Haneen Heyasat

Research Interests

Cybersecurity Cybersecurity and privacy Information security management Business Information Systems Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Technology Management Data management and data science Information governance, policy and ethics

Teaching Strengths

Technology Enhanced Teaching and Learning
Active student participation
Student engagement
Student-centred and inclusive teaching

Dr Haneen Heyasat

Lecturer: Business Analysis

School of Computer Science and Information Technology

College of Engineering and Information Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Available For Media Comment.

Academic Course Coordinator and Lecturer with over 15 years of combined industry and higher education experience, including expertise in Information Security Management, Information Systems, stakeholder engagement, and cybersecurity education. Proven track record in course coordination, curriculum development, student engagement, and interdisciplinary teaching across Australian higher education institutions. Active researcher with peer-reviewed publications in information security culture, cybersecurity governance, and organisational security management.

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Research Interests includes: 

  • Cybersecurity, 
  • Information Security Management, 
  • Information Systems, 
  • Business Analytics, 
  • Business Information’s, 
  • Artificial Intelligence, 
  • Technology Management

Language Competency
Arabic Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date Institution name Country Title
2019 - 2022 University of South Australia (UniSA) Australia PhD
2004 - 2006 Al-Balqaʼ Applied University Jordan Master of Computer Science
2000 - 2004 Al-Balqaʼ Applied University Jordan Bachelor of Information Technology

Year Citation
2025 Heyasat, H., Evans, N., & Mubarak, S. (2025). Information security management: insights from Middle Eastern cultural perspective. In PACIS 2025 Proceedings (pp. 1-16). US: PACIS 2025.
2024 Heyasat, H., & Bhatti, B. (2024). Enhancing cybersecurity through blockchain: an analysis of solutions for threats and vulnerabilities - an agency theory perspective. In K. Daimi, & A. A. Sadoon (Eds.), Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Innovations in Computing Research (ICR’24) Vol. 1058 LNNS (pp. 524-537). Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
DOI Scopus1
2023 Heyasat, H., Mubarak, S., & Evans, N. (2023). Security culture and security education, training and awareness (SETA) influencing information security management. In K. Daimi, & A. A. Sadoon (Eds.), Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Innovations in Computing Research (ICR’23) Vol. 721 LNNS (pp. 332-343). Switzerland: Springer.
DOI Scopus2
2023 Hyoju, B., Salahuddin, A. B. E., Heyasat, H., Al Sadoon, O. H. R., & Dawoud, A. (2023). DCOP: deep learning for road safety system. In K. Daimi, & A. Sadoon (Eds.), Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Innovations in Computing Research (ICR’23) Vol. 721 LNNS (pp. 93-104). Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
DOI
2019 Mubarak, S., Heyasat, H., & Wibowo, S. (2019). Information security models are a solution or puzzle for SMEs? A systematic literature review. In D. Bunker, D. Vogel, & A. Mills (Eds.), Proceedings of the 30th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (pp. 148-154). Australia: ACIS.
Scopus5
2019 Heyasat, H., Mubarak, S., & Evans, N. (2019). A framework for information security management in capital markets. In Proceedings of the 23rd Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems: Secure ICT Platform for the 4th Industrial Revolution, PACIS 2019 (pp. 1-8). US: Association for Information Systems.
2019 Heyasat, H., Mubarak, S., & Evans, N. (2019). Information security management best practices in capital markets: framework. In Twenty-Third Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems-Proceedings (pp. 1-8). China: PACIS.

Courses I teach

  • INFS 5108 Business Process Modelling (2025)
  • INFT 5030 IT Concepts (2025)
  • INFS 5093 Business Systems Analysis (2024)
  • INFT 1016 Information Technology Fundamentals (2024)
  • INFS 5075 Information Governance (2025)
  • INFS 5092 Consultancy and Engaging with Stakeholders (2025)

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