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Rania Fahim Hassan Ibrahim Elgazzar

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Email
rania.f.el-gazzar@uia.no
Phone
+47 38 14 14 15
Mobile phone
+47 97 91 66 17

Background and experience

August 2023 - Present: Associate Professor in Systems Development at UiA.

2017 - July 2023:  Associate Professor of Information Systems at the University College of Southeast Norway(taught database administration and artificial intelligence at bachelor's level and taught information security at both bachelor's and master's level). I also taught four modules (sustainability and information security, introduction to social engineering, social engineering in practice, and NSM basic principles as part of EVU offering to employees in the aviation sector). Supervised bachelor theses in IT and information systems. Supervised master's theses in digitization and management.

In January 2016:  Part time lecturer in the Department of Maritime, PhD program at AASTMT. I gave 4-lectures course on “research data management”.

2012 - 2015:  Full time PhD research fellow in the Department of Information Systems, Faculty of Social Sciences, UiA and guest lecturing on cloud computing basics for Bachelor and Master students at UiA.

2011 - 2012:  Part time Teaching Assistant in the Department of Computer Science, CCIT, AASTMT. I was involved in teaching two courses “introduction to C programming” for bachelor students and “software agents” for both master and bachelor students.

Areas of responsibility

Main responsible for courses:

  • Advanced Database Systems 
  • Programming Project 
  • Secure Software Development and Project Management 

Teaching

Advanced Database Systems (IS-309)

Programming Project (IS-202)

Secure Software Development and Project Management (IS-510)

Supervision of bachelor theses in IT and information systems

Supervision of master's theses in Health and Social Informatics

Research

Cloud Computing

Information Security

Emerging Technologies 

Teaching based research

Academic interests

Information security

Programming

Databases

Publications

  • Nweke, Livinus Obiora & El-Gazzar, Rania (2025). Towards a Framework for Promoting Student Engagement to Maximize Learning in Higher Education: A Case Study. In Stojkoska, Biljana Risteska & Sarkanjac, Smilka Janeska (Ed.), ICT Innovations 2024. TechConvergence: AI, Business, and Startup Synergy. Springer. ISSN 9783031861611. p. 174–191. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-86162-8_13. Full text in Research Archive
  • Watat, Josue Kuika; Agbozo, Ebenezer & El-Gazzar, Rania (2025). Blockchain technology in healthcare within the global south: mapping the area and developing a research scenario. African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development (AJSTID). ISSN 2042-1338. 17(6), p. 910–927. doi: 10.1080/20421338.2025.2543235. Full text in Research Archive
  • Nguyen, Anh Duc; Lønnestad, Tor; Sundbø, Ingrid; Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Sanchez, Veralia Gabriela & Ahmed, Salah Uddin [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2023). Exploring the Potential Impact of Generative AI in Education – A reflective analysis from nine IT courses. NIKT: Norsk IKT-konferanse for forskning og utdanning. ISSN 1892-0713. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sadoughi, Farahnaz; Elgazzar, Rania Fahim Hassan Ibrahim; Erfannia, Leila & Sheikhtaheri, Abbas (2022). How the health information systems can overcome the challenges of migrating to the cloud? A framework based on a mix method approach. Frontiers in health informatics. ISSN 2676-7104. 11. doi: 10.30699/fhi.v11i1.342. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ahmed, Salah Uddin; El-Gazzar, Rania & Duc, Anh Nguyen (2020). IT Students Project Group Work in the Day of COVID-19: Understanding the Impact and Attitudes. NIKT: Norsk IKT-konferanse for forskning og utdanning. ISSN 1892-0713. 4. Full text in Research Archive
  • El-Gazzar, Rania & Stendal, Karen (2020). Blockchain in health care: Hope or hype? Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR). ISSN 1439-4456. 22(7). doi: 10.2196/17199. Full text in Research Archive
  • El-Gazzar, Rania & Stendal, Karen (2020). Examining How GDPR Challenges Emerging Technologies. Journal of Information Policy. ISSN 2381-5892. 10(1), p. 237–275. doi: 10.5325/JINFOPOLI.10.1.0237. Full text in Research Archive
  • Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Berntzen, Lasse & El-Gazzar, Rania (2019). A Survey on Smart Cities, Big Data, Analytics, and Smart Decision-making. Towards an analytical framework for decision-making in smart cities. International Journal on Advances in Intelligent Systems. 12(1&2), p. 27–38. Full text in Research Archive
  • Berntzen, Lasse; El-Gazzar, Rania & Johannessen, Marius Rohde (2019). Parliamentary Open Big Data: A case study of the Norwegian Parliament´s open data platform. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing. ISSN 1865-1348. p. 91–105. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-11395-7_9. Full text in Research Archive
  • El-Gazzar, Rania & Stendal, Karen (2019). CLOUD COMPUTING, BLOCKCHAIN, AND IOT: A BLESSING OR CURSE? NOKOBIT: Norsk konferanse for organisasjoners bruk av informasjonsteknologi. ISSN 1892-0748. 27(1). Full text in Research Archive
  • El-Gazzar, Rania; Wahid, Fathul & Stendal, Karen (2018). Unpacking Knowledge on Cloud Computing: An Umbrella Review. In Ukjent, Person (Eds.), AMCIS 2018 Proceedings. Association for Information Systems (AIS). ISSN 9780996683166. Full text in Research Archive
  • Berntzen, Lasse; Johannessen, Marius Rohde & El-Gazzar, Rania (2018). Smart Cities, Big Data and Smart Decision-making - Understanding "Big Data" in Smart City Applications. In Berntzen, Lasse & Hartog, Martijn (Ed.), ICDS 2018, The Twelfth International Conference on Digital Society and eGovernments. International Academy, Research and Industry Association (IARIA). ISSN 9781612086156. p. 7–13. Full text in Research Archive
  • El-Gazzar, Rania & Elgazzar, Rasha F. (2017). Smart Cities, Sustainable Cities, or Both? A Critical Review and Synthesis of Success and Failure Factors. In Helfert, Markus; Klein, Cornelius & Donnellan, Brian (Ed.), 6th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems. SMARTGREENS 2017. SciTePress. ISSN 9789897582417. p. 250–257. doi: 10.5220/0006307302500257. Full text in Research Archive
  • Elgazzar, Rasha F.; El-Gazzar, Rania F. & El-Gohary, Mohamed A. (2017). Understanding the Dilemma of the Municipal Solid Waste Management System in Alexandria, Egypt: Could ICT Improve the System? Information and Communication Technologies for Development. Springer. ISSN 9783319591100. p. 816–822. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-59111-7_67. Full text in Research Archive
  • El-Gazzar, Rania; Henriksen, Helle & Wahid, Fathul (2017). IT innovations and entrepreneurship in emerging economies - Is cloud computing a magic ingredient for Egyptian entrepreneurs? In Ramos, Isabel; Tuunainen, Virpi Kristiina & Krcmar, Helmut (Ed.), The 25th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS). Association for Information Systems (AIS). ISSN 9789892076553. p. 1044–1061. Full text in Research Archive
  • El-Gazzar, Rania; Hustad, Eli & Olsen, Dag Håkon (2017). An institutional lens on cloud computing adoption: A study of institutional factors and adoption strategies. In Ramos, Isabel; Tuunainen, Virpi & Krcmar, Helmut (Ed.), Proceedings of the 25th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2017). Association for Information Systems (AIS). ISSN 9783000502842. p. 2477–2492. Full text in Research Archive
  • Elgazzar, Rania Fahim H.I.; Hustad, Eli & Olsen, Dag Håkon (2016). Understanding cloud computing adoption issues: A Delphi study approach. Journal of Systems and Software. ISSN 0164-1212. 118, p. 64–84. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2016.04.061. Full text in Research Archive
  • Elgazzar, Rania Fahim H.I. (2015). The start of a journey to the cloud in the developing world: A case study of Egypt. Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS). ISSN 1530-1605. 2015-March, p. 4345–4354. doi: 10.1109/HICSS.2015.520. Full text in Research Archive
  • Elgazzar, Rania Fahim H.I. & Wahid, Fathul (2015). Strategies for Cloud Computing: Insights from the Norwegian Public Sector. In Lambrinoudakis, Kostantinos; Morabito, Vincenzo & Themistocleous, Marinos (Ed.), Proceedings of the 12th European, Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems. University of Pireus og Brunel University. ISSN 9789606897085. Full text in Research Archive
  • Elgazzar, Rania Fahim H.I. (2015). The Start of a Journey to the Cloud in the Developing World: A Case Study of Egypt. In Bui, Tung & Sprague, Ralph H. (Ed.), Proceedings of the 48th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). ISSN 9781479973675. p. 4345–4354. doi: 10.1109/HICSS.2015.520. Full text in Research Archive
  • Elgazzar, Rania Fahim H.I. (2014). Cloud Computing Adoption Factors and Processes for Enterprises - A Systematic Literature Review. In Helfert, Markus; Desprez, Frederic; Ferguson, Donald; Leymann, Frank & Munoz, Victor Mendez (Ed.), CLOSER 2014 - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science, Barcelona, Spain, 3-5 April, 2014. SciTePress. ISSN 9789897580192. p. 78–87. doi: 10.5220/0004841900780087. Full text in Research Archive
  • Elgazzar, Rania Fahim H.I. (2014). A Literature Review on Cloud Computing Adoption Issues in Enterprises. In Bergvall-Kåreborn, Birgitta & Nielsen, Peter Axel (Ed.), Creating Value for All Through IT. Springer Science+Business Media B.V.. ISSN 9783662434581. p. 214–242. doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-43459-8_14. Full text in Research Archive
  • Elgazzar, Rania Fahim H.I. (2014). An Overview of Cloud Computing Adoption Challenges in the Norwegian Context. In Bilof, Randall (Eds.), 2014 IEEE/ACM 7th International Conference on Utility and Cloud Computing UCC 2014, London 8-11 December 2014. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). ISSN 9781479978816. p. 412–418. doi: 10.1109/UCC.2014.52. Full text in Research Archive
  • Elgazzar, Rania Fahim H.I. & Wahid, Fathul (2013). An Analytical Framework to Understand the Adoption of Cloud Computing: an Institutional Theory Perspective. In Endicott-Popovsky, Barbara (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Cloud Security Management. Academic Conferences & Publishing International (ACPI). ISSN 9781909507678. p. 91–98. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Elgazzar, Rania Fahim H.I. (2014). Check This Before Moving Your Applications Into The Cloud! Full text in Research Archive
  • Elgazzar, Rania Fahim H.I.; Hustad, Eli & Olsen, Dag Håkon (2015). Adoption of Cloud Computing: Results from a Delphi Study. Universitetet i Agder. Full text in Research Archive

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