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Dr Hafsa Dar

Dr Hafsa Dar, Lecturer in Computing
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Lecturer in Computer Science

Hafsa Shareef Dar is a Lecturer in Computing at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), Peterborough. She has a strong academic background in Software Engineering, with interests in innovative computing education, interdisciplinary research and the application of emerging technologies to address real-world challenges.

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Faculty:
Faculty of Creative and Digital Arts and Sciences
Location:
Peterborough
Background

Hafsa holds a PhD in Software Engineering and has over 15 years of experience in higher education teaching and research. Her experience includes teaching, research, curriculum development, student supervision and academic reviewing. She has served as Editor-in-Chief and Assistant Editor for academic journals. She has also been a member of Technical Programme Committees (TPC) and Programme Committees (PC) for international academic conferences. She participated in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), a professional exchange programme on STEM/STEAM funded by the US Department of State and presented Pakistani Women in the USA. She also contributes as a trainer of OBE and advisor to Chemmentoria. Her work brings together software engineering, emerging technologies, educational innovation and interdisciplinary research, with a focus on connecting academic knowledge with practical applications.

Research interests
  • Software Engineering
  • Requirements Engineering
  • Gamification
  • Artificial Intelligence and Software Engineering
  • Social Sustainability and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • Emerging Computing Technologies
Teaching
  • Relational Database Development Fundamentals
  • Object-Oriented Programming and Development
Qualifications
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (currently undertaking)
  • PhD in Software Engineering
Memberships, editorial boards
  • Associate Membership: Ai2030 Responsible Artificial Intelligence, USA
  • Individual Membership: The Asian Council of Science Editors (ACSE), Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Professional Membership: ACM
  • Chief Editor: Euro Vantage Journal of Artificial Intelligence (EVJAI)
  • Assistant Editor: International Journal of Innovations in Science and Technology (IJIST)
  • Assistant Editor: Frontiers in Computational Spatial Intelligence (FCSI)
  • Program Committee: IEEE/ACM International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE 2026)
  • Reviewer: IET Software; Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems; ACM Publications; IEEE Access; Hindawi