Biography
Dilal Saundage is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics. He is a Data Analytics expert and a Senior Certified Professional of the Australian Computer Society. Dilal also held various leadership positions in the department in the recent past, including acting Head of Department and Director Teaching.
Dilal graduated with a PhD in Information Systems from Deakin University, and his current research on Artificial Intelligence focuses on opportunities and challenges of Responsible Artificial Intelligence and evaluating user experience and satisfaction with AI agents. In addition, his Information Systems research examines the role of theory and practice in Information System research and provide a resource orchestration view of digital transformation. As a member of the Association of Information Systems, Dilal is a regular contributor and reviewer of several Information System Conferences.
Before joining academia, Dilal worked as a Management Consultant. He has over twenty years of tertiary education experience, is recognised as a leader in teaching and learning and has received several teaching awards. He designed and developed several successful courses (Master of Business Analytics, Bachelor of Business Analytic and Graduate Certificate of Artificial Intelligence for Business) and led the innovative curriculum agenda by developing a course in MOOC platform (FutureLearn) and a couple of new units in StartAnytime mode. He has also been successful in obtaining grants. His last teaching and learning research project was a grant from the Office of Learning and Teaching (OLT) to develop innovative teaching methods.
Research interests
- AI-enabled Digital Agents
- Digital Transformation
- Responsible Information Systems / Artificial Intelligence
- Information Systems theory and practice
- Visual Analytics / Visual Metaphor
Affiliations
- Senior Certified Professional (CP IP3P), Australian Computer Society.
Teaching interests
- Data Analytics
- Data Visualisation
- Business Application of Artificial Intelligence
Units taught
- MIS771 - Descriptive Analytics and Data Visualisation
- MIS716 - Artificial Intelligence for Business
- MIS715 - Artificial Intelligence for Accounting and Finance
- MIS770 - Foundation Skills in Data Analysis
- MIS714 - HR Analytics
Knowledge areas
Information Systems
Data Analytics
Data Visualisation
Business Application of Artificial Intelligence
Professional activities
Google Scholar
Research groups
Awards
- Pro Vice-Chancellor's Lecturing Legend Award (2012) - For a consistent high level of performance in Teaching and Learning.
- School of Information Systems Award (2009) - For excellent teaching.
- School of Information Systems Award (2007) - For valuable contribution to service.
- Faculty of Business and Law Award (2006) - For rewarding and promoting excellent teaching.
- Faculty of Business and Law Award (2003) - For outstanding contribution to the faculty's strategic priorities in Teaching.
Projects
OLT Project: Enhancing collaborative learning in information systems business analytics using data visualisation and manipulation techniques
https://ltr.edu.au/resources/ID12_2407_Cybulski_Report_2016.pdf
Publications
Setting Priorities for Exploiting and Exploring Digital Capabilities in a Crisis
Lubna Alam, Kristijan Mirkovski, Rens Scheepers, Dilal Saundage
(2022), Vol. 21, pp. 269-285, MIS Quarterly Executive, Bloomington, Ind., C1
C Parker, W Agustiono, R Carr, D Saundage
(2019), Vol. 23, Australasian Journal of Information Systems, C1
Teaching data analysis with interactive visual narratives
D Saundage, J Cybulski, S Keller, L Dharmasena
(2016), Vol. 27, pp. 233-247, Journal of information systems education, Boone, N.C., C1
Creative problem solving in digital space using visual analytics
J Cybulski, S Keller, L Nguyen, D Saundage
(2015), Vol. 42, pp. 20-35, Computers in human behavior, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Interactive exploration of data with visual metaphors
J Cybulski, S Keller, D Saundage
(2015), Vol. 25, pp. 231-252, International journal of software engineering and knowledge engineering, Singapore, C1
Social commerce activities - a taxonomy
D Saundage, C Lee
(2011), ACIS 2011 : Identifying the information systems discipline : Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Conference on Information Systems, Sydney, N. S. W., E1
C Parker, D Saundage, C Lee
(2011), pp. 1-7, ACIS 2011 : Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Conference on Information Systems : Identifying the Information Systems Discipline, Sydney, N.S.W., E1
Helping business leverage web 2.0 to generate social capital
C Lee, D Saundage, C Parker
(2010), ACIS 2010 : Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Conference on Information Systems, Brisbane, Qld., E1
Effective coordination of vertical IS standardisation initiatives
D Saundage, R Carr
(2010), ACIS 2010 : Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Conference on Information Systems, Brisbane, Qld., E1
Investigating sample bias in student evaluations of teaching
M Brookes, R Boyle, R Braithwaite, J Mustard, D Saundage, H Short
(2008), pp. 1-8, OZCOTS 2008 : Proceedings of the 6th Australian Conference on Teaching Statistics, Melbourne, Australia, E1
A comparison of student evaluation of teaching with student performance
H Short, R Boyle, R Braithwaite, M Brookes, J Mustard, D Saundage
(2008), pp. 1-10, OZCOTS 2008 : Proceedings of the 6th Australian Conference on Teaching Statistics, Melbourne, Australia, E1
Using multimedia and interactive games to enhance students' understanding of SCM
C Parker, C Chan, D Saundage
(2007), pp. 1-13, SCMIS 2007 : Proceedings of Fifth International Conference on Supply Chain Management and Information Systems, Melbourne, Australia, E1
Encouraging small firm up-take of SCM using education: a future research agenda
C Parker, C Chan, D Saundage
(2007), SCMIS 2007 : Proceedings of Fifth International Conference on Supply Chain Management and Information Systems, Melbourne, Victoria, E1
Deconstructing power within a strategic information system
K Peszynski, B Corbitt, D Saundage
(2004), pp. 1-9, Proceedings, Australasian Conference on Information Systems : 15th annual ACIS Conference, Hobart, Tasmania, December 1-3, 2004, Hobart, Tasmania, E1
Power, politics and legitimacy in information systems implementation : an ethnographic study
K Peszynski, D Saundage
(2004), pp. 1-10, Proceedings of the 15th Australasian Conference on Information Systems, Hobart, Tas., E1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Enhancing collaborative learning in information systems business analytics using data visualisation and manipulation techniques
A/Prof Jacob Cybulski, Prof Dineli Mather, Dr Susan Keller, Dr Lasitha Dharmasena, Dr Dilal Saundage
OLT Seed Projects - Office for Learning and Teaching
- 2015: $36,599
- 2014: $7,107
- 2012: $165,000
Supervisions
Wahyudi Agustiono
Thesis entitled: Recruiting and Maintaining SME Involvement when Designing Voluntary Inter-Organisational IS
Doctor of Philosophy, Dept. of Information Systems and Business Analytics
Edyta Rozycki
Thesis entitled: Business Process Affordances
Doctor of Philosophy, Dept. of Information Systems and Business Analytics