Mahdi MN

Academic Credentials

Ph.D. in Information Science
Master of Public Administration
Master of Business Administration
Bachelor of Software Engineering

Domain of Expertise

Enterprise architecture and business process modeling
Business process reengineering and improvement (BPR & BPM)
Information systems (IS) and information technology (IT) project management
Agent-baseg modling (ABM) and discrete event simulation (DES)
System dynamics (SD) and hybrid simulation modeling
E-government and open government data ecosystems (OGDE)
Computational social science and social/organizational networks analysis

Research Interests

Information technology strategy and management in sociotechnical ecosystems
Simulation modeling for decision support systems and learning
Computational social science and social networks analysis (SNA)
Electronic government, smart cities, and sustainable development
Reducing social gaps through effective application of information systems

Select Publications

Najafabadi, MM & Cronemberger, FA (2022). Systemic effects of an open government program on data quality: the case of the New York State’s Food Protection program area. Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print..

Possik, J; Asgary, A; Solis, AO; Zakharewicz, G; Shafiee, MA; Najafabadi, MM; Nadri, Nazanin; et. al. (2022). Modeling COVID-19 Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities Using an Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation Approach. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, hal-03755822.

Asgary, A; Blue, Hudson; Solis, AO; McCarthy, Z; Najafabadi, MM; Tofighi, MA & Wu, J (2022). Modeling COVID-19 Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities Using an Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation Approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19: 2635.

Karami, A; Zhu, M; Goldschmidt, B.; Boiajieff, HR & Najafabadi, MM (2021). COVID-19 Vaccine and Social Media in the U.S.: Exploring Emotions and Discussions on Twitter. Vaccines, 9(10):1059.

Asgary, A; Najafabadi, MM; Wendel, SK; Resnick-Ault, D; Zane, RD & Wu, J (2021). Optimizing planning and design of COVID-19 drive-through mass vaccination clinics by simulation. Health and Technology, 11: pp. 1359–1368.

Valtchev, SZ; Asgary, A; Chen, M.; Cronemberger, FA; Najafabadi, MM et. al. (2021). Managing SARS-CoV-2 Testing in schools with an artificial intelligence model and application developed by simulation data. Electronics, 10(14): 1626.

Asgary, A; Cojocaru, MG; Najafabadi, MM & Wu, J (2021). Simulating preventative testing of SARS-CoV-2 in schools: policy implications. BMC Public Health, 21(125): pp. 1-18.

Tofighi, MA; Asgary, A; Merchant, AA; Shafiee, MA; Najafabadi, MM; et. al. & Najafabadi, MM (2021). Modelling COVID-19 Transmission in a Hemodialysis Centre Using Simulation Generated Contacts Matrices. PLoS ONE, 16(11): e0259970.

Asgary, A; Valtchev, SZ; Chen, M; Najafabadi, MM; Karsseboom, R & Wu, J (2020). Artificial Intelligence Model of Drive-Through Vaccination Simulation. Healthcare, 18(1), 268.

Asgary, A; Najafabadi, MM; Karsseboom, R & Wu, J (2020). A Drive-through Simulation Tool for Mass Vaccination during COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 8(4), 469.

Luna-Reyes, LF & Najafabadi, MM (2019). The US open data initiative: The road ahead. Information Polity, 24(2), pp. 163–182.

Najafabadi, MM & Domanski, RJ (2018). Hacktivism and Distributed Hashtag Spoiling on Twitter: Tales of the #IranTalks. First Monday, 23(4).

Najafabadi, MM & Luna-Reyes, LF (2017). Modeling Open Government Data Ecosystems: A Closed-Loop Perspective. In Proceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (pp. 2711–2720). Waikoloa Village, HI: IEEE Computer Society.

Najafabadi, MM (2017). A Research Agenda for Distributed Hashtag Spoiling: Tales of a Survived Trending Hashtag. In Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research (pp. 21–29). Staten Island, NY: ACM Press.

Sayogo, DS; Najafabadi, MM; Tayi, GK & Pardo, TA (2016). Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security Challenges for Interoperable Data Platforms in Supply Chains. In H Jarman & LF Luna-Reyes (Eds.), Private Data and Public Value (pp. 109–128). Springer International Publishing.

Najafabadi, MM; Bahaddin, B; Deegan, MA; Feyzi Behnagh, R; Luna-Reyes, LF; Rich, EH & Andersen, DF (2015). Empowering Sustainable Decision Making: CoastalProtectSim in Action. In Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research (pp. 340–342). Phoenix, AZ.

Najafabadi, MM; Sutherland, M; Cook, M & Werthmuller, D (2013). Revitalizing the capital district leveraging a regional code enforcement repository In Proceedings of the 14th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research (pp. 275–276). Quebec City, Canada: ACM Press.(p. 275-276). ACM Press.

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IS 212 – Information Systems for Business

IS 312 – Systems and Technologies for Managers

Prerequisite(s): IS 212

This course focuses on the role of information systems in solving business problems. The topics in the course will include fundamental of information technology (IT), Organizational Strategy using IT, Customer Relationship Management, Supply Chain Management, Elements of e-business, information security, and cyber-ethics. Students will understand the role and importance of IT/IS within organization and will develop business-oriented applications using Microsoft Excel (comprehensive / advanced level) to achieve a solid base for development of IT/IS applications in business, accounting, or other applications.

IS 335 – Building Enterprize Architecture

IS 355 – Application Development

IS 431 – Systems Analysis and Design

IS 441 – Database Management Systems

IS 451 – Enterprise Systems and Project Management

Prerequisite(s): IS 312

IS 451 is the one-stop course designed to give an overview of a spectrum of skills in which an IT Project Manager should be knowledgeable. The course is designed less in depth and more in extent to cover majority of what a project manager should take care of in an IT environment. It introduces the main concepts, concerns, tools and techniques, that an IT project manager should be equipped with; and leaves the in-depth extensive learning of them to other courses and professional trainings and certificates. The topics are mainly one of the following:

Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK);
Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC);
Managing Operations and Business Processes;
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL);
Plus some foundations of management theory.

IS 457 – Advanced Telecommunications and Networking

IS 497B – Information Security and Assurance

IS 497DA – Data Analytics for Information Systems

Education

College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, University at Albany (SUNY)
PhD in Information Science – (Expected) 2019
Specialization 1: Information in Government and Society
Specialization 2: Data Analytics

Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany (SUNY)
Certification of Advanced Study (CAS) – 2016
Specialization: Public Policy and Planning

Master of Public Administration (MPA) – 2014
Specialization: Information Strategy and Management

Graduate School of Management and Economics (GSME), Sharif University
Master of Business Administration (MBA) – 2007
Concentration: Business Management

Electrical and Computer Eng. Dept., School of Engineering, University of Tehran
Bachelor of Computer Engineering – 2004
Concentration: Software Systems

Experience

Communities

CSUN Academic and Professional Communities