M. Saravanan A/L Muthaiyah



Salutation
Professor

School/Centre
School of Business and Technology

Appointment
Dean, School of Business and Technology

Position
Professor

Email
saravananmuthaiyah@imu.edu.my

Professional Network


Education

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PhD (PhD Computer Science), 2008 George Mason University
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MSc IT (Information Technology), 2001 Universiti Putra Malaysia
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BBA (Accounting & Finance), 1997 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Memberships

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Malaysia Academy of Professors member 2019 - Present
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Malaysia Board of Technologists member 2019 - Present
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International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology (IACSIT) Senior fellow 2019 - Present

Research Funding
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Assessing the Effectiveness of an Integrated Approach in the Synergy of Digital Health Technology and Regenerative Cellular Therapy on Patients with Parkinsons's Disease to Reverse Progressive Disorders De Living | 11 Sep 2024 - 11 Aug 2027
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Evaluating the Efficacy of Multimodal Large Language Models in Diagnosing and Staging Diabetic Retinopathy: An External Validation Study of GPT-4 and Gemini Pro Vision IMU Internal Research Grant | 27 Jun 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
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Digitalization and Digital Transformation towards food safety GLU grant | 01 Jan 2023 - 01 Jan 2026
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Modelling Trust Into Autonomous FinTech Platforms via Trusted Third Parties (TTP) FRGS | 01 Jan 2022 - 01 Jan 2024
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Multilingual Terminology Management System for Political Terms MOSTI, E-Science | 01 Jan 2014 - 01 Jan 2016
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: ICT In Support of Crisis Response in Malaysia: An Application of Knowledge Management Systems MOSTI, E-Science | 01 Jan 2014 - 01 Jan 2016
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Overarching Risk Assessment Framework for Improved Internal Controls FRGS | 01 Jan 2013 - 01 Jan 2016
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A Holistic Green Compliance Measure for Data Centers in Malaysia ERGS | 01 Jan 2013 - 01 Jan 2016
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New CR Model of Sustainability for Malaysian Companies ERGS | 01 Jan 2013 - 01 Jan 2015
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DAGS (Demonstrator Application Grant Scheme) “MyDeafComm” for bridging the digital divide for deaf people | 01 Jan 2001 - 01 Jan 2003

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Publications

Research Articles

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Improving Halal Certification Distribution Traceability: A Case Study on Retail Purchase NANOTECHNOLOGY PERCEPTIONS 2024
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What Drives the Intention to Adopt Digital Banking in Malaysia? JOURNAL OF LOGISTICS, INFORMATICS AND SERVICE SCIENCE 2024
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Comparative Analysis of Deep Learning Models for Part of Speech Tagging in the Malay Language HIGHTECH AND INNOVATION JOURNAL 2024
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Risk Ordering Relation and Risk Control for P2P Lending Platforms: A Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) Approach EMERGING SCIENCE JOURNAL 2024
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Let the students be heard – student voices on teaching excellence awards STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION 2024
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Risk Classes of Cloud Computing Project in Healthcare: A Review of Technical Report and Standards JOURNAL OF ADVANCED RESEARCH IN APPLIED SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY 2024
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Factors influencing acceptance of Robo-Advisors for wealth management in Malaysia COGENT ENGINEERING 2023
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The connection between absorptive capacity and green innovation: the function of board capital and environmental regulation INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023
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Methodological investigation: traditional and systematic reviews as preliminary findings for Delphi technique INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE METHODS 2023
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Punctuation restoration with transformer model on social media data APPLIED SCIENCES 2023
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A Binary Survivability Prediction Classification Model towards Understanding of Osteosarcoma Prognosis EMERGING SCIENCE JOURNAL 2023
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A Systematic Review: Risk Management of Cloud Computing Projects in Healthcare INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING 2023
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IoT-enabled digital revolution of the healthcare system TECHNOLOGIES FOR HEALTHCARE 4.0: FROM AI AND IOT TO BLOCKCHAIN 2023
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A Malay-English Code-Switching Bilingual ASR System TELEMATIQUE 2023
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Data Driven Models for Contact Tracing Prediction: A Systematic Review of COVID-19 EMERGING SCIENCE JOURNAL 2023
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eWOM via the TikTok application and its influence on the purchase intention of somethinc products ASIA PACIFIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW 2023
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Code-switching in automatic speech recognition: The issues and future directions APPLIED SCIENCES 2022
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P2P Lending platforms in Malaysia: The awareness among Malaysian adults F1000RESEARCH 2022
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The impact of CSR on the financial performance in manufacturing and service listed firms in Malaysia. JOURNAL OF POSITIVE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY 2022
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Typographic error identification and correction in chatbot using n-gram overlapping approach JOURNAL OF SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES 2022
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A novel approach on covid-19 contact tracing–utilization of low calibrated transmission power & signal captures in BLE EMERGING SCIENCE JOURNAL 2022
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Bridging skill gaps and creating future ready accounting and finance graduates: an exploratory study F1000RESEARCH 2022
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Factors Affecting University Students’ Saving Behaviour in Malaysia INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT (ICTIM) 2022
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Towards optimization of patients' turnaround time using bluetooth low energy based solutions JOURNAL OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND THE DIGITAL ECONOMY 2022
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P2P Lending platforms in Malaysia: the awareness among Malaysian adults F1000RESEARCH 2022
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Entrepreneurial orientation and open innovation promote the performance of services SMEs: The mediating role of cost leadership ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES 2022
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The necessity of close contact tracing in combating COVID-19 infection–a systemic study EMERG. SCI. J 2022
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A systematic review of ePCR systems on reducing the response time of prehospital medical care F1000RESEARCH 2021
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Optimization of Patients Turnaround Time: A Systematic Review of BLE-Based IOT Solutions 2021 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS (ICRIIS) 2021
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Understanding Factors Influencing Continuance Intention Of Users Toward Community-Based Traffic And Navigation Application In Indonesia TURKISH JOURNAL OF COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION VOL 2021
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Data falsification attacks in advanced metering infrastructure BULLETIN OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND INFORMATICS 2021
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Understanding Factors Influencing Continuance Intention of Users Toward Community-Based Traffic and Navigation Application In Indonesia TURKISH JOURNAL OF COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION 2021
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Bone cancer survivability prognosis with KNN and genetic algorithms CONCEPTS AND REAL-TIME APPLICATIONS OF DEEP LEARNING 2021
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Orchestration of autonomous trusted third-party banking F1000RESEARCH 2021
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A Review of Artificial Intelligence Applications for COVID-19 Contact Tracing SMART HEALTHCARE MONITORING USING IOT WITH 5G 2021
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P2P lending platforms in Malaysia: What do we know? F1000RESEARCH 2021
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Orchestration of autonomous trusted third-party banking F1000RESEARCH 2021
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Contextualization of smart healthcare: a systematic review 2021 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS (ICRIIS) 2021
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Economic Value Added (EVA) And Market Value Added (MVA) Towards Value Creation TURKISH JOURNAL OF COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION 2021
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P2P Lending platforms in Malaysia: the awareness among Malaysian adults F1000RESEARCH 2021
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13 A Review of Artificial SMART HEALTHCARE MONITORING USING IOT WITH 5G: CHALLENGES, DIRECTIONS, AND FUTURE PREDICTIONS 2021
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Understanding the Status Quo of Contact Tracing Solution for Front Liners During the Covid-19 Pandemic INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE SCIENCE AND RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY 2021
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Comparison of the effect of essential oil stock and exchange-traded funds returns NVEO-NATURAL VOLATILES & ESSENTIAL OILS JOURNAL| NVEO 2021
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Direction of Higher Education & Its Prospects in Sri Lanka NSBM BUSINESS DIALOGUE 2020
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Isomorphic drivers of institutional pressure and importance of environmental management system implementation towards the adoption propensity of green ICT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY ECONOMICS AND POLICY 2020
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Survivability Model For Osteosarcoma RESEARCH IN INNOVATION COMMERCIALIZATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP SHOWCASE (RICES 2020) 2020
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Optimization Of Patients Turnaround Time In Healthcare Facilities RESEARCH IN INNOVATION COMMERCIALIZATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP SHOWCASE (RICES 2020) 2020
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Isomorphic drivers of institutional pressure and product stewardship towards the adoption propensity of green information communication technology in Malaysia TALENT DEVELOPMENT & EXCELLENCE 2020
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The effect of social media on hotels' business performance in the Lebanese hotel sector: Effect of social media on hotels' business performance JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE IN ORGANIZATIONS (JECO) 2019
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Citation: Blockchain for audit provenance and trust: push factors, Value creation and challenges INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING STUDIES 2019
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ISO/IEC 27001 Implementation in SMEs: Investigation on Management of Information Assets. INDIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 2018
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Environmental corporate social responsibility (ECSR) as a predictor of consumer’s green behavior INT. J. BUS. MANAG 2018
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A Comprehensive Framework for Network Connectivity: A Study on IOT Networks. INDIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 2018
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Islamic microfinance participation among women entrepreneurs in Malaysia: A conceptual framework MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 2016
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Organic food consumption among generation Y in Malaysia: A conceptual JOURNAL OF APPLIED SCIENCES 2015
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Adopting e-finance: decomposing the technology acceptance model for investors SERVICE BUSINESS 2015
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Knowledge Engineering Teaching Technologies and its Effectiveness: An Empirical Study on Semantic Web Tools RECENT ADVANCES IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SERIES 2013
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Teaching Technologies and its Effectiveness: An Empirical Study through SCALE for Semantic Web and Knowledge Engineering Tools AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENCES 2013
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Data Centers As an Emerging Environmental Threat: Case of Malaysia INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2013
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Semantic Similarity Using First and Second Order Co-occurrence Matrices and Information Content Vectors WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTERS 2013
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A conceptual framework for online stock trading service adoption INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF E-ADOPTION (IJEA) 2013
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Green Evaluation Metrics and Software Tool for Data Center ADVANCES IN ENVIRONMENT, COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY AND BIOSCIENCE 2012
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Knowledge management systems for emergency management: a situational approach INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT 2012
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Tm: a development technique for e-government 2.0 portals WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS 2011
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Knowledge representation and validation in a Decision Support System: Introducing a variability modelling technique CS JAO (ED.), EFFICIENT DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS: PRACTICE AND CHALLENGES FROM CURRENT TO FUTURE 2011
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Knowledge management for social workers involved in disaster planning and response in Malaysia: An action research approach SYSTEMIC PRACTICE AND ACTION RESEARCH 2011
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Affordability of private tertiary education: a Malaysian study INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ECONOMICS 2011
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TM: A Development Technique for E-Government 2.0 Portals WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS 2011
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SRS: A Hybrid ontology Mediation and Mapping Approach APPLIED SEMANTIC WEB TECHNOLOGIES 2011
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Scrap loss reduction using the 5‐whys analysis INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITY & RELIABILITY MANAGEMENT 2010
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Preparation of measurement tools of the effective factors for the acceptance of online stock trading EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES 2010
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Non-financial performance for firm's evaluation EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES 2010
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Adoption of online stock trading in the Iran stock exchange: Applicability theory of planned behaviour PROCEEDINGS OF THE 3RD INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM ON BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT (ICBM)/2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT EDUCATION (ICBME) 2010
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A study of segment reporting practices: a Malaysian perspective JOURNAL OF APPLIED BUSINESS RESEARCH 2010
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Disaster preparedness in Malaysia: An exploratory study PROCEEDINGS OF 4TH WSEAS MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 2010
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An improved methodology for absorption costing: efficiency based absorption costing (EBAC) JOURNAL OF APPLIED BUSINESS RESEARCH 2009
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Applied Knowledge Management in an Institutional Context KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT & E-LEARNING 2009
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Managing Knowledge For ESAR: An Ontology-Based Approach REVIEW OF BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS (RBIS) 2009
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Managing an evolving shared knowledge repository: The upgrade process via semantic mediation 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS (ICCSIS) 2008
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Achieving interoperability in e-government services with two modes of semantic bridging: SRS and SWRL JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ELECTRONIC COMMERCE RESEARCH 2008
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Managing Change and Evolution via Hybrid Matching WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTERS 2008
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Managing ontology change and evolution via a hybrid matching algorithm WSEAS TRANS. SYS. CTRL. 2008
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A hybrid similarity matching algorithm for mapping and rading ontologies via a multi-agent system PROC. OF THE 12TH WSEAS INT. CONF. ON COMPUTERS, CRETE ISLAND, GREECE 2008
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A hybrid ontology mediation approach for the semantic web INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF E-BUSINESS RESEARCH (IJEBR) 2008
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Virtual organization security policies: An ontology-based integration approach INFORMATION SYSTEMS FRONTIERS 2007
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Review of e-commerce issues: Consumers perception on security and privacy INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & ECONOMICS RESEARCH JOURNAL (IBER) 2004
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Malaysian service sectors adopt FEDI to boost exports and imports AMERICAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED SCIENCES 2004
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Key success factors of 3rd generation mobile network services for m-commerce in Malaysia AMERICAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED SCIENCES 2004
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Management approach to Scalable Databases in Web-the impact of Object and Relational Models. JOURNAL OF DIGITAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 2003
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E-Procurement In Accounting: A Macro Perspective Of Selection Techniques THE REVIEW OF BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS 2003
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Implementation Of FEDI: A Pilot Study On The Banking Industry In Malaysia INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & ECONOMICS RESEARCH JOURNAL (IBER) 2003

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Other Publications

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Panelist Asia TechTalent Summit, 2024 | 06 Jun 2024
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Moderator Executive Leadership Webinar | 21 May 2024
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Keynote Speaker Questa2K24 International Conference | 21 Mar 2024
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Keynote Speaker International Conference on Advanced Data Driven Intelligence and Engineering (ICADIE - 2024) | 07 Mar 2024
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Comparison of Adoption Factors toward Instant Messenger Applications in Indonesia and Malaysia using the Extended UTAUT Model 2 2023 International Conference on Advancement in Data Science, E-learning and Information System (ICADEIS) | 01 Jan 2023
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Distance Estimation Using Low Calibrated Tx in BLE’S Advertising Mode for COVID-19 Contact Tracing International Conference on Technology and Innovation Management (ICTIM) | 01 Jan 2022
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A Review of Data Breach Cost in Cloud Computing International Conference on Technology and Innovation Management (ICTIM) | 01 Jan 2022
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Digital Transformation for SME Banks International Conference on Technology and Innovation Management (ICTIM 2022) | 01 Jan 2022
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Typographic Error Identification and Correction in Chatbot Using N-gram Overlapping Approach International Conference on Computer, Information Technology and Intelligent Computing (CITIC) | 01 Jan 2022
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Covid-19 Smart Contact Tracing Solution: A Process Methodology on Attribute Selection 10th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology (ICoICT), | 01 Jan 2022
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Behavioral intention to use cryptocurrency as an electronic payment in Malaysia International Conference on Technology and Innovation Management (ICTIM) | 01 Jan 2022
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Optimization of Patients Turnaround Time using IoT Solutions International Conference on Computer, Information Technology and Intelligent Computing (CITIC) | 01 Jan 2022
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COVID-19 Contact Tracing Using Low Calibrated Transmission Power from BLE—Approach and Algorithm Experimentation 3rd International Conference on Data Science and Applications (ICDSA) | 01 Jan 2022
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Linear frequency modulated photonics RADAR using injection locking in semiconductor laser 2021 International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ICECIT) | 01 Jan 2021
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Autonomous and Adaptive Learning Architecture Framework for Smart Cities Intelligent Computing and Applications: Proceedings of ICICA 2019 | 01 Jan 2021
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The determining factors of the Adoption Propensity of Green ICT in Malaysia 4th ASIA International Multidisciplinary Conference (AIMC2020) 2020 | 01 Jan 2020
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Adoption of Green ICT Practices in Malaysian MSC Status ICT industry International Symposium on Applied Structural Equation Modelling (SASEM2017) | 01 Jan 2020
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Consumers’ Buying Intention of Environmental Friendly Cosmetic Products 28th International Business Information Management Conference | 01 Jan 2016
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Status Quo of Data Centers: Is Green Computing a Myth of Fact 28th International Business Information Management Conference | 01 Jan 2016
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Knowledge Management Technology Implementation-Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing | 01 Jan 2014
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Web-based community disaster management and awareness system (CEMAS) in Malaysia. ISCRAM | 01 Jan 2014
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Improving gloss vector semantic relatedness measure by integrating pointwise mutual information: Optimizing second-order co-occurrence vectors computed from biomedical corpus and UMLS 2013 International Conference on Informatics and Creative Multimedia | 01 Jan 2013
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Investigating perceived ICT usefulness for disaster readiness: A prelimenary analysis 2011 7th International Conference on Information Technology in Asia | 01 Jan 2011
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Knowledge management systems for emergency managers: Malaysian perspective 2011 International Conference on Semantic Technology and Information Retrieval | 01 Jan 2011
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Knowledge Evolution System for Dynamic Emergency Planning and Response 2010 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences | 01 Jan 2010
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Quality attributes and classification of schema matchers 2010 Second International Conference on Computer Engineering and Applications | 01 Jan 2010
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Defining variability in dss: An intelligent method for knowledge representation and validation 2010 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences | 01 Jan 2010
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A comparative study on measure of semantic relatedness function 2010 The 2nd international conference on Computer and Automation Engineering (ICCAE) | 01 Jan 2010
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Text mining approaches for stock market prediction 2010 The 2nd international conference on computer and automation engineering (ICCAE) | 01 Jan 2010
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An improved matching algorithm for developing a consistent knowledge model across enterprises using SRS and SWRL 2009 42nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences | 01 Jan 2009
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Dynamic integration and semantic security policy ontology mapping for semantic web services (sws) 2006 1st International Conference on Digital Information Management | 01 Jan 2006
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Readiness towards 3G: Antecedents of 3G Adoption and Deployment in Malaysia The 3rd International Workshop on Wireless Information Systems | 01 Jan 2004

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Books

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Routledge (2020). Digital know-how and FinTech readiness
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Routledge (2020). An overarching architectural framework for smart cities
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Routledge (2020). Indicators for measuring green waste: An Indonesian perspective
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Routledge (2020). Indicators for measuring green energy: An Indonesian perspective
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Northern Book Center (2020). Understanding risks in Big Data Auditing
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(2014). Risk Assessment Framework for Improved Internal Control
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg (2013). Definition-based information content vectors for semantic similarity measurement
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Auerbach Publications (2011). SRS: A Hybrid Ontology Mediation and Mapping Approach............ SARAVANAN MUTHAIYAH AND LARRY KERSCHBERG
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IGI Global (2010). Brokering Web Services via a Hybrid Ontology Mediation Approach Using Multi Agent Systems (MAS)
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IGI Global (2007). Propagation and Delegation of Rights in Access Controls and Risk Assessment Techniques

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Patents

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SPACE Matrix Training Notes | 17 Dec 2022
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Project and Risk Management Training Notes | 17 Dec 2022
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Finance for Non Finance Training Notes | 17 Dec 2022
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CASE STUDY ON REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR DIGITAL ASSETS AND NFTS | 23 Aug 2022
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CASE STUDY ON DIGITAL SCARCITY AND DIGITAL OWNERSHIP WITH NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS (NFTS) | 23 Aug 2022
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CASE STUDY ON NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS (NFTS) AND THE ERC-721 STANDARD | 23 Aug 2022
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Meltdown and Spectre Security Flaw Affects Samsung Galaxy | 18 Dec 2021
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Digital Strategy (Case on Blockbuster Vs Netflix) | 18 Dec 2021
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Retirement and Financial Planning: Design a Retirement Plan that works for you | 18 Dec 2021
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Case Study on Managing Information Assets in the Digital Economy | 30 Jul 2021
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Provenance and Reasonable Assurance via Blockchain Technology | 30 Jul 2021
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Rethinking Cost Drivers: An Airline Perspective | 30 Jul 2021
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Case Study on Business Intelligence: How Netflix Changed the VOD Industry | 29 Jul 2021
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Working with Data (advance) | 07 Aug 2020
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Building a Digital Strategic Roadmap for the Public Sector | 07 Aug 2020
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Working with Data (intermediate) | 07 Aug 2020
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Strategic Analysis (To-Be) for the Public Sector | 07 Aug 2020
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Pre-retirement Training Notes | 22 Dec 2017
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Software tool: A Comprehensive Diagnostic Analysis Matrix Tool | 10 Nov 2014
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Book – Semantic Similarity Measures for Knowledge Engineering | 01 Jul 2013
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Book – Microeconomics: An Easy Guide | 09 May 2013
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Book – Disaster Management : A Contemporary Review | 23 Mar 2012

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Supervisions
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Thein Oak Kyaw Zaw | Doctorate | 03 Feb 2020 - 02 Feb 2025 Thesis: DESIGN SCIENCE APPROACH TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY CONTACT AND SMART TRACING INDEX