Prior to his PhD from McGill University, Desautels Faculty of Management, Prof. Safadi obtained a bachelor of engineering and a master of science from McGill University. Hani's research is focused on open-source health information technology and open innovation communities in healthcare. Hani has worked and consulted on diverse projects including projects involving social networks and healthcare IT. Further, he has experience in conducting quantitative and qualitative research projects with two papers under review in top IS journals (MISQ & ISR) and seven North American conference publications (ASAC, ICIS, AMCIS & AOM) so far.