Alireza Khakpour

Department of Computer Science and Communication

Norwegian version of this page Position

Assistant Professor

Contact

alireza.khakpour@hiof.no

Study place

Halden

Office nr.

Academic interests

Machine Learning
Visual Analytics
Information Systems

Background

Alireza has a Bachelor degree in Information System and Engineering from MSRIT. He then continued his studies by receiving his first Master’s Degree in Software Engineering from Azad University, and later by receiving his second Master’s degree in Applied Computer Science from Østfold University College. He is now working as a Doctoral Research Fellow in Østfold University College and as a PhD Candidate in University of Oslo. His PhD title is "Information sharing for customized dynamic visual analytics". Alireza’s main research interests are in Machine Learning, Visual Analytics, and Information Systems. As part of his PhD, he is working in a project called DigiMat which has its aim in making the Norwegian food supply chain, smart, transparent, and sustainable.

Projects

Research groups

Khakpour, Alireza; Vazquez-Ingelmo, Andrea; Colomo-Palacios, Ricardo; Garcia-Penalvo, Francisco J. & Martini, Antonio (2024). ModelViz: A Model-Driven Engineering Approach for Visual Analytics System Design. IEEE Access. ISSN 2169-3536. 12, p. 42667–42682. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3379268.
Khakpour, Alireza; Colomo-Palacios, Ricardo & Martini, Antonio (2023). Towards a framework for developing visual analytics in supply chain environments. International Journal of Information Systems and Project Management. ISSN 2182-7796. 11(1), p. 52–71. doi: 10.12821/ijispm110103.
Khakpour, Alireza; Colomo-Palacios, Ricardo; Martini, Antonio & Sánchez-Gordón, Mary (2023). The Use of Domain-Specific Languages for Visual Analytics: A Systematic Literature Review. Technologies. ISSN 2227-7080. 11(2). doi: 10.3390/technologies11020037. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
Visual Analytics (VA) is a multidisciplinary field that requires various skills including but not limited to data analytics, visualizations, and the corresponding domain knowledge. Recently, many studies proposed creating and using Domain-Specific Languages (DSLs) for VA in order to abstract complexities and assist designers in developing better VAs for different data domains. However, development methods and types of DSLs vary for different applications and objectives. In this study, we conducted a systematic literature review to overview DSL methods and their intended applications for VA systems. Moreover, the review outlines the benefits and limitations of each of these methods. The aim is to provide decision support for both the research and development communities to choose the most compatible approach for their application. We think the communication of this research delivers a broad figure of previous relevant research and assists with the transfer and adaptation of the results to other domains.
Khakpour, Alireza (2021). Information Sharing for Customized Dynamic Visual Analytics: A Framework. CEUR Workshop Proceedings. ISSN 1613-0073. 2906, p. 89–97. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
Supply chain activities generate massive amount of data by several actors such as, suppliers, manufacturers, warehouses, distributers, and wholesalers. Visual analytics (VA) plays a key role in knowledge discovery and insight generation from this data and helps various players to enhance their operational and strategic decision making. This is more essential for Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry, given the size of the industry and its sensitivity to the diverse market uncertainties. In this paper, we present a PhD research plan that responds to the requirements of a FMCG supply chain VA system by means of a comprehensive framework. In this regard, the information flow throughout the supply chain is a significant factor for developing a reliable and efficient VA solution and a proper information flow throughout the supply chain can be enhanced with the help of the framework consisting of modules including Data Generation, Data Integration and Management, Data Analytics, Data Visualization, and Data-driven decision making. The aim of the study is to explore the development of a VA framework that acts as a guideline for supply chain players to improve their analytical capabilities.
Khakpour, Alireza; Colomo-Palacios, Ricardo & Martini, Antonio (2021). Visual Analytics for Decision Support: A Supply Chain Perspective. IEEE Access. ISSN 2169-3536. 9, p. 81326–81344. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3085496. Full text in Research Archive
Khakpour, Alireza & Colomo-Palacios, Ricardo (2020). Convergence of Gamification and Machine Learning: A Systematic Literature Review. Technology, Knowledge and Learning. ISSN 2211-1662. 26, p. 597–636. doi: 10.1007/s10758-020-09456-4. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
Recent developments in human–computer interaction technologies raised the attention towards gamification techniques, that can be defined as using game elements in a non-gaming context. Furthermore, advancement in machine learning (ML) methods and its potential to enhance other technologies, resulted in the inception of a new era where ML and gamification are combined. This new direction thrilled us to conduct a systematic literature review in order to investigate the current literature in the field, to explore the convergence of these two technologies, highlighting their influence on one another, and the reported benefits and challenges. The results of the study reflect the various usage of this confluence, mainly in, learning and educational activities, personalizing gamification to the users, behavioral change efforts, adapting the gamification context and optimizing the gamification tasks. Adding to that, data collection for machine learning by gamification technology and teaching machine learning with the help of gamification were identified. Finally, we point out their benefits and challenges towards streamlining future research endeavors.
Khakpour, Alireza; Sánchez-Gordón, Mary & Colomo-Palacios, Ricardo (2020). What We Know About the Greenability of Reality Technologies: A Systematic Literature Review. In Vanessa, Ratten (Eds.), Entrepreneurship and Organizational Change. Springer Nature. ISSN 978-3-030-35414-5. p. 89–113. doi: https:/doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35415-2_5.

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Khakpour, Alireza (2020). Data Science for Decision Support: Using Machine Learning and Big data in Sales Forecasting for Production and Retail. Høgskolen i Østfold.