I am currently appointed as a Lecturer (Education Specialist - Level B, equivalent to Assistant Professor in the North American System) in the School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences at the University of Adelaide. In this remote role, I am responsible for reviewing and refreshing the course materials within the Data Science discipline. I have also been appointed as an Assistant Professor in Software Engineering at the School of IT and Engineering (SITE), ADA University, Azerbaijan.

Prior to this, I served as a Lecturer (Teaching Specialist) at the School of Computing and Information Systems at the University of Melbourne, where I contributed to curriculum development, subject coordination and delivery of lecturing and tutoring. The academic duties also included assessment and exam design and marking and self directed research in Software Engineering. Further before, I worked as a Teaching Academic and Sessional Lecturer at Monash University and as a TAFE instructor at Victoria University Australia.

In addition I hold a Professional Scrum Master I (PSM-I) certification, demonstrating a commitment to professional development and the application of industry best practices in education. My research interests focus on Mining Software Repositories (MSR), Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Computer Science Education.

Education

• PhD in Software Engineering, 2011- 2016, Dalian University of Technology, CHINA. (Supervisor: Prof He Jiang)
• MSc in Software Engineering. 2007 - 2010, Chalmers University of Technology, SWEDEN.
• BSc (Hons) in Computer Science, 2001 - 2005, University of the Punjab, PAKISTAN.

Experience

Below is a list of appointments in chronological order:

• Oct 2024 - Present: Lecturer (Education Specialist) @ The University of Adelaide, Australia.
• Aug 2024 - Present: Assistant Professor @ ADA University, Azerbaijan.
• Jun 2023 - Jul 2024: Lecturer (Teaching Specialist) @ The University of Melbourne, Australia.
• Feb 2023 - Dec 2023: Lecturer - TAFE (Part Time) @ Victoria University, Australia
• Feb 2023 - Jun 2023: Lecturer (Full Time) @ Victorian Institute of Technology, Australia.
• Feb 2017 - Feb 2023: Lecturer and Teaching Associate @ Monash University, Australia.
• Jun 2019 - Dec 2022: Admin Teaching Associate @ The University of Melbourne, Australia
• Feb 2022 - Jun 2022: Tutor @ Deakin University Australia.
• Feb 2019 - Jun 2022: Tutor @ Swinburne University of Technology, Australia.
• Feb 2020 - Oct 2023: CS Sessional: Cloud, System and Security @ RMIT University, Australia.
• Jul 2018- Jul 2019: Lecturer and Unit Assessor @ The Southern Cross University, Australia.
• Jul 2018 - Dec 2018: Instructor @ Victorian Institute of Technology, Australia.
• Feb 2017 - Dec 2017: Casual Lecturer @ Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia.