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20202026
most citedTowards a Privacy and Security-Aware Framework for Ethical AI: Guiding the Development and Assessment of AI Systems

38 citations · 106 across the 24 of their papers we have counts for

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25 papers

cs.SE2026

Data-Related Challenges and Requirements for Event Log Generation in Process Mining: A Systematic Literature Review

Ghita El Alaoui Talibi, Oleksandr Kosenkov, Anastasija Nikiforova

Process mining is becoming an essential technology that not only supports the improvement of business processes but also enables the software technologies underlying the future dig…

cs.CY2026

Governing Well in the Algorithmic Age: The Foundations of Digital Statecraft

Zeynep Engin, Tim Gordon, Viviana Bastidas +14

The digital substrate - data, algorithms, infrastructure, platforms, applications - is being governed without adequate conceptual foundations. The ability and legitimacy required t…

cs.CY2024

TAGIFY: LLM-powered Tagging Interface for Improved Data Findability on OGD portals

Kevin Kliimask, Anastasija Nikiforova

Efforts directed towards promoting Open Government Data (OGD) have gained significant traction across various governmental tiers since the mid-2000s. As more datasets are published…

cs.CY2024★ 2 cited

To accept or not to accept? An IRT-TOE Framework to Understand Educators' Resistance to Generative AI in Higher Education

Jan-Erik Kalmus, Anastasija Nikiforova

Since the public release of Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (ChatGPT), extensive discourse has emerged concerning the potential advantages and challenges of integrating Gen…

cs.CY2024

Bridging the Gap: Unravelling Local Government Data Sharing Barriers in Estonia and Beyond

Katrin Rajamäe Soosaar, Anastasija Nikiforova

Open Government Data (OGD) plays a crucial role in transforming smart cities into sustainable and intelligent entities by providing data for analytics, real-time monitoring, and in…

cs.CY2024

Data Want to be Free: An Innovation Resistance Theory Model for Identifying Barriers to Government Data Sharing

Anastasija Nikiforova, Antoine Clarinval, Anneke Zuiderwijk +4

Data sharing is increasingly essential for digital government and data-driven innovation, yet many public organizations remain reluctant to make their data openly available. While…

cs.CY2024

Automating the Identification of High-Value Datasets in Open Government Data Portals

Alfonso Quarati, Anastasija Nikiforova

Recognized for fostering innovation and transparency, driving economic growth, enhancing public services, supporting research, empowering citizens, and promoting environmental sust…

cs.HC2024★ 1 cited

From an Integrated Usability Framework to Lessons on Usability and Performance of Open Government Data Portals: A Comparative Study of European Union and Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

Fillip Molodtsov, Anastasija Nikiforova

Open Government Data (OGD) initiatives aim to enhance public participation and collaboration by making government data accessible to diverse stakeholders, fostering social, environ…

cs.DB2024★ 1 cited

From Data Quality for AI to AI for Data Quality: A Systematic Review of Tools for AI-Augmented Data Quality Management in Data Warehouses

Heidi Carolina Tamm, Anastasija Nikiforova

While high data quality (DQ) is critical for analytics, compliance, and AI performance, data quality management (DQM) remains a complex, resource-intensive, and often manual proces…

cs.CY2024★ 2 cited

From the evolution of public data ecosystems to the evolving horizons of the forward-looking intelligent public data ecosystem empowered by emerging technologies

Anastasija Nikiforova, Martin Lnenicka, Petar Milić +2

Public data ecosystems (PDEs) represent complex socio-technical systems crucial for optimizing data use in the public sector and outside it. Recognizing their multifaceted nature,…

cs.CY2024★ 8 cited

Exploring Estonia's Open Government Data Development as a Journey towards Excellence: Unveiling the Progress of Local Governments in Open Data Provision

Katrin Rajamäe-Soosaar, Anastasija Nikiforova

Estonia has a global reputation of a digital state or e-country. However, despite the success in digital governance, the country has faced challenges in the realm of Open Governmen…

cs.CY2024★ 1 cited

Unlocking the Potential of Open Government Data: Exploring the Strategic, Technical, and Application Perspectives of High-Value Datasets Opening in Taiwan

Hsien-Lee Tseng, Anastasija Nikiforova

Today, data has an unprecedented value as it forms the basis for data-driven decision-making, including serving as an input for AI models, where the latter is highly dependent on t…

cs.CY2024★ 38 cited

Towards a Privacy and Security-Aware Framework for Ethical AI: Guiding the Development and Assessment of AI Systems

Daria Korobenko, Anastasija Nikiforova, Rajesh Sharma

As artificial intelligence continues its unprecedented global expansion, accompanied by a proliferation of benefits, an increasing apprehension about the privacy and security impli…

cs.CY2024★ 12 cited

An Integrated Usability Framework for Evaluating Open Government Data Portals: Comparative Analysis of EU and GCC Countries

Fillip Molodtsov, Anastasija Nikiforova

This study explores the critical role of open government data (OGD) portals in fostering transparency and collaboration between diverse stakeholders. Recognizing the challenges of…

econ.GN2023

Identifying patterns and recommendations of and for sustainable open data initiatives: a benchmarking-driven analysis of open government data initiatives among European countries

Martin Lnenicka, Anastasija Nikiforova, Mariusz Luterek +7

Open government and open (government) data are seen as tools to create new opportunities, eliminate or at least reduce information inequalities and improve public services. More th…

cs.CY2023★ 5 cited

Towards High-Value Datasets determination for data-driven development: a systematic literature review

Anastasija Nikiforova, Nina Rizun, Magdalena Ciesielska +2

The OGD is seen as a political and socio-economic phenomenon that promises to promote civic engagement and stimulate public sector innovations in various areas of public life. To b…

physics.soc-ph2023★ 2 cited

Framework for understanding quantum computing use cases from a multidisciplinary perspective and future research directions

Dandison Ukpabi, Heikki Karjaluoto, Astrid Bötticher +6

Recently, there has been increasing awareness of the tremendous opportunities inherent in quantum computing (QC). Specifically, the speed and efficiency of QC will significantly im…

cs.CY2022★ 4 cited

Digital health shopping assistant with React Native: a simple technological solution to a complex health problem

Alina Govoruhina, Anastasija Nikiforova

Today, more and more people are reporting allergies, which can range from simple reactions close to discomfort to anaphylactic shocks. Other people may not be allergic but avoid ce…

cs.CY2022★ 7 cited

Open data hackathon as a tool for increased engagement of Generation Z: to hack or not to hack?

Anastasija Nikiforova

A hackathon is known as a form of civic innovation in which participants representing citizens can point out existing problems or social needs and propose a solution. Given the hig…

cs.DB2022★ 4 cited

NoSQL security: can my data-driven decision-making be influenced from outside?

Anastasija Nikiforova, Artjoms Daskevics, Otmane Azeroual

Nowadays, there are billions interconnected devices forming Cyber-Physical Systems, Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) ecosystems. With an increasing…

cs.CY2022★ 2 cited

The role of open data in the transformation to Society 5.0: a resource or a tool for SDG-compliant Smart Living?

Anastasija Nikiforova, Miguel Angel Alor Flores, Miltiadis D. Lytras

Open data are characterized by a number of economic, technological, innovative and social benefits. They are seen as a significant contributor to the city's transformation into Sma…

cs.DB2022★ 7 cited

Data security as a top priority in the digital world: preserve data value by being proactive and thinking security first

Anastasija Nikiforova

Today, large amounts of data are being continuously produced, collected, and exchanged between systems. As the number of devices, systems and data produced grows up, the risk of se…

cs.SE2020★ 2 cited

Application of LEAN Principles to Improve Business Processes: a Case Study in Latvian IT Company

Anastasija Nikiforova, Zane Bicevska

The research deals with application of the LEAN principles to business processes of a typical IT company. The paper discusses LEAN principles amplifying advantages and shortcomings…

cs.DB2020★ 1 cited

Open Data Quality

Anastasija Nikiforova

The research discusses how (open) data quality could be described, what should be considered developing a data quality management solution and how it could be applied to open data…