Sharif Ahmed

Sharif Ahmed, Ph.D.




Biography

Dr. Sharif Ahmed is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the dept. of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Central Arkansas.
His current research interests include Modern Code Review, Software Quality, and Software Engineering, with a focus on leveraging Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Explainable AI. In 2024, he accomplished his internship at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His work has been published in reputed Software Engieering journal and conferences. Additionally, he has served as an artifact evaluation program committee member for SLE@SPLASH’24 and SLE@STAF'25.


UCA

University of Central Arkansas

Tenure-track Assistant Professor (Aug 2025-▢️)

Department of Computer Science and Engieering

201 Donaghey Ave. Conway
Arkansas, 72035
United States

Boise State University

Boise State University

Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant (Aug 2021-Jul 2025)

Computer Science Department

Doctoral Dissertation:
🎭 Art of Code Review: Examining the Usefulness of Code Review Comments in Commercial, Open-Source, and Scientific Software

Advisor: Dr. Nasir Eisty
PC: Dr. Elena Sherman and Dr. Francessca Spezzano


326-19, City Centre Plaza, Downtown, Boise
Idaho, 83702, United States
ORNL

Oak Ridge National Lab

Research Intern, Advanced Computing Systems (May-Aug 2024)

1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge
Tennessee, 37830
United States

Metropolitan University

Metropolitan University

Senior Lecturer, Department of CSE (Jan 2019- Jul 2021)

Lecturer, Department of CSE (Jan 2017- Dec 2018)

Bateshwar, Sylhet 3103
Bangladesh


orangetoolz

OrangeToolz

Software Engineer (2014-2016)

Led and built native iOS applications from whiteboard to production. Developed MVP and production level POS, CRM, IVR software (e.g., call center, drip campaign, IVR SaaS)

Dhaka
Bangladesh
ticonsys

TiCON System Ltd.

Mobile Application Developer (Oct - Dec 2013)

Developed Multilingual Mobile Application (Korean & English) for Video Vending Machine in Korea.


Korea (Remote)