Ali Al-Badi, education, publications

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Education
- PhD. in Computing Sciences at University of East Anglia, UK.
- Ms. in Computer Science from Florida Institute of Technology, USA.
- Bs. in Computer Science from Reading University, UK.
Research interests
- Website Usability/Accessibility
- Social Networking, Social Media or Social Networks
- Portal Development
- E-Business/E-Commerce
- Databases Systems
- Internet/Network Security

Selected Publications
Selected Refereed Journal Papers

Al-Balushi T., Al-Badi A. and Ali S., (2011),"Prevalence of Disability in Oman: Statistics and Challenges", Canadian Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 1 (3), pp. 81-96, October, 2011, Intellectual Consortium of Drug Discovery & Technology Development Inc. ISSN 1925-7430 (URL: http://www.canajas.com)
Said K. Al-Wahaibi, Norafida Binti Ithnin and Ali H. Al-Badi, "Information Security Solutions Status and the Roadmap for Future Requirements", Journal of Information Assurance & Cybersecturity, Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 664951, 7 pages, DOI: 10.5171/2011.664951
Ali H. Al-Badi, Abdullah S. Al-Rashdi and T. A. Ba-Omar, "Technology Acceptance: Course and Teaching Surveys Case Study at Sultan Qaboos University", IBIMA BUSINESS REVIEW, Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 989188, IBIMA Business Review, 16 pages.
Ali H. Al-Badi, Ali O. Al Majeeni, Pam J. Mayhew, Abdullah S. Al-Rashdi, "Improving Website Ranking through Search Engine Optimization", Journal of Internet and e-Business Studies, Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 696476, Fall 2011, Published by IBIMA Publishing, USA.
Ali H. Al-Badi, Ali O. Al Majeeni and Pam J. Mayhew, (2011), "Portals adoption and implementation challenges in the public sector: Oman case study", Int. J. Electronic Governance, Vol. 4, No. 3, 2011, pp. 248-258
Ali H. Al-Badi and Pam J. Mayhew, "A Framework for Designing Usable Localised Business Websites", Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 184405, Communications of the IBIMA, 24 pages.
Ali H. Al-Badi, Ali O. Al Majeeni, Pam J. Mayhew, and Abdullah S. Al-Rashdi, "Development of an Educational Portal to Enhance the Data Accuracy of the Institution Repositoriesâ€, Volume 1, number 4, Journal of Enterprise Resource Planning Studies, 2009, pages 28-35.
Ali H. Al-Badi, Rafi Ashrafi, Ali O. Al-Majeeni, Pam J. Mayhew, "IT Disaster Recovery: Oman and Cyclone Gonu Lessons Learned", Information Management & Computer Security, Volume 17, Issue 2, 2009
Ali H. Al-Badi, "Designing Usable Localised Websites: Differences between Western and Arab Cultures", IBIMA BUSINESS REVIEW, Volume 2, Number 2, 2009, pp 9-19.
Manochehri, Nick-Naser, Al-Badi, Ali H., Naqvi, Syed J., and Al-Solbi, Ali N., "MBA Programs between Ensuring Quality and Retaining Applicants: the Case of SQU", Quarterly Review of Distance Education (QRDE), Vol. 9 (3), 2008, pp. 317-325.
Abanumy A, Al-Badi A, and Mayhew P (2005), "e-Government Website Accessibility: In-Depth Evaluation of Saudi Arabia and Oman", The Electronic Journal of e-Government Volume 3 Issue 3 pp 99- 106, available online at [www.ejeg.com]
Selected Refereed Conference proceedings Papers

Abid Abdelouahab, Bechir Gattoufi and Ali Al-Badi,"On the convergence of Higher Education, Entrepreneurship, and Open Source Tools", accepted for presentationat iiSC2011, Muscat, Oman, 11-12-October, 2011.

Ali H. Al-Badi and Pam J. Mayhew, "Factors Affecting the Design of Usable Localised Business Websites", the International Business Information Management Conference (13th IBIMA), Marrakech, Morocco, 9 â€“ 10 November 2009

Ali H. Al-Badi, Ali O. Al Majeeni, Pam J. Mayhew, Abdullah S. Al-Rashdi, "Search Engine Optimization to Enhance Web site Visibility and Ranking", the International Business Information Management Conference (13th IBIMA), Marrakech, Morocco, 9 - 10 November 2009

Ali H. Al-Badi, Ali O. Al Majeeni, Pam J. Mayhew, Abdullah S. Al-Rashdi, "Building a Portal to Achieve Cross-Organisational Information Sharing and Dissemination", 12th IBIMA Conference on Creating Global Economies through Innovation and Knowledge Management, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 29- 30 June 2009

Ali Al-Badi and Pam Mayhew , "Designing Usable Localised Websites: Differences between Western and Arab Cultures", the 11th IBIMA Conference on Innovation and Knowledge Management in Twin Track Economies, 4-6 January 2009 in Cairo, Egypt, [http://www.ibima.org/Cairo2009/index.html]

Ali O. Al Majeeni, Ali H. Al-Badi, Pam J. Mayhew, "Portal Adoption Approaches in Government Agencies: An Oman Case Study", 2nd International Conference on Methodologies, Technologies and Tools enabling e-Government 25-26 September 2008 â€“ Ionian University, Corfu, Greece, [http://conferences.cs.unicam.it/metteg08/]

Rasha Al-Abdali, Khamis Al-Gharbi and Ali Al-Badi, "E-business in Oman: Comparison between Adopters and Non-Adopters, Case Study", 1st International Conference SIIEâ€™2008, 14-16 February 2008 at Hammamet in Tunisia, Information Systems and Economic Intelligence, [http://siie2008.loria.fr/index_en.htm]

Rasha Al Abdali and Ali Al-Badi, "User Acceptance of Technology: Oman Case Study on Determinants and Measurement Methods", 10th IBIMA Conference on Innovation and Knowledge Management in Business Globalization, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 30 June - 2 July, 2008, [http://www.ibima.org/Malaysia2008/index.html]

Ali Al-Badi, Syed Jafar Naqv, Nick-Naser Manochehr, Ali Nasser Al-Solbi, "MBA Programs between Ensuring Quality and Retaining Applicants: the Case of SQUâ€, The 9th IBIMA Conference on Information Management in Modern Organization, Marrakech, Morocco 4 - 6 January 2008

Abdullah Said Al-Kindi, Ali Hamad Al-Badi, Ali Obaid Al-Majeeni, 2007, "The Impact of the Internet on Real-Estate Market in Omanâ€, 8th IBIMA Conference 2-22 June 2007, Dublin, Ireland

Ali Hamad Al-Badi, Hafedh AlShihi, 2007, "Adopting M-Government Services in Oman: Challenges and Opportunitiesâ€, 8th IBIMA Conference 2--22 June 2007, Dublin, Ireland

Amal Mubarak Al-Saqri, Ramlah Qasim Al-Ajmi, Suad Abdullah Al-Naqabi, Ali Hamad Al-Badi, 2007, "Acceptability of Open Source Software in both Public and Private Sectors in Oman", 8th IBIMA Conference 2-22 June 2007, Dublin, Ireland.

Ali Obaid Al-Majeeni, Ali Hamad Al-Badi and Abdullah Said Al Kindi, "Using RFID to Enhance Work Process in Library Systems", The International Group of e-Systems Research & Applications Presents. The International Conference on Computing & e-Systems, March 12-15, 2007, Hammamet Beach, Tunisia

Ali Al-Badi, Ali Al-Majeeni, "Implementation of Bi-Lingual Educational Portal", The International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for the Muslim World, 21-23 November 2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Syed Jafar Naqvi and Ali Hamad Al-Badi, "Cultural Impact and Website Localization", San Diego International Systems Conference (SISC), July 14-16, 2006, San Diego, USA

Syed Jafar Naqvi and Ali Hamad Al-Badi, "IS Education and New Challenges", National Conference on Recent Trends In Information Technology, May 17th - 18th , 2006, Ibra, Oman

Ali Al-Badi, Ali Obaid Al-Majeeni,"Catering Information System Using Biometric Technology in Academic Institutions", The 6th IBIMA International Conference on Managing Information in Digital Economy, June 19-21, 2006 Bonn, Germany

Ali Al-Badi, Pam Mayhew, Ali Al-Solbi, "Readability Formulas and the Web", IBIMA 2005 International Conference on Information Management in Modern Enterprise- July 5-7, 2005 Lisbon, Portugal, [http://www.ibima.org/]

Ali Al-Solbi, Pam Mayhew, Ali Al-Badi, "An Alternative Model For Measuring E-Readiness for Developing Countries: Applied to Saudi Organisations", IBIMA 2005 International Conference on Information Management in Modern Enterprise- July 5-7, 2005 Lisbon, Portugal, [http://www.ibima.org/]

Ali Al-Badi, Pam Mayhew, School of Computing Sciences, UEA, UK, "Designers Perspective of Website Usability: The cultural Dimension"Â, IADIS Secretariat - IADIS International Conference, WWW/Internet 2004, Madrid - Spain, 6-9 October 2004, http://www.iadis.org/icwi2004

Pam Mayhew, Samantha Hookham, Ali Al-Badi, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, "Computer Interaction for People with Mental Health Illnesses"Â, The 18th British HCI Group Annual Conference Leeds Metropolitan University, UK 6-10 September 2004 http://www.bcs-hci.org.uk/hci2004/

Ali Al-Badi, Pam Mayhew, School of Computing Sciences, UEA, UK, "Cultural Perception of User Interface of a Website: Comparative Study between Liberal and Prescriptive Cultures (Arab vs. British), IADIS International Conference, E-Society 2004, July 16-19, 2004 - AVILA, SPAIN, (http://www.iadis.org/es2004)

Ali Al-Badi, Abdulmohsen Abanumy, Pam Mayhew, School of Computing Sciences, UEA, Norwich, UK , "Exploring the User-Friendliness of E-government Websites in two GCC Countries"Â, The European Conference on Combinatorial Optimization, ECCO XVII, Beirut, June 24-26, 2004, Venue: The American University of Beirut, Suliman S. Olayan School of Business. Bliss Street, http://www.ecco2004.org

Abdulmohsen Abanumy, Ali Al-Badi, Pam Mayhew,School of Computing Sciences, UEA, Norwich, UK. "An Exploration into the Accessibility of E-Government Websites in two GCC Countries"Â, The 4th European Conference On E-Government,17-18 June 2004, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, http://www.academic-conferences.org/eceg2004/eceg2004-call-papers.htm

Ali Al-Badi, Pam Mayhew, School of Computing Sciences, UEA, UK, "Website design Considerations: Understanding Users Needs"Â, UKAIS 2004 Conference, http://www.ukais.org/, Division of Business Information Management, Glasgow Caledonian University, 5th May 2004 - 7th May 2004.

Ali Al-Badi, and Pam Mayhew, University of East Anglia, UK, "Towards a Comprehensive Usability Framework for Global Websites", the 2003 International Business Information Management Conference, General Theme: e-business and organizations in the 21st Century, December 16-18th 03, Cairo, Egypt.

Abdulmohsen N. Abanumy, Ali Al-Badi, and Pam Mayhew, University of East Anglia, UK, "An exploratory Study of E-Government in two GCC Countries", the 2003 International Business Information Management Conference, General Theme: e-business and organizations in the 21st Century, December 16-18th 03, Cairo, Egypt.

Ali Al-Badi, and Yurii Boreisha, "Web Site Globalisation: Interface Design Considerations", UKAIS Conference 2003, University of Warwick, April 9-11th.
M. A. Shaikh, and A. H. Al-Badi, "E-Commerce Implementation in the Middle East: Challenges and Some Remedies" , Multi Conference of PDPTA, CISST, IC-AI, IC, CIC, Las Vegas, Nevada, June25-28, 2001

M. A. Shaikh, A. H. Albadi, A. Al-Ameri, "Resource Allocation Methodology for E-Commerce Implementation in the Middle East", 22nd National Conference Proceeding, Huntsville, Alabama, October 10-13, 2001

M.A. Shaikh, A.H. Al-Badi, A.H. Al-Elaiwi, A. Al-Ameri, and J.A. Whittaker, Coll. of Eng., Florida Inst. of Technol., Melbourne, FL, USA, "E-commerce need analysis via quality function deployment" Change Management and the New Industrial Revolution, 200. IEMC '01 Proceedings. On page(s): 317 - 322 7-9 Oct. 2001 Albany, NY, USA 2001.

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