Air Force Institute of Technology Research Report 2011

This report summarizes the research activities of the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management. It describes research interests and faculty expertise; lists student theses/dissertations; identifies research sponsors and contributions; and outlines the procedures for contacting the school. Included in the report are: faculty publications, conference presentations, consultations, and funded research projects. Research was conducted in the areas of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Electro-Optics, Computer Engineering and Computer Science, Systems and Engineering Management, Operational Sciences, Mathematics, Statistics and Engineering Physics

The Applicability of an Extended Technology Acceptance Model for Electronic Medical Records in Jordan

Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is able to reduce medical errors, cost and time for data storage and retrieval. It is also capable of improving information workflow and work efficiency. Despite the benefits of using EMR, low acceptance among doctors is a common problem in many countries including Jordan. The present acceptance studies of EMR have yet to integrate Self-Efficacy and Perceived Behavioural Control as individual capabilities that influence Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use among doctors in Jordan. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to develop an extended Technology Acceptance Model that measures doctor’s acceptance of EMR in private hospitals in Jordan by incorporating three perspectives: individual capabilities, technological, and behavioural. Self-Efficacy and Perceived Behavioural Control were added as factors of individual capabilities perspective while Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use were included as technological perspective, and Behavioural Intention as a factor for behavioural perspective. This study applied a Cross-Sectional survey, and used the Random Sampling technique to select the sample in the targeted hospitals in Jordan. This study also used self-administered questionnaires. In validating the model, the data were analysed using the Structural Equation Model, based on the Partial Least Square approach. The findings indicated that Perceived Usefulness has a positive direct effect on Behavioural Intention to use EMR, and Self-Efficacy has a direct effect on Perceived Ease of Use. Furthermore, Perceived Behavioural Control has a direct positive effect on Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use. These outcomes could assist the healthcare top management in restructuring their strategic planning to improve the EMR implementation. In future, this model can be further tested and extended in other Information Technology (IT) applications, which means that this model can be generalized into the IT domain

A Survey on Personalized Recommendation Techniques

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Annual Report of Research and Creative Productions by Faculty and Staff, January to December, 2020

Annual Report of Research and Creative Productions by Faculty and Staff, January to December, 2020

Blockchain and smart contracts : a solution for payment issues in construction supply chains

The construction industry has dynamic supply chains with multiple suppliers usually engaged in short-term relationships. Government legislation, novel types of payment agreements, conventional information technology solutions, and supply chain management best practices have endeavoured to solve payment-related financial issues in the construction industry, which are mainly caused by the complexities of the construction supply chain. Nevertheless, payment-related issues persist as one of the key challenges in the industry. Applications of blockchain technology–a trusted, distributed data storing mechanism–along with smart contracts are gaining focus as solutions for complex interorganisational processes. A smart contract is a self-executing script that codifies a set of rules or agreements between multiple parties and runs across the blockchain network. This paper identifies the suitability of blockchain and smart contract technologies in solving payment issues in the construction industry. An expert forum of construction industry stakeholders served as the primary data collection method through a structured questionnaire. The key finding of the paper is that blockchain and smart contract powered solutions can significantly mitigate the payment and related financial issues in the construction industry, including partial payments, nonpayments, cost of finance, long payment cycle, retention, and security of payments

Air Force Institute of Technology Research Report 2009

This report summarizes the research activities of the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management. It describes research interests and faculty expertise; lists student theses/dissertations; identifies research sponsors and contributions; and outlines the procedures for contacting the school. Included in the report are: faculty publications, conference presentations, consultations, and funded research projects. Research was conducted in the areas of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Electro-Optics, Computer Engineering and Computer Science, Systems and Engineering Management, Operational Sciences, Mathematics, Statistics and Engineering Physics