Career & CV

Industry roots.
Academic career.

From satellite systems engineering in Luxembourg to requirements engineering research and education at Monash University — spanning industry, postdoctoral research, and senior academic roles across three countries.

Academic Career

Academic Positions.

July 2025 — Present
Director of Education — Software Systems & Cybersecurity
Monash University · Faculty of Information Technology
Leading educational strategy for the SSC department. Redesigning Bachelor of IT Software Development major; launching new Cloud Computing minor (approved 2027). Introduced SSC Education Awards; chairing annual strategic planning workshop with industry.
2023 — Present
Senior Lecturer, Software Engineering
Monash University · Faculty of Information Technology
Research programme in AI-driven RE with an active PhD supervision portfolio. Teaching FIT1056 and FIT3159. Previously Deputy Associate Dean (International), Country Lead India.
2020 — 2023
Senior Lecturer & Academic Director, Coursework Research
Deakin University · School of Information Technology
Built AI-driven RE research programme from scratch. Academic Director Coursework Research, Course Director BIT Honours, Country Engagement Manager India (Chitkara University TNE). Research Award for Excellence in Early Career Research Performance 2021.
2016 — 2017
Research Fellow (Postdoctoral)
SnT Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust · University of Luxembourg
NLP-driven requirements analysis with automotive (IEE, Goodyear), space (SES, ESA), and regulatory compliance (EU) industry partners.

Industry Career

Industry Positions.

2017 — 2020
Innovation Programs Systems Engineer
SES Satellites · Luxembourg
One of the world's largest satellite operators. Led requirements engineering for next-generation space system innovation programmes. The operational foundation of my mission-critical RE research perspective — I know what a failed specification costs at launch.
2009 — 2012
Software Engineer / Requirements Analyst
Fraunhofer IESE · Germany & Insiders Technologies · Germany & CSC · India
Industry roles in requirements engineering, enterprise software, and process automation across Germany and India — providing the practitioner perspective that informs all my research.

Education

Qualifications.

2012 — 2016
PhD in Computer Science
University of Luxembourg · Conferred October 2016
Thesis: Automated Analysis of Natural-Language Requirements using NLP. Supervised by Prof. Lionel Briand. Foundation of a 12-year research programme that has shaped the AI4RE field.
2022
Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (Learning and Teaching)
Deakin University · Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Formal grounding in pedagogical theory — Hans Aebli problem-based constructivism, inclusive design, and scaffolded feedback. Underpins all curriculum design and assessment reform work.
2007 — 2009
Masters in Software Engineering
University of Kaiserslautern (RPTU) · Germany
Specialisation in requirements engineering and software quality. Completed during Fraunhofer IESE research attachment.

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