About Me

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Dr. Asadullah Shaikh is working as a Full Professor, Head of Research, and Coordinator of Seminars and Training at College of Computer Science and Information Systems (CSIS), Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia. He received Ph.D. in Software Engineering  from the University of Southern Denmark, Denmark under supervision of Prof. Uffe Wiil. Previously, he was a member of Software Engineering Group (GRES-UOC) at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) Barcelona Spain. Dr. Shaikh has more than 120 publications in the area of software engineering in international journals and conferences. He has vast experience in teaching and research. His current research topics are UML model verification, Model-Driven Engineering, Machine Learning, Health Informatics, and Cloud Computing. He has worked as a Researcher in UOC Barcelona Spain. He is also the Editor of the International Journal of Advanced Computer Systems and Software Engineering (IJACSSE) and an International Advisory Board of several conferences and journals. Dr. Shaikh is also a guest editor of several Scopus, ISI web of science, and Impact Factor Journals.

Dr. Shaikh has following qualifications:

Doctor of Philosophy in Software Engineering (Ph.D) from University of Southern Denmark 2013.
Masters in Software Engineering and Management (M.Sc) from Göteborgs Universitet Sweden 2007.
Bachelors in Software Development (B.Sc) from University of Huddersfield England 2004.

Working Experience

Mar 2022- to.date: Professor (Computer Science and Information Systems) and Head of Research and Graduate Studies, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia.
Sept 2018- Mar 2022: Associate Professor (Computer Science and Information Systems) and Head of Research and Graduate Studies, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia.
Aug 2013- Sept 2018: Assistant Professor (Computer Science and Information Systems) and Head of Research, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia.
Sep 2010- Feb 2013: Research Assistant/PhD Scholar, Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Apr 2008- Dec 2009: Research Assistant/PhD Scholar, Software Engineering Group GRES-UOC Rambla del Poblenou 156, Barcelona, Spain.

Non Academic Experience

Nov 2022- to.date: Member of Scientific Council Najran, Saudi Arabia
Sept 2013- to.date: Head of Software Engineering Knowledge group for ABET and NCAAA Accreditation, Computer Science and Information Systems, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia.
Apr 2016- to.date: Head of Research, College of Computer Science and Information Systems, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia.
Nov 2019- to.date: Head of Research and Graduate Studies, Department of Information Systems, College of Computer Science and Information Systems, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia.
Nov 2018- Nov 2020: Member, Scientific Engineering Researc Council (SERC), Najran, Saudi Arabia.
April 2021- to.date:: Consultant, Scientific Engineering Researc Council (SERC), Najran, Saudi Arabia.

Research Interest:

My research interests include but are not limited to Software Engineering, Health Informatics, Artificial Intelligence using Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, E-Learning, and Mobile Technologies. I have developed a tool for formal verificaiton of complex UML/OCL class diagrams. The name of tool is UMLtoCSP(UOST) which can downloaded using link.

Events, Talks, and Keynote Speeches

• 5 March 2024 Keynote Speech on How to Publish Quality Journal Papers and Improve Citations? at 2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Computer Science & Information Technology (RACSIT-2024) Lahopre Pakistan [Web][Certificate]
• 27 December 2023 Skills to publish in a Scientific Journal [Advertisement]:
• 8 December 2021: Advances in LaTeX. [Advertisement].
• 21 May 2021: Keynote Speech on Tele-COVID A Telemedicine Architectural Design for COVID 19 Patients using SOA. 10th International Virtual Conference on Emerging Trends & Technology in Computing And Software Engineering-2021 (IVCETTCSE-2021), May 21-22, 2021, Karachi, Pakistan.
• 20 November 2020 : - How to Publish Quality Journal Papers and Improve Citations? at Sindh Madressatul Islam University, Karachi, Pakistan. [Advertisement] and [Live Recording]
• 04 November 2020 : - How to Publish Quality Journal Papers and Improve Citations? at Bahria University Lahore Campus, Pakistan. [Advertisement]
• 14 October 2020 :- Tele-COVID A Telemedicine Architectural Design for COVID 19 Patients using SOA at Najran University Saudi Arabia.. [Advertisement].
• 24 September 2020: Keynote Speech on Smart Bin for Waste Management and Smart Charity for Civilized Community. International E-Conference on Recent Advances in Computer Science and Information Technology (RACSIT2020), September 24-25, 2020, Lahore, Pakistan.
• 30 October 2019 :- Advances in LaTeX part 1 at Najran University Saudi Arabia. [Advertisement].
• 09 September 2019 :- How to Apply for KACST Grant at Najran University Saudi Arabia.
• 11 February 2019 :- How to Apply for Paid Summer School/Internship Aborad for Undergraduate Students.
• 31 October 2018 :- How to Find Postgraduate Studies.
• 17 September 2018 :- How To Write and Apply NU Research Project
• 23 April 2018 :- How Do I Find Impact Factor and Rank for a Journal and Increase Paper Citations
• 20 March 2018 :- Effective CV Writing and Job Interview Tips at Najran University Saudi Arabia
• 20 March 2017 :- Verification of Complex Models through Model Slicing at Najran University Saudi Arabia. [PPT Presentation]
• 13 February 2017 :- How to Publish Quality Journal Papers at Najran University Saudi Arabia
• 13 December 2016 :- Effective CVs and Covering Letters at Najran University Saudi Arabia
• 09 November 2016 :-Writing an Effective Research Proposal For PhD and Projects using LaTeX. [PPT Presentation]
• 09 September 2015 :- Getting Started with LaTeX at Najran, University Saudi Arabia. [Prezi Presentation]
• 27 April 2015 :- Workshop on Literature Study and Proposal Writing at Najran, University Saudi Arabia. [Prezi Presentation]
• 20 April 2015 :- Talk on How to Find a Right Supervisor and Hunt for a PhD Position at Najran, University Saudi Arabia. [Prezi Presentation]
• 12 Febrruary 2015: Tutorial Resource Person at International Multi-topic Conference (IMITC 2015), Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan [Advertisement].
• 11 Febrruary 2015: Paper Presentation at International Multi-topic Conference (IMITC 2015), Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan [Conference Program].
• 10 February 2014 :- Talk on How to Write a Good Research Paper at Najran, University Saudi Arabia. [Prezi Presentation]
• 11 April 2013 :- Talk on Verification of Complex UML/OCL Diagrams at Umm al-Qura University Makkah Saudi Arabia
• 6 February 2013 :- PhD Defend Efficient Verification of Complex UML/OCL Diagrams at Faculty of Engineering University of Southern Denmark.
• 11 November 2012 :- Paper Presentation at International Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), Cary, North Carolina, USA [Conference Program].
• 17 July 2012 :- Seminar Presentation on Verification of Complex UML/OCL Class diagram at International Islamic Uuniversity Malaysia.
• 28 March 2012 :- Paper Presentation at International Multi-topic Conference (IMITC 2012), Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan [Conference Program].
• 4 October 2010 :- Paper Presentation at 6th Workshop on System Analysis and Modelling (SAM 2010) Oslo, Norway [Conference Program].
• 24 September 2010 :- Paper Presentation at IEEE/ACM ASE conference (ASE 2010) Antwerp Belgium [Conference Program].
• 17 July 2009 :- Presentation at  Information Visualisation (IV 2009) Barcelona [Conference Program].