About Dr. Karim Al-Yafi

Dr. Karim Al-Yafi

Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems Qatar University
(DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH, Qatar AIS Chapter)

Biography

Dr. Karim Al-Yafi is an assistant professor of management information system at the College of Business and Economics at Qatar University. With a software engineering and business analysis background, he obtained his PhD in Management science and Information Systems from Brunel Business School, Brunel University London. The main research interests of Dr. Al-Yafi include the evolution and evaluation of e-Government solutions and the role of ICT in policymaking and public sector strategic management. His research interests extend to cover also the use of multi-agent systems to evaluate the use of mobile and ubiquitous technologies to optimize enterprises’ functional performance and underlying information systems infrastructure. In this context, he co-authored and participated in several research project proposals submitted to European Commission, EPSRC UK, and the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF). Other technical fields in which Dr. Al-Yafi is interested are Web 2.0 programming, open source software, e-Learning and business intelligence & data mining. Dr. Al-Yafi has presented his research through multiple research papers and international conferences and workshops, notably at the IEEE international workshop on Enabling Technologies.

Contact Dr. Karim Al-Yafi (karim.alyafi@qu.edu.qa)