Faizan Ali
Professor, University of Galway, Ireland
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Faizan Ali is an Established Professor of Marketing at the J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics, University of Galway. His research and teaching lie at the intersection of marketing, consumer behavior, hospitality, and tourism, with a particular focus on the role of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, service robots, and generative AI. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, authored books and book chapters, and received international recognition as a Highly Cited Researcher. His work has been featured in leading journals across marketing, management, and hospitality, and he currently serves on the editorial boards of several top-tier journals.
Professor Levent Altinay will share his experience of successful funding applications to the prestigious funding bodies including EU, Horizon, ESRC (Economic Social Research Council), Newton, British Academy, British Council and TUBITAK. During the workshop, Altinay will cover a wide range of topics including creative idea generation for research funding, formation of multidisciplinary research consortiums, use of networks, research design, dissemination of research findings and the generation of academically robust, practically meaningful research impact.