MARY AGOYI - Staff Size

Assoc. Prof. Dr. MARY AGOYI

School of Applied Sciences

Office ST259
Telephone number +90 392 671 11 11
Extension 2752
Other information

U.N. Sustaınable Development Goals


Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Quality Education Quality Education
Gender Equality Gender Equality
Affordable and Clean Energy Affordable and Clean Energy
Decent Work and Economic Growth Decent Work and Economic Growth
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Climate Action Climate Action
Partnerships for The Goals Partnerships for The Goals

CURRICULUM VITAE

Education
  • Cyprus International University Computer Engineering (PhD, 2014)
  • Cyprus International University Information Systems Engineering (Master, 2010)
  • Benue State University Physics (Undergraduate, 2004)
Publications

Articles published in peer reviewed international journals (SCI,SSCI,Arts and Humanities)

  • Sharif, E. A., & Agoyi, M. (2026). Membrane computing approach to nurse rostering: enhanced scheduling efficiency with tissue-like P system (TLPS) algorithm. PeerJ Computer Science, 12, e3492. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.3492 - 2026
  • Kwala, A. F., & Agoyi, M. (2025). The Influence of Cyberloafing on Workplace Outcomes: A Study Utilizing the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) Theory. SAGE Open, 15(1), 21582440251327521. - 2025
  • Kwala, A. F., Agoyi, M., Oluwajana, D. I., Isiaku, L., & Kefas, H. I. (2025). Reevaluating Cyberloafing: How Resource Conservation Shapes Its Impact on Employee Well-being and Organizational Outcomes. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10672-025-09533-9 - 2025
  • Uzoeghelu, P. C., & Agoyi, M. (2025). Social Media Dimensions and Productivity Among Healthcare Workers: Evidence from a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital. Healthcare, 13(15), 1836. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13151836 - 2025
  • Adeshola, I., Usman, O., Agoyi, M., Awosusi, A. A., & Adebayo, T. S. (2024, November). Digitalization and the environment: The role of information and communication technology and environmental taxes in European countries. In Natural resources forum (Vol. 48, No. 4, pp. 1088-1108). Oxford, UK: Black - 2024
  • Kwala, A. F., & Agoyi, M. (2024). The nexus between cyberloafing and employee well-being: role of creativity in the Nigerian service sector. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 11(1), 1-14. - 2024
  • Zeebaree, M., Aqel, M., & Agoyi, M. (2023). Challenges Facing E-government Implementation and Adoption in the Era of 5G, 6G. Journal of Internet Technology, 24(1), 173-184. - 2023
  • Examining factors influencing e-learning engagement among university students during covid-19 pandemic: A mediating role of “learning persistence” - 2022
  • Sustainable adoption of E-Government from the UTAUT perspective - 2022
  • A Hybrid Wormhole Attack Detection in Mobile Ad-Hoc Network (MANET) - 2021
  • Digital security vulnerabilities and threats implications for financial institutions deploying digital technology platforms and application: FMEA and FTOPSIS analysis - 2021
  • Linking FOMO and smartphone use to social media brand communities - 2020
  • Social TV engagement for increasing and sustaining social TV viewers - 2020
  • Assessing faculty’s use of social network tools in Libyan higher education via a technology acceptance model - 2020
  • Colour image blind watermarking scheme based on fast walsh hadamard transform and hessenberg decomposition - 2018
  • Robust non-blind color video watermarking using QR decomposition and entropy analysis - 2016
  • A watermarking algorithm based on chirp z-transform, discrete wavelet transform, and singular value decomposition - 2014

Articles published in National journals

  • Saraireh, J., Agoyi, M., & Kassaymeh, S. (2025). Adaptive Ensemble Learning Model-Based Binary White Shark Optimizer for Software Defect Classification. International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems, 18(1), 1-51. - 2025
  • A Robust Color Image Watermarking Scheme Using Entropy and QR Decomposition. - 2015

Articles published in other peer reviewed international journals

  • Robust Image Watermarking using DWT, SVD, Chirp-z and LU Decomposition - 2020
  • Integrating Digital Innovation Capabilities Towards Value Creation: A Conceptual View - 2020
  • Multistage Security Detection in Mobile Ad-Hoc Network (MANET). - 2020
  • A Hybrid Encryption Algorithm for Mitigating the Effects of Attacks in Ad Hoc Networks. - 2020
  • A performance evaluation of transform domain algorithm in watermarking based on different levels of sub-bands of discrete wavelet transform - 2019
  • A biometrics approach to population census and national identification in Nigeria: A prerequisite for planning and development - 2011

Papers presented in international conferences and printed as proceedings

  • Hybrid technique for robust image watermarking using discrete time fourier transform - 2017
  • Review of security issues in e-Healthcare and solutions - 2016
  • Robust grayscale watermarking technique based on face detection - 2015
  • A multimedia watermark scheme based on double density dual-tree discrete wavelet transform and singular value decomposition - 2012
  • The use of SMS encrypted message to secure automatic teller machine - 2011
  • SMS security: an asymmetric encryption approach - 2010
Thesis Supervision

Master Thesis Supervised

  • Data Security And Integrity In Cloud Computıng Based On Aes, Rc2, Rc4 And Blowfısh - 2024
  • Performance Evaluatıon Of Machıne Learning Algorıthms In Network Intrusıon Detectıon - 2024
  • THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE - 2023
  • THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND LEARNING AMONG STUDENTS OF CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY IN NORTHERN CYPRUS - 2023
  • Evaluation of symmetric encryption for SMS security - 2023
  • Data Security And Integrity In Cloud Computıng Based On Aes, Rc2, Rc4, and Blowfısh - 2023
  • Analysis of The Factors Influencing the Use Of Iot Wristbands During The Covid-19 Pandemic - 2022
  • ESTIMATION OF LOAD BALANCING ALGORITHM USING CLOUDSIM - 2022
  • ANALYSIS & EVUALATION OF EDOS (ECONOMIC DENIAL OF SERVICE) ATTACK MITIGATION TECHNIQUES CONSIDERING EDOS-ATTACK DEFEENSE SHELL MITIGATION - 2022
  • THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS ON MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL MINISTRY OF LABOR -ABUJA. - 2022
  • COMPARING A HYBRID DWT AND SVD WITH DCT AND SVD IN NON-BLIND COLORED WATERMARKING - 2022
  • Performance Analysis Of Symmetrıc and Hashıng Cryptographıc Algorıthms - 2022
  • Securing Mobile Messaging on Android - 2016
  • Enhancing data security in cloud computing with 3XAES - 2016
  • A novel watermarking algorithm based on DWT-CZT-QR Decomposition - 2016
  • Impact and Challenges of the Use of Information Systems in Financial Transactions: A Case Study of North Cyprus Banks - 2016

Doctorate Thesis Supervised

  • Computer self-efficacy, academic self-efficacy, student engagement, learner persistence, and academic benefits: examining the interrelations in e-Learning - 2022
  • Mosleh Zeebaree, Challenges Facing E-Government Implementation and Adoption in Northern Iraqi Government, - 2022
  • The Role of Social Tv Engagement in Sustaining TV Viewer - 2021
  • Assessing Faculty’s Use of Social Network Tools in Libyan Higher Education via a Technology Acceptance Model - 2021
  • Digital Security Vulnerabilities and Threats Implications for Financial Institutions Deploying Digital Technology Platforms and Application: FMEA and FTOPSIS Analysis - 2021
  • The Detection and Mitigation of Wormhole Attack in MANET - 2021
  • The Role of Consumer Engagement in Social Media Brand Communities - 2020
  • Robust Watermarking Techniques for Copyright Protection - 2019
Awards
  • CIU Publication Award (2024)
  • CIU Publication Award (2023)
Research Areas
  • Information Security
  • Machine Learning
  • Artificial Intelligence
Administrative Duties
  • Program Coordinator of Information Technology Security department (2020-ONGOING)
  • Program Coordinator of Computer Programming (2020-ONGOING)
  • Head of Information Technology Department (2021-ONGOING)