TRSM Research Seminar by Dr. Farid Shirazi

Title: Intelligent Mesh Technology Adoption

Description: Emerging technologies enable organizations to continually create technology-based values for customers and develop new business models—moreover, rapid technology transformation forces organizations to change business strategy fast. Hence, to compete in today's global economy, organizations must learn how to adopt new technologies to remain competitive quickly. Despite research on technology adoption, a careful scan of literature shows that factors affecting the adoption of emerging technologies such as mesh need more exploration. Digital Intelligent Mesh is particularly affecting business and individuals (Hsiao, 2018) since connecting people, things, and services supporting intelligent digital ecosystems (Panetta, 2016). On the one hand, mesh apps and mesh services, and conversational systems change individuals' behavior. Therefore, researchers must reexamine their effect with more insightful thoughts.
On the other hand, intelligent digital platforms and adaptive security architecture are employed by firms changing business models and stimulating the organizations' innovation and flexibility. Consequently, organizational level adoption of digital systems and adaptive security should be deeply investigated. Therefore, to investigate the adoption of mesh technology as a whole with both individual and organizational level aspects, we need to develop adoption theory/theories that cover both levels of adoption and examine their mutual effects.

Presenter: Dr. Shirazi is an Associate Professor of the Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management. His research focuses mainly on the impact of ICTs on social and economic development. His main research interests are IT-enabled sustainability and development, Cloud Computing, AI & Machine Learning, Big Data Analytics, Social commerce, and the ethical, security, and perspectives of introducing and using ICTs.

He has published over 50 peer-reviewed journal papers and conference proceedings. Many of his articles appeared in premier business and MIS journals, among others the International Journal of Information Management, Information & Management, Industrial Marketing Management, International Journal of Production Economics , British Journal of Management, Journal of Information Technology & People, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Association for Information Systems, and Telematics and Informatics.
He received the:
Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative (SRC) Award, 2012
Dean's Teaching Excellence Award, 2018
Dean's Service Award, 2020