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Faheem Hussain

Faheem Hussain

Clinical Assistant Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, College of Global Futures

faheem.hussain@asu.edu

School for the Future of Innovation in Society
Arizona State University
PO Box 875603
Tempe, AZ 85287-5603

Titles

  • Senior Global Futures Scientist, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, College of Global Futures

Biography

Faheem Hussain is a clinical assistant professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society (SFIS) at Arizona State University (ASU). He holds a Ph.D. and an M.S. degree in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University. Before joining ASU, he worked as an assistant professor in the Department of Technology and Society, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at State University of New York (SUNY), Korea. Faheem Hussain also worked as a founding faculty in Asian University for Women in Bangladesh and taught in Carnegie Mellon University’s Qatar Campus.

Education

  • PhD, Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon Univeristy, 2008
  • MS, Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, 2006
  • MS, Telecommunication Management, Oklahoma State University, 2005
  • BS, Computer Science, Dhuka University, 2003

Expertise

Journal Articles

2018

Hussain, F. and S. N. Amin. 2018. ‘I don’t care about their reactions’: Agency and ICTs in women’s empowerment in Afghanistan. Gender & Disposition 26(2):249-265. DOI: 10.1080/13552074.2018.1475924. (link )

Hussain, F. and S. Brown. 2018. Developing a comparative framework of ICT4D initiatives in the global South: A critical realist approach. EJISDC 84(6):e12055. DOI: 10.1002/isd2.12055. (link )

2016

Hussain, F. and M. Mostafa. 2016. Digital contradictions in Bangladesh: Encouragement and deterrence of citizen engagement via ICTs. Information Technologies & International Development 12(2):47-61. (link )

2011

Hussain, F. 2011. Telecom regulatory environment in 'Digital Bangladesh': Exploring the reasons behind poor sector specific performance. Available at SSRN DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1976130. (link )

2010

Hussain, F. and R. Tongia. 2010. A framework and case example for evaluating cost-effectiveness of information services across technologies. International Technologies & International Development 6(2):55-74. (link )

2008

Hussain, F. 2008. Quest for a sustainable community radio broadcasting in Nepal: Practices, prospects and problems. Global Media Journal: Austrailan Edition 2(2):. (link )

Book Chapters

2017

Brown, S. and F. Hussain. 2017. Information ecology as a framework for south-south cooperation: Case studies of Rwanda and Bangladesh ICT-based health applications. Pp. 803-808 In: Choudrie, J., M. S. Islam, F. Wahid, J. M. Bass and J. E. Priyatma eds., Information and Communication Technologies for Development. ICT4D 2017. Vol 504. Springer, Cham. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-59111-7_65. ISBN: Print ISBN 978-3-319-59110-0. (link )

2016

Hussain, F., M. Mostafa and Z. Islam. 2016. Political microblogging: A case study of Twitter in the "Shahbag Movement". Pp. 111-128 In: Dey, B., K. Sorour and R. Filleiri eds., ICTs in Developing Countries: Research, Practices and Policy Implications. Palgrave-Macmillan. ISBN: 978-1-137-46950-2.

Conference Papers

2012

Hussain, F. and M. S. Ullah. 2012. Mobile communication for emerging Bangladesh: exploring the privacy risks for youth population. Pp. 211-216 ICEC '12 Proceedings of the 14th Annual International Conference on Electronic Commerce. 14th Annual International Conference on Electronic Commerce. Singapore, Singapore. (link )

Thesis (PhD)

2008

Hussain, F. 2008. Effectiveness of Technological Interventions for Education and Information Services in Rural South Asia. PhD dissertation. Carnegie Mellon University. (link )

Report Chapters

2016

Hussain, F. 2016. Module C1: Women's empowerment, SDGs and ICT. Women and ICT Frontier Initiatve: Women's Empowerment, SDGs and ICT. United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development. Incheon, Republic of Korea. (link )

Hussain, F. 2016. Module C2: Enabling role of ICT for women entrepreneurs. Women and ICT Frontier Initiative: Enabling Role of ICT for Women Entrepreuneurs. United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development . Incheon, Republic of Korea. (link )