You are now in the main content area
Headshot of Dr. Arash Saghafi

Dr. Arash Saghafi

Assistant Professor
DepartmentInformation Technology Management
EducationMM, MScB, PhD
OfficeTRS2-024
Phone416-979-5044, ext. 552526

Overview

Arash Saghafi has a background in software engineering, with MM, MScB, and PhD in business administration from University of British Columbia. He was appointed as a lecturer and research fellow at Sauder School of Business, and an Assistant Professor at Tilburg School of Economics and Management prior to joining Toronto Metropolitan University. His research has focused on knowledge representation, categorization of information, systems development methodologies, application of ontology in conceptual modeling, and empirical evaluation of design artifacts.

Knowledge representation, categorization of information, systems development methodologies, application of ontology in conceptual modeling, and empirical evaluation of design artifacts.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications
Saghafi, A., Wand, Y., & Parsons, J. (2022). Skipping class: Improving human-driven data exploration and querying through instances. European Journal of Information Systems, 31(4), 463-491.
Saghafi, A., & Wand, Y. (2020). A meta-analysis of ontological guidance and users' understanding of conceptual models. Journal of Database Management (JDM), 31(4), 46-68.
Course code Course title
ITM 707 Strategy, Management and Acquisition
ITM 900 Capstone Project