Profile summary

Habib-Un-Nisa is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Software Engineering at Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University and is currently pursuing her PhD. She is committed to quality teaching, student mentorship, and contributing to academic development. Her work combines strong theoretical foundations with practical, industry-oriented insights. Her research focuses on modern software engineering practices, AI-driven systems, intelligent automation, and requirements engineering, with several publications in recognized academic venues. She also has professional experience as a Software Engineer at ABM SATUMA, where she contributed to UAV simulators, instructor-station modules, desktop applications, and interactive 3D systems. This blend of academic, research, and industry experience enables her to connect theory with real-world application and support students in building meaningful technical skills.

Qualification

Degree	Field	Institution	Year
Ph.D. (Since)	Computer Science	Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad	Since 2025
MS	Software Engineering	COMSATS University Islamabad	2020 – 2022
BS	Software Engineering	International Islamic University Islamabad	2015 – 2019

Teaching experience

Position	Institution	Duration
Senior Lecturer	Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad	Since Sept 2025
Lecturer	Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad	Oct 2023 – Aug 2025
Associate Lecturer	Capital University of Science & Technology, Islamabad	Aug 2023 – Oct 2023

Industry experience

Position	Organization	Duration
Software Engineer	ABM SATUMA	Oct 2020 – Feb 2023
Software Developer Intern	Seven Koncepts	Jan 2020 – March 2020

Research areas / interests

No.	Research Area / Interest
1.	Empirical Software Engineering
2.	Software Requirement Engineering
3.	Automated Software Testing
4.	Natural Language Processing
5.	Machine Learning

Journal publications

No.	Publication Details
1.	H. Nisa, S.U.R. Khan, S. Hussain, and W-L. Wang, “An Association Rule Mining-Oriented Approach for Prioritizing Functional Requirements”, Computing, Vol. 106, pp. 2643–2674, 2024. (IF 3.3) https://doi.org/10.1007/s00607-024-01296-9
2.	H. Zafar, S.U.R. Khan, A. Mashkoor, and H. Nisa, “MOBICAT: A Model-Driven Engineering Approach for Automatic GUI Code Generation for Android Applications”, Frontiers in Computer Science, Vol. 6: 1397805, pp. 01-18, 2024. (IF 2.4) https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomp.2024.1397805
3.	A.S Habib, S.U.R. Khan, S. Hussain, N. Ibrahim, H. Nisa, and A. Yousafzai, “A Similarity-Based Multi-Objective Test Optimization Technique using Search Algorithm”, Systems and Soft Computing, Vol. 6, 200164, 2024. (IF 2.2) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sasc.2024.200164

Book chapters

No.	Chapter Details
1.	M. Azeem, S.U.R. Khan, A. Mashkoor, A. Yousafzai, and H. Nisa, “Assessing the Maturity of Blockchain-Based Implementations with Software Reliability Growth Models”, In: Moser, B., et al. Database and Expert Systems Applications – DEXA 2024 Workshops. DEXA 2024. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 2169. Springer, Cham, 26-28 August, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-68302-2_2
2.	S.U.R. Khan, U. Aslam, A. Mashkoor, I. Inayat, and H. Nisa, “An Automated Ontology-Based Requirements Traceability Technique in Agile Software Development Context”, In: Moser, B., et al. Database and Expert Systems Applications – DEXA 2024 Workshops. DEXA 2024. Communications in Computer and Information Science, Vol 2169. Springer, Cham, 26-28 August, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-68302-2_3

No.

Chapter Details

M. Azeem, S.U.R. Khan, A. Mashkoor, A. Yousafzai, and H. Nisa, “Assessing the Maturity of Blockchain-Based Implementations with Software Reliability Growth Models”, In: Moser, B., et al. Database and Expert Systems Applications – DEXA 2024 Workshops. DEXA 2024. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 2169. Springer, Cham, 26-28 August, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-68302-2_2

S.U.R. Khan, U. Aslam, A. Mashkoor, I. Inayat, and H. Nisa, “An Automated Ontology-Based Requirements Traceability Technique in Agile Software Development Context”, In: Moser, B., et al. Database and Expert Systems Applications – DEXA 2024 Workshops. DEXA 2024. Communications in Computer and Information Science, Vol 2169. Springer, Cham, 26-28 August, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-68302-2_3

Conference publications

No.	Publication Details
1.	S.U.R. Khan, S.A. Saeed, S. Hussain, H. Nisa, W-L Wang, and K. Manzer, “Effort Estimation in Agile Software Development Context: A Systematic Mapping Study”, In: 1st International Conference on Software Engineering of Emerging Technologies (SEET 2025), Long Beach, California, 11-12 August, 2025.