Research Interests

• Empirical software engineering
  

• Requirements engineering
  

• Human Cognition in Software Engineering
  

• Software inspections and Software errors
  

• Managing and estimating software quality
  

• Software Engineering Education
  

• Ranking Associations in Semantic Web
  

• Software Engineering for Information Assurance
  

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Short Biography
I am a Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science, North Dakota State University. Before joining NDSU in Fall 2009, I received my PhD in Computer Science from Mississippi State University. My research efforts involve developing and empirically validating effective methods and tools for improving and measuring the quality of software artifacts.

My research is multidisciplinary. My research uses approaches that have been applied successfully in other domains and adapts them for the task of improving and managing software quality. A major focus of my dissertation was to understand the thought process of developers so that software quality can be improved. My PhD dissertation work was the first increment towards improving the understanding of software quality assurance as well as research other areas of software engineering through the inclusion of research from Cognitive Psychology.

Extensive empirical analysis of software development process and techniques is the core of my research. During my time at Mississippi, I obtained expertise in Empirical Software Engineering, including the design and execution of various types of controlled studies and case studies. Since leaving Mississippi State University, I have successfully conducted controlled experiments at North Dakota State University. 

Positions Available

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Department of Computer Science

North Dakota State University

IACC Bldg. Room 258-A14

Fargo, ND 58108

Gursimran.Walia@ndsu.edu

www.gursimransinghwalia.com

Office 701-231-8185;

Fax 701-231-8255