Bio
Muhammad Ovais Ahmad is an associate professor at Karlstad University Sweden and adj. professor at the University of Oulu, Finland.
He received his PhD and MSc degree in Information Processing Science from University of Oulu, Finland. Previously, he worked as a Professor of software engineering at the Gdansk University of Technology, Poland; research fellow and programme coordinator of the European Masters Programme in Software Engineering at the University of Oulu, Finland.
Dr. Ahmad’s research interests are focused on software development methodologies, evidence based software engineering, process assessment and improvement, software engineering curriculum and pedagogy, technology and digital services adoption and diffusion. Since 2012, he has been participating in research projects related to software engineering including TEKES Cloud Software Program (2010-2013) DIGILE Need for Speed Program (2014- 2016) and NODLA (2022-2024).
Dr. Ahmad has track record in conducting empirical work with industrial partners such as Nokia, Ericsson, ElektroBit, F-Secure, TietoEvry, Skandia, Elvanite and ARFY. Currently, his research work is focusing on two areas, a) new methods and tools which enabling faster development and delivery new features; b) Socio-technical debt and c)digital transformation in various type of industries e.g., Software & Services, Healthcare, Automotive.
He has published in journals such as the Journal of Systems and Software, Software Quality Journal, Information & Software Technology, Information Systems Frontiers, Information Technology and People, IET Software, Journal of Software: Evolution and Process, Journal of Cleaner Production, Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy, e-Informatica Software Engineering Journal.