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2024
- Project to Enhance ‘Digital Citizenship’ in Qatar.
- Project to enhance ‘Digital Citizenship’ in Qatar. The Peninsula
- Msheireb Museums, HBKU Sign Agreement on Digital Citizenship Project
- International Museums Day panel discussion explores the role of museums in academic research
- Msheireb Museums, HBKU Sign Agreement on Digital Citizenship Project. Qatar News Agency
- Msheireb Museums and HBKU announced a four-year research initiative titled “Future of Digital Citizenship in Qatar: A Socio-Technical Approach”. Doha Directory
- Qatar University in Collaboration with National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) Hosts National Cyber Security Competition for Students
- IMD Press Conference Showcases Achievements of Sub-Project SP#4 at Msheireb Museums
- Workshop: Qatar National Library – Digital Wellbeing vs. Digital Addiction: Clarifying Technology’s Impact
- Participation in Safe Space Design Thinking Workshop at MCIT
- Workshop: Jointly organized with Ithra and Aramco – SYNC Global Digital Wellbeing Impact Workshop at QNL
- Dr. Dena Al-Thani Participated in a Panel Discussion at EEITC’ 24 Conference
- Dr. Raian Ali participated in the Steering Committee at the Sync Digital Wellbeing Summit
- UNESCO, National Consultation in Qatar on Media and Information Literacy (MIL)
2023
- HBKU’s College of Science and Engineering conducts digital wellbeing and inclusivity workshop for AppLab.
- The Doha International Family Institute (Difi) discusses the impact of technological changes on familty relationships.
- The National Cyber Security launches “Cybersecurity Educational Curriculum”, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education.
- Article: Digital Addiction in Adolescents and Parents (EN).
- Article: Digital Addiction in Adolescents and Parents (AR).
- “Technological Changes, Innovation, and the Family”, DIFI in in partnership with World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) and World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE).
- The 2nd International Workshop on Digital Nudging and Digital Persuasion (DNDP 2023). Designing for Persuasion and Counter Persuasion. Eindhoven, Netherlands.
2022
HBKU Awarded a major Cluster Grant on Digital Citizenship, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
HBKU awarded a major QNRF cluster grant to lead research on digital citizenship. The Peninsula Qatar
HBKU awarded a major QNRF cluster grant, Gulf Times
CSE Faculty Awarded NPRP-C Grant from QNRF, Qatar University
- Qatar Mission to UN: Dr. Raian Ali introduces the groundbreaking projects that aim to improve our undrestanding of behavious leading to terrorism.
- Article: How parents’ internet addiction can fuel their children’s – and what to do about it.
- Article: Parents’ internet addiction impacts their adolescent children.
- Article: Can’t put your phone down? You could be suffering from digital addiction.
- Article: HBKU Contributes its Globally Relevant Research at WISH 2022.
- Workshop: Dr. Raian Ali has participated as a panelist in the MENA Workshop organized by the United National Office of Counter Terrorism (UNOCT) in Jordan.
- Expert Group Meeting in Arab League Headquarter in Cairo (UNFPA, UN DESA, MADA, HBKU and organised by QF, DIFI).
- The 10th International Conference on Behavioural And Social Computing
Venue: Larnaca, Cyprus
Dates: 16-18 Aug 2023
Venue: Wollongong, Australia
Dates: 10 – 12 April 2024
- Interacting with Assistive Technology (IAT) Workshop, PETRA ’24
Venue: Crete, Greece
Date: 26th – 28th June 2024
- The 11th International Conference on Behavioural And Social Computing
Venue: Harbin, China
Dates: 16-18 Aug 2024
- The 25th International Web Information Systems Engineering conference
Venue: Doha, Qatar
Dates: 02 December – 05 December, 2024
- ACM 4th International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2024)
Venue: Bremen, Germany
Dates: 4-6 September 2024