Short Biography
I am currently a senior researcher at FHNW (University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Northwestern Switzerland) within the Institute for Interactive Technologies.
I completed my Ph.D. at the University of Bern. Between 2018 and 2022, I was a member of the Software Composition Group led by Prof. Oscar Nierstrasz. My work primarily focuses on software and requirements engineering, with a strong interest in UX, digital sustainability, applied AI, and improving agile way of development.
Discover my doctoral research thesis, titled Supporting Multiple Stakeholders in Agile Development.
Professional experience
University of Applied Sciences and Arts North-western Switzerland (FHNW), as a Research associate
March 2022-Present
- I teach across several areas in our bachelor’s program and continuing education, including Requirements Engineering, Software Construction, and the overall construction lifecycle with a focus on testing and DevOps. In addition, I coach student teams in applying agile practices on long-term projects and supervise bachelor theses, guiding students from identifying a problem to designing, implementing, and validating a solution. Alongside teaching, I lead and manage multiple industry collaboration projects as Principal Investigator and actively contribute to project acquisition through the preparation of funding proposals.
University of Bern, as a Research assistant
February 2018-February 2022
- I have supervised multiple bachelor and master theses, guiding students from problem identification to designing, implementing, and validating their solutions. In addition, I have led a semester-long software engineering project over four consecutive years, supporting 50–60 students annually as they learned to elicit and specify requirements, create prototypes, and progress through implementation and testing. I also taught the Seminar in Software Engineering (BSc/MSc) as an independent instructor, introducing students to the software engineering research landscape and helping them explore state-of-the-art tools and techniques through the development of prototype solutions.
ActiDo GmbH, Paderborn, as a Web developer
2017-2018
- I built a proof-of-concept web application using React, translating provided designs into responsive HTML/CSS and implementing the corresponding frontend logic.
University of Paderborn, as a Research assistant
2016-2018
- I worked closely with clients from Volksbank and the university’s sports department to understand their requirements for a sports application, and developed a proof-of-concept single-page application using Angular and the Django REST framework.
Infosys Ltd., India, as a Systems Engineer
2012-2014
- I was part of a team working on product lifecycle management (PLM) platforms such as Windchill, and contributed to developing a web application for the US-based client Cox Communications.
Miscellaneous
I lead, survey team of the Special Interest Group on Digital Sustainability at the International Requirements Engineering Board (IREB)
Local organizer of XP 2025 conference
Education
Ph.D.
University of Bern, Switzerland
March 2018-March 2022
Research topics: requirements engineering, domain modelling, collaborative development
M.Sc.
University of Paderborn, Germany
March 2014-February 2018
Focus point: Information and database systems
B.E.
University of Mumbai, India
2009-2012
