İbrahim ARPACI is an Associate Professor of Management Information Systems (MIS) and Educational Technology (EdTech). He holds a BSc in Computer Education and Instructional Technology (2005) from Anadolu University, a MSc in Information Systems (2009) and a PhD in Information Systems (2013) both from Middle East Technical University. He was a visiting scholar at Ryerson University, Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management, Toronto, ON, Canada (2012-2013). His academic work focuses on how computational technology interact with psychological, educational and cultural dynamics. His research interests are in Computational Intelligence, Instructional Systems Design and Technology, Cyberpsychology and Behavior, Culture, Learning and Technology. He is the author or co-author of over 80 publications including about thirty peer reviewed journal articles. His publications have appeared in such journals as British Journal of Educational Technology, Journal of Global Information Technology Management, Medical Internet Research, Computers in Human Behavior, Personality and Individual Differences, Internet Research, and Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. He received the Best Paper Award in the European and Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems (EMCIS, 2009). He received the Distinguished Researcher Award from London Journals Press (UK, 2019).