Abbas, Roba

Overview

Roba Abbas is a Lecturer and Academic Program Director with the Faculty of Business and Law at the University of Wollongong, Australia. She has a PhD in location-based services regulation and has received competitive grants for research addressing global challenges in areas related to co-design and socio-technical systems, operations management, robotics, social media and other emerging technologies. Her current research interests include methodological approaches to complex socio-technical systems design. More recently, she has delivered talks and co-organised panels for Yale University, The Alan Turing Institute, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Arizona State University and Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences. Dr Abbas is Co-Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society and was the Technical Program Chair for the IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS20) hosted by Arizona State University in November 2020. From 2005 to 2010, she was a Product Manager with Internetrix, Wollongong.

Recent Presentations:

Operationalising Socio-Technical Theory: Examining Social, Technical & Environmental Subsystems. The Fourteenth Workshop on the Social Implications of National Security (SINS21): AI in Cybersecurity: Socio-Technical & Environmental Considerations.

Critiquing Überveillance in Überveillance: Continuous Identity Checking, Persistent Location Tracking, and Pervasive Condition Monitoring’. Yale Technology and Ethics Working Research Group Seminar Series, Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics, Yale University.

Embedding Humanistic Values in STEM Panel Session. 2020 PIT Convening, New America Foundation.

Top Publications

Year	Title
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
2014	The regulatory considerations and ethical dilemmas of location-based services (LBS): A literature review Published in Information Technology and People

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 as Research Supervisor

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 & Executive Dean
Clarke, Rodney Professor
Ellmers, Grant Dr
Freeman, Mark Dr
Michael, Katina Professor
Michael, M G. Honorary Associate Professor
Munoz Aneiros, Albert Dr.
Tootell, Holly I. Dr

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2021	Age Appropriate Digital Services for Young People: Major Reforms Published In IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine
2021	Anticipating Techno-Economic Fallout: Purpose-Driven Socio-Technical Innovation Published In IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society
2021	Smart Infrastructure and Technology Systems Ethics Published In IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society
2021	Socio-Technical Design for Public Interest Technology Published In IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society
2020	Behind COVID-19 Contact Trace Apps: The Google-Apple Partnership Published In IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine
2020	COVID-19 Contact Trace App Deployments: Learnings from Australia and Singapore Published In IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine
2020	Dealing With Technological Trajectories: Where We Have Come From and Where We Are Going Published In IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society
2020	Ethics in AI and Autonomous System Applications Design Published In IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society
2020	Humans in the Loop: Learning to Trust in AI but to What Extent? Published In IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society
2020	Manufacturing Consent: The Modern Pandemic of Technosolutionism Published In IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society
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
2019	Ethics and System Design in a New Era of Human-Computer Interaction [Guest Editorial] Published In IEEE Technology and Society Magazine
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
2014	Using a Social-Ethical Framework to Evaluate Location-Based Services in an Internet of Things World Published In The 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	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
2015	Location-Based Privacy, Protection, Safety, and Security Published In Privacy in a Digital, Networked World Publisher Springer International Publishing
2013	Emerging forms of covert surveillance using GPS-enabled devices Published In Cases on Emerging Information Technology Research and Applications Publisher IGI Global
2013	The value of government mandated location- based services in emergencies in Australia Published In Interdisciplinary Advances in Information Technology Research Publisher IGI Global
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
2020	Stakeholders in the cloud computing value-chain: A socio-technical review of data breach literature Published In International Symposium on Technology and Society, Proceedings
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
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 EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MOBILE BUSINESS, PROCEEDINGS
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 EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MOBILE BUSINESS, PROCEEDINGS
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

Other Research Activities

Global Challenges Seed Funding - Human-to- Robot Skill Transfer: Exploring the Social, Technical and Legal Implications Co-Lead Investigator 2020 -
Global Challenges Seed Funding - Encountering the Digital State Investigator 2019 -
Global Challenges Seed Funding - Hashtagging Terror and Hate: Citizen Responses on Social Media Investigator 2019 -
Global Challenges Seed Funding - Passive Wearable Assistive Robotic Device (WeARoP): Body Posture Support and Mobility Enhancement Investigator 2019 -

Available as Research Supervisor

Potential Supervision Topics

- Socio-Technical Theory
- Co-Design, participatory design, stakeholder engagement
- Emerging Technologies
- Business Information Systems
- Ethics
- Regulation
- Location-based Services
- industry 4.0

Teaching Activities

OPS 113: Business Oriented Information Systems Subject Coordinator, Lecturer, Lab Instructor, Tutor 2019 -
OPS 200: Management & Electronic Business Subject Coordinator, Lecturer, Lab Instructor, Tutor 2019 -
OPS 216: Operations Management Subject Coordinator, Lecturer, Tutor 2018 -
OPS 928: Logistics Systems Lecturer, Tutor 2018

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	The Impact of Technology on the Marketing Practices of Professional Services Firms in Australia.

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)

Organizer Of Event

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

Socio-Technical Theory; Socio-Technical Systems;
Co-Design; Participatory Design; Ethics; Regulation; Emerging Technologies; Location-Based Services

Full Name

Dr Roba Abbas

Mailing Address

School of Business (40.G07))

University of Wollongong

Northfields Ave, Wollongong

NSW

2522

Australia

Top Publications

Year	Title
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
2014	The regulatory considerations and ethical dilemmas of location-based services (LBS): A literature review Published in Information Technology and People

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 & Executive Dean
Clarke, Rodney Professor
Ellmers, Grant Dr
Freeman, Mark Dr
Michael, Katina Professor
Michael, M G. Honorary Associate Professor
Munoz Aneiros, Albert Dr.
Tootell, Holly I. Dr

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2021	Age Appropriate Digital Services for Young People: Major Reforms Published In IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine
2021	Anticipating Techno-Economic Fallout: Purpose-Driven Socio-Technical Innovation Published In IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society
2021	Smart Infrastructure and Technology Systems Ethics Published In IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society
2021	Socio-Technical Design for Public Interest Technology Published In IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society
2020	Behind COVID-19 Contact Trace Apps: The Google-Apple Partnership Published In IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine
2020	COVID-19 Contact Trace App Deployments: Learnings from Australia and Singapore Published In IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine
2020	Dealing With Technological Trajectories: Where We Have Come From and Where We Are Going Published In IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society
2020	Ethics in AI and Autonomous System Applications Design Published In IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society
2020	Humans in the Loop: Learning to Trust in AI but to What Extent? Published In IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society
2020	Manufacturing Consent: The Modern Pandemic of Technosolutionism Published In IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society
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
2019	Ethics and System Design in a New Era of Human-Computer Interaction [Guest Editorial] Published In IEEE Technology and Society Magazine
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
2014	Using a Social-Ethical Framework to Evaluate Location-Based Services in an Internet of Things World Published In The 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	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
2015	Location-Based Privacy, Protection, Safety, and Security Published In Privacy in a Digital, Networked World Publisher Springer International Publishing
2013	Emerging forms of covert surveillance using GPS-enabled devices Published In Cases on Emerging Information Technology Research and Applications Publisher IGI Global
2013	The value of government mandated location- based services in emergencies in Australia Published In Interdisciplinary Advances in Information Technology Research Publisher IGI Global
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
2020	Stakeholders in the cloud computing value-chain: A socio-technical review of data breach literature Published In International Symposium on Technology and Society, Proceedings
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
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 EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MOBILE BUSINESS, PROCEEDINGS
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 EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MOBILE BUSINESS, PROCEEDINGS
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

Other Research Activities

Global Challenges Seed Funding - Human-to- Robot Skill Transfer: Exploring the Social, Technical and Legal Implications Co-Lead Investigator 2020 -
Global Challenges Seed Funding - Encountering the Digital State Investigator 2019 -
Global Challenges Seed Funding - Hashtagging Terror and Hate: Citizen Responses on Social Media Investigator 2019 -
Global Challenges Seed Funding - Passive Wearable Assistive Robotic Device (WeARoP): Body Posture Support and Mobility Enhancement Investigator 2019 -

Potential Supervision Topics

- Socio-Technical Theory
- Co-Design, participatory design, stakeholder engagement
- Emerging Technologies
- Business Information Systems
- Ethics
- Regulation
- Location-based Services
- industry 4.0

Teaching Activities

OPS 113: Business Oriented Information Systems Subject Coordinator, Lecturer, Lab Instructor, Tutor 2019 -
OPS 200: Management & Electronic Business Subject Coordinator, Lecturer, Lab Instructor, Tutor 2019 -
OPS 216: Operations Management Subject Coordinator, Lecturer, Tutor 2018 -
OPS 928: Logistics Systems Lecturer, Tutor 2018

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	The Impact of Technology on the Marketing Practices of Professional Services Firms in Australia.

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)

Organizer Of Event

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

Socio-Technical Theory; Socio-Technical Systems;
Co-Design; Participatory Design; Ethics; Regulation; Emerging Technologies; Location-Based Services

Full Name

Dr Roba Abbas

Mailing Address

School of Business (40.G07))

University of Wollongong

Northfields Ave, Wollongong

NSW

2522

Australia

Geographic Location

Australia

Orcid Id

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

Web Of Science Researcher Id

R-5223-2019

Scopus Id

35172585700

Overview

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Geographic Focus

Available as Research Supervisor

Affiliation

Available for Collaborative Projects

Member Of

Has Collaborator

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Conference Paper

Funding

Investigator On

Other Research Activities

Supervision

Available as Research Supervisor

Potential Supervision Topics

Teaching Activities

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Service

Reviewer Of

Organizer Of Event

Background

Education And Training

Keywords

Contact

Full Name

Mailing Address

Geographic Location

Identity

Orcid Id

Web Of Science Researcher Id

Scopus Id

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Geographic Focus

Affiliation

Member Of

Has Collaborator

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Conference Paper

Funding

Investigator On

Other Research Activities

Supervision

Potential Supervision Topics

Teaching Activities

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Service

Reviewer Of

Organizer Of Event

Background

Education And Training

Keywords

Contact

Full Name

Mailing Address

Geographic Location

Identity

Orcid Id

Web Of Science Researcher Id

Scopus Id

Visualisations

Research Areas

Geographic Focus