Dr. Hafsa Sharif Dar
Dr. Hafsa Shareef Dar is a dedicated academic and professional with a PhD in Software Engineering and over 15 years of experience in academia and the software industry. She is an HEC-approved supervisor. She has mentored numerous students, fostering innovation and excellence. One of her mentees received the prestigious Prime Minister Youth Innovation Award in 2023, securing funding of 0.5 million PKR for their project. Currently, Dr. Hafsa is serving as a Lecturer in Software Engineering, specializing in core courses, research, and outcome-based learning approaches. She is passionate about empowering women and girls in STEM fields. As the Co-Director of Women in Big Data (Pakistan), she spearheaded initiatives to help women gain expertise in data science, big data, and software engineering. In 2019, she participated in the U.S. State-funded International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP) under the theme "Promoting STEM/STEAM Education for Girls." This transformative experience reinforced her commitment to breaking barriers and promoting gender equality in education and technology. Beyond teaching and mentoring, she actively contributes to the academic community as a reviewer and program committee member for journals and conferences. Her research focuses on gamification, natural language processing, generative AI, and requirements engineering. Dr. Hafsa has presented and published her research work in reputed international journals and conferences, including her latest innovation, Gamify4Req and Gamify4LexAmb, a gamified tool to reduce ambiguity in natural language requirements. She has been panelist of various local and international computing competitions and challenges, talks, sessions and webinars. Dr. Hafsa is driven by a vision of inclusive and sustainable growth in technology and education. For further details, do visit: LinkedIn Official: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hafsa-shareef-dar-459b7a121/
Dr. Hafsa's research interests lie at the intersection of Empirical Software Engineering, Software Requirements Engineering, and Gamification, with a strong focus on enhancing software development processes through AI, NLP and Machine Learning (ML). She is particularly interested in exploring how gamification techniques can improve stakeholder engagement and reduce ambiguity in software requirements. Additionally, her work extends to sustainability in software engineering, diversity & inclusion (D&I), and the role of AI-driven solutions in requirements engineering. Her research methodology incorporates triangulation, case studies, surveys, and experimental evaluations to bridge the gap between theory and industry practices, ensuring real-world applicability and impact.
Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=V3KEaBYAAAAJ
- PhD,International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI)
- PhD,International Islamic University
- MS,International Islamic University
- BS,International Islamic University
- ICS,Gujranwala Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education
- Matric,Gujranwala Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education
- Research Publication Award Given on publication at reputed journal
- IVLP 2019 USA Funded Training program on STEM/STEAM Education
- External Subject Specialist Academic Honor: BOS University of Sialkot
- PM Youth Award 2023 1.5 million PKR awarded to FYP student (Pakpets) under my supervision
- Interactive Content Development 1 Month Certification by UOG
- Gamification Learning with Genially Coursera Project Based Course
- PMO Dept. of SE UOG
- NCEAC Focal Person Dept. of SE UOG
- BOS Member UOG
- Co-Director WiBD PK
- BoF UOG
- Life-time Membership AI AUJ Labs, Noida India
- PC ICSE 2026
- TPC (Co-Chair) ICEPECC UOG
- Professional Membership ACM
- Individual Membership ACSE since 2016
- Co-Organizer NLP4SA 2025 denmark
- QEC Focal Person Dept. of SE UOG
| Student Name | Degree | Title | Status / Completed Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghosiya, Hamda | BS | Shop Mate Shop Mate | 2024-25 |
| Seemab, faizan, Hamza | BS | AI Powered Recipe App AI Powered Recipe App | 2024-25 |
| Alsihba, Hamna, Esha | BS | Thaali Thaali | 2024-25 |
| Urwa, Alina, Eysha | BS | Tourist guide Tourist guide | 2024-25 |
| Hajra, tayyaba, Rukhma | BS | Smart Invest Smart Invest | 2024-25 |
| Shees, Shahnawaz, sami | BS | Kisaan Bazar Kisaan Bazar | 2024-25 |
| Rabeesa, Sadiqa, Busrha | BS | Book Fusion Network Book Fusion Network | 2024-25 |
| Zain, Abdullah, Ahmad | BS | Prestige Detailing Prestige Detailing | 2024-2025 |
| Khalid Mahmood, University of Education, Jauharabad Campus | MS | GamifyRP: A Gamified Approach to Prioritize Software Requirements Requirement prioritization (RP) is a significant activity of Requirement Engineering (RE), during software development. By prioritizing the most fundamental user needs and removing the extraneous ones, RP lowers the chances of failure during software development. This also allows for timely and cost-effective implementation of user goals and needs. RP system is greatly impacted by this procedure, which strikes a balance between client expectations and project limitations like time and money. RP is difficult despite its significance because of things like stakeholder expectations, risk, expense, complexity, and requirementchanges. User participation is significant because stakeholder consensus reduces the likelihood of requirements conflicts and, thus reducing the chances of failure. There are existing RP techniques yet there is a room to enhance the effectiveness of requirements prioritization by managing the preferences of users regarding requirements. However, due to scope limitation of the study, we will work on one interesting PR technique 100 points. In 100-Point criteria, the prioritization process enables stakeholders to assign 100 points to different project requirements according to their significance. This approach helps to prioritize requirements by ensuring that stakeholder preferences are recorded objectively. By providing each stakeholder with an active part in the decision-making process, enabling them to impact the outcome, and promoting increased involvement, it increases user engagement. The method increases stakeholder commitment to the project by encouraging openness and cooperation, yet requires stakeholder involvement in the process. Over the period of time, stakeholder involvement has become important for understanding of the system. There are several techniques used in RE that requires stakeholders involvement. Gamification is a technique used to improve user engagement and motivation in non-gaming environments. It introduces game elements such as leaderboards, badges, and points etc. to motivate users in performing some activity, collaboration,training, or learning. Gamification is one inclusive strategy that can be employed for stakeholder participation in RE. During requirements elicitation process, gamification tends to solve problems related to human engagements by encouraging desired behaviors and actions. In this work, we will develop web-based gamified system for requirements prioritization by involving stakeholders in the process. During this activity, Gamification technique will be used not only to engage stakeholders but also increase their motivation to perform the activity by awarding them with points, badges, etc. on the basis of assigned requirements. | 2025 |
- WiBD
- Session Chair (Computing) ICEPECC 2025 - University of Gujrat
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1. Hafsa Dar “Gamify4LexAmb: a gamification-based approach to address lexical ambiguity in natural language requirements” Peerj, September 2024 DOI:
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2. Waqas Haider Bangyal , Rukhma Qasim, Najeeb ur Rehman , Zeeshan Ahmad,Hafsa Dar, Laiqa Rukhsar , Zahra Aman , and Jamil Ahma “Detection of Fake News Text Classification on COVID-19 Using Deep Learning Approaches” Computational And Mathematical Methods In Medicine, May 2021 DOI: XXX
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3. Syed Ahmad Chan Bukhari, Hafsa Shareef Dar, M Ikramullah Lali, Fazel Keshtkar, Khalid Mahmood Malik, Seifedine Kadry “Frameworks for querying databases using natural language: A literature review–NLP-to-DB querying frameworks” International Journal Of Data Warehousing And Mining, April 2021 DOI: 10.1109/ICCI54321.2022.9756083
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4. Hafsa Shareef Dar “A Survey of Data mining Techniques in Crime Detection” University of Sindh Journal of Information and Communication Technology, December 2018 DOI:
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5. Hafsa Shareef Dar, Ikram Ullah Lali “A Systematic Study on Software Requirements Elicitation Techniques and its Challenges in Mobile Application Development” Ieee Access, July 2018 DOI: 10.1109/ICCI54321.2022.9756083
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6. Hafsa Shareef Dar “Requirement Modeling & Simulation: A Case of UOGIS” University of Sindh Journal of Information and Communication Technology, May 2018 DOI:
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7. Hafsa Shareef Dar, Muhammad Usman Ali, Javaid Anjum Shaikh “Influence of static testing in agile development: a case from Pakistan software market” Science International Lahore, January 2014 DOI:
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1. Hafsa dar “Gamification Tool Design for Reducing Requirements Ambiguity during Elicitation” 2022 5th International Conference on Computing and Informatics (ICCI), April 2022 _DOI: 10.1109/ICCI54321.2022.9756083
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2. Symposium “Reducing Ambiguity in elicitation via gamification” , September 2020
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3. Conference “Credit Card Fraud Prevention Planning using Fuzzy Cognitive Maps” , June 2020
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4. Conference “Sentiment Analysis of Polarity in Product Reviews In Social Media” , January 2019
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5. Junaid Ashraf, Hafsa Shareef Dar “Comparative Analysis of GUI Testing vs. HCI: Applying on Information Systems ” 1st International Multi-Disciplinary Conference (IMDC), The University of Lahore , Gujrat Campus, PK, November 2015 _DOI: XXX
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6. Javed Anjum Sheikh, Hafsa Shareef Dar, Farzan Javed Sheikh “Usability Guidelines for Designing Knowledge Base in Rural Areas: Towards Women Empowerment” Design, User Experience, and Usability. User Experience Design for Everyday Life Applications and Services: Third International Conference, DUXU 2014, January 2014 _DOI: XXX
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7. Javed Anjum Sheikh, Hafsa Sharef Dar, Farzan Javed Sheikh “Software Requirement Gathering Designing Interface for Pakistani Rural Women” (ICEET)2014 at Superior University Lahore, January 2014 _DOI: XXX
| Date | Title | Agency/Organization | Amount | Status |
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| 2025-01-31 | Concept Paper under 8th Call for Proposals-Competitive research Programme | Pakistan Science Foundation | 1 Million | In Review |
| 2025-02-16 | Sustainability in Murree Using Remote Sensing and GIS | NRPU-HEC | 20M | In Review |
| 2025-02-15 | AI-Based Sustainability Awareness Framework for Higher Education Institutions | NRPU-HEC | 10M | In Review |
- A talk on Enviornment Resillience (NIC Karachi) as a Panelist ( )
- Invited talk ProUrdu on STEM education ( )
- Gamify4LexAmb - Tool to reduce ambiguity in requirements ( New Products Developed )
- Gamify4Req-Tool (PhD Thesis) ( New Products Developed )