BACKGROUND

Education

• (Present) University of North Texas, College of Information.

​Ph.D. in Information Science, Cyber Security Concentration, Department of Information Science.

Expected to graduate in May 2019

• Yarmouk University, College of Information Technology and Computer Science

MS, June 2010

Department of Computer Information Systems

• Yarmouk University, College of Information Technology and Computer Science

BS, January 2007

Department of Computer Information Systems

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WORK EXPERIENCE: TEACHING AND RESEARCH

TEACHING:

1. Summer and Fall 2016 : TA for INFO 5717 (Dynamic WWW structures) - UNT

2. Spring 2017: TA for INFO 4745/5745 (Information Architecture) - UNT

3. Fall 2017: TF for INFO 4745/5745 (Information Architecture) - UNT

4. 2010 - 2014: Full-time lecturer for CIS 100 (computer skills course) - Yarmouk University

5. 2010 - 2014: Full-time lecturer for CIS 260 (DBMS design) - Yarmouk University

6. 2010 - 2014: Full-time lecturer for CIS 265 (DBMS design lab) - Yarmouk University

7. 2010-2011: Full-time lecturer for CIS 288 (Multimedia lab) - Yarmouk University

8. 2010 - 2014: Full-time lecturer for CIS 245 (Software engineering lab) - Yarmouk University

9. 2010 - 2014: Full-time lecturer for CS 101b (C++ lab) - Yarmouk University

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RESEARCH:

1. Spring/Fall 2016: RA in IIA Lab working on a project entitled: "Effective and Efficient Multilingual Information Access to Digital Collections"

2. Summer 2017 till now: RA in IIA Lab working on a project entitled: "Developing Library Cyberinfrastructure Strategy for Big Data Sharing and Reuse". 

PUBLISHED WORK

• Alsmadi, D., and Prybutok, V., (Accepted for publication, Apr 2, 2018), Sharing and Storage Behavior via Cloud Computing: Security and Privacy in Research and Practice, Computers in Human Behavior

• Alsmadi, D., Chen, J., Prybutok, V., & Gadgil, G. (2017). E-Learning in Jordanian Higher Education: Cultural Perspectives and Institutional Readiness. Journal of Information & Knowledge Management, 1750035, DOI: 10.1142/S0219649217500356.

• Al Smadi, D., Barnes, S., Blair, M., Chong, M., Cole-Jett, R., Davis, A., ... & Klein, J. (2016). Exploratory User Research for CoRSAL.

WORKING PAPERS

• Alsmadi, D., Prybutok, V., “Cloud Computing Usage Model: A Theoretical Framework Based on Security and Privacy”, targeted to The Journal of Information Technology and People

• Alsmadi, D., Prybutok, V., “Cloud Computing Trust Model: A Holistic Proposed Model”, targeted to Information Systems Research

CONFERENCES PRESENTATIONS

• Al Smadi, D., Prybutok, V., “Trust and Cloud Computing: A Proposed Model Based on User's Perceptions”, Presentation in DSI, Washington D.C., November 18 – 20, 2017 (Expected)

• Al Smadi, D. (2017). Cloud Computing Services Acceptance: The Effect of Security and Privacy. Presentation at SWDSI, Little Rock, AR, March 8 -11

• Stark, S., Al Smadi, D., Abdulrahman, H. (2017). A Comparative Analysis of Social Media Personas Created by Online-Driven Diet and Exercise Programs. Presentation at South West Decision Science Institute (SWDSI), Little Rock, AR, March 8 -11

• Stark, H., Habib, A., & Al Smadi, D. (2016). Network Engagement Behaviors of Three Online Diet and Exercise Programs. Presentation at the DOCAM annual meeting, Denton, TX, September 30 to October 1, 2016

• Al Smadi, D., Chen, J., “Students’ Acceptance of E‐Learning in Jordan”, A poster presented in the College of Information Winter Multi-Disciplinary Research Exchange Conference, Denton, TX, January 30, 2016

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

RESEARCH PAPER REVIEWS

• Manuscript peer review for Journal of Information and Knowledge Management (JIKM-D-17-00075) October 2017

• Manuscript peer review for Journal of Information and Knowledge Management (JIKM-D-17-00069) July 2017

• Manuscript peer review for Journal of Information and Knowledge Management (JIKM-D-17-00037), June 2017

• Manuscript peer review for Journal of Information and Knowledge Management (JIKM-D-17-00017), March 2017

• Manuscript peer review for the Electronic Library (EL-06-2016-0129.R1), January 2017

• Manuscript peer review for Emerald (Factors affecting the students’ use of web-based services: application of UTAUT in the Pakistani context), October 2016

• Manuscript peer review for Emerald (Reliability and validity of self-efficacy scales assessing students’ information literacy skills: A systematic review), September, 2016

• Manuscript peer review for Emerald (E-government diffusion: employee’s perceptions towards electronic government in Jordan), September 2016

• Manuscript peer review for the Electronic Library (EL-06-2016-0129), September 2016

• Manuscript peer review for the Electronic Library (EL-03-2016-0056.R1), July 2016

• Manuscript peer review for the Electronic Library (EL-03-2016-0078), May 2016

• Manuscript peer review for the Electronic Library (EL-11-2015-0236), January 2016

HONORS AND AWARDS

• South West Decision Sciences Institute best student’s track paper, 2017

• UNT College of Information Ph.D. Student Travel Scholarship, Fall 2017

• UNT College of Information Ph.D. Student Travel Scholarship, Spring 2017

• UNT Toulouse Graduate School (TGS) Travel Scholarship, Spring 2017

• UNT TGS Academic Achievement Scholarship, for the academic years 2016 and 2017