Dr. Abd Rahman Ahlan is a Professor at the Department of Information Systems, Kulliyyah of ICT, International Islamic University Malaysia. He has over 30 years of teaching experience at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has taught students from the Bachelor of IT (BIT), Master of IT (MIT), Master of Business Intelligence and Analytics (MBIA), Master of Business Administration (MBA) as well as Master in Protective Security Management (MPSM). He also supervises PhD students. A principle researcher for a number of research projects, Dr. Abd Rahman has won several research and quality awards.
His research interest is focused on understanding the management of IT innovation and adoption, IT project management, IT Governance, IT Risks and Security Management, and graduate skill-sets. He was appointed as a technical mentor for MSC Malaysia Product Development & Commercialisation Fund (PCF) for the approved project submissions on The Internet of Things & Big Data, funded by the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC). He was one of the panel speaker in Big Data Week KL 2015 on the topic Data scientist talent development and role of universities.
He was appointed as a panel interviewer to evaluate research proposals on Business Analytics and Big Data for the Yang DiPertuan Agong Scholarship applicants. Dr. Abd Rahman has published numerous articles and book chapters, and hold memberships in professional bodies. He has formerly held a number of administrative positions including the Director of the Centre for IT Advancement, Head of the Department of Information Systems, Director of the Information Technology Division at IIUM, and Dean of the Kulliyyah of ICT.

• ICT ~ Information, Computer And Communications Technology (ICT) ~ Educational Technology ~ Other Educational Technology n.e.c. - IT Skillset for Outsourcing Industry
• ICT ~ Information, Computer And Communications Technology (ICT) ~ Emergent Information Technology ~ Knowledge Base - ICT Outsourcing (ITO); E-Government, Digital Divide & ICT for Dev (ICT4D); IT/IS Education & Skillsets; IT/IS Implementation Issues & Project Management; IT/IS in Financial Services
• ICT ~ Information, Computer And Communications Technology (ICT) ~ Security System ~ Other Security System n.e.c. - IT Risk Management & Information Security Management
• Engineering Tech ~ Applied Sciences And Technologies ~ Other Applied Sciences and Technologies n.e.c. - IT Project Management

• 2005 - 2022: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Association of Information Systems - USA
• 2015: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Lifetime Member), Persatuan Sistem Maklumat Malaysia
• 2021: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Professional Technologist (MBOT)), Malaysia Board of Technologist (MBOT)

BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS

2023/2024

Completed

2020 - 2022	Kajian Hukum Mengenai Kesan Permainan Digital Terhadap Masyarakat
2014 - 2017	A Model for Information Security Risk Management and Auditing Processes in Malaysian Universities
2010 - 2014	Customer Relationship Management Alignment in Malaysian Small and Medium Enterprises
2010 - 2011	Consultant for the Implementation of a Campus Security Solution for IIUM Gombak Campus
2010 - 2011	Consultant for the Implementation of a Campus Security Solution for IIUM Gombak Campus
2010 - 2013	IT Risk Management Practices in Malaysian Public Higher Education Sector
2010 - 2016	Information security awareness: IIUM perspective
2010 - 2013	Internet Safety and Security Awareness Among Malaysian Youth: Knowledge, Understanding and Compliance
2009 - 2010	Technology Assessment Consultant for MSC Malaysia Research & Development Grant Scheme (MGS)
2009 - 2011	The ICT Social Inclusion among Orang Asli Community in Gombak Area
2009 - 2010	IT Outsourcing Competencies and Relationship Exchange as Determinants of Success in Malaysia.
2009 - 2010	Technology Assessment Consultant for MSC Malaysia Research & Development Grant Scheme (MGS), Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC)
2009 - 2010	Technology Assessment Consultant for MSC Malaysia Research & Development Grant Scheme (MGS), Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC)
2008 - 2012	The Impact of Client Vendor Relationship on IT offshore outsourcing in Malaysia
2007 - 2011	Modeling G2C Adoption of E-Government in Developing Countries: Cultural Issues, Trust and Acceptance Factors. The Malaysian case.
2007 - 2011	Digital Divide & Information Technology Industry Development in Malaysia
2006 - 2009	The Supply-Side of ICT Outsourcing: The Malaysia Window
2006 - 2007	Development of new academic program (Executive postgraduate Diploma in Protective Security Management)

On-Going

2008 - Present	Intelligent Cyberspace Security
2008 - Present	IT for Development and e-Government (ITDEG)

23 Jul, 2018	Top 250 Contributors to IIUM's Research (MyRA)Performance (2015-2017) - IIUM	University
10 May, 2018	ITEX - International Invention Innovation & Technology Exhibition Malaysia	International
16 Nov, 2017	UTeMEX2017 Gold Award - Innovation Carnival UTeM	National
22 Apr, 2017	Achievement of Impressive Readership Result for Book Chapter (3000 downloads) - InTech Author Stats	International
09 Oct, 2014	Achievement of Impressive Readership Result for Book Chapter (2000 downloads) - InTech Author Stats	International
12 Jun, 2013	Gold Medal Award - International Research Invention & Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE 2014) - IIUM	University
31 Mar, 2011	IIUM Quality Research Award - IIUM	University
10 Feb, 2011	Bronze Medal Award - IIUM Research Invention & Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE 2011) - IIUM	University
31 Jan, 2011	Anugerah Projek Penyelidikan Terbaik (Award of Best Research Project) FRGS Phase 1/2006 - Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) Malaysia	National
12 Apr, 2010	Best Overall Paper Award in European, Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems (EMCIS2010, Abu Dhabi UAE) - EMCIS	International
27 Jan, 2010	Gold Medal Award - IIUM Research Invention & Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE 2010) - IIUM	University
27 Jan, 2010	Best Overall (Social Science & Humanities) IRIIE 2010 - IIUM	University
31 Mar, 2008	Promising Researcher Award (Kulliyyah) - IIUM	University

Article

2023	E-government challenges in developing countries: development of Iraqi e-government. Journal of Computing Research and Innovation (JCRINN), 8 (2) pp. 200-214
2022	The impacts of perceived trust and perceived validity on the religious electronic resource acceptance. ICIC Express Letters, 16 (9) pp. 1019-1026
2019	Factors affecting instructors’ adoption of learning management systems: The case of Palestine. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology, 97 (2) pp. 553-550
2019	The role of quality factors on learning management systems adoption from instructors' perspectives. The Online Journal of Distance Education and e-Learning (TOJDEL), 7 (2) pp. 133-150
2018	Can ICT reduce poverty and unemployment and elevate development integrating micro, small, and medium enterprises in Bangladesh? – sharing Asian experiences. International Journal of Engineering and Management Research, 8 (4) pp. 168-174
2018	Can technological, organizational and individual antecedents together optimize knowledge sharing for establishing institutional innovation capabilities?. International Journal of Engineering and Management Research, () pp. 186-192
2018	The information system project profiles among universities in Indonesia. Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 12 (2) pp. 865-872
2017	Antecedents to effective e-learning among selected secondary schools in Malaysia. Ilorin Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology, 2 (1) pp.
2017	Introducing learner infrastructural capabilities into information systems success model using e-learning. University of Sindh Journal of Information and Communication Technology, 1 (1) pp. 8-16
2017	Managers perceptions towards the success of E-performance reporting system. TELKOMNIKA (Telecommunication Computing Electronics and Control), 15 (3) pp. 1389-1396
2016	A coherent framework for understanding the success of an information system project: a revised version. Telkomnika (Telecommunication Computing Electronics and Control), 14 (1) pp. 302-308
2016	A comprehensive adoption model of M-Government services among citizens in developing countries. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology, 90 (1) pp. 49-60
2016	Measurement of the information system project success of the higher education institutions in Indonesia: A pilot study. International Journal of Business Information Systems, 23 (2) pp. 229-247
2016	The user satisfaction perspectives of the information system projects. Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 4 (1) pp. 215-223
2015	A comprehensive adoption model of M-government services among citizens in developing countries. ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences , 10 (23) pp. 1-10
2015	An overview of patient acceptance of health information technology in developing countries: a review and conceptual model. International Journal of Information Systems and Project Management, 3 (1) pp. 29-48
2015	Factors affecting knowledge sharing on innovation in the higher education institutions (HEIs) . ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 10 (23) pp. 18200-18210
2015	Influences of the input factors towards the success of an information system project. Telkomnika (Telecommunication Computing Electronics and Control), 13 (2) pp. 686-693
2015	Information security awareness at the knowledge-based institution: its antecedents and measures . Procedia Computer Science, 72 () pp. 361-373
2015	Measurement of information system project success based on perceptions of the internal stakeholders. International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE), 5 (2) pp. 271-279
2015	Reliability and validity of a questionnaire to evaluate diabetic patients' intention to adopt health information technology: a pilot study. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology, 72 (2) pp. 253-264
2015	Review of knowledge management in higher education. International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 4 (11) pp. 2062-2065
2015	Validation of information system project success model: a focus group study. SAGE Open, () pp. 1-14
2014	An alternative method for determining critical success factors of information system project. Telkomnika (Telecommunication Computing Electronics and Control), 12 (3) pp. 665-674
2014	Implementation of input-process-output model for measuring information system project success. TELKOMNIKA Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering, 12 (7) pp. 5603-5612
2014	Information technology enhances students' academic performance: a case Of University Of Ilorin. The Online Journal of Distance Education and e-Learning, 2 (2) pp. 15-20
2014	Intelligent IT governance decision-making support framework for a developing country’s public university. Intelligent Decision Technologies, 8 () pp. 131-146
2014	User acceptance of Health Information Technology (HIT) in developing countries: a conceptual model. Procedia Technology , 16 () pp. 1287-1296
2013	Combining grounded theory and case study methods in IT outsourcing study. Journal of Information Systems Research and Innovation, 4 () pp. 84-93
2013	Internet usage and personality traits: finding relationship in learning institution. Transnational Journal of Science and Technology, 3 (3) pp. 1-13
2013	Moving toward e-business: customer relationship management alignment in Malaysian small business. International Journal of eBusiness and eGovernment Studies, 5 (2) pp. 112-121
2013	Service value co-creation in research & innovation practices in higher education institutions in Malaysia. Procedia Technology, 11 () pp. 342-347
2012	Examining information disclosure behavior on social network sites using protection motivation theory, trust and risk. Journal of Internet Social Networking & Virtual Communities, () pp. 1-11
2012	Information security and mutual trust as determining factors for information technology outsourcing success. African Journal of Business Management, 6 (1) pp. 103-110
2012	Information technology risk management: the case of the International Islamic University Malaysia. Journal of Information Systems Research and Innovation, 1 () pp. 58-67
2012	Towards successful improvement of students’ residential management processes using the enterprise architecture maturity model. World of Computer Science and Information Technology Journal (WCSIT), 2 (1) pp. 29-37
2010	E-government application: an integrated model on G2C adoption of online tax. Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy, 5 (3) pp. 225-248
2010	G2C adoption of e-government in Malaysia: trust, perceived risk and political self-efficacy . International Journal of Electronic Government Research, 6 (3) pp. 57-72
2010	Integrating thin client solution in human-computer interaction study. WSEAS Transactions on Information Science and Applications, 7 (6) pp. 809-818
2010	The Malaysia IT Outsourcing industry skill-sets requirements of future IT graduates. WSEAS Transactions on Computers, 9 (7) pp. 738-747
2010	Toward e-business: factors linking information technology adoption in Malaysian software firms. The E-Business Review, x () pp. 102-106
2009	IT outsourcing industry practices, models, trends and challenges from a case of a Malaysian offshore global service provider. International Journal of Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 3 (2) pp. 89-96
2008	Assessment of the impact of IT outsourcing on IT education in Malaysian institutions of higher learnings . INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, 2 (3) pp. 167-174
2008	Outcome based education performance measurement: A Rasch-based longitudinal assessment model to measure information management courses LO's. WSEAS Transactions on Information Science and Applications, 5 (3) pp. 292-299
2007	The influence of organizational factors on information systems success in e-government agencies in Malaysia. The Electronic Journal on Information Systems in Developing Countries, 29 (1) pp. 1-17

Conference or Workshop Item

2021	Assessing mobile learning system performance in Indonesia: reports of the model development and Its instrument testing. In: 2nd Science and Mathematics International Conference: Transforming Research and Education of Science and Mathematics in the Digital Age,,
2019	Exploring staff perception of InfoSec policy compliance: Palestine Universities empirical study. In: 1st International Conference of Intelligent Computing and Engineering (ICOICE 2019),
2019	Information security policy perceived compliance among staff in Palestine universities: An empirical pilot study. In: 2019 IEEE Jordan International Joint Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (JEEIT),
2018	Digitalizing bullying: do Nigerian students get cyberbullied?. In: 2018 International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for the Muslim World (ICT4M),
2018	E-learning in Iraqi universities: a review. In: 3rd International Conference on Computing, Engineering, and Design, ICCED 2017,
2018	Towards an integrated framework of e-learning through an international innovative collaboration: Iraqi perspective. In: 3rd International Conference on Computing, Engineering, and Design, ICCED 2017,
2017	Investigating factors affecting knowledge management and sharing on innovation in universities: pilot study. In: 2016 6th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for The Muslim World (ICT4M),
2016	Factors affecting instructors' adoption of learning management systems: A theoretical framework. In: 2016 6th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for The Muslim World (ICT4M 2016),
2016	Factors affecting instructors' adoption of learning management systems: a theoretical framework. In: 2016 6th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for The Muslim World (ICT4M 2016),
2016	Factors affecting instructors’ adoption of learning management systems: A theoretical framework. In: 6th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for the Muslim World (ICT4M 2016),
2016	Factors determining effectiveness of e-learning in secondary schools. In: The 1st International Conference on IEEE Nigeria Computer Chapter,
2016	Investigating factors affecting knowledge management and sharing on innovation in universities: pilot study. In: 2016 6th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for The Muslim World (ICT4M 2016),
2016	Re-emphasizing the dimensions and impacts of complementary IT resources through governance. In: 6th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for The Muslim World (ICT4M),
2014	Exploring academics’ knowledge sharing intention on institutional innovation capability. In: The 7th International Conference on Innovation and Knowledge Management in Asia Pacific (IKMAP 2014),
2014	Issues of E-learning in developing countries: a Nigerian perspective. In: 5th International Conference on Information & Communication Technology for The Muslim World (ICT4M 2014),
2014	Understanding citizen’s intention to use mobile government services in Bangladesh: role of perceived good governance and less corruption. In: International Conference on Governance and Innovation,
2014	User acceptance of Health Information Technology (HIT) in developing countries: A literature review. In: HCIST 2014 - International Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies,
2013	A coherent framework for understanding critical success factors of ICT project environment. In: 3rd International Conference on Research and Innovation in Information Systems – 2013 (ICRIIS’13),
2013	IT outsourcing as an innovative strategy for economic advancement: lessons from Malaysia. In: The 4th International Conference on Information & Communication Technology for the Muslim World (ICT4M),
2013	Role of governance, ethics and integrity in managing information technology resources: Muslim practitioner’s view. In: The 4th International Conference on Information & Communication Technology for the Muslim World (ICT4M),
2013	Value creation drivers in SOA for research & innovation: A proposed framework for HEI context. In: 3rd International Conference on Research and Innovation in Information Systems 2013 (ICRIIS'13),
2012	A conceptual model of customer relationship management alignment. In: IADIS International Conference Information Systems 2012,
2012	An empirical study on the risk management strategies IT outsourcing in Malaysia public sector. In: 3rd International Conference on Information Management and Evaluation (ICIME) 2012,
2012	Modeling the impact of information technology governance effectiveness using partial least square. In: 2012 International Conference on Statistics in Science, Business, and Engineering (ICSSBE),
2012	Privacy concern on social network sites: the role of protection motivation, trust and risk. In: 18th IBIMA Conference,
2012	Social network sites: information disclosure, perceived vulnerability, privacy concerns and perceived benefits. In: IADIS International Conference Information Systems 2012,
2012	The importance and effectiveness of information technology governance practices: A Malaysian private organizations perspective. In: 3rd International Conference on Information Management and Evaluation (ICIME) 2012,
2011	A confirmatory factor analysis of the information technology governance effectiveness: evidence from Malaysia. In: International Conference on Research and Innovation in Information Systems,
2011	Analysis of project communication on smart card implementation in XYZ Malaysian higher education. In: International Management Conference 2011 Proceedings,
2011	Implication of human attitude factors toward information security: awareness in Malaysia Public University. In: International Conference on Innovation and Management (IAM 2011),
2011	Information security awareness in university: maintaining learnability, performance and adaptability through roles of responsibility. In: ,
2011	Information security awareness in university: maintaining learnability, performance and adaptability through roles of responsibility. In: ,
2011	The ICT social inclusion among Orang Asli community in Gombak area. In: International Conference on Research and Innovation in Information Systems,
2011	Understanding ITO decisions and implementations in Malaysia public healthcare sector: the evidence from a pilot case study. In: 2nd International Conference on Research and Innovation in Information Systems (ICRIIS’11),
2010	An integrated model on online tax adoption in Malaysia . In: European, Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems (EMCIS) 2010,
2010	Conceptual architecture design and configuration of thin client system for schools in Malaysia: a pilot project. In: The 4th International Symposium on Information Technology,
2010	Conceptual architecture design and configuration of thin client system for schools in Malaysia: a pilot project. In: The 4th International Symposium on Information Technology,
2010	Configuring thin client solution for Orang Asli community in Malaysia. In: 9th WSEAS International Conference on APPLICATIONS of COMPUTER ENGINEERING,
2010	Modeling E-Government adoption: trust, perceived risk and political efficacy. In: IIUM Research, Innovation & Invention Exhibition (IRIIE 2010),
2009	A descriptive analysis of IT adoption in Malaysian small software firms . In: 2nd IEEE International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology (ICCSIT),
2009	G2C acceptance in Malaysia: trust, perceived risk and political efficacy. In: Third International Symposium on Innovation and Information and Communication Technology (ISIICT 2009),
2009	In search of a model to explain digital divide in information technology organizations. In: Seminar Kebangsaan E-Komuniti,
2009	Malaysia IT outsourcing industry: practices, models, trends and challenges from a case of an offshore global service provider. In: 15th American Conference on Applied Mathematics/International Conference on Computational and Information Science,
2009	Malaysia IT outsourcing industry: practices, models, trends and challenges from a case of an offshore global service provider. In: International Conference on Computational and Information Sciences (ICCIS),
2009	Modeling G2C adoption in developing country: A case study of Malaysia. In: Fifteenth Americas Conference on Information Systems,
2009	The use of meta-magical themas in designing gene mosaics. In: International Conference on Design Principles and Practices,
2008	Assessing future needs of IT education in Malaysia: a preliminary result . In: 4th WSEAS/IASME International Conference on EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES (EDUTE'08),
2008	Assessing future needs of IT education in Malaysia: a preliminary result . In: 4th WSEAS/IASME International Conference on EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES (EDUTE'08),
2008	Pattern matching algorithm for artificial to natural DNA codes of a dementia brain. In: International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering 2008,
2008	The future skill-sets expectations of IT graduates in Malaysia IT outsourcing industry. In: 7th WSEAS International Conference on E-ACTIVITIES (E-ACTIVITIES '08),
2008	The future skill-sets expectations of IT graduates in Malaysia IT outsourcing industry. In: 7th WSEAS International Conference on E-ACTIVITIES (E-ACTIVITIES '08),
2008	The supply-side IT outsourcing competencies and relationship exchange in Malaysia. In: The 7th WSEAS International Conference on E-Activities (E-Activities `08),
2008	The supply-side IT outsourcing competencies and relationship exchange in Malaysia. In: The 7th WSEAS International Conference on E-Activities (E-Activities `08),

Book

2019	Information literacy for the digital age. Ilorin Press, ISBN: 978-978-57101-5-1
2017	Factors affecting knowledge sharing intention on innovation capabilities among faculty members of selected public universities in Malaysia and Bangladesh. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-418-684-5
2017	Factors affecting value co-creation effectiveness in digital library service quality. IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-679-1
2017	Factors contributing to E-learning success in Nigeria institutions of higher learning. IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-686-9
2017	Health information technology acceptance model: a study on diabetic patients perspective in Nigeria. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-418-674-6
2005	Managing IT innovation: a study of information technology implementations in Malaysian banks. ProQuest LLC 2013, ISBN:

Book Section

2019	Internet resource and usage. In: Ilorin Press, ISBN: 978-978-57101-5-1, pp. 45-54
2014	IT governance in a Malaysian public institute of higher learning and intelligent decision making support system solution. In: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, ISBN: 9783642399282 (O), 9783642399275 (P), pp. 19-33
2011	Course advisor system. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-112-3, pp. 91-104
2011	Understanding components of IT risks and enterprise risk management. In: InTech - Open Access Publisher, ISBN: 979-953-307-232-5, pp.
2009	Malaysia IT outsourcing industry: practices, models, trends and challenges from a case of an offshore global service provider. In: WSEAS Press, ISBN: 978 960 474 071 0 ; 1790-5117, pp. 396-401

Monograph

2022	Kajian hukum mengenai kesan permainan digital terhadap masyarakat. In: ,
2017	IIUM Islamization Index - project report. In: ,
2010	OSCC MAMPU OSS case study awards 2010: E-Meeting System in International Islamic University Malaysia. In: MYGOSSCON,