Recent Courses

SE499

Senior Project

CYS405

Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking

SE322

Software Design and Architecture

SE492

Cooperative Training

CS492

Cooperative Training

SE201

Introduction to Software Engineering

SE401

Software Quality Assurance and Testing

CYS402

Secure Software Development

CYS401

Fundamentals of Cybersecurity

DMS492

Cooperative Training

Semester Courses

SE499

Senior Project

IS499

Senior Project

SE423

Software Engineering Project Management

CYS402

Secure Software Development

Education

  • B

    BACHELOR / 2005

    FJWU

    Rawalpindi , Pakistan

  • M

    MASTER / 2013

    University of Auckland

    Auckland , New Zealand

  • D

    DOCTORATE / 2021

    University of Auckland

    Auckland , New Zealand

Experience

  • 2005 - 2007

    ISLAMABAD

    Software Quality Assurance Analyst

    6/1/2005 - 9/1/2007

    National Database & Registration Authority (NADRA)

    Islamabad,Pakistan

  • 2008 - 2008

    ISLAMABAD

    Software Quality Assurance Engineer

    3/1/2008 - 10/1/2008

    Ultimus (Mar-2008 - Oct-2008)

    Islamabad,Pakistan

  • 2009 - 2012

    RAWALPINDI

    Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer

    10/1/2009 - 7/1/2012

    Fauji Foundation- Medix (Oct 2009 – Jul 2012)

    Rawalpindi,Pakistan

  • 2013 - 2017

    AUCKLAND & ISLAMABAD

    Quality Management Group Consultant

    8/1/2013 - 1/31/2017

    EnterpriseDB

    Auckland & Islamabad,Pakistan

  • 2017 - 2019

    AUCKLAND

    Research Assistant in the Human Aspects of Software Engineering Lab (HASEL) and Software Engineering Processes, Tools, and Applications (SEPTA) Research Lab

    1/1/2017 - 12/31/2019

    University of Auckland

    Auckland,New Zealand

  • 2017 - 2019

    AUCKLAND

    Graduate Teaching Assistant

    7/1/2017 - 11/1/2019

    University of Auckland

    Auckland,New Zealand

  • 2020 - 2022

    AUCKLAND

    Professional Teaching Fellow

    1/1/2020 - 10/1/2022

    University of Auckland

    Auckland,New Zealand

  • 2020 - 2020

    BRITISH COLUMBIA

    Research Associate – (Sep 2020 – Dec 2020)

    9/1/2020 - 12/31/2020

    University of Victoria, Canada

    British Columbia,Canada

  • 2021 - 2022

    BRITISH COLUMBIA

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Software Engineering Global interAction Lab (SEGAL)

    3/1/2021 - 5/31/2022

    University of Victoria

    British Columbia,Canada

Professional Society

  • IEEE

    IEEE Women in Engineering Membership

  • IEEE

    IEEE Young Professionals

  • IEEE

    IEEE Professional Member

Publications

  • 2024-01-01

    book

    Daniela Damian Damian D. ,Kelly Blincoe Blincoe K. ,Denae Ford Robinson Ford Robinson D. ,Alexander Serebrenik Serebrenik A. ,Zainab Masood Masood Z.

    best practices and insights 2024-01-01

    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Software Engineering: Best Practices and Insights

  • 2024-01-01

    other

    Daniela Damian Damian D. ,Kelly Blincoe Blincoe K. ,Denae Ford Robinson Ford Robinson D. ,Alexander Serebrenik Serebrenik A. ,Zainab Masood Masood Z.

    best practices and insights 2024-01-01

    Introduction

  • 2023-09-01

    journal

    Zainab Masood Masood Z. ,Kelly Blincoe Blincoe K. ,Daniela Damian Damian D.

    Empirical Software Engineering 2023-09-01

    What have we learned? A conceptual framework on New Zealand software professionals and companies’ response to COVID-19

  • 2022-10-01

    journal

    Zainab Masood Masood Z. ,Rashina Hoda Hoda R. ,Kelly Blincoe Blincoe K. ,Daniela Damian Damian D.

    Information and Software Technology 2022-10-01

    Like, dislike, or just do it? How developers approach software development tasks

  • 2022-09-01

    journal

    Zainab Masood Masood Z. ,Rashina Hoda Hoda R. ,Kelly Blincoe Blincoe K.

    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering 2022-09-01

    What Drives and Sustains Self-Assignment in Agile Teams

  • 2022-05-01

    journal

    Zainab Masood Masood Z. ,Rashina Hoda Hoda R. ,Kelly Blincoe Blincoe K.

    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering 2022-05-01

    Real World Scrum A Grounded Theory of Variations in Practice

  • 2022-01-01

    journal

    Zainab Masood Masood Z. ,Daniela Damian Damian D. ,Kelly Blincoe Blincoe K.

    IEEE Software 2022-01-01

    How New Zealand Software Companies Are Adapting Work Settings With Changing Times

  • 2020-11-01

    journal

    Zainab Masood Masood Z. ,Rashina Hoda Hoda R. ,Kelly Blincoe Blincoe K.

    Empirical Software Engineering 2020-11-01

    How agile teams make self-assignment work: a grounded theory study

  • 2018-10-01

    journal

    Zainab Masood Masood Z. ,Rashina Hoda Hoda R. ,Kelly Blincoe Blincoe K.

    Journal of Systems and Software 2018-10-01

    Adapting agile practices in university contexts

  • 2017-06-28

    conference

    Zainab Masood Masood Z. ,Rashina Hoda Hoda R. ,Kelly Blincoe Blincoe K.

    Proceedings - 2017 IEEE/ACM 10th International Workshop on Cooperative and Human Aspects of Software Engineering, CHASE 2017 2017-06-28

    Motivation for self-assignment: Factors agile software developers consider

  • 2017-01-01

    conference

    Zainab Masood Masood Z. ,Rashina Hoda Hoda R. ,Kelly Blincoe Blincoe K.

    Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing 2017-01-01

    Exploring workflow mechanisms and task allocation strategies in agile software teams

  • 2017-01-01

    conference

    Zainab Masood Masood Z.

    Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing 2017-01-01

    Self-assignment: Task allocation practice in agile software development

  • 2014-01-01

    conference

    Zainab Masood Masood Z. ,Rashina Hoda Hoda R.

    Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology Series 2014-01-01

    Math tutor: An interactive android-based numeracy application for primary education

INTERESTS

  • Diversity and inclusion in Software Engineering

  • Empirical Software Engineering

  • Immersive Learning: Augmented and Virtual Reality in Education

  • Socio-technical aspects of Software Engineering

  • Software Development Methodologies & Practices

  • Software Testing & Quality Assurance