Journal Articles
2021
  • Khan, A. A., Badshah, S., Liang, P., Khan, B., Waseem, M., Niazi, M., & Akbar, M. A. (2021). Ethics of AI: A systematic literature review of principles and challenges. arXiv preprint arXiv:2109.07906.
  • Tian, F., Wang, T., Liang, P., Wang, C., Khan, A. A., & Babar, M. A. (2021). The impact of traceability on software maintenance and evolution: A mapping study. Journal of Software: Evolution and Process, 33(10), e2374.
  • Khan, A.A., Shameem, M., Nadeem, M., Akbar, A.M (2021) Agile trends in Chinese global software development industry: Fuzzy AHP based conceptual mapping, Applied Soft Computing, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2021.107090.
2020
  • Khan, A. A., Shameem, M. (2020). Multi-criteria decision making taxonomy for DevOps challenging factors using analytical hierarchy process, Journal of Software: Evolution and Process, DOI: 10.1002/smr.2263 
  • Badshah, S., Khan, A. A., & Khan, B. (2020). Towards Process Improvement in DevOps: A Systematic Literature Review. In Proceedings of the Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (pp. 427-433).
  • Sun, W., Yan, X., & Khan, A. A. (2020). Generative Ranking based Sequential Recommendation in Software Crowdsourcing. In Proceedings of the Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (pp. 419-426).
  • Khan, A. A., & Akbar, M. A. (2020). Systematic literature review and empirical investigation of motivators for requirements change management process in global software development. Journal of Software: Evolution and Process, https://doi.org/10.1002/smr.2242. 
  • Badshah, S., Khan, A.A., Hussain, S., & Khan, B. (2020) What users really think about the usability of smartphone applications: diversity based empirical investigation, Multimedia Tools and Applications Journal, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-020-10099-x.
  • Akbar, M. A., Shameem, M., Khan, A. A., Nadeem, M., Alsanad, A., & Gumaei, A. (2020). A fuzzy analytical hierarchy process to prioritize the success factors of requirement change management in global software development. Journal of Software: Evolution and Process, https://doi.org/10.1002/smr.2292. 
  • Awaisi, K. S., Hussain, S., Ahmed, M., Khan, A. A., & Ahmed, G. (2020). Leveraging IoT and Fog Computing in Healthcare Systems. IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, 3(2), 52-56.
  • Akbar, M. A., Khan, A. A., Mahmood, S., Alsanad, A., & Gumaei, A.(2020). A Robust Framework for Cloud based Software Development Outsourcing Factors using Analytical Hierarchy Process, Journal of Software: Evolution and Process DOI: 10.1002/smr.2275 
  • Akbar, M. A., Mahmood, S., Huang, Z., Khan, A. A., & Shameem, M. (2020). Readiness model for requirements change management in global software development. Journal of Software: Evolution and Process, e2264. 
  • Shameem, M., Khan, A. A., Hasan, M. G., & Akbar, M. A. (2020). Analytic Hierarchy Process Based Prioritisation and Taxonomy of Success Factors for Scaling Agile Methods in Global Software Development. IET Software, 14(4), 389 – 401.
  • Akbar, M. A., Shameem, M., Khan, A. A., Nadeem, M., Alsanad, A (2020). A Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process to Prioritize the Success Factors of Requirements Change Management in Global Software Development”, Journal of Software: Evolution and Process, DOI: 10.1002/smr.2292,. 
  • Shameem, M., Kumar, R. R., Nadeem, M., & Khan, A. A. (2020). Taxonomical classification of barriers for scaling agile methods in global software development environment using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process. Applied Soft Computing, 90, 106122.
  • Akbar, M. A., Khan, A. A., Khan, W.A., Mahmood, S. (2020). Requirement Change Management Challenges in Global Software Development (GSD): An Analytical Hierarchy Process Approach. Journal of Software: Evolution and Process. https://doi.org/10.1002/smr.2246 
2019
  • Khan, A. A., Shameem, M., Kumar, R. R., Hussain, S., & Yan, X. (2019). Fuzzy AHP based prioritization and taxonomy of software process improvement success factors in global software development. Applied Soft Computing, 83, 105648.
  • Khan, A. A., Keung, J., Niazi, M., Hussain, S., & Shameem, M. (2019). GSEPIM: A roadmap for software process assessment and improvement in the domain of global software development. Journal of Software: Evolution and Process, 31(1), e1988.
  • Akbar, M. A., Sang, J., Khan, A. A., & Hussain, S. (2019). Investigation of the requirements change management challenges in the domain of global software development. Journal of Software: Evolution and Process, 31(10), e2207.
  • Hussain, S., Khan, A.A., M. Elahi, Sohail, K. 2019. Knowledge based Quality Analysis of Crowdsourcing-Based Software Development Platforms. Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory Journal, 25(2), 122-131, 2019.
  • Akbar, M. A., Sang, J., Khan, A. A., & Shafiq, M. (2019). Towards the Guidelines for Requirements Change Management in Global Software Development: Client-Vendor Perspective. IEEE Access., 7, 76985-77007.
  • Hussain, S., Keung, J., Sohail, M. K., Khan, A. A., Ahmad, G., Mufti, M. R., & Khatak, H. A. (2019). Methodology for the quantification of the effect of patterns and anti-patterns association on the software quality. IET Software.
  • Hussain, S., Keung, J., Sohail, M. K., Khan, A. A., Ilahi, M., Ahmad, G., ... & Noor, M. A. (2019). A methodology to rank the design patterns on the base of text relevancy. Soft Computing, 1-16.
  • Akbar, M. A., Sang, J., Khan, A. A., Mahmood, S., Qadri, S. F., Hu, H., & Xiang, H. (2019). Success factors influencing requirements change management process in global software development. Journal of Computer Languages, 51, 112-130.
  • Hussain, S., Keung, J., Sohail, M. K., Khan, A. A., & Ilahi, M. (2019). Automated framework for classification and selection of software design patterns. Applied Soft Computing, 75, 1-20.
  • Hussain, S, Keung, J., Khan, A. A.,F. Iccialli, A. khunzada, S. uomo, A. Ahmad, and G. Jeon. 2018. Implication of Deep Learning for the automation of Design Patterns Organization, Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, 117, 256-266.
  • Chen, Y., Yan, X., & Khan, A. A. (2019). A novel reliability assessment method based on the effects of components. In 2019 IEEE 19th International Conference on Software Quality, Reliability and Security (QRS) (pp. 69-76). 
 2018
  • Khan, A. A., Keung,  J., Niazi, M.,  Hussain, S., Shameem, M. 2018. GSEPIM: A Roadmap for Software Process Assessment and Improvement in the Domain of Global Software Development (Accepted for Publication in Journal of Software: Evolution and Process, 2018).
  • Shameem, M., Kumar, R.R,  Chandra, B., Kumar,  C.,  Khan, A. A. Prioritizing challenges of agile process in distributed software development environment using analytic hierarchy process, (Accepted for Publication in Journal of Software: Evolution and Process, 2018).
  • Shameem, M.,  Chandra, B., Kumar,  C.,  Khan, A. A. Understanding the relationship between requirements uncertainty and types of conflicts:A study of software development team effectiveness, (Accepted for Publication in Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering), 2018, 
  • Khan, A. A., Keung,  J., Niazi, M., Kieffer, S. and  Hussain, S. 2018. Systematic Literature Study for Dimensional Classification of Success Factors Affecting Process Improvement in Global Software Development: Client-Vendor Perspective (Accepted for Publication in IET Software Journal, 2018).
  • Habib, A., Hussain, S., Khan, A.A., Sohai, K. M., Ilahi, M., Mufti, R, M., Faisal, I.M. 2018. Knowledge based Quality Analysis of Crowdsourcing-Based Software Development Platforms. Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory Journal，https://doi.org/10.1007/s10588-018-9269-5., 2018
  • Akbar, M. A., Sang, J., Khan, A. A., Fazal, E., Shafiq, M., Hussain, S., Hu, H., Elahi, M., Xiang, H. 2018. Improving the quality of software development process by introducing a new methodology—AZ–Model. IEEE Access , 6,  4811 - 4823 (2018). 
  • Akbar, M. A., Sang, J., Khan, A. A., Fazal, E. 2018. Statistical Analysis of the Effects of Heavyweight and Lightweight Methodologies on the Six-Pointed Star Model, IEEE Access , 6,  8066 - 8079(2018). 
2017
  • Khan, A. A., Keung,  J., Amin, E. F., Abdullah-Al-Wadud, M. 2017. SPIIMM: Towards a Model for Software Process Improvement Implementation and Management in Global Software Development, IEEE Access , 5, 13720-13741 (2017).
  • Khan, A. A., Keung, J., Niazi, M., and Hussain, S. 2017. Understanding software process improvement in global software development: a theoretical framework of human factors. ACM SIGAPP Applied Computing Review 17.2 (2017): 5-15.
  • Khan, A. A., Keung,  J., Niazi, M., Hussain, S., Ahmad, A.: Systematic Literature Review and Empirical investigation of Barriers for Software Process Improvement in Global Software Development: Client-Vendor Perspective, Information and Software Technology, 87, 180-205, (2017).
  • Hussain, S., Keung, J., Khan, A. A.: Software Design Patterns Classification and Selection using Text Categorization Approach, Applied Soft Computing, 58, 225-244, (2017). 
  • Hussain, S, Keung, J., Khan, A. A., F. Iccialli,  Khunzada, A.,  Uomo, S.,  Ahmad, A.,  Jeon, G. 2017. Implication of Deep Learning for the automation of Design Patterns Organization, Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, 117, 256-266. 
  • Ali, T., Jhandhir, Z., Ahmad, A., Khan, M., Khan, A.A., Choi, S.G.: Detecting fraudulent labeling of rice samples using computer vision and fuzzy knowledge. Multimedia Tools and Applications Journal: 1-30, (2017).
2016
  • Khan, A. A.,Keung.J:  Systematic Review of success factors and barriers for Software Process Improvement in Global Software Development, IET Software 10(5), DOI:  10.1049/iet-sen.2015.0038, (2016), (Most downloaded article in IET Software Journal).
2014
  • Khan, A. A., Basri, S., Dominic, P. D. D., & Fazal-e-Amin.: A Survey based study on Factors effecting Communication in GSD”, Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology 7(7):1123-1131, (2014). 
  • Khan, A. A., Basri, S., Dominic, P. D. D., & Fazal-e-Amin.: Communication Risks and Best Practices in Global Software Development during Requirements Change Management: A Systematic Literature Review Protocol.  Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, 6(19): 3514-3519, (2014).
Akbar, M. A., Sang, J., Khan, A. A., Mahmood, S., Qadri, S. F., Hu, H., & Xiang, H. (2019). Success factors influencing requirements change management process in global software development. Journal of Computer Languages, 51, 112-130.

Book
  • ​​Khan, A. A. (2014) “Communication Risk Framework in Global Software Development: Empirical Study in GSD industry”, ISBN-13: 978-3-659-24404-9, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany.
  • Evolving software processes: trend and future directions (Wiley and Scrivener), 2022. (Edited book)

Thesis
  • Khan, A.A. "Software Process Improvement Implementation and Management Model (SPIIMM) for Global Software Development" City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PhD, 2017.
  • Khan, A.A. "A Communication Risk Framework For Requirements Change in Global Software Development" Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia, MS, 2013.

Book Chapters
  • Khan, A. A., Keung, J., Niazi, M., Hussain, S., and Zhang, H. 2017. Systematic Literature Reviews in Software Process Improvement: A Tertiary Study. In Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) Series, vol.748:177-190, Springer, Cham, 2017.
  • Hussain, S. Keung, J., Khan, A. A., A framework for Ranking of Software Design Patterns, In Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol.611:205-2015, Springer, 2017.

Conference Papers
  • Waseem, M., Liang, P., Márquez, G., Shahin, M., Khan, A. A., & Ahmad, A. (2021, November). A Decision Model for Selecting Patterns and Strategies to Decompose Applications into Microservices. In International Conference on Service-Oriented Computing (pp. 850-858). Springer, Cham.
  • Zhou, P., Khan, A. A., Liang, P., & Badshah, S. (2021). System and Software Processes in Practice: Insights from Chinese Industry. In Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (pp. 394-401).
  • Cheng, S., Yan, X., & Khan, A. A. (2020). A Similarity Integration Method based Information Retrieval and Word Embedding in Bug Localization. In 2020 IEEE 20th International Conference on Software Quality, Reliability and Security (QRS) (pp. 180-187). IEEE.
  • Badshah, S., Khan, A. A., & Khan, B. (2020). Towards process improvement in DevOps: a systematic literature review. Proceedings of the Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering, 427-433.
  • Sun,W., Yan, X., and Khan, A.A.: Generative Ranking based Sequential Recommendation in Software Crowdsourcing, (Accepted for publications in the proceedings of EASE 2020).
  • Chen, Y., Yan, X., & Khan, A. A. (2019). A novel reliability assessment method based on the effects of components. In 2019 IEEE 19th International Conference on Software Quality, Reliability and Security (QRS) (pp. 69-76).
  • Shameem, M., Kumar, C.,Chandra, B., Khan, A.A. 2017. Systematic Review of Success Factors for Scaling Agile Methods in Global Software Development Environment: A Client-Vendor Perspective (Accepted for publications in APSEC 2017, Nanjing, China).
    ​Khan, A. A., Keung,  J., N. Niazi and  Hussain, S. 2017. Overview of Software process assessment and improvement model in the domain of global software development: (Accepted in 24th EuroSPI Conference, Czech Republic, 2017).
  • Khan, A. A., Keung,  J., Niazi, M., and  Hussain, S. 2017. Towards a Hypothetical Framework of Humans Related Success Factors for Process Improvement in Global Software Development: Systematic Review, Accepted in the 32st ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC) Morocco, 3rd to 7th April 2017. 
  • Hussain, S. Keung,  J., Khan, A. A., and Bennin, K.E. "Detection of Fault-Prone Classes Using Logistic Regression Based Object-Oriented Metrics Thresholds." IEEE International Conference on Software Quality, Reliability and Security Companion (QRS-C), Vienna, Austria, 2016. 
  • Hussain, S. Keung,  J., Khan, A. A., and Bennin, K.E. “Performance evaluation of Ensemble Methods: An Experiment”, Proceeding of IEEE 40th Annual Computer Software and Applications Conference (COMPSAC), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2016. 
  • Khan, A. A. " A framework for assisting software process improvement in global software development: student research abstract. " Proceedings of the 31st Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing. Pisa, Italy, 2016
  • Hussain, Shahid, Khan, A. A., and Kwabena Ebo Bennin. "Empirical investigation of fault predictors in context of class membership probability estimation." Proceedings of the 31st Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing.Pisa, Italy, 2016.
  • Ebo Bennin Kwabena, Alqadhi Mohammed, Hussain Shahid, Khan, A. A., Mensah Solomon, Pobee Ernest “End User in Charge - Social Framework for Open Source Development” he Second International Conference on Advances and Trends in Software Engineering (SOFTENG), Lisboa- Portugal. 2016.
  • Hussain, S. Keung,  J., Khan, A. A., and Bennin, K.E. “Performance evaluation of Ensemble Methods: An Experiment”, Proceeding of 24th Australasian Software Engineering Conference (ASWEC), Adelaide, Australia, 2015.
  • Khan, A. A., Keung J., Hussain S. and Ebo Bennin K. . Effects of Geographical, Socio-cultural and Temporal Distances on Communication in Global Software Development during Requirements Change Management - A Pilot Study. In 10th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering,Barcelona, Spain, 2015. 
  • A. A. Khan, S. Basri, and P. D. D. Dominic, "Communication risks in GSD during RCM: Results from SLR," in International Conference on Computer and Information Sciences (ICCOINS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2014.
  • A. A. Khan, S. Basri, and P. D. D. Dominc, "A Proposed Framework for Communication Risks During RCM in GSD," Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, vol. 129, pp. 496-503, 2014.
  • A. A. Khan, S. Basri, P. D. D. Dominic, and Fazal-e-Amin, "A process model for Requirements Change Management in collocated software development," in IEEE Symposium on E-Learning, E-Management and E-Services (IS3e), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2012.
  • A. A. Khan, S. Basri, and P. D. D. Dominic, "A propose framework for requirement Change Management in Global Software Development," in International Conference on, Computer & Information Science (ICCIS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2012.