Academic Research Highlights
Bachelor of Information Technology
(BIT) Honours (First Class) degree 2014
Information Systems
PhD Faculty of Busines, Law and Arts 2023
The Multidimensionality of Trust
Click to read PhD Thesis at SCU
It took awhile, life is like that, yet in October 2023, a PhD 450 page thesis was submitted for examination. In November the Doctor of Philosophy degree was awarded in the Faculty of Business, Law and Arts; School of Business and Tourism; Information Technology. The thesis extended previous honours research.
Through a pragmatic methodology the research sought to understand and examine what important multidimensional trust factors influence location-based services (LBS) mobile app adoption. Embarking upon a PhD is not a solo journey. Many thanks must go to Michael's entire family, friends, colleagues and supervisors. Dr Simon Wilde, Dr Bill Smart, Dr Golam Sorwar and Dr Vinh Bui made up the amazing and supportive research supervisory, team spanning six years.
A special thanks to Simon and Bill who were there at the beginning of Michael's Honours project, through to his PhD. Also thanks to Michael's highly underpaid research assistant, Clare Bryant who among many other tasks, tirelessly and repeatedly proof read the thesis.
Finally kudos to the late Dr George Coles, artist, academic, programmer, and web developer, to name but a few within his vast skillset. A kind, peaceful and generous soul who touched many lives for the better.
Graduation at the Gold Coast Convention Center February 2024
Michael's Papers see : Google Scholar
- 2025 Mobile App Usage and Adoption Through the Lens of Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Trust Constructs, International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, Michael Bryant Simon Wilde Golam Sorwar Vinh Bu George Coles, DOI: 10.1080/10447318.2025.2531289
- 2024 Wilde, S.J., Phythian, J.M. and Bryant, M., The Effect of Fear, Anxiety and Self-efficacy on Older Users of Technology. In International Conference on Information, Communication Systems & Technology.
- 2022 Attitudes Towards Trust and Its Influence on the Acceptance of Mobile Apps: Key Insights from End Users and Experts - The WEI International Academic Conference Proceedings, Rome, Italy
Michael Bryant Simon Wilde Golam Sorwar Vinh Bui - 2020 Click Click Boomer: Ease of Use and Technology Acceptance by Older Smartphone Users- Lisbon International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology
(LAET-20)
Michael J. Bryant Simon J. Wilde and Clare E. Bryant - 2018 Exploring Trust in the Mobile World- International Journal of Management and Applied Science (IJMAS) (Adapted from Hong Kong Conerence Paper)
Michael J Bryant William J Smart Simon J Wilde - 2017 Exploring Trust in the Mobile World (Winner Excellent Paper)International Conference on Science, Technology, Engineering and Management (ICSTEM)
Hong Kong, September 27th -28th 2017
Michael J Bryant William J Smart Simon J Wilde - 2017 Taking the weather with you: user acceptance, trust and value of weather apps on smartphones -International Journal of Social and Humanistic Computing
Michael J Bryant Dr Simon J Wilde Dr William J. Smart - 2016 Swipe Right with a Chance of Rain: Weather App Usage on Smartphones - Advances in Business-Related Scientific Research Journal
Michael J Bryant William J Smart Simon J Wilde
- 2015 Consumer Influences into Weather Apps Usage on Smartphones: Key Highlights (Winner Best Paper) - Advances in Business-Related Scientific Research Conference 2015 in Milan (ABSRC 2015 Milan)
Michael J Bryant William J. Smart Simon J Wilde
In Milan Conference December 2015
Winner of Best Paper Information Systems
CONSUMER INFLUENCES INTO WEATHER APPS USAGE ON SMARTPHONES: KEY HIGHLIGHTS
MJ Bryant Dr.WJ Smart and Dr.SJ Wilde
Simon (far left) Conference Organiser (2nd on left)
Michael (3rd from left), Bill (far right) and
Dr Mafini (4th from left) won best paper for:
EXPLORING THE SATISFACTION OF EMPLOYEES IN THE FREIGHT LOGISTICS INDUSTRY
Award for the Hong Kong Conference paper 2017
EXPLORING TRUST IN THE MOBILE WORLDMJ Bryant, Dr.WJ Smart and Dr.SJ Wilde