Riaz Hassan is an Australian Research Council Professorial Fellow and Emeritus Professor in the Department of Sociology, Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia.

In his academic career spanning over 40 years he has conducted research in a number of areas including sociology of housing, sociology of suicide, organizational culture and Muslim societies.

He has recently completed a 10 year multi-country study of Muslim religiosity in which he explored key aspects of Islamic consciousness. The findings from this study have been published in, Faithlines: Muslim Conceptions of Islam and Society and Inside Muslim Minds.

He is currently conducting research on "Suicide Terrorism: The Use of Life as Weapon".

Prof Hassan's presentation at the Countering Militancy in Pakistan: Domestic, Regional and International Dimensions Conference was, Suicide Bombings in Pakistan.