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Mahmood Niazi is affiliated with King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Computer Science, with a particular focus on Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Networks and Communications, Management Information Systems, and Signal Processing.

The scientist's work frequently addresses topics related to software engineering and cybersecurity. Main themes in their research include Software Engineering Techniques and Practices, Software Engineering Research, Information and Cyber Security, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Network Security and Intrusion Detection, and Cloud Computing and Resource Management.

Recent papers published by Mahmood Niazi include:

  • Cyber Security Threats and Vulnerabilities: A Systematic Mapping Study, 2020, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering
  • ISA Evaluation Framework for Security of Internet of Health Things System Using AHP-TOPSIS Methods, 2020, IEEE Access
  • Securing Drug Distribution Systems from Tampering Using Blockchain, 2022, Electronics
  • AI Ethics: An Empirical Study on the Views of Practitioners and Lawmakers, 2023, IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems
  • A Maturity Model for Secure Software Design: A Multivocal Study, 2020, IEEE Access

Frequent collaborators in Mahmood Niazi's research include Sajjad Mahmood, Mohammad Alshayeb, Mamoona Humayun, Arif Ali Khan, and Muhammad Azeem Akbar.

The scientist often publishes in venues such as IEEE Access, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Journal of Software Evolution and Process, Information and Software Technology, and Applied Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Systematic literature reviews in software engineering - A tertiary study

    Barbara Kitchenham;Rialette Pretorius;David Budgen;O. Pearl Brereton

  • A maturity model for the implementation of software process improvement: an empirical study

    Mahmood Niazi;David Wilson;Didar Zowghi

  • Experiences using systematic review guidelines

    Mark Staples;Mahmood Niazi

  • An exploratory study of why organizations do not adopt CMMI

    Mark Staples;Mahmood Niazi;Ross Jeffery;Alan Abrahams

  • Critical success factors for software process improvement implementation: an empirical study

    Mahmood Niazi;David Wilson;Didar Zowghi

  • Cyber Security Threats and Vulnerabilities: A Systematic Mapping Study

    Mamoona Humayun;Mahmood Niazi;NZ Jhanjhi;Mohammad Alshayeb

  • Factors influencing clients in the selection of offshore software outsourcing vendors: An exploratory study using a systematic literature review

    Siffat Ullah Khan;Mahmood Niazi;Rashid Ahmad

  • Barriers in the selection of offshore software development outsourcing vendors: An exploratory study using a systematic literature review

    Siffat Ullah Khan;Mahmood Niazi;Rashid Ahmad

  • Challenges of project management in global software development: A client-vendor analysis

    Mahmood Niazi;Mahmood Niazi;Sajjad Mahmood;Mohammad Alshayeb;Mohammed Rehan Riaz

  • Risks and risk mitigation in global software development: A tertiary study

    J. M. Verner;O. P. Brereton;B. A. Kitchenham;M. Turner

  • Systematic review: Systematic review of organizational motivations for adopting CMM-based SPI

    Mark Staples;Mahmood Niazi

  • Systematic literature review and empirical investigation of barriers to process improvement in global software development

    Arif Ali Khan;Jacky Keung;Mahmood Niazi;Shahid Hussain

  • A framework for assisting the design of effective software process improvement implementation strategies

    Mahmood Niazi;David Wilson;Didar Zowghi

  • Toward successful project management in global software development

    Mahmood Niazi;Mahmood Niazi;Sajjad Mahmood;Mohammad Alshayeb;Abdul Majid Qureshi

  • Software Process Improvement barriers: A cross-cultural comparison

    Mahmood Niazi;Muhammad Ali Babar;June M. Verner

  • Refining the systematic literature review process--two participant-observer case studies

    Barbara A. Kitchenham;Pearl Brereton;Mark Turner;Mahmood K. Niazi

  • Critical Success Factors for Offshore Software Development Outsourcing Vendors: A Systematic Literature Review

    Siffat Ullah Khan;Mahmood Niazi;Rashid Ahmad

  • Systematic literature reviews in global software development: A tertiary study

    J. M. Verner;O. P. Brereton;B. A . Kitchenham;M. Turner

  • Exploring software security approaches in software development lifecycle

    Nabil M. Mohammed;Mahmood Niazi;Mohammad Alshayeb;Sajjad Mahmood

  • Empirical research in requirements engineering: trends and opportunities

    Talat Ambreen;Naveed Ikram;Muhammad Usman;Mahmood Niazi

Frequent Co-Authors

Didar Zowghi
Didar Zowghi University of Technology Sydney
Muhammad Ali Babar
Muhammad Ali Babar University of Adelaide
Barbara Kitchenham
Barbara Kitchenham Keele University
Jacky Keung
Jacky Keung City University of Hong Kong
David Budgen
David Budgen Durham University
Ita Richardson
Ita Richardson University of Limerick
Pearl Brereton
Pearl Brereton Keele University
Shahab S. Band
Shahab S. Band National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
Brian Henderson-Sellers
Brian Henderson-Sellers University of Technology Sydney
Hassan Artail
Hassan Artail American University of Beirut

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