Ali Vedadi

Dr. Ali Vedadi is an Assistant Professor of Information Management at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with a PhD in Business Information Systems from Mississippi State. He is CompTIA Security+ certified.

His research examines behavioral aspects of cybersecurity, including herd behavior in security decisions, deception detection in digital communication, and organizational security climates. Recent publications analyze Security-as-a-Service adoption and cyber-complacency.

Awards include NSF scholarships and outstanding reviewer recognition from Information & Management journal.