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Dr Aakash Ahmad

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  1. Published

    Erratum: Modernizing Legacy Software as Context-Sensitive and Portable Mobile-Enabled Application (IT Professional Mag 23: 1 (42-50) DOI: 10.1109/MITP.2020.2975997)

    Ahmad, A., Alkhalil, A., Altamimi, A. B., Sultan, K. & Khan, W., 2021, In: IT Professional. 23, 3

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  2. Published

    Modernizing Legacy Software as Context - Sensitive and Portable Mobile-Enabled Application

    Ahmad, A., Alkhalil, A., Altamimi, A. B., Sultan, K. & Khan, W., 31/01/2021, In: IT Professional. 23, 1, p. 42-50 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    An overview of ontologies and tool support for COVID-19 analytics

    Ahmad, A., Bandara, M., Fahmideh, M., Proper, H. A., Guizzardi, G. & Soar, J., 1/12/2021, 2021 IEEE 25th International Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Workshop (EDOCW). IEEE, 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  4. Published

    A Reference Architecture for Quantum Computing as a Service

    Ahmad, A., Altamimi, A. B. & Aqib, J., 31/07/2024, In: Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences. 36, 6, 18 p., 102094.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Towards Process Centered Architecting for Quantum Software Systems

    Ahmad, A., Khan, A. A., Waseem, M., Fahmideh, M. & Mikkonen, T., 18/08/2022, Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Software, QSW 2022. Ali, S., Ardagna, C. A., Barzen, J., Bian, H., Chang, C. K., Chang, R. N., Damiani, E., Faro, I., Feld, S., Leymann, F., Martin-Fernandez, F. J., Ward, R., Wimmer, M., Xhafa, F., Yu, J. & Zhang, J. (eds.). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 26-31 6 p. (Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Software, QSW 2022).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  6. Published

    Software Engineering for IoT-Driven Data Analytics Applications

    Ahmad, A., Fahmideh, M., Altamimi, A. B., Katib, I., Albeshri, A., Alreshidi, A., Alanazi, A. A. & Mehmood, R., 31/12/2021, In: IEEE Access. 9, p. 48197-48217 21 p., 9374926.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Adaptive Security for Self-Protection of Mobile Computing Devices

    Ahmad, A., Malik, A. W., Alreshidi, A., Khan, W. & Sajjad, M., 30/04/2023, In: Mobile Networks and Applications. 28, 2, p. 653-672 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Mining Patterns from Change Logs to Support Reuse-Driven Evolution of Software Architectures

    Ahmad, A., Pahl, C., Altamimi, A. B. & Alreshidi, A., 1/11/2018, In: Journal of Computer Science and Technology. 33, 6, p. 1278-1306 29 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    IoT-based implementation and mobility-driven management of the smart and energy efficient home appliance ecosystem

    Ahmad, A., Altamimi, A. B. & Alshammari, M. T., 22/07/2018, Smart Societies, Infrastructure, Technologies and Applications - First International Conference, SCITA 2017, Proceedings. Mehmood, R., Katib, I., Chlamtac, I. & Bhaduri, B. (eds.). Springer-Verlag, p. 353-356 4 p. (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST; vol. 224).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  10. Published

    Software architectures for robotic systems: A systematic mapping study

    Ahmad, A. & Babar, M. A., 1/12/2016, In: Journal of Systems and Software. 122, p. 16-39 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Classification and comparison of architecture evolution reuse knowledge - A systematic review

    Ahmad, A., Jamshidi, P. & Pahl, C., 18/07/2014, In: Journal of Software: Evolution and Process. 26, 7, p. 654-691 38 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Towards a pattern language for self-adaptation of cloud-based architectures

    Ahmad, A. & Babar, M. A., 7/04/2014, 11th Working IEEE/IFIP Conference on Software Architecture, WICSA 2014 - Proceedings. New York: The Association for Computing Machinery, p. 1-8 8 p. 7. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  13. Published

    A framework for architecture-driven migration of legacy systems to cloud-enabled software

    Ahmad, A. & Babar, M. A., 7/04/2014, 11th Working IEEE/IFIP Conference on Software Architecture, WICSA 2014 - Proceedings. The Association for Computing Machinery, p. 1-8 8 p. 7. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  14. Published

    Pattern-driven reuse in architecture-centric evolution for service software

    Ahmad, A., Jamshidi, P. & Pahl, C., 24/07/2012, ICSOFT 2012 - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Software Paradigm Trends. SciTePress, p. 279-284 6 p. (ICSOFT 2012 - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Software Paradigm Trends).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  15. Published

    Graph-based implicit knowledge discovery from architecture change logs

    Ahmad, A., Jamshidi, P., Arshad, M. & Pahl, C., 20/08/2012, Joint 10th Working Conference on Software Architecture, WICSA 2012 and 6th European Conference on Software Architecture, ECSA 2012 - Proceedings Companion Volume. New York: The Association for Computing Machinery, p. 116-123 8 p. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  16. Published

    Graph-based pattern identification from architecture change logs

    Ahmad, A., Jamshidi, P. & Pahl, C., 2012, Advanced Information Systems EngineeringWorkshops - CAiSE 2012 International Workshops, Proceedings. Bajec, M. & Eder, J. (eds.). Berlin: Springer-Verlag, p. 200-213 14 p. (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing; vol. 112 ).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  17. Published

    Customisable transformation-driven evolution for service architectures

    Ahmad, A. & Pahl, C., 5/04/2011, Proceedings - 2011 15th European Conference on Software Maintenance and Reengineering, CSMR 2011. IEEE, p. 373-376 4 p. 5741350. (Proceedings of the European Conference on Software Maintenance and Reengineering, CSMR).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  18. Published

    Pattern-based customisable transformations for style-based service architecture evolution

    Ahmad, A. & Pahl, C., 22/11/2010, 2010 International Conference on Computer Information Systems and Industrial Management Applications, CISIM 2010. IEEE, p. 371-376 6 p. 5643631. (2010 International Conference on Computer Information Systems and Industrial Management Applications, CISIM 2010).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  19. Published

    PhishCatcher: Client-Side Defense Against Web Spoofing Attacks Using Machine Learning

    Ahmed, M., Altamimi, A. B., Khan, W., Alsaffar, M., Ahmad, A., Khan, Z. H. & Alreshidi, A., 19/06/2023, In: IEEE Access. 11, p. 61249-61263 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Architecture Decisions in Quantum Software Systems: An Empirical Study on Stack Exchange and GitHub

    Aktar, M. S., Liang, P., Waseem, M., Tahir, A., Ahmad, A., Zhang, B. & Li, Z., 31/01/2025, In: Information and Software Technology. 177, 107587.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Embracing Iterations in Quantum Software: A Vision

    Ali Khan, A., Fehmideh, M., Ahmad, A., Waseem, M., Niazi, M., Lahtinen, V. & Mikkonen, T., 10/11/2022, QP4SE 2022: Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Quantum Programming for Software Engineering. New York: ACM, p. 11-14 4 p. (QP4SE 2022 - Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Quantum Programming for Software Engineering, co-located with ESEC/FSE 2022).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  22. Published

    End-users’ knowledge and perception about security of clinical mobile health apps: A case study with two Saudi Arabian mHealth providers

    Aljedaani, B., Ahmad, A., Zahedi, M. & Babar, M. A., 31/01/2023, In: Journal of Systems and Software. 195, 24 p., 111519.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. Published

    An empirical study on secure usage of mobile health apps: the attack simulation approach

    Aljedaani, B., Ahmad, A., Zahedi, M. & Babar, M. A., 30/11/2023, In: Information and Software Technology. 163, 107285.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Security awareness of end-users of mobile health applications: An empirical study

    Aljedaani, B., Ahmad, A., Zahedi, M. & Ali Babar, M., 7/12/2020, Proceedings of the 17th EAI International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services, MobiQuitous 2020. The Association for Computing Machinery, p. 125-136 12 p. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  25. Published

    An empirical study on developing secure mobile health apps: The developers' perspective

    Aljedaani, B., Ahmad, A., Zahedi, M. & Babar, M. A., 1/12/2020, Proceedings - 2020 27th Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference, APSEC 2020. IEEE Computer Society Press, p. 208-217 10 p. 9359266. (Proceedings - Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference, APSEC; vol. 2020-December).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  26. Published

    Software architecture for mobile cloud computing systems

    Alreshidi, A., Ahmad, A., Altamimi, A. B., Sultan, K. & Mehmood, R., 13/11/2019, In: Future Internet. 11, 11, 238.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Architecting software for the Internet of Thing based systems

    Alreshidi, A. & Ahmad, A., 10/07/2019, In: Future Internet. 11, 7, 153.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineReview articlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Migration of existing software systems to mobile computing platforms: a systematic mapping study

    Alseadoon, I., Ahmad, A., Alkhalil, A. & Sultan, K., 30/04/2021, In: FRONTIERS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE. 15, 2, 25 p., 152204.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Temporal Variations Dataset for Indoor Environmental Parameters in Northern Saudi Arabia

    Alshammari, T., Ramadan, R. A. & Ahmad, A., 20/06/2023, In: Applied Sciences. 13, 12, 7326.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Ensuring Social Sustainability and Fairtrade in Global Supply Chains using Blockchain Technology

    Anjum, N. & Ahmad, A., 3/07/2024.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paperpeer-review

  31. Published

    Special Issue on IoT for Fighting COVID-19

    Boldrini, C., Ahmad, A., Fahmideh, M., Ramadan, R. & Younis, M., 31/10/2021, In: Pervasive and Mobile Computing. 77, 101492.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineEditorialpeer-review

  32. Published

    Engineering Blockchain-based Software Systems: Foundations, Survey, and Future Directions

    Fahmideh, M., Grundy, J., Ahmad, A., Shen, J., Yan, J., Mougouei, D., Wang, P., Ghose, A., Gunawardana, A., Aickelin, U. & Abedin, B., 30/06/2023, In: ACM Computing Surveys. 55, 6, p. 110:1-110:44 44 p., 110.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  33. Published

    A comprehensive framework for analyzing iot platforms: A smart city industrial experience

    Fahmideh, M., Yan, J., Shen, J., Mougouei, D., Zhai, Y. & Ahmad, A., 28/04/2021, In: Smart Cities. 4, 2, p. 588-622 35 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Software Engineering for Internet of Things: The Practitioners' Perspective

    Fahmideh, M., Ahmad, A., Behnaz, A., Grundy, J. & Susilo, W., 1/08/2022, In: IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. 48, 8, p. 2857-2878 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Advancing database security a comprehensive systematic mapping study of potential challenges

    Iqbal, A., Khan, S. U., Niazi, M., Humayun, M., Sama, N. U., Khan, A. A. & Ahmad, A., 1/10/2024, In: Wireless Networks. 30, 7, p. 6399-6426 28 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Security and Privacy for mHealth and uHealth Systems: A Systematic Mapping Study

    Iwaya, L. H., Ahmad, A. & Ali Babar, M., 31/12/2020, In: IEEE Access. 8, p. 150081-150112 32 p., 9165743.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Autonomic resource provisioning for cloud-based software

    Jamshidi, P., Ahmad, A. & Pahl, C., 2/06/2014, 9th International Symposium on Software Engineering for Adaptive and Self-Managing Systems, SEAMS 2014 - Proceedings. The Association for Computing Machinery, p. 95-104 10 p. (9th International Symposium on Software Engineering for Adaptive and Self-Managing Systems, SEAMS 2014 - Proceedings).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  38. Published

    Cloud Migration Research: A Systematic Review

    Jamshidi, P., Ahmad, A. & Pahl, C., 31/12/2013, In: IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing. 1, 2, p. 142-157 16 p., 6624108.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  39. Published

    A framework for classifying and comparing architecture-centric software evolution research

    Jamshidi, P., Ghafari, M., Ahmad, A. & Pahl, C., 8/03/2013, Proceedings of the 17th European Conference on Software Maintenance and Reengineering, CSMR 2013. IEEE, p. 305-314 10 p. 6498478. (Proceedings of the European Conference on Software Maintenance and Reengineering, CSMR).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  40. Published

    AI Ethics: An Empirical Study on the Views of Practitioners and Lawmakers

    Khan, A. A., Akbar, M. A., Fahmideh, M., Liang, P., Waseem, M., Ahmad, A., Niazi, M. & Abrahamsson, P., 1/12/2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems. 10, 6, p. 2971-2984 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  41. Published

    Software architecture for quantum computing systems — A systematic review

    Khan, A. A., Ahmad, A., Waseem, M., Liang, P., Fahmideh, M., Mikkonen, T. & Abrahamsson, P., 31/07/2023, In: Journal of Systems and Software. 201, 29 p., 11182.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  42. Published

    Ethics of AI: A Systematic Literature Review of Principles and Challenges

    Khan, A. A., Badshah, S., Liang, P., Waseem, M., Khan, B., Ahmad, A., Fahmideh, M., Niazi, M. & Akbar, M. A., 13/06/2022, Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering, EASE 2022. New York: The Association for Computing Machinery, p. 383-392 10 p. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  43. Forthcoming

    A mobile cloud framework for context-aware and portable recommender system for smart markets

    Khan, A., Ahmad, A., Rahman, A. U. & Alkhalil, A., 21/06/2019, (Accepted/In press) EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing. Mehmood, R., See, S., Katib, I. & Chlamtac, I. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 283-309 27 p. (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  44. Published

    Software engineering for internet of underwater things to analyze oceanic data

    Razzaq, A., Ahmad, A., Malik, A. W., Fahmideh, M. & Ramadan, R. A., 31/12/2023, In: Internet of Things (Netherlands). 24, 100893.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  45. Published

    Classification and Mapping of Adaptive Security for Mobile Computing

    Sajjad, M., Ahmad, A., Malik, A. W., Altamimi, A. B. & Alseadoon, I., 1/07/2020, In: IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing. 8, 3, p. 814-832 19 p., 8252799.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  46. Published

    Cloud-based detection of road bottlenecks using obd-ii telematics

    Sohail, A. M., Khattak, K. S., Iqbal, A., Khan, Z. H. & Ahmad, A., 29/11/2019, Proceedings - 22nd International Multitopic Conference, INMIC 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 9022754. (Proceedings - 22nd International Multitopic Conference, INMIC 2019).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  47. Published

    A Decision Model for Selecting Patterns and Strategies to Decompose Applications into Microservices

    Waseem, M., Liang, P., Márquez, G., Shahin, M., Khan, A. A. & Ahmad, A., 22/11/2021, Service-Oriented Computing : 19th International Conference, ICSOC 2021, Virtual Event, November 22–25, 2021, Proceedings. Cham: Springer, p. 850-858 9 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 13121).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  48. Published

    QADL: Prototype of Quantum Architecture Description Language

    Waseem, M., Mikkonen, T., Ahmad, A., Khan, M. T., Haghparast, M., Stirbu, V. & Liang, P., 13/10/2024, Arxiv, p. 1-6, 6 p.

    Research output: Working paperPreprint

  49. Published

    Decision Models for Selecting Patterns and Strategies in Microservices Systems and their Evaluation by Practitioners

    Waseem, M., Liang, P., Ahmad, A., Shahin, M., Khan, A. A. & Márquez, G., 17/06/2022, Proceedings - 2022 ACM/IEEE 44th International Conference on Software Engineering: Software Engineering in Practice, ICSE-SEIP 2022. IEEE Computer Society Press, p. 135-144 10 p. (Proceedings - International Conference on Software Engineering).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  50. Published

    On the nature of issues in five open source microservices systems: An empirical study

    Waseem, M., Liang, P., Shahin, M., Ahmad, A. & Nassab, A. R., 21/06/2021, Proceedings of EASE 2021 - Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering. The Association for Computing Machinery, p. 201-210 10 p. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  51. Published

    ChatGPT as a Software Development Bot: A Project-Based Study

    Waseem, M., Das, T., Ahmad, A., Liang, P., Fahmideh, M. & Mikkonen, T., 29/04/2024, Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering, ENASE 2024. Kaindl, H., Mannion, M. & Maciaszek, L. (eds.). SciTePress, p. 406-413 8 p. (International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering, ENASE - Proceedings).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  52. Published

    Issues and Their Causes in WebAssembly Applications: An Empirical Study

    Waseem, M., Das, T., Ahmad, A., Liang, P. & Mikkonen, T., 18/06/2024, Proceedings of 2024 28th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering, EASE 2024. New York: The Association for Computing Machinery, p. 170-180 11 p. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  53. E-pub ahead of print

    Demystifying Practices, Challenges and Expected Features of Using GitHub Copilot

    Zhang, B., Liang, P., Zhou, X., Ahmad, A. & Waseem, M., 17/10/2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering. 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  54. Published

    Exploring the Problems, their Causes and Solutions of AI Pair Programming: A Study on Git Huband Stack Overflow

    Zhou, X., Liang, P., Zhang, B., Li, Z., Ahmad, A., Shahin, M. & Waseem, M., 31/01/2025, In: Journal of Systems and Software. 219, 112204.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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