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Associate professor
Telfer School of Management

Contact information:

Office: 613-562-5800 (4787)
E-mail: benyoucef@telfer.uOttawa.ca
Website Skype: mbenyoucef

Preferred method of contact:

E-mail

Research information:

My interests are in Management Information Systems (MIS), e-Commerce and e-Business. I am particularly involved in research on online marketplaces and Social Network Analysis.

Area(s) of expertise:

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• E-commerce
• Internet
• Management information systems

Language preference:

English and French

Adjunct Professor
Part-time professor
Telfer School of Management

Contact information:

Office: 613-837-0952
E-mail: bowen@telfer.uOttawa.ca

Preferred method of contact:

E-mail

Research information:

research is on growth of start-up companies, and practical applications of technology

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Business
• E-commerce
• Entrepreneurship
• Management
• Management information systems
• Project management
• Technology

Language preference:

English only

Full Professor
Full professor
Telfer School of Management

Contact information:

Office: 613-562-5800 (4779)
Cell: 613-292-5007
Home: 613-228-0509
E-mail: Calof@telfer.uOttawa.ca
Website

Preferred method s of contact:

E-mail, Home Telephone

Research information:

Jonathan Calof is a full professor of strategy and international business at the Telfer School of Management. His research and consulting focuses on helping governments and companies make better decisions through competitive intelligence, foresight and business analytics. He is a prolific author with over 150 publications to his credit and a popular speaker with over 1000 speeches and workshops as well as dozens of media interviews.Jonathan is the author and co-editor of several books on competitive intelligence including co-editor of the Competitive Intelligence Foundation’s Conference and Trade Show Intelligence book. He also pens a column on event intelligence for competitive intelligence magazine and is executive editor for Frontline Safety and Security. In addition to his involvement in the consulting and academic world, Dr. Calof is also a director with several companies. Recently Dr. Calof released the results of a global study looking at lessons learned from the largest corporate failure in Canadian corporate history. The study results have led to new tools and skills for boards of directors, measurements for organizational resiliency and understanding of how the black cloud of customer doubt begins how it can be measured and managed. He has received several international honours including Frost and Sullivan’s life time achievement award in competitive intelligence; Fellow award from the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals; Honorary Professor at Yunnan Normal University in China; Appointment to the international advisory board for the Russian Foresight Committee of HSE; Honorary member of the Russian Society of Competitive Intelligence Professional; Board of advisors for the Centre en Intelligence Economique et Management Stratégique(CIE'MS/Center for Competitive Intelligence and Strategic Management in Morocco. Understanding how large companies fail and succeed - the Nortel research study . Competitive and business intelligence internationally. Knowledge management and international business. International competitiveness

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Business
• Competitive intelligence
• Decision analysis
• E-commerce
• Entrepreneurship
• Ethics in international affairs
• Food security
• International business management
• International commerce
• Internet
• Knowledge bases
• Knowledge management

Language preference:

English only

Professor
Full professor
Faculty of Law
Common Law

Contact information:

Cell: 613-263-9155
E-mail: jeremy.debeer@uottawa.ca
Website

Preferred method s of contact:

E-mail, Cell Telephone

Research information:

Professor de Beer shapes ideas about technology innovation, intellectual property, and global trade & development. He is a Full Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa, as well as a practicing lawyer and expert consultant. His work helps solve practical challenges related to innovation in the digital economy, life science industries, clean tech sector, and related fields.

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Canadian broadcasting and telecommunications policies
• Communications and technology
• Courts
• E-business
• E-commerce
• Environmental law
• Intellectual property
• International law
• Internet
• Internet law
• Privacy
• Property law
• Science and Society
• Sports law
• Technology
• Telecommunications

Language preference:

English only

English
Assistant professor
Telfer School of Management
Marketing and Communication Service

Contact information:

E-mail: humayun@telfer.uOttawa.ca
Website

Preferred method of contact:

E-mail

Research information:

Dr. Mariam Humayun is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa. 

She is an expert in the areas of Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency and NFT.

Her research interests focus on the intersection of consumer culture, technology, branding, and social media, particularly in the contexts of:

• cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin)
• consumer privacy
• open-source
• maker culture
• digital detoxing.

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Branding
• E-commerce
• Internet

Language preference:

English only

Assistant Professor
Assistant professor
Telfer School of Management

Contact information:

Office: 613-562-5800 (1990)
Cell: 613-291-2194
E-mail: uruhi@uOttawa.ca
Website

Preferred method s of contact:

E-mail, Office Telephone

Research information:

Professor Umar Ruhi’s teaching expertise, research interests, and industry engagements span various subject areas in the field of information systems. He teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in information systems and E-business, including courses in the University's interdisciplinary graduate program in E-Business Technologies. Dr. Ruhi has been involved in various consulting, advisory, research, and analytical roles in the areas of social media, enterprise social computing, online communities, e-government, community portals, web analytics, usability engineering, mobile commerce, and knowledge management. His current research and consulting interests are in the areas of Social Media, Knowledge Management, Business Analytics, and Consumer Health Informatics.

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Communications and technology
• Computing and Communications
• Data security
• E-business
• E-commerce
• Human-resource management
• Internet
• Knowledge management
• Management information systems
• Medical Informatics
• Technology
• Web engineering
• Web-based learning

Language preference:

English only

Director of Marketing & Communications
Part-time professor
Telfer School of Management
Marketing and Communication Service

Contact information:

Office: 613-562-5731 ext 4744
Cell: 613-265-4736
E-mail: jonathan.simon@telfer.uottawa.ca
Website

Preferred method s of contact:

E-mail, Cell Telephone

Research information:

Jonathan's expertise lies in all things digital marketing. He has spent his entire career as a digital marketer; working and advising various organizations in both the private and public sectors. He is willing to speak with any media organization about any topics related to digital marketing. He is the former Director of Marketing for a mobile gaming publisher of top-tier apps including Rubik’s Cube, Scattergories (Hasbro), Phase 10 (Mattel), and Skip-Bo (Mattel). His expertise includes: + Digital Marketing Strategy + Social Media Strategy & Social Media Platforms + Mobile Marketing Strategy + Content Marketing + eCommerce Marketing + Programmatic Marketing + Email Marketing + SEO Currently, Jonathan is the Director of Marketing & Communications at the Telfer School of Management, leading the marketing team responsible for the overall brand and vision for the School, Programs Marketing, Research Marketing, as well as promoting the Development, and Engagement activities. He is also a Part-Time Professor teaching digital marketing in the BCom, MBA, EMBA and Digital Marketing Certificate programs. Jonathan holds a BA from the University of Florida and an MBA from the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa.

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Advertising
• Branding
• Communications
• E-commerce
• Entrepreneurship
• Internet
• Marketing
• Marketing
• Social trends
• Technology
• Telecommunications
• University Teaching
• Wireless communications

Language preference:

English only