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Sadia Riaz

Reader in Information Systems, Innovation and Design
Programme Director – BBA, SP Jain London School of Management
Director Faculty Recruitment & Training
SP Jain London School of Management

Bio

Dr. Sadia Riaz is a Reader in Information Systems, Innovation and Design, specialising in human–computer interaction (HCI), digital transformation, and learning models. Her work bridges technology and education, shaping future-ready curricula that align with the needs of Generation Z and beyond.

As Programme Director of the BBA, she leads on programme strategy, design, and delivery, embedding AI-driven tools, interactive modules, and innovative pedagogies to strengthen student engagement, academic success, and employability. She also oversees faculty recruitment and professional development, ensuring teaching excellence across the School.

Sadia’s research portfolio includes AI risk assessment and resilience, cloud computing challenges, Big Data analytical frameworks, and generative AI in higher education. Her applied scholarship informs institutional policy and contributes to national debates on the role of emerging technologies in business and education.

With more than a decade of senior experience as a policy advocate and academic leader, including previous roles at SP Jain Global Dubai, Dr. Riaz brings a strategic, global perspective to higher education administration. Her work is anchored in creating future-focused, innovation-driven learning environments that prepare graduates to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital world.

Subjects Taught

  • Design Thinking & Innovation
  • Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Models
  • Business Disruptive Technologies
  • Business Model Innovation
  • Emerging Platforms & Services for Disruption
  • Blockchain Technology
  • Cloud Computing & Big Data Applications
  • Customer Experience Designing
  • Managing Digital Projects
  • Decision Science & Analytical Models
  • Introduction to Data Science & Python
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Advanced Research Methodology

Student Project Mentor

PhD Completions (SPJain Global)

  • Charan Sai Raja Vennakandla (2025) Thesis: “Determinants impacting Release Management Processes in the IT industry”
  • Rohit Raheja (2024) Thesis: “Antecedents of the adoption of telemedicine in India”
  • Souma Paul (2024) Thesis: “Factors Influencing the Adoption-diffusion stages of Artificial Intelligence in Supply Chain Risk Management”
  • Hari Saravanabhavan (2024) Thesis: “Developing a Business Analytics Maturity Framework for Indian Enterprises (BAMFIE)”
  • Vivek Shrivastava (2023) Thesis: “The Impact of Digital Technology Adoption on UAE SME retailers’ performance”
  • Ashish Adhikari (2022) Thesis: “The factors impacting Pharma 4.0 adoption and its benefits within the supply chain”
  • T P Anand (2021) Thesis: “Critical Success Factors in The Sustained Business Performance of Small-And-Medium-Sized Enterprises in the United Arab Emirates”
  • Sharad Parashar (2020) Thesis: “Impact of Innovation Culture on Supply Chain Resilience in Manufacturing Industries”

Experience

  • 2019 – 2022: Associate Professor
    S P Jain School of Global Management, Dubai
    Dubai International Academic City
    United Arab Emirates
  • 2014 – 2019: Programme Leader for Foundation Studies / Assistant Professor
    Amity University, Dubai
    Dubai International Academic City
    United Arab Emirates

Web-Article

  • Riaz, S. (2023). AI-Powered Strategies for Supply Chain Risk Management. Techgraph! AI-Powered Strategies for Supply Chain Risk Management | TechGraph

Book Chapters

  • Kaur, M.J., Maheshwari, P., Riaz, S., & Mushtaq, A. (2022). Futuristic Communication Systems Using Mobile Edge Computing. In: Tiwari, R., Mittal, M., Goyal, L.M. (eds) Energy Conservation Solutions for Fog-Edge Computing Paradigms. Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies, vol 74. Springer
  • Riaz, S., Mushtaq, A., Pham, H., Mookim, S., & Phan, T. (2022). Analysis of Perceived Usability, Satisfaction and Adoption of Biometric Systems in the Public Transportation Sector of U.A.E. In: Poonia, R.C., Singh, V., Singh Jat, D., Diván, M.J., Khan, M.S. (eds) Proceedings of Third International Conference on Sustainable Computing. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1404. Springer
  • Riaz, S., Mushtaq, A & Kaur, M.J. (2021). Information Visualization Perception and Limitations for Data-Driven Designs. Taylor & Francis
  • Paul, S.K., Riaz, S., & Das, S., (2020). Organizational Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Supply Chain Risk Management. In: Sharma S.K., Dwivedi Y.K., Metri B., Rana N.P. (eds) Re-imagining Diffusion and Adoption of Information Technology and Systems: A Continuing Conversation. TDIT 2020. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 617. Springer
  • Kaur, M.J., Riaz, S., Mushtaq, A. (2020). Cyber-Physical Cloud Computing Systems and Internet of Everything. In: Peng, SL., Pal, S., Huang, L. (eds) Principles of Internet of Things (IoT) Ecosystem: Insight Paradigm. Intelligent Systems Reference Library, vol 174. Springer

International Peer-Reviewed Journals Publications:

  • George, J., PK, P., & Riaz, S. (2025). Assessing financial performance of tech enterprises blending machine learning techniques. Journal of Informatics Education and Research, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.52783/jier.v5i1.1966
  • Raheja, R., Pani, P. K., & Riaz, S. (2024). Antecedents For the Adoption of Telemedicine in India: Scale development and validation. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 19(3). https://doi.org/10.24083/apjhm.v19i3.2945
  • George, J., PK, P., & Riaz, S. (2024). A resource-based approach to evaluating technological business entities. Journal of Electrical Systems, 20(11s).
  • Raheja, R., Pani, P. K., & Riaz, S. (2023).  Analysing the Drivers and Overcoming Barriers in the Adoption of Telemedicine in Indian Healthcare: A Conceptual Framework for Post-COVID-19 Era. European Economic Letters (EEL), 13(5), 1404–1413. Retrieved from https://www.eelet.org.uk/index.php/journal/article/view/921
  • Saravanabhavan, H., Riaz, S., & Das, S., (2023). Exploring Strategic Factors Driving Business Analytics Maturity for Indian Enterprises: A Qualitative Research Study. Journal of Informatics Education and Research. Vol. 3 No. 2 (2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.52783/jier.v3i2.347
  • Paul, S., Riaz, S., & Das, S. (2022). Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Supply Chain Risk Management. Journal of Global Information Management, 30(8), 18. DOI: 10.4018/JGIM.307569.
  • Paul, S., Riaz, S., & Das, S. (2022). Artificial intelligence adoption in supply chain risk management: Scale development and validation. HO CHI MINH CITY Open University Journal of Science-Economics and Business Administration, 12(2), 15-32. DOI: 10.46223/HCMCOUJS.econ.en.12.2.2142.2022.
  • Paul, S., Riaz, S., Taneja, A., & Das, S. (2022). CB-SEM Implementation in R and Python: A Review and Comparative Study. Journal of Applied Structural Equation Modeling, 6(1), 1-22. DOI: 10.47263/JASEM.6(1)01.
  • Riaz, S., Kaur, M. J., & Mushtaq, A. (2020). Developing happiness quotient among foundation students to support cognitive learning and academic performance. International Journal of Innovation in Education, 6(1), 64-74. DOI: 10.1504/IJIIE.2020.106185.
  • Jaffar, B.A., Riaz, S., & Mushtaq, A. (2019). Living in a Moment: Impact of TikTok on Influencing Younger Generation into Micro-Fame. Journal of Content, Community and Communication, 10(12), 187-194.

International Conference Publications:

  • Riaz, S., Banerjee, A., & Parthasaarathy, S. C. (2025). "Proactive Student Wellbeing Monitoring in K-12 Schools Using Machine Learning," 2025 10th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Big Data Analytics (ICCCBDA), Chengdu, China, 2025, pp. 74-79, doi: 10.1109/ICCCBDA64898.2025.11030513.
  • Riaz, S., & Mushtaq, A. (2024). “Optimizing generative AI integration in higher education: A framework for enhanced student engagement and learning outcomes.”2024 Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conferences (ASET), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 1–6. doi.org/10.1109/ASET60340.2024.10708721
  • Riaz, S., & Mushtaq, A. (2023). “Qualitative Assessment of Tangible-Intangible Outcomes and Challenges of Massive Open Online Courses.” IEEE International Conference on Innovations in Engineering Education, Dubai, February 2023, pp. 1-6. doi: 10.1109/ASET56582.2023.10180609
  • Vennakandla, C. S. R., Riaz, S., & Chowdhury, A. R. (2023). “An exploratory study on how release management practices minimize the impact factors affecting software releases.” 2023 3rd International Conference on Advances in Electrical, Computing, Communication and Sustainable Technologies (ICAECT), 1–6. doi.org/10.1109/ICAECT57570.2023.10117724
  • Shrivastava, V. K. & Riaz, S. (2023). “Adoption of Big Data and AI during in unpredictable Environments: A Case study on Small and Medium Enterprises in the UAE.” IEEE International Conference on Control, Decision, and Information Technologies (CoDIT), Rome, Italy, pp. 816-821. doi: 10.1109/CoDIT58514.2023.10284092
  • Saravanabhavan, H., Riaz, S., & Das, S. (2022). “Understanding Business Analytics Maturity Drivers for Indian Companies.” IEEE International Conference on Data Analytics for Business and Industry (ICDABI), Bahrain, pp. 617-623. doi: 10.1109/ICDABI56818.2022.10041566.
  • Riaz, S., Mushtaq, A., & Ibrar, H. (2022). “Content Generation in Web 3.0 and Blockchain-Based Decentralized Social Networks: A Theoretical Adoption Framework.” IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON) Hong Kong, pp. 1-6. doi: 10.1109/TENCON55691.2022.9977762.
  • Shrivastava, V.K., & Riaz, S. (2022). “A Systematic Qualitative Review of Cloud Computing Adoption Challenges Among SME Retailers in the UAE.” IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering, Maldives, pp. 1-6. doi: 10.1109/ICECCME55909.2022.9987968.
  • Paul, S.K., Riaz, S., & Das, S. (2022). “A Conceptual Architecture for AI in Supply Chain Risk Management.” IEEE TENCON Region 10 Conference, Hong Kong, pp. 1-5. doi: 10.1109/TENCON55691.2022.9978154.
  • Riaz, S., Mushtaq, A., & Ibrar, H. (2022). “Public Perception of Facial Recognition, Iris Verification and Fingerprints Based Authentication Systems.” IEEE International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies, Turkey, pp. 641-646. doi: 10.1109/CoDIT55151.2022.9803965.
  • Shrivastava, V. K., & Riaz, S. (2022). “Big Data for Business Development in the UAE SME Retail Sector: Opportunities and Challenges.” IEEE International Conference on Computer and Automation Engineering, Brisbane, Australia, pp. 145-150. doi: 10.1109/ICCAE55086.2022.9762414.
  • Riaz, S., Kaur, M. J., & Mushtaq, A. (2020). “Methodological Application of Bootstrapping for Predictive Data Analytics.” IEEE Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conferences, Dubai, UAE, pp. 1-5. doi: 10.1109/ASET48392.2020.9118215.
  • Gaur, B., & Riaz, S. (2019). “A Two-Tier Solution to Converge People Analytics into HR Practices.” IEEE International Conference on Information Systems and Computer Networks, Mathura, India, pp. 167-173. doi: 10.1109/ISCON47742.2019.9036312.
  • Ruhela, S., & Riaz, S. (2019). “An Intelligent Combination: Assessing the Impact of harmonized Emotional and Artificial Intelligence for the Success of Industry 4.0.” IEEE International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies, Kanpur, India, pp. 1-5. doi: 10.1109/ICCCNT45670.2019.8944650.
  • Riaz, S., Mushtaq, A., & Kaur, M. J. (2019). “Intelligent Tutoring for Informed Feedback in Interactive Learning Environments.” IEEE Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conferences, Dubai, UAE, pp. 1-6. IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ICASET.2019.8714555.
  • Mushtaq, A., Riaz, S., Mohd, H., & Saleh, A. (2018). “Perception and technology adoption trends for autonomous vehicles: Educational case study.” IEEE Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conferences, Dubai, UAE, pp. 1-5. doi: 10.1109/ICASET.2018.8376923.
  • Riaz, S., & Mushtaq, A. (2017). “An innovation-driven ecosystem framework for Dubai.” IEEE International Conference on Infocom Technologies and Unmanned Systems, Dubai, UAE, pp. 1-8. doi: 10.1109/ICTUS.2017.8286012.
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