers to research on how and why it is adopted. However, the majority of studies have focused on the individual rather than the organizational level. There is also a relative paucity of research on organizational level factors that affect the use of social media applications by non-profit...

Integration between information systems is critical, especially in the healthcare domain, since interoperability requirements are related to patients’ data confidentiality, safety, and satisfaction. The goal of this study is to propose a solution based on the integration between queue management solution (QMS) and the electronic medical records (EM...

Purpose While there is an abundant amount of literature studies on mobile payment adoption, there is a scarce of knowledge concerning the sustainable use of mobile payment contactless technologies. As those technologies are mainly concerned with security and users' trust, the question of how security factors and trust can influence the sustainable...

This book sheds light on the emerging research trends in intelligent systems and their applications. It mainly focuses on four different themes, including Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing, Information Security and Networking, Medical Informatics, and Advances in Information Systems. Each chapter contributes to the aforementioned themes by...

Analytics in educational environments has received much attention during the last few years. Maintaining a high retention rate is still a major concern in higher educational institutions. Therefore, this research aims to early detect students at risk using three machine learning predictive models, namely support vector machine (SVM), neural network...

Understanding the factors affecting the use of healthcare technologies is a crucial topic that has been extensively studied, specifically during the last decade. These factors were studied using different technology acceptance models and theories. However, a systematic review that offers extensive understanding into what affects healthcare technolo...

In the case of compromised databases or interested database managers, CryptDB has been built for validated and realistic protection. CryptDB operates through encrypted data while executing SQL queries. The key concept of the SQL-aware encryption technique is to map SQL operations to encryption methods, adjustable query-driven encryption which facil...

Technology acceptance has become one of the dominant research trends in the domain of learning management systems (LMSs). While a plethora of several research studies conducted in this area, there is still a scarcity of knowledge concerning a holistic review and taxonomy of studies in this field. Thus, the main objective of this systematic review i...

This book sheds light on the emerging research trends in intelligent systems and their applications. It mainly focuses on three different themes, including software engineering, ICT in education, and management information systems. Each chapter contributes to the aforementioned themes by discussing the recent design, developments, and modifications...

To identify the most frequent factors that showed significant results in the previous literature of social media, a quantitative systematic approach of 713 studies was conducted. The results showed that perceived enjoyment (PE), subjective norm (SN), self-efficacy (SE), perceived critical mass (PCM), facilitating conditions (FC), perceived compatib...

Despite the growing literature on employing smartwatches for communication and healthcare services, there is little debate on how to use these wearables for educational purposes. Therefore, this research develops a hybrid theoretical model through the integration of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), Task-technology Fit (TTF) variables, and the...

Researchers have shown that knowledge acquisition and sharing have considerably influenced the acceptance of various technologies. However, there is a scarce of knowledge on how these two factors affect the acceptance of Mobile learning (M-learning). Thus, this research is believed to be one of the few attempts that aims to understand the impact of...

In late 2019, a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was determined in Wuhan, China. The newly emerged epidemic has spread rapidly, with an increasing number of confirmed cases worldwide. While intelligent systems have been immensely tested and implemented across a wide range of health problems, the emergence of COVID-19 requires the need to use these syst...

This book tackles the recent research directions in using the newly emerged technologies during the era of COVID-19 pandemic. It mainly focuses on using emerging technologies and their impact on health care, education, and society. It also provides insights into the current challenges and constraints in using technologies during the era of COVID-19...

In late 2019, a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was determined in Wuhan, China. The newly emerged epidemic has spread rapidly, with an increasing number of confirmed cases worldwide. While intelligent systems have been immensely tested and implemented across a wide range of health problems, the emergence of COVID-19 requires the need to use these syst...

The emergence of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is considered a worldwide pandemic. In response to this pandemic and following the recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) techniques, the literature witnessed an abundant amount of machine learning applications on COVID-19. To understand these applications, this study aims to provide an ear...

In late December 2019, a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was determined in Wuhan, China. Within a short period, more than 100 countries were infected with this epidemic. To mitigate the development of this virus, many countries have announced the closure of their educational institutions. The closure decision has left many institutions unable to selec...

An incredible volume of research was conducted to examine the students’ acceptance of e-learning systems through the platforms of higher education institutions (HEIs). However, little debate was made concerning the exploration of the factors influencing the acceptance of e-learning systems via social media applications. Accordingly, this study exte...

Numerous review studies were conducted in the past to understand the applicability of the technology acceptance model (TAM) in m-learning context by examining several issues. Although each of those studies provided a valuable synthesis of TAM, further issues are still uncovered and call for further research. Therefore, this research aims to systema...

Several studies were carried out earlier to investigate the determinants affecting cloud computing adoption at the individual level. However, the question of what impacts the cloud computing adoption at the organizational level is still not yet fully answered. Therefore, this research develops an integrated theoretical model to explore the factors...

This research aims to evaluate the impact of knowledge management (KM) factors, including acquisition, sharing, application, and protection on students’ behavioral intention to use m-learning. Unlike the previous m-learning empirical studies which primarily relied on structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis, this research employs an emerging hyb...

Despite the growing need for IT graduates, the retention rate in software-related undergraduate programs is still a major concern. This stems from the difficulty and complexity of programming concepts for a large number of students. To handle this situation, this research introduces the “PROBSOL” application that is offered in three different platf...

While the use of Mobile payment (M-payment) systems has been well-perceived across several sectors, the factors affecting its adoption are still not apparent. Since the UTAUT is believed to provide a better understanding of the variance in the behavioral intention to use several technologies, this systematic review aims to analyze the M-payment stu...

Learning analytics has emerged as a new domain for identifying students’ behaviors, academic performance, academic achievement, and other related learning issues. Given its paramount importance and recency, several review studies were conducted. However, the previous reviews have mainly focused on the behavioral, affective, cognitive, and metacogni...

During the last three decades, the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) has emerged as a robust model for examining the determinants affecting users’ behavior and use of various technologies. Despite its reliability and applicability across thousands of studies, TAM has been recently criticized for being an outdated model. To determine whether the TAM...

While the RT-PCR is the silver bullet test for confirming the COVID-19 infection, it is limited by the lack of reagents, time-consuming, and the need for specialized labs. As an alternative, most of the prior studies have focused on Chest CT images and Chest X-Ray images using deep learning algorithms. However, these two approaches cannot always be...

A number of systematic reviews were conducted with respect to social media on the one hand, and the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) application, on the other hand. However, analyzing the TAM in social media context is still questioned and requires further examination. The main objective of this systematic review is to analyze the up-to-date socia...

A novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been identified in Wuhan, China, in late 2019 (Zhu et al., 2020). On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the outbreak of COVID-19 as a global pandemic (Cucinotta & Vanelli, 2020). In responding to this pandemic, a series of precautionary measures have been taken forward on a global bas...