Dr Kenan Degirmenci
Faculty of Science,
School of Information Systems
Biography
Kenan Degirmenci is a Lecturer in Information Systems. He has a strong background in technology adoption with a focus on the energy sector. He analyses individual and organisational behaviours from an energy supply and demand perspective and creates practical solutions to real-world sustainability problems. His research covers various areas including human-centred artificial intelligence (AI), consumer energy resources (e.g., electric vehicles, home battery storage, rooftop solar panels), and systems thinking addressing sociotechnical interactions.He published in high-quality journals such as Information & Management, International Journal of Information Management, Journal of Computer Information Systems, AI & Society, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, Sustainable Cities and Society, Landscape and Urban Planning, Urban Climate, and Journal of Urban Technology. His research has been widely cited and influenced research, practice, and policy such as the UK Government Office for Science, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Yahoo Finance, and the World Health Organization (WHO).
He is a co-editor of the book Electric Vehicles in Shared Fleets, where he led the section on decision support systems. He has extensive experience in editorial roles as associate editor at leading conferences in the information systems field, including the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), and the International Conference on Business Informatics. He is currently the Secretary of the Special Interest Group in Green Information Systems (SIG Green) of the Association for Information Systems (AIS).
He received several awards such as the Best Conference Paper Award at Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), the Colleague of the Year Award at QUT’s School of Information Systems, and the QUT Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence as part of the Information Systems Learning & Teaching Team. He is the Deputy Academic Lead in Learning & Teaching and passionate about supporting students to achieve their full potential. He is an accredited PhD supervisor, and he actively recruits PhD and MPhil research students.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Personal details
Positions
- Lecturer in Information Systems
Faculty of Science,
School of Information Systems
Keywords
Information Systems, Technology Adoption, User Behaviour, Green IS, Energy Informatics
Research field
Information Systems, Business and Management
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (Leibniz Universitat Hannover)
Professional memberships and associations
Association for Information Systems (AIS)
Teaching
Current Teaching
- IAB260 Social Technologies
- IFN558 Management Information Systems
- IFN561 Enterprise Systems Lifecycle Management
Past Teaching
- IAB330 Mobile Application Development
- IFN500 Design Thinking for IT
- IFN661 Mobile and Pervasive Systems
- IFN712 Research in IT Practice
- INN701 Advanced Research Topics
Experience
Previous industry projects include:
- Digital transformation towards sustainable and smart cities
- IoT-based environmental monitoring for urban resilience
- Digital nudging to promote energy-efficient behaviours
Publications
Research outputs by year
- Degirmenci, K., Breitner, M., Nolte, F. & Passlick, J. (2023). Legal and Privacy Concerns of BYOD Adoption. Journal of Computer Information Systems. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/243496
- Degirmenci, K. & Recker, J. (2023). Breaking bad habits: A field experiment about how routinized work practices can be made more eco-efficient through IS for sensemaking. Information & Management, 60(4). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/238295
- Degirmenci, K. & Breitner, M. (2023). Gamification and sensory stimuli in eco-driving research: A field experiment to reduce energy consumption in electric vehicles. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 92, 266–282. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/236933
- Yigitcanlar, T., Agdas, D. & Degirmenci, K. (2023). Artificial Intelligence in Local Governments: Perceptions of City Managers on Prospects, Constraints and Choices. AI and Society, 38(3). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/214111
- Tuczek, M., Degirmenci, K., Desouza, K., Watson, R., Yigitcanlar, T. & Breitner, M. (2022). Mitigating urban heat with optimal distribution of vegetation and buildings. Urban Climate, 44. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/232448
- Yigitcanlar, T., Degirmenci, K., Butler, L. & Desouza, K. (2022). What are the key factors affecting smart city transformation readiness? Evidence from Australian cities. Cities, 120. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/212875
- Degirmenci, K., Desouza, K., Fieuw, W., Watson, R. & Yigitcanlar, T. (2021). Understanding policy and technology responses in mitigating urban heat islands: A literature review and directions for future research. Sustainable Cities and Society, 70. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/209111
- Yigitcanlar, T., Kamruzzaman, M., Teimouri, R., Degirmenci, K. & Alanjagh, F. (2020). Association between park visits and mental health in a developing country context: The case of Tabriz, Iran. Landscape and Urban Planning, 199. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/198132
- Degirmenci, K., (2020). Mobile users' information privacy concerns and the role of app permission requests. International Journal of Information Management, 50, 261–272. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/131114
- Degirmenci, K. & Breitner, M. (2017). Consumer purchase intentions for electric vehicles: Is green more important than price and range? Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 51, 250–260. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/102860
QUT ePrints
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Awards
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2021
- Details
- Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence (Information Systems Learning & Teaching Team)
Supervision
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I am currently accepting research students for Honours, Masters and PhD study.
- Evidence-driven policy innovation for urban heat islands
- Sustainable energy transition with system dynamics
- Artificial intelligence (AI) to balance fluctuations of intermittent renewable energy sources
- Convergence of virtual reality (VR) and digital twin technologies to enhance energy resilience
- Understanding public perceptions of the sustainable energy transition: a social network analysis
- Gamification and serious games to encourage behavioural change in energy consumption
- Climate justice: analysing eco-equity in the energy market
- Challenges to data sharing of electric vehicles: alleviating privacy concerns with edge computing
- 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games: how can we achieve climate-positive urban objectives?
- Trust in renewable energy
- Understanding energy demand behaviours in Internet of Vehicles (IoV) systems
- Uberizing charging station allocations for electric vehicles
- Is battery storage overrated? Achieving grid equilibrium through digital energy services and analytics
- Do people really intend to adopt renewable energies? Exploring the consumer adoption paradox
- Customer messaging for energy behaviour change in smart homes
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