Biography

 

Dr. Hamed Taherdoost is an award-winning leader in research and development, known for his contributions across both industry and academia. He is the founder of Hamta Business Corporation, Full Professor and Chair of RSAC at University Canada West, & Senior Technical Consultant at Q Minded | Quark Minded Technology Inc. He has over 20 years of experience in both industry and academic sectors. He has worked at international companies from Cyprus, the UK, Malta, Iran, Malaysia, and Canada and has been highly involved in development of several projects in different industries, healthcare, transportation, residential, oil and gas and IT. Additionally, he has served as a trusted technical and technology consultant for multiple companies, providing advisory and mentorship.

Dr. Taherdoost has extensive experience in research and development, particularly in the SR&ED domain, with a 100% success rate in over 150 projects, resulting in claims exceeding $50 million. His leadership roles have spanned multiple six-figure companies, including serving in “C” level positions. He specializes in guiding startups and has played a critical role in scaling innovative projects across various industries. His contributions have cemented his reputation as a leader in fostering innovation and delivering impactful solutions.

In academia, Dr. Taherdoost has held teaching positions in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Australia, Europe, and North America since 2009. He began his academic career as a lecturer at AU & PNU and later served as an adjunct professor and faculty fellow at Westcliff University, USA, Gisma University of Applied Sciences, Germany and Victorian Institute of Technology, Australia. 

Dr. Taherdoost has a prolific publishing record, with over 400 scientific articles in top-tier journals and conference proceedings, 50 book chapters, 16 authored books, and 27 edited books. His work is widely recognized, with a strong citation impact reflecting in a high h-index, and his contributions span book chapters, edited volumes, and authored books focusing on technology and research methodology. His textbooks on E-Business and Digital Transformation are teaching at global institutions, including the University of Malta, the University of Macau, and University Canada West. His research accomplishments have earned him a place among the top 10 SSRN Business Authors from 2022 to 2025, as well as being featured in the Stanford-Elsevier list of the world’s top 2% of Scientists in 2021, 2022 2023, 2024 and 2025, and top 0.05% of scholars worldwide by ScholarGPS, 2025.

Dr. Taherdoost has organized and chaired many workshops and conferences and has frequently been invited as a keynote speaker. He is an active member of the editorial, reviewer, and advisory boards for several prestigious journals published by Taylor & Francis, Springer, Emerald, Elsevier, MDPI, EAI, IGI Publishing, and Inderscience. He has also participated as an organising, scientific and technical committee member in over 400 conferences held across Europe, America, Australia, Asia, and Africa.

Dr. Taherdoost’s leadership and innovation have earned him numerous accolades, including THE BIZZ Business Excellence Award, PeerJ Award, and recognition at the Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards. He was the recipient of the Sustained Excellence in Teaching and Learning Award, University Canada West, finalist for the Innovation in Teaching of Research Methodology Excellence Awards (2022 & 2025) and Southeast Asian Startup Awards by Global Startup Awards. Additionally, his research achievements also include winning several best paper awards, outstanding reviewer awards and best presentation awards like MLIS awards, CSA award, CSTFM Lecture award, the Outstanding Editorial Board Member award from Bilingual Publishing Co., Best Paper of the Year of Computers MDPI, Editor’s Choice Articles of Algorithm Journal, and Best Interview Award of Encyclopedia.

Dr. Taherdoost is the Editor of a book series with Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group) titled Mastering Academic Excellence: Research, Teaching, Learning, and Publishing. He serves on the editorial boards of several high-impact journals, including the International Journal of Information Technology Project Management (IGI, IF: 0.8), Transactions on Scalable Information Systems (EAI, Q2), International Journal of Electronic Government Research (IGI, IF: 1.2), Information Resources Management Journal (IGI, IF: 1.4), Journal of Blockchain (MDPI), and International Journal of Data Mining, Modelling, and Management (InderScience, IF: 0.5, CS: 0.9). He is also an Associate Editor of Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics (Scopus) and Academic Editor of PLOS ONE. He’s been a guest editor of special issues in Results in Engineering, Elsevier (IF: 5 & CS:4.5), Electronics MDPI (IF: 1.9 & CS: 4.7), Computers MDPI (IF:2.8 & CS: 4.7), Discover Computing by Springer.

He is a Certified Cyber Security Professional and Certified Graduate Technologist. He is a GUS Fellow – GUS Institute | Global University Systems, senior member of IEEE, and Working Group Member of International Federation for Information Processing – IFIP TC 11 – Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance and Information Security Management. Currently, he is involved in several multidisciplinary research projects, including studying innovation in information technology, blockchain, cybersecurity, AI and technology acceptance.

 

Selected Book Publications

  1. Hamed Taherdoost (2025), Information Technology Ethics. CRC Press: Boca Raton. eBook ISBN9781003584452.
  2. Hamed Taherdoost (2025). Emerging Technologies; Innovate and Integrate TechRevolution. Springer. (In Press).
  3. Hamed Taherdoost (2024). Innovation Through Research and Development: Strategies for Success. Springer, Cham, Switzerland. ISBN: 978-3-031-52564-3. eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-52565-0.
  4. Hamed Taherdoost (2024). Digital Transformation Roadmap: From Vision to Execution. Taylor & Francis Group; CRC Press: Boca Raton. ISBN: 9781032748481. eBook ISBN: 9781003471226. DOI: 10.1201/9781003471226.
  5. Hamed Taherdoost (2024). Essential Guide to R&D and SR&ED: Research. Innovate. Thrive. Kindle Amazon: Canada. ISBN-13: 979-8321276044.
  6. Hamed Taherdoost (2023). E-Business Essentials: Building a Successful Online Enterprise. Springer Nature, Switzerland. Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-39625-0. eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-39626-7. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-39626-7.
  7. Hamed Taherdoost (2025). Leading Innovation in Cybersecurity by Managing Risk, Technology, and Strategy. Springer.
  8. Dinesh Kumar, Nidhi Suthar, Hamed Taherdoost, Mitra Madanchian (2024). The Future of HRM in a World of Persistent Virtual Reality. Emerald Publishing, Basel, Switzerland.
  9. Hamed Taherdoost, George Drazenovic, Mitra Madanchian, Inam Khan, Oroos Arshi (2024). Business Transformation in the Era of Digital Disruption. IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-7056-8. ISBN13: 9798369370568.
  10. Hamed Taherdoost (2024). Mastering Innovation in Business. IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-3759-2. ISBN13: 9798369337592.
  11. Hamed Taherdoost, Nam Le, Mitra Madanchian, Yousef Farhaoui (2024). Exploring Global FinTech Advancement and Applications. IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-1561-3. ISBN13: 9798369315613.
  12. Inam Ullan Khan, Hamed Taherdoost, Mitra Madanchian, Mariya Quaissa, Salma El Hajjami, Hameedur Rahman (2024). Future of Tech Startups & Innovations in the Age of AI. Taylor & Francis Group; CRC Press: Boca Raton. ISBN: 9781032674582.
  13. Hamed Taherdoost (2023). Mainstreaming Cryptocurrency and the Future of Digital Finance. IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8368-8. ISBN13: 9781668483688.
  14. Hamed Taherdoost (2022). Driving Transformative Change in E-Business Through Applied Intelligence and Emerging Technologies. IGI Global, United States of America. ISBN: 9781668452356.