Md. Arif Hasan is a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at BRAC University. He earned both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Software Engineering from the University of Dhaka, where he developed a strong foundation in software systems, research methodology, and analytical problem-solving.
 

Before joining BRAC University, he served as a Lecturer at Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT). He also gained industry experience as a Trainee Software Engineer at Cefalo Bangladesh Limited, where he worked on full-stack web applications and contributed to real-world software development projects involving scalable systems and collaborative platforms.
 

His research career began at the Distributed Systems & Software Engineering (DSSE) Lab at the University of Dhaka. His work focuses on software engineering, particularly software testing, Program Analysis, Software Quality Assurance & Human Computer Interaction.

He has also been involved in international research collaboration with researchers from George Mason University through a program affiliated with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His ongoing work explores the intersection of software testing, program analysis, and distributed systems, with an emphasis on building tools and frameworks that enhance software quality and developer productivity.
 

His long-term research vision is to advance the field of software engineering by designing reliable, efficient, and deterministic systems that can operate robustly in increasingly complex and large-scale environments.

1. Hasan, Md Arif; Ahammed, Toukir. Prioritizing Test Smells: An Empirical Evaluation of Quality Metrics and Developer Perceptions. Proceedings of ICSME 2025, Auckland, New Zealand.
2. Hasan, Md Arif; Ahammed, Toukir. Understanding the Prevalence of Test Smells in Open-source and Industrial Software: An Empirical Study on Python Projects. QuASoQ @ APSEC 2024, Chongqing, China.
3. Siam, Md et al.; Hasan, Md Arif. DTM: Deterministic Approaches for Black-box Test Suite Minimization with Tree-based Similarity. APSEC 2025, Macao, China.
4. Tahsin, Noshin et al.; Hasan, Md Arif. Cognitive Distance and Women in Software Engineering: An Empirical Study in the Context of Bangladesh. ICSE Workshop (GE 2023), Melbourne, Australia.
5. Thesis: Hasan, Md Arif. Prioritizing Test Smells: An Empirical Evaluation of Quality Metrics and Developer Perceptions. MSc Thesis, University of Dhaka, 2025.
6. Google Scholar: Md Arif Hasan
7. ResearchGate Profile: Md Arif Hasan

Work Experience

- Lecturer, Department of Computer Science and Engineering,
School of Data and Sciences,

BRAC University (2026 - Present)

- Lecturer, Department of Computer Science and Engineering,

Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (2025 – 2026)

- Trainee Software Engineer, Cefalo Bangladesh Limited (2023)
 

Research Experience

- Researcher, DSSE Lab, University of Dhaka (2023 – Present)

- Research Collaboration: SEAR Lab, George Mason University (2025)
 

Honors, Awards, and Achievements
 

• National Science and Technology (NST) Fellowship
  Awarded for Master’s thesis research, Institute of Information Technology (IIT), University of Dhaka.
• Improving Computer and Software Engineering Tertiary Education Project (ICSETEP), Ministry of Education, Bangladesh
  Awarded under the Improving Computer and Software Engineering Tertiary Education Project (ICSETEP) in recognition of research contributions and conference publications.
• IEEE Open Research Object (ORO) Badge – ICSME 2025
  Recognized for ensuring reproducibility and high-quality research artifacts.
• Board Scholarships (Ministry of Education, Bangladesh)
  Awarded for outstanding academic performance in SSC, HSC, and JSC examinations.
• Ptak Prize (CSCA Scholarship, ISCEA Ohio)
  Recognized for excellence in global supply-chain and analytical problem-solving.
• Media Recognition
  Featured in leading national outlets including The Business Standard, The Financial Express, and The Daily Ittefaq for contributing to Bangladeshi educational news media industry.

Education
 

MSc in Software Engineering
University of Dhaka (2024 – 2025)
 

BSc in Software Engineering
University of Dhaka (2019 – 2023)

HSC, Notre Dame College

2016-2018
 

• CSE470: Software Engineering
• CSE423: Computer Graphics
• CSE370: Database Systems
• CSE471: System Analysis and Design

• Software Engineering
• Program Analysis
• Software Testing and Quality Assurance
• Human Computer Interaction

Conferences

• International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME 2025), Auckland, New Zealand
• Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC 2024), QuASoQ Workshop @ APSEC 2024, Chongqing, China
• Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC 2025), Macao, China
• 45th International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), Melbourne, Australia.