Alumni

This page lists SERG graduates and gives an idea of the scope of research going on within the group.

PhD

• Harley Ogier
  2023
  Playing with Autonomy: Exploring the Autonomous Behaviour of Non-Player Characters in Computer Roleplaying Game 
• Priyanka Antil
  2023
  Requirements Prioritization in Scaled Agile Distributed Software Development
• Barry Dowdeswell
  2021
  Diagnostic Belief-Desire-Intention Agents for Distributed IEC 61499 Fault Diagnosis
• Awais Tanveer
  2021
  Techniques For Developing Secure-by-design Industrial Control Software
• Chandan Sharma
  2021
  Design of Formal Query Languages and Schemas for Graph Databases
• Muhammad Tariq
  2021
  Effort Estimation in Agile Development
• Subash Humagain
  2021
  Intelligent Dynamic Route Optimization and Road Pre-emption System for On-road Emergency Services
• Nidhi Gowdra
  2021
  Entropy-Based Optimization Strategies for Convolutional Neural Networks
• Don Dong-hyung Lee
  2019
  Passenger Service Systems Adoption in the Context of Inter-organisational Systems and Home-region Orientation: An Explanatory Embedded Case Study with Three Alliance Airlines in East Asia
• Bilal Raza
  2018
  Understanding the Transition Process in a Public-Private Partnership Outsourcing Context: An Information Systems Case Study
• Aftab Ahmad Mughal
  2017
  A Framework for Implementing Software Measurement Programs in Small and Medium Enterprises
• Averill Gordon
  2017
  Leadership Interaction in Global Virtual Teams: Roles Models and Challenges
• Nadia Kasto Awbi
  2016
  Learning to Program: The Development of Knowledge in Novice Programmers
• Waqar Hussain
  2016
  Requirements Change Management in Global Software Development: A Multiple Case Study
• Amjed Tahir
  2016
  A Study on Software Testability and the Quality of Testing in Object-Oriented Systems
• Michael Franklin Bosu
  2016
  Data Quality in Empirical Software Engineering: An Investigation of Time-Aware Models in Software Effort Estimation
• Frederick Schmidt
  2014
  A Multi-objective Architecture Reconstruction Approach
• Issam Jebreen
  2014
  Packaged Software Implementation Requirements Engineering by Small Software Enterprises: An Ethnographic Study
• Sherlock Licorish
  2013
  Collaboration Patterns of Successful Globally Distributed Agile Software Teams: The Role of Core Developers
• John Graves
  2013
  Open Source Software Development as a Complex System
• Paul (Tuck Ming) Leong
  2012
  Mentoring Practices in Information Systems Project Management
• Laurie McLeod
  2009
  Understanding IS Development and Acquisition: A Process Approach
• Tony Clear
  2009
  Supporting the Work of Global Virtual Teams: the Role of Technology-Use Mediation
• Dilip Limbu
  2009
  Contextual Information Retrieval from the WWW

Masters

• Xuan (Johnny) Zhu
  2019
  Leveraging Association Rule Mining in Travelers’ Hotel Selection Preferences
• Junkai Liu
  2019
  Students’ Expectations of Team Onboarding Support in Agile Software Development
• (Noi) Volabouth Phonephasouk
  2017
  Semi-automated Extraction of New Product Features from Online Reviews to Support Software Product Evolution
• (Daniel) Zhaoyang Zhang
  2017
  The Benefits and Challenges of Planning Poker in Software Development: Comparison Between Theory and Practice
• Amrita Shinde
  2013
  Examining Expectations About User Involvement in Software Development and Factors That Influence High Quality User Involvement
• Mujtaba Alshakhouri
  2013
  ScrumCity: Synchronised Visualisation of Software Process and Product Artefacts
• Htike Htike Wut Yi
  2013
  An Exploratory Study of Factors Influencing IT Project Initiation Decisions
• Lois Dai
  2011
  Self-organising Maps (SOMs) in Software Project Management
• Mihir Kothari
  2010
  Early Warning Signs in Software Projects
• Frederick Schmidt
  2010
  User Directed Search Based Reverse Engineering
• Kefu Deng
  2008
  The Value and Validity of Software Effort Estimation Models built from a Multiple Organization Data Set
• Christian Ekadharmawan
  2008
  A Field Study of Domain Knowledge Sharing in the Software Development Industry in New Zealand
• Sherlock Licorish
  2008
  Tool Support for Social Risk Mitigation in Agile Projects
• David Crosby
  2007
  Project Risk Management in Smaller Software Teams
• Saritha Kodthuguli
  2004
  Obtaining Business Benefits from IT: Factors that Influence the Adoption of Benefit Realisation Methodologies in New Zealand Organisations