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- Dr. Affan Yasin completed his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (FAST-NUCES), Pakistan (巴基斯坦). He holds a Master’s degree in Software Engineering from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola in Sweden (瑞典) and a PhD in Software Engineering from Tsinghua University (清华大学), China, where he studied under Prof. Wang Jianmin, Dean of the School of Software. Following his PhD, he continued at Tsinghua University (清华大学) as a postdoctoral fellow for 2 years and 5 months, working under the co-supervision of Associate Prof. Lin Liu. He later joined Northwestern Polytechnical University (西北工业大学) as a postdoctoral researcher under the guidance of Prof. Zheng Jiangbin, Dean of the School of Software at NPU.
- Dr. Affan’s research spans empirical software engineering, requirements engineering, human factors in security, social engineering and phishing attacks, education, game design, agent-based modeling, natural language processing, and interdisciplinary studies. He has published over 30 research papers in esteemed journals and conferences, including Information and Software Technology (CCF-B, Zone 2), Journal of Software: Process and Evolution (CCF-B), and IET Software (CCF-B). He has also contributed to Computer Fraud & Security, a security magazine indexed by ScienceDirect, and authored a book chapter published by Springer.
- Dr. Affan has served as a lead guest editor for journals such as Applied Sciences, Electronics, AI, and Computers, Materials & Continua (CMC). His research collaborations extend globally, involving researchers at institutions like the University of Hertfordshire (UK), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Qatar), Mälardalen University (Sweden), Tsinghua University (China), Emerson University (Pakistan) and Universitas Airlangga (Indonesia).
Research interests
- Empirical software engineering
- Requirements engineering
- Human factors in security
- Social engineering and phishing attacks
- Education
- Game design
- Agent-based modeling
- Natural language processing
- Interdisciplinary studies.
Experience
- 2020.12 → 2023.04 - Postdoctoral Fellowship at Tsinghua University (清华大学), Beijing, China.
- 2023.06 → 2024.10 - Postdoctoral Researcher at Northwestern Polytechnical University (西北工业大学), Beijing, China.
Teaching
- 2014 → 2015 - Lecturer Computer Science, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan (巴基斯坦).
Awards and honours
- Awarded a fully funded scholarship by the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) to study at Tsinghua University (清华大学), Beijing, China.
- Received an International Exchange Scholarship for postdoctoral fellowship from the Postdoctoral Department, China.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Software Engineering, Tsinghua University
2015 → 2020
Master, Software Engineering (MSSE), Blekinge Institute of Technology
2010 → 2012
Bachelor, Computer Science (BSCS), National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Lahore
2005 → 2009
Person Types
- Staff
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