Scientific Program Committee
General Chair
Dr. Miltiadis D. Lytras President,
OPEN RESEARCH SOCIETY, NGO
Co-Chairs
Professor David Avison ESSEC Business School, near Paris, France
Professor John M.
Carroll The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Professor Adrian
Dale Creatifica Associates, UK
Professor Ernesto
Damiani University of Milan, Italy
Professor Thomas
Davenport President’s Chair in Information Technology and Management at
Babson College
Professor Paul Lefrere, University of Tampere, Finland
Dr. Ambjorn Naeve KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Professor Felix Tan Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Professor Robert
Tennyson University of Minnesota, USA
Professor Gottfried
Vossen University of Muenster, Germany

Program Chairs
Scientific Program Committee Members
Adrian Paschke, Technical University Dresden, GERMANY
Adriana Schiopoiu Burlea, University of Craiova, ROMANIA
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme, The Open University, UK
Ahmad Syamil, Arkansas State University, USA
Aime' Lay-Ekuakille, University of Salento, ITALY
Alan Chamberlain, University of Nottingham, UK
Alejandro Diaz-Morcillo, University of Cartagena, SPAIN.
Algirdas Pakstas, London Metropolitan University, UK
Alok Mishra, Atilim University, TURKEY
Alyson Gill, Arkansas State University, USA
Ambjörn Naeve, Royal Institute of Technology, SWEDEN
Ana B. Ríos Hilario, Universidad de Salamanca, ESPANA
Ana Isabel Jiménez-Zarco, Open University of Catalonia, Spain
Anas Tawileh, Cardiff University UK
Anastasia Petrou, University of Peloponnese, GREECE
Anastasios A. Economides, University of Macedonia, HELLAS (GREECE)
Andreas Holzinger, Medical University Graz, AUSTRIA
Andy Dearden, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Ane Troger, Aston Business School, UK
Angela J. Daniels, Arkansas State University, USA
Anna Lisa Guido, University of Salento, ITALY
Anna Maddalena, DISI, University of Genoa, ITALY.
Anna Maria Tammaro, University of Parma, ITALY
Ansgar Scherp, OFFIS - Multimedia and Internet Information Services, GERMANY
Antonio Cartelli, University of Cassino, ITALY
Antonio Tomeu, University of Cadiz, SPAIN
Riccardo Lancellotti, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, ITALY
Apostolos Gkamas, University of Peloponnese, GREECE
Arianna D'Ulizia, National Research Council, I,ITALY
Aristomenis Macris, University of Piraeus, GREECE
Athanassios Vozikis, University of Piraeus, GREECE
Badr Al-Daihani, Cardiff University, UK
Beatriz Fariña, University of Valladolid, SPAIN
Belén Carro, University of Valladolid, Spain
Berardina Nadja De Carolis, University of Bari, ITALY
Bob Folden, Texas A&M University-Commerce, USA
Bodil Nistrup Madsen, Copenhagen Business School, DENMARK
Bonifacio Llamazares, Universidad de Valladolid, SPAIN
Bradley Moore, University of West Alabama, USA
Campbell R. Harvey, Duke University, USA
Carla Limongelli, Universita "Roma Tre", , ITALY
Carlos Bobed, University of Zaragoza, SPAIN
Carlos Ferran, Penn State Great Valley University, USA
Carmen Costilla, Technical University of Madrid, SPAIN
Carolina Lopez Nicolas, University of Murcia,SPAIN;
Charles A. Morrissey, Pepperdine University, USA
Chengbo Wang, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
Chengcui Zhang, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Christian Wagner, City University of Hong Kong, HONG KONG (CHINA)
Christos Bouras, University of Patras, GREECE
Chunzhao Liu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA
Claire Dormann, Carleton University, CANADA
Claus Pahl, Dublin City University, IRELAND
Constantinos T. Artikis, University of Bradford, U.K.
Cui Tao, Brigham Young University, USA
Damaris Fuentes-Lorenzo, IMDEA Networks, Spain
Daniel R. Fesenmaier, Temple University, USA
Daniel TSE, CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, HONG KONG (CHINA)
Daniela Leal Musa, Federal University of Sao Paulo, BRAZIL
Daniela Tsaneva, Cardiff School of Computer Science,UK
Darijus Strasunskas, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NORWAY
David O'Donnell, Intellectual Capital Research Institute of Ireland, IRELAND
David R. Harding, Jr. Arkansas State University, USA
Dawn Jutla, Saint Mary's University, CANADA
Denis Gillet, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
Diane H. Sonnenwald, Director, Göteborg University & University College of Borås, SWEDEN
Dimitri Konstantas, University of Geneva, SWITZERLAND
Dimitris N. Chryssochoou, University of Crete, GREECE
Douglas L. Micklich, Illinois State University, USA
Dr Ian Taylor, LSU, USA.
Dr. Christos K. Georgiadis, University of Macedonia, GREECE
Dusica Novakovic London Metropolitan University, USA
Ejub Kajan, High School of Applied Studies, Serbia
Elena García-Barriocanal, University of Alcalá, SPAIN
Elena Verdú Pérez, University of Valladolid, Spain
Emma O’Brien, University of Limerick, IRELAND
Eric Tsui, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HONG KONG (CHINA)
Eva Rimbau-Gilabert, Open University of Catalonia, Spain
Evanegelia Karagiannopoulou, University of Ioannina, GREECE
Evangelos Sakkopoulos, University of Patras, GREECE
Evripidis Korres, OPEN RESEARCH SOCIETY, GREECE
F F Cai, London Metropolitan University, UK
Fernanda Lima, Universidade Catolica de Brasilia, BRAZIL
Filippo Sciarrone, Universita` "Roma Tre", , ITALY
Francesc Burrull, Polytechnic University of Cartagena, SPAIN
Francesca Lonetti, ISTI - Area della Ricerca CNR, Italy
Francisco Palomo Lozano, University of Cádiz, SPAIN
Gang Wu, Tsinghua University, CHINA
Gary D. Robinson, Chair, Capella University, USA
Gavin McArdle, University College Dublin, IRELAND
George A. Jacinto, Arkansas State University, USA
Georgios Skoulas, UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA, GREECE
Gianluca Elia, University of Salento, ITALY
Gianluigi Viscusi, University of Milano-Bicocca, ITALY
Giovanni Vincenti, D.Sc. Gruppo Vincenti, S.r.l. Rome, ITALY
Giuseppe Pirrò, University of Calabria, ITALY
Giuseppe Vendramin, University of Salento, ITALY
Vincenza Pelillo, University of Salento, ITALY
Gregg, Janie, University of West Alabama, USA
Grigorios N. Beligiannis, University of Ioannina, GREECE
Guillermo Ibañez Universidad de Alcalá, SPAIN
Hai Jiang, Arkansas State University, USA
Haim Kilov, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
Hajah Gy Hashim, University Technology Mara (UiTM), MALAYSIA
Hamidah Ibrahim Department of Computer Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, MALAYSIA
Hanh H. Hoang, Hue University, VIETNAM
Hanne Erdman Thomsen, Copenhagen Business School, DENMARK
Hanno Schauer, Universitaet Duisburg-Essen, GERMANY
Heinz V. Dreher, Curtin University of Technology, AUSTRALIA
Helena Corrales Herrero, University of Valladolid, SPAIN
Helena Villarejo, University of Valladolid. SPAIN
Hui Yang, Assistant Professor, San Francisco State University, USA
Hyggo Almeida, University of Campina Grande, BRAZIL
Inma Rodríguez-Ardura, Open University of Catalonia, Spain
Ino Martínez León, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, SPAIN
Ioan Marius Bilasco, Laboratoire Informatique de Grenoble (LIG), FRANCE
Ioanna Constantiou, Copenhagen Business School, DENMARK
Ioannis Papadakis, Ionian University, GREECE
Ioannis Stamelos, AUTH, GREECE
Irene Daskalopoulou, University of Peloponnese, GREECE
Isabel Ramos, University of Minho, PORTUGAL
James Braman, Towson University, USA
Jan-Willem Strijbos, Leiden University, the Netherlands
Javier De Andrés, University of Oviedo, SPAIN
Javier Fabra, University of Zaragoza, SPAIN
Jeanne D. Maes, University of South Alabama, USA
Jeannette K. Jones, American InterContinental University (AIU), USA
Jens O. Meissner, Lucerne School of Business, SWITZERLAND
Jerome Darmont, University of Lyon (ERIC Lyon 2), FRANCE
Jesus Contreras, ISOCO, SPAIN
Jesús Ibáñez, University Pompeu Fabra, Spain
Jianhan Zhu, The Open University, UK
Johann Gamper, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Jon A. Preston, Clayton State University
Jorge Gracia, University of Zaragoza, SPAIN
Jose Jesus García Rueda, Carlos III University of Madrid, SPAIN
José Luis García-Lapresta, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain
Jose Luis Isla Montes, University of Cadiz, SPAIN
Jose M. Hernandez-Munoz, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, and Head of Division, TELEFONICA I+D, SPAIN
Josemaria Maalgosa Sanahuja, Polytechnic University of Cartagena, SPAIN
Joseph C. Paradi, University of Toronto, CANADA
Joseph Feller, University College Cork, IRELAND
Joseph Hardin, University of Michigan, USA
Joze Gricar, University of Maribor, SLOVENIA
Juan Gabriel Cegarra Navarro, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, SPAIN
Juan Manuel Dodero, University of Cádiz, SPAIN
Juan Miguel Gómez Berbís, Univesidad Carlos III de Madrid, SPAIN
Juan Pablo de Castro Fernández, University of Valladolid, SPAIN
Juan Vicente Perdiz, University of Valladolid, SPAIN
Juan Ye, University College Dublin, IRELAND
Julià Minguillón, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), SPAIN
Jyotishman Pathak, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, USA
Karim Mohammed Rezaul, University of Wales, UK
Karl-Heinz Pognmer Copenhagen Business School, DENMARK
Katerina Pastra, Institute for Language and Speech Processing, GREECE
Ken Fisher, London Metropolitan University, UK
Kleanthis Thramboulidis, University of Patras, GREECE
Konstantinos Kotis, University of the Aegean, GREECE
Konstantinos Tarabanis, University of Macedonia, GREECE
Kylie Hsu, California State University at Los Angeles, U.S.A.
Lambros Skarlas, University of Patras, GREECE
Laura Papaleo,DISI, ITALY
Laura Sanchez Garcia, Universidade Federal do Parana, BRAZIL
Laurel D. Riek, Cambridge University, UK
Lazar Rusu, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), SWEDEN
Leonel Morgado, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, PORTUGAL
Leyla Zhuhadar, Western Kentucky University, USA
Lily Diaz-Kommonen, University of Art and Design Helsinki, FINLAND
Linda A. Jackson, Michigan State University, USA
Liqiong Deng, University of West Georgia, USA
Lori L. Scarlatos, Stony Brook University, USA
Lubomir Stanchev, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne, USA
Luis Angel Galindo Sanchez, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, SPAIN
Luis Iribarne, Departamento de Lenguajes y Computacion, Universidad de Almeria, SPAIN
Luke Tredinnick, London Metropolitan University, UK
Lynne Nikolychuk, King's College London, UK
M. Carmen de Castro, Universidad de Cádiz, SPAIN
M. Latif, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Mahmoud Youssef, Arab Academy for Science and Technology, EGYPT
Maiga Chang, Athabasca University, CANADA
Manolis Vavalis, University of Thessaly, GREECE
Manuel Rubio-Sanchez, Rey Juan Carlos University, SPAIN
Marco Temperini, Universita La Sapienza, ITALY
Marcos Castilho, Departamento de Informática da Universidade Federal Paraná, BRAZIL
Marcos Martin-Fernandez,Associate Valladolid University, SPAIN
Maria Chiara Caschera, IRPPS-CNR, Rome, ITALY
Maria Grazia Gnoni,University of Salento, Lecce, ITALY
Maria de Lourdes Machado-Taylor, CIPES- Center for Research in Higher Education Policies, PORTUGAL
Maria Helena Braz, Technical University of Lisboa, Portugal
Maria Jesús Martinez-Argüelles, Open University of Catalonia, Spain
María Jesús Segovia Vargas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, SPAIN
María Jesús Verdú Pérez, University of Valladolid, SPAIN
Maria Joao Ferreira, Universidade Portucalense, , PORTUGAL
Maria Papadaki, University of Ioannina, GREECE
Maria Pavli-Korres, University of Alcala de Henares, SPAIN
Marianna Sigala, University of Aegean, GREECE
Marie-Hélène Abel, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, , FRANCE
Mariel Alejandra Ale, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN), ARGENTINA
Markus Rohde, University of Siegen, GERMANY
Martijn Kagie, Erasmus University Rotterdam, THE NETHERLANDS Netherlands
Martin Beer, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Martin Dzbor, The Open University, UK
Martin J. Eppler University of Lugano, SWITZERLAND
Martin Wolpers, Fraunhofer FIT.ICON, GERMANY
Mary Meldrum, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, UK
Maurizio Vincini, Universita' di Modena e Reggio Emilia, ITALY
Meir Russ, AUniversity of Wisconsin, Green Bay, USA
Mercedes Ruiz, University of Cádiz, SPAIN
Mey (Ongech) Brenda,Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, GERMANY
Michael Derntl, University of Vienna, AUSTRIA
Michael O'Grady, University College Dublin, Ireland
Michael Veith, University of Siegen, I, GERMANY
Miguel L. Bote-Lorenzo, University of Valladolid, Spain
Miguel-Angel Sicilia, University of Alcalá, SPAIN
Miha Škerlavaj, Univerza v Ljubljani, SLOVENIA
Mikael Collan, Institute for Advanced Management Systems Research, FINLAND
Mike Cushman, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Mohamed Amine Chatti,RWTH Aachen University, GERMANY
Monika Lanzenberger, Technische Universitaet Wien, AUSTRIA
Muhammad Shafique, International Islamic University, PAKISTAN
Nadia Pisanti, University of Pisa, ITALY
Nancy Alonistioti, University of Piraeus, GREECE
Nancy Hauserman Williams, University of Iowa, USA
Nancy Linwood, DuPont, USA
Luis Álvarez Sabucedo, University of Vigo, SPAIN
Nelson K. Y. Leung,University of Wollongong, AUSTRALIA
Nick Higgett, De Montfort University, UK
Nicola Capuano, University of Salerno, ITALY
Nilay Yajnik,P NMIMS University , Mumbai , INDIA
Nineta Polemi, University of Piraeus, GREECE
Noah Kasraie, Arkansas State University, USA
Nuran Fraser, , The Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Nuria Hurtado Rodríguez, University of Cádiz, SPAIN
O J Ebohon, De Montfort University, UK
Omar Farooq, Loughborough University, UK
Paige Wimberley, Arkansas State University, USA
Panagiotis T. Artikis, University of Warwick, UK
Pancham Shukla, London Metropolitan University, UK
Pankaj Kamthan, Concordia University, CANADA
Paola Di Maio, Content Wire, UK
Paola Mello, University of Bologna, ITALY
Paolo Toth, University of Bologna, ITALY
Patricia A. Walls, Arkansas State University, USA
Paul A. Kirschner, Open University of the Netherlands, THE NETHERLANDS
Paul G. Mezey, Memorial University, CANADA
Pedro J. Muñoz Merino, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, SPAIN
Pedro Soto-Acosta, University of Murcia, SPAIN
Peisheng Zhao, George Mason University, USA
Pekka Muukkonen, University of Turku, FINLAND
Per Anker Jensen, Copenhagen Business School, DENMARK
Peter Gomber, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, GERMANY
Phil Fitzsimmons, University of Wollongong, AUSTRALIA
Pierre Deransart, INRIA-Rocquencourt, FRANCE
Pilar Manzanares-Lopez, Technical University of Cartagena, Spain
Pirkko Walden, Abo Akademi University, FINLAND
Ralf Klamma, RWTH Aachen University, GERMANY
Ramon J. Duran Barroso. University of Valladolid. Spain
Raquel Hijón Neira, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, SPAIN
Raymond Y.K. Lau, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
Razaq Raj, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
Razvan Daniel Zota, Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest, ROMANIA
Ricardo Colomo Palacios, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, SPAIN
Ricardo Lopez-Ruiz, University of Zaragoza, SPAIN.
Rob Potharst, Erasmus University, THE NETHERLANDS
Robert Fullér, Åbo Akademi University, FINLAND
Roberto García, Universitat de Lleida, SPAIN
Roberto Paiano, University of Salento, ITALY
Roman Povalej, Institute AIFB University of Karlsruhe, GERMANY
Rushed Kanawati, LIPN – CNRS, FRANCE
Russel Pears, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Ryan Robeson, Arkansas State University, USA
Sabine H. Hoffmann, Macquarie University, Australia
Sadat Shami, ICornell University, USA
Salam Abdallah, Abu Dhabi University, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Samiaji Sarosa, Atma Jaya Yogyakarta University, INDONESIA
Sean Mehan, University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland, UK
Sean Wolfgand M. Siqueira, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), BRAZIL
Sebastian Matyas, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, GERMANY
Seppo Virtanen,
Sergio Ilarri, University of Zaragoza, SPAIN
Shantha Liyanage, Macquarie University, AUSTRALIA
Shaoyi He, California State University, USA
She-I Chang, National Chung Cheng University, TAIWAN (CHINA)
Sherif Sakr, University of New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
Sijung Hu, Loughborough University, UK
Silvia Rita Viola, Universita' Politecnica delle Marche - Ancona, ITALY
Silvia Schiaffino, Univ. Nac. del Centro de la Pcia, ARGENTINA
Sima Yazdani, Cisco Systems, USA
Sinuhe Arroyo, University of Alcalá de Henares, SPAIN
Sonia Berman, University of Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA
Soror Sahri, Université Paris-Dauphine, FRANCE
Sotirios Goudos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GREECE
Sotiris Kotsiantis, University of Peloponnese, GREECE
Spyros D. Arsenis, University of Thessaly, GREECE
Staffan Elgelid, Arizona State University, USA
Stefan Hrastinski, Uppsala University, SWEDEN
Stephan Lukosch, FernUniversitat in Hagen, GERMANY
Steve Barker, King's College London, UK
Steve Creason, Metropolitan State University, USA
Stone Schmidt, Arkansas State University, USA
Suneeti Rekhari, University of Wollongong, AUSTRALIA
Taha Osman, Nottingham Trent University, UK
Takaharu Kameoka, Mie Univeristy, JAPAN
Tarun Abhichandani, Claremont Graduate University, USA
Teck Yong Eng, University of London, UK
Terrill L. Frantz, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Thanos C. Papadopoulos, The University of Warwick, UK
Tobias Ley, Know-Center, AUSTRIA
Toyohide Watanabe, Nagoya University, JAPAN
Universitat Libre de Bruxelles, BELGIUM
Upasana Singh, University of KwaZulu, SOUTH AFRICA
Vaclav Snasel, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, CZECH REPUBLIC
Vagan Terziyan, University of Jyvaskyla, FINLAND
Val Clulow, Monash University, AUSTRALIA
Véronique Heiwy, IUT de Paris, FRANCE
Vincenzo Ciancia, University of Pisa, Italy
Violeta Damjanovic, Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft, AUSTRIA
Virginie Sans, Université de Cergy-Pontoise, FRANCE
Vlasios Voudouris - London Metropolitan University, UK
Walt Scacchi, University of California, USA
Weili Wu, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Xavier Calbet, EUMETSAT, GERMANY
Luisa M. Regueras, University of Valladolid, SPAIN.
Xiaohua (Tony) Hu, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA
Xihui (Paul) Zhang. University of Memphis, USA
Yang Li, British Telecom, UK
Yannis Charalabidis, National Technical University of Athens, GREECE
Yihong Ding, Brigham Young University, USA
Ying Liu, Lecturer, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HONG KONG (CHINA)
Yolaine Bourda, SUPELEC, FRANCE
Yuan An, Drexel University, USA
Yujian Fu, Alabama A&M University, USA
Yun Shen, University of Bristol, UK
Yvon Kermarrec, Institut Télécom / Télécom Bretagne, FRANCE
Zaiyong Tang, Salem State College, USA
Ziqi Liao, Hong Kong Baptist University, HONG KONG (CHINA)
Zuleyka Diaz Martinez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, SPAIN
Zuleyka Diaz Martínez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, SPAIN
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