Abbas, Roba

Overview

Dr Roba Abbas is a Lecturer, Subject Coordinator and Researcher in the School of Management, Operations and Marketing (SMOM) at the University of Wollongong, and is the Co-Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society. She completed her Australian Research Council (ARC)-funded Doctor of Philosophy on the topic of Location-Based Services Regulation in 2012, earning special commendations for her thesis titled Location-Based Services Regulation in Australia: A Socio-Technical Approach.

She also graduated with first class Honours and Distinction in Information and Communication Technology (majoring in Business Information Systems) from the University of Wollongong Australia in 2006, earning a place on the Faculty of Informatics Dean's Merit List.

Dr Abbas is a multidisciplinary researcher who is interested in the adoption and application of socio-technical and other organisational/systems theories to investigate the impact of emerging technologies on organisations and society.

Research Areas

Research Overview

Roba has a strong research interest in the following:
- Socio-technical systems
- Socio-technical theory
- Emerging technologies
- Co-design and stakeholder engagement
- Socio-ethics
- Regulation
- Location-based services
- Social media and networking

Geographic Focus

Australia Country
International Transnational Region

Available for Collaborative Projects

Member Of

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Member
Golden Key International Honour Society Member
IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Member
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Member

Has Collaborator

Alici, Gursel Senior Professor & Director
Clarke, Rodney J. Professor
Ellmers, Grant N. Dr
Freeman, Mark Dr
Michael, Katina Professor
Michael, M G. Honorary Associate Professor
Munoz, Albert Dr.
Tootell, Holly I. Dr

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	COVID-19 Contact Trace App Deployments: Learnings from Australia and Singapore Published In IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine
2020	Getting Behind COVID-19 Contact Trace Apps: The Google-Apple Partnership Published In IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine
2020	The coronavirus contact tracing app won’t log your location, but it will reveal who you hang out with Published In The Conversation
2019	Engineering-Based Design Methodology for Embedding Ethics in Autonomous Robots Published In Proceedings of the IEEE
2018	Engaging young children as application design partners: A stakeholder-inclusive methodological approach Published In IEEE Technology and Society Magazine
2018	From good ideas to practical solutions: The changing nature of participation in our evolving digital landscape Published In IEEE Technology and Society Magazine
2016	The implications of iris-recognition technologies Published In IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine
2015	Key government agency perspectives on location based services regulation Published In Computer Law and Security Review: the International Journal of Technology Law and Practice
2014	The regulatory considerations and ethical dilemmas of location-based services (LBS): A literature review Published In Information Technology and People
2014	Using a Social-Ethical Framework to Evaluate Location-Based Services in an Internet of Things World Published In International Review of Information Ethics
2013	Sketching and validating the location-based services (LBS) regulatory framework in Australia Published In Computer Law and Security Review: the International Journal of Technology Law and Practice
2012	Location-based social networking: impact on trust in relationships Published In IEEE Technology and Society Magazine
2011	Emerging forms of covert surveillance using GPS-enabled devices Published In Journal of Cases on Information Technology
2011	Recommendations for Australia's implementation of the national emergency warning system using location-based services Published In Journal of Ubiquitous Systems and Pervasive Networks
2011	The importance of scenarios in the prediction of the social implications of emerging technologies and services Published In Journal of Cases on Information Technology
2011	The social implications of location-based services: an observational study of users Published In Journal of Location Based Services
2011	The value of government mandated location-based services in emergencies in Australia Published In Journal of Information Technology Research

Chapter

Year	Title
2017	What can people do with your spatial data?: socio-ethical scenarios Published In Managing Security Issues and the Hidden Dangers of Wearable Technologies Publisher Hershey, United States
2008	The state of public data availability in Australia: a study of suppliers of critical infrastructure information Published In Australia and the New Technologies: Evidence Based Policy in Public Administration. The Third Workshop on the Social Implications of National Security Publisher Wollongong

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2019	Privacy, Data Rights and Cybersecurity: Technology for Good in the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals Published In International Symposium on Technology and Society, Proceedings
2018	Location-based social media use in families : Qualitative outcomes from participant observations Published In IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (IEEE ISTAS 2018)
2018	Urban flood modelling using geo-social intelligence Published In International Symposium on Technology and Society, Proceedings
2011	Monitoring people using location-based social networking and its negative impact on trust: an exploratory contextual analysis of five types of "friend" relationships Published In ISTAS 2011: IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society
2010	An approach to studying location-based Services regulation in Australia Published In ISTAS 2010: Inernational Symposium on Technology and Scoiety : Social Implications of Emerging Technologies
2010	Covert policing using unobtrusive global positioning system trackers: a demonstration Published In The Social Implications of Covert Policing (Workshop on the Social Implications of National Security, 2009)
2010	Demonstrating the potential for covert policing in the community: five stakeholder scenarios Published In The Social Implications of Covert Policing
2010	Exploring the social implications of location based social networking: an inquiry into the perceived positive and negative impacts of using LBSN between friends Published In Ninth International Conference on Mobile Business/2010 Ninth Global Mobility Roundtable
2010	Location-based services: An examination of user attitudes and socio-ethical scenarios Published In ISTAS 2010: IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society: Social Implications of Emerging Technologies
2009	Location-based services for emergency management: a multi-stakeholder perspective Published In International Conference on Mobile Business
2009	The current state of commercial location-based service offerings in Australia Published In International Conference on Mobile Business
2007	The benefits & concerns of public data availability in Australia: a survey of security experts Published In The Second Workshop on the Social Implications of National Security

Investigator On

Year	Title
2020	Social Media User Archetypes during Extreme Events: Fuzzifying Dynamic Membership of Crisis Communication Participants (SMUCC) Awarded by: Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) Funding Scheme: Australia Germany Joint Cooperation Scheme

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Cloud Computing Data Breached: Socio- Technical Replications and Dilemma	Kolevski, David

Reviewer Of

Ethics and Information Technology (Journal Article)
IEEE Technology and Society Magazine (Academic Article)
Information Technology and People (Journal Article)
Journal of Social Network Analysis and Mining (Journal Article)

Education And Training

Doctor of Philosophy in Location-Based Services, University of Wollongong, Faculty of Informatics, Location-Based Services Regulation in Australia: A Socio-Technical Approach 2009 - 2012
Bachelor of Information Technology and Communication (Honors Class 1) in Business Information Systems, University of Wollongong, Faculty of Informatics 2003 - 2006

Keywords

Information Technology, Location-Based Services, Geographic Information Systems, Socio-Technical Systems and Theory, Regulation, Policy, Socio-Ethics, Privacy and Security, Social Media and Networking, Emerging technologies, Information Architecture, Web Development

Full Name

Dr Roba Abbas

Mailing Address

School of Management, Operations and Marketing (40.134)

University of Wollongong

Northfields Ave, Wollongong

NSW

2522

Australia

Geographic Location

Australia

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2516-4880 (confirmed)

Research Areas

Research Overview

Roba has a strong research interest in the following:
- Socio-technical systems
- Socio-technical theory
- Emerging technologies
- Co-design and stakeholder engagement
- Socio-ethics
- Regulation
- Location-based services
- Social media and networking

Geographic Focus

Australia Country
International Transnational Region

Member Of

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Member
Golden Key International Honour Society Member
IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Member
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Member

Has Collaborator

Alici, Gursel Senior Professor & Director
Clarke, Rodney J. Professor
Ellmers, Grant N. Dr
Freeman, Mark Dr
Michael, Katina Professor
Michael, M G. Honorary Associate Professor
Munoz, Albert Dr.
Tootell, Holly I. Dr

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	COVID-19 Contact Trace App Deployments: Learnings from Australia and Singapore Published In IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine
2020	Getting Behind COVID-19 Contact Trace Apps: The Google-Apple Partnership Published In IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine
2020	The coronavirus contact tracing app won’t log your location, but it will reveal who you hang out with Published In The Conversation
2019	Engineering-Based Design Methodology for Embedding Ethics in Autonomous Robots Published In Proceedings of the IEEE
2018	Engaging young children as application design partners: A stakeholder-inclusive methodological approach Published In IEEE Technology and Society Magazine
2018	From good ideas to practical solutions: The changing nature of participation in our evolving digital landscape Published In IEEE Technology and Society Magazine
2016	The implications of iris-recognition technologies Published In IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine
2015	Key government agency perspectives on location based services regulation Published In Computer Law and Security Review: the International Journal of Technology Law and Practice
2014	The regulatory considerations and ethical dilemmas of location-based services (LBS): A literature review Published In Information Technology and People
2014	Using a Social-Ethical Framework to Evaluate Location-Based Services in an Internet of Things World Published In International Review of Information Ethics
2013	Sketching and validating the location-based services (LBS) regulatory framework in Australia Published In Computer Law and Security Review: the International Journal of Technology Law and Practice
2012	Location-based social networking: impact on trust in relationships Published In IEEE Technology and Society Magazine
2011	Emerging forms of covert surveillance using GPS-enabled devices Published In Journal of Cases on Information Technology
2011	Recommendations for Australia's implementation of the national emergency warning system using location-based services Published In Journal of Ubiquitous Systems and Pervasive Networks
2011	The importance of scenarios in the prediction of the social implications of emerging technologies and services Published In Journal of Cases on Information Technology
2011	The social implications of location-based services: an observational study of users Published In Journal of Location Based Services
2011	The value of government mandated location-based services in emergencies in Australia Published In Journal of Information Technology Research

Chapter

Year	Title
2017	What can people do with your spatial data?: socio-ethical scenarios Published In Managing Security Issues and the Hidden Dangers of Wearable Technologies Publisher Hershey, United States
2008	The state of public data availability in Australia: a study of suppliers of critical infrastructure information Published In Australia and the New Technologies: Evidence Based Policy in Public Administration. The Third Workshop on the Social Implications of National Security Publisher Wollongong

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2019	Privacy, Data Rights and Cybersecurity: Technology for Good in the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals Published In International Symposium on Technology and Society, Proceedings
2018	Location-based social media use in families : Qualitative outcomes from participant observations Published In IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (IEEE ISTAS 2018)
2018	Urban flood modelling using geo-social intelligence Published In International Symposium on Technology and Society, Proceedings
2011	Monitoring people using location-based social networking and its negative impact on trust: an exploratory contextual analysis of five types of "friend" relationships Published In ISTAS 2011: IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society
2010	An approach to studying location-based Services regulation in Australia Published In ISTAS 2010: Inernational Symposium on Technology and Scoiety : Social Implications of Emerging Technologies
2010	Covert policing using unobtrusive global positioning system trackers: a demonstration Published In The Social Implications of Covert Policing (Workshop on the Social Implications of National Security, 2009)
2010	Demonstrating the potential for covert policing in the community: five stakeholder scenarios Published In The Social Implications of Covert Policing
2010	Exploring the social implications of location based social networking: an inquiry into the perceived positive and negative impacts of using LBSN between friends Published In Ninth International Conference on Mobile Business/2010 Ninth Global Mobility Roundtable
2010	Location-based services: An examination of user attitudes and socio-ethical scenarios Published In ISTAS 2010: IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society: Social Implications of Emerging Technologies
2009	Location-based services for emergency management: a multi-stakeholder perspective Published In International Conference on Mobile Business
2009	The current state of commercial location-based service offerings in Australia Published In International Conference on Mobile Business
2007	The benefits & concerns of public data availability in Australia: a survey of security experts Published In The Second Workshop on the Social Implications of National Security

Investigator On

Year	Title
2020	Social Media User Archetypes during Extreme Events: Fuzzifying Dynamic Membership of Crisis Communication Participants (SMUCC) Awarded by: Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) Funding Scheme: Australia Germany Joint Cooperation Scheme

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Cloud Computing Data Breached: Socio- Technical Replications and Dilemma	Kolevski, David

Reviewer Of

Ethics and Information Technology (Journal Article)
IEEE Technology and Society Magazine (Academic Article)
Information Technology and People (Journal Article)
Journal of Social Network Analysis and Mining (Journal Article)

Education And Training

Doctor of Philosophy in Location-Based Services, University of Wollongong, Faculty of Informatics, Location-Based Services Regulation in Australia: A Socio-Technical Approach 2009 - 2012
Bachelor of Information Technology and Communication (Honors Class 1) in Business Information Systems, University of Wollongong, Faculty of Informatics 2003 - 2006

Keywords

Information Technology, Location-Based Services, Geographic Information Systems, Socio-Technical Systems and Theory, Regulation, Policy, Socio-Ethics, Privacy and Security, Social Media and Networking, Emerging technologies, Information Architecture, Web Development

Full Name

Dr Roba Abbas

Mailing Address

School of Management, Operations and Marketing (40.134)

University of Wollongong

Northfields Ave, Wollongong

NSW

2522

Australia

Geographic Location

Australia

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2516-4880 (confirmed)

Overview

Overview

Research Areas

Research Overview

Geographic Focus

Affiliation

Available for Collaborative Projects

Member Of

Has Collaborator

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Conference Paper

Funding

Investigator On

Supervision

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Service

Reviewer Of

Background

Education And Training

Keywords

Contact

Full Name

Mailing Address

Geographic Location

Identity

Orcid Id

Overview

Research Areas

Research Overview

Geographic Focus

Affiliation

Member Of

Has Collaborator

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Conference Paper

Funding

Investigator On

Supervision

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Service

Reviewer Of

Background

Education And Training

Keywords

Contact

Full Name

Mailing Address

Geographic Location

Identity

Orcid Id

Visualisations

Research Areas

Geographic Focus