Dr. Burcu Bulgurcu
Overview
Professor Burcu Bulgurcu (Ph.D., M.Sc., , the , M.Sc., B.Sc. , ) joined the Department of Information Technology Management (opens in new window) of the Ted Rogers School of Management (opens in new window) in 2019. Formerly, she was a professor of Information Systems in the , .
Dr. Bulgurcu鈥檚 research and teaching interests are cybersecurity, information privacy, social media and business analytics, and data visualization. Her research aims to provide guidance in the development of data protection and privacy preserving technologies, effective security and privacy policies, awareness, and training programs. She also explores the implications of social media use and privacy on creativity and innovation. The results of her research have been published in the and leading conferences, including a highly impactful in with over 2700 citations, , the , , , the , , and Conferences on IS. Bulgurcu鈥檚 research has been supported by the and she has received numerous academic honours and awards.
She teaches a variety of classes on IT Management and Strategy, including a new elective class on Data Visualization, which she has designed and developed as part of the Data Science and Analytics programs in business schools.
Learn more about her SSHRC-funded research on cybersecurity: and her privacy and social media research: t.
Cybersecurity and Information Privacy, Social Media, Digitalization and Remote Work, Business Data Analytics, Data Visualization, EDI, Neurodiversity Employment
| Refereed Journal Articles |
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| Bulgurcu, B., Van Osch, W., and Kane, J. 2024. "?", MIT Sloan Management Review. |
| Van Osch, W., and Bulgurcu, B. 2023. "." MIT Sloan Management Review 65, no. 1. |
| Knijenburg, B., Bulgurcu, B. 2023. "Designing Alternative Form-Autocompletion Tools to Enhance Privacy Decision Making and Prevent Unintended Disclosure," ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction. pp 1鈥�42. |
| Van Osch, W., Bulgurcu, B., Liang, Y. 2023. "Living in a Fishbowl or Not: The Role of Transparency and Privacy in Creative Dialogues on Enterprise Social Media," Journal of the Association for Information Systems, (24:3), 846-881. |
| Van Osch, W., Bulgurcu, B. 2020. 鈥淚dea Generation in Enterprise Social Media: Open versus Closed Groups and their Network Structures. Journal of Management Information Systems,鈥� Journal of Management Information Systems,(37:4) 905-932. DOI: |
Bulgurcu, B., Van Osch, W., Kane, J. 2018. 鈥淭he Rise of the Promoters: User Classes and Contribution Patterns in Enterprise Social Media,鈥� Journal of Management Information Systems (35:2), 610-646. |
Bulgurcu, B., Cavusoglu, H., Benbasat, I. 2010. 鈥淚nformation Security Policy Compliance: An Empirical Study of Rationality-Based Beliefs and Information Security Awareness,鈥� Management Information Systems Quarterly (34:3), 523-548. (over 2,600 citations) |
| Initiatives funded within the past five years | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| TRSM Outstanding Research Recognition Award | 2024 | $2,000 |
| TRSM Outstanding Research Recognition Award | 2024 | $2,000 |
| TRSM Outstanding Research Recognition Award | 2023 | $2,000 |
| Principal Investigator - SSHRC Insight Grant, 鈥淭owards a Cyber-resilient Workforce - Cybersecurity Challenges, Awareness, and Training in the Age of COVID-19鈥� | 2021-2023 | $50,000 |
| Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst Fellowship | 2023 | $10,000 |
| TRSM Undergraduate Research Opportunities | 2023 | $10,491 |
| TRSM Undergraduate Research Opportunities | 2023 | $5,245 |
| TRSM Outstanding Research Recognition Award | 2023 | $2,000 |
| Mitacs Business Strategy Internship (BSI) | 2023 | $60,000 |
| Principle Investigator: SSHRC Explore, Understanding the Impacts of Digital Transformation on Small Businesses and Young Populations | 2022 | $7,000 |
| Ted Roger School of Management Research Advancement Grant:Hesitancy towards Vaccine Passports and Privacy Implications | 2021 | $1,000 |
Principle Investigator: TRSM Research Advancement Grant, Towards a Cyber-resilient Workforce 鈥� Cybersecurity Challenges, Awareness, and Training in the Age of COVID-19 Co-investigator: Atefeh (Atty) Mashatan |
2021 | $15,000 |
| TRSM Outstanding Research Recognition Award | 2020 | $2,000 |
| Awards & Recognition | Year |
|---|---|
| Dean's Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Award | 2024 |
Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst Research Fellow |
2021-2023 |
| TRSM Research Recognition Award | 2022 |
| Teaching Innovation Award | 2022 |
Undergraduate
Other Courses
- Data Visualization (Elective Course, Carroll School of Management, Boston College, Boston)
- Information Technologies for Management (MBA Course, Carroll School of Management, Boston College, Boston)
- Digital Technologies: Strategy and Use (Undergraduate Course, Carroll School of Management, Boston College, Boston)
- Information Systems Technology and Development (Undergraduate Course, Sauder School of Business, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver)
- Introduction to IT and Applications (Undergraduate Course, Informatics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara)
- Information Systems Group Project (Graduate Course, Informatics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara)