Sharif Ahmed

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Assistant Professor

University of Central Arkansas

Also affiliated: Boise State University (2022–2025); University of Gävle (2025); Conway School of Landscape Design (2026)

Faculty Researcher

2 h-index 16 pubs 35 cited

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Sharif Ahmed's research focuses on understanding and improving software development processes, particularly in the realm of code review and natural language processing.

His work includes systematic reviews of automatic transformation from natural language to Unified Modeling Language, and investigations into the usefulness of code review comments. Ahmed has explored how emojis are utilized in code review comments and analyzed the broader engagement patterns with technical papers and associated artifacts from computer science conferences. A significant portion of his research examines the characterization of code review comments in scientific software, assessing their impact on software quality and scientific rigor.

Ahmed also leads research funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the CRII: SaTC program. This project, "Towards Trustworthy and Accountable IoT Data Marketplaces," received $169,635 and aims to enhance the security and trustworthiness of data exchange within Internet of Things environments. His scholarly output includes 17 publications with 33 citations and an h-index of 2.

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h-index: 2
Publications: 16
Citations: 35

Selected Publications

Characterizing the Usefulness of Code Review Comments in Scientific Software for Software Quality and Scientific Rigor (2026)

DOI OpenAlex
Characterizing the Usefulness of Code Review Comments in Scientific Software for Software Quality and Scientific Rigor (2026)

arXiv (Cornell University) OpenAlex
Uncovering Scientific Software Sustainability through Community Engagement and Software Quality Metrics (2026)

Computing in Science & Engineering DOI OpenAlex