Nadeem Abbas
Senior lecturer
Nadeem Abbas is an Associate Professor in Software Engineering at the Department of Computer Science and Media Technology, Linnaeus University, Sweden, with more than 20 years of experience in teaching, research, and academic leadership. He currently serves as Program Manager for the Master’s programs in Software Technology and has previously held the Deputy Head of Department role, contributing to strategic planning, curriculum development, and quality assurance.
He holds a Ph.D. in Computer and Information Science from Linnaeus University and has been working with software systems since 2001. His research focuses on self‑adaptive software systems, dynamic software product lines, requirements engineering, software reuse, software architecture and design, and architectural analysis and reasoning, with increasing emphasis on AI‑supported decision‑making, digital health systems, and responsible system design. He has published in well‑established international journals and conferences.
In recent years, Nadeem Abbas has secured competitive research and education‑focused grants as principal investigator, supporting international mobility, curriculum innovation, and collaborative research. He currently leads and co‑leads several projects, including Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility initiatives, joint degree programs, and multidisciplinary collaborations that connect software engineering with artificial intelligence, digital health, and applied system design. These projects aim to strengthen sustainable international partnerships, research capacity building, and high‑quality education across institutional and regional boundaries.
Nadeem has a strong track record in international academic collaboration, particularly in Pakistan–Sweden cooperation, Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility projects, joint degree programs, and capacity‑building initiatives across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America. His work bridges research, education, and policy‑oriented engagement through workshops, supervision practices, and institutional partnerships.
In teaching and supervision, he emphasizes research‑driven, project‑based learning, high‑quality supervision of master’s and doctoral students, and the integration of global perspectives into engineering education.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadeem-abbas/
Teaching
Nadeem is responsible for the following courses, where he serves in several roles including teacher, examiner, and course manager.
- 1DV532 - Starting Out with Java
- 1DV533 - Structured programming with C++
- 1DV534 - Object-Oriented Programming with C++
- 2DV600 - Foundations of Software Technology
Moreover, Nadeem is involved in the following courses as a teacher
Research
Following research projects are currently available. If you are a master's / bachelor's student looking for a degree project or thesis, or if you are a researcher who would like to collaborate on one of these projects, please contact nadeem.abbas@lnu.se.
- A Systematic Literature Review to Understand Resilient Systems and their Relationship with other Quality Attributes
- Resilient Systems – Application Areas and Metris to Measure Resilience
- Designing Resilient Systems – A Systematic Literature Review
- TAAR – A Tool for Architectural Analysis and Reasoning
- Evaluation of the eARF Analytical Framework
- Defining Implementation Processes For the ASPLe Methodology
- Defining Testing Processes for ASPLe Methodology
- Architectural Tactics and Patterns for Self-Adaptive Software Systems
- A Systematic Literature Review on Architecture-Based Methods to Develop Self-Adaptive Systems
Industrial Project Proposals
My research groups
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AdaptWise The AdaptWise research group conducts research on the foundations and engineering of self-adaptive software systems. The primary focus is on: i) dynamic architectures and runtime mechanisms…
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Engineering Resilient Systems (EReS) The Engineering Resilient Systems (EReS) Research Lab conducts research in the area of system resilience. It focuses on investigating (and experimenting with)…
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Smart Industry Group Smart Industry Group (SIG) is an interdisciplinary research group featuring expertise from computer science and mechanical engineering. SIG's focus is making production and…
My ongoing research projects
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Project: DigiHealth - digital innovation for health and business development in Småland The DigiHälsa feasibility study aims to strengthen SMEs in Region Kalmar and Kronoberg by clarifying regulatory…
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Project: Digital health competence through intergenerational co-creation in rural Kronoberg The project aims at developing an intergenerational co-creation workshop series in Lessebo municipality to…
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Project: Linnaeus University and Al Ain University exchange (LINAAUX) The LINAAUX Erasmus+ ICM project creates a structured corridor for student and staff mobility between LNU and AAU in computer…
My completed research projects
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Seed project: Analyzing state-of-the-practice for self-adaptive systems in industry using data analytics The main objective for this seed project within Linnaeus University Centre for Data Intensive…
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Seed project: Mitigating Health Inequalities in the Kronoberg Region - A Transdisciplinary System Thinking Approach The main objective for this seed project within the Knowledge environment Digital…
Publications
Article in journal (Refereed)
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Weyns, D., Gerostathopoulos, I., Abbas, N., Andersson, J., Biffl, S., et al. (2023). Self-Adaptation in Industry : A Survey. ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems. 18 (2).
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Abbas, N., Andersson, J., Weyns, D. (2020). ASPLe : a methodology to develop self-adaptive software systems with systematic reuse. Journal of Systems and Software. 167. 1-19.
Status: Published
Conference paper (Refereed)
- Weyns, D., Gerostathopoulos, I., Abbas, N., Andersson, J., Biffl, S., et al. (2024). Self-Adaptation in Industry : A Survey. Lecture Notes in Informatics. 59-60.
- Weyns, D., Gerostathopoulos, I., Abbas, N., Andersson, J., Biffl, S., et al. (2022). Preliminary Results of a Survey on the Use of Self-Adaptation in Industry. Proceedings - 17th Symposium on Software Engineering for Adaptive and Self-Managing Systems, SEAMS 2022. 70-76.
- Abbas, N., Andersson, J., Iftikhar, M.U., Weyns, D. (2016). Rigorous architectural reasoning for self-adaptive software systems. Proceedings : First Workshop on Qualitative Reasoning abut Software Architectures, QRASA 2016. 11-18.
- Abbas, N., Andersson, J. (2015). Architectural Reasoning Support for Product-Lines of Self-adaptive Software Systems : A Case Study. Software Architecture: 9th European Conference, ECSA 2015, Dubrovnik/Cavtat, Croatia, September 7-11, 201. 20-36.
- Abbas, N., Andersson, J. (2015). Harnessing Variability in Product-lines of Self-adaptive Software Systems. Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Software Product Line : SPLC '15. 191-200.
- Abbas, N., Andersson, J. (2013). Architectural reasoning for dynamic software product lines. Proceedings of the 17th International Software Product Line Conference co-located workshops. 117-124.
- Abbas, N., Andersson, J., Weyns, D. (2012). Modeling Variability in Product Lines Using Domain Quality Attribute Scenarios. Proceedings of the WICSA/ECSA 2012 Companion Volume. 135-142.
- Abbas, N., Andersson, J., Weyns, D. (2011). Knowledge evolution in autonomic software product lines. SPLC '11 Proceedings of the 15th International Software Product Line Conference, Volume 2. 36:1-36:8.
- Abbas, N. (2011). Towards autonomic software product lines. SPLC '11 Proceedings of the 15th International Software Product Line Conference, Volume 2. 44:1-44:8.
- Abbas, N., Andersson, J., Löwe, W. (2010). Autonomic Software Product Lines (ASPL). ECSA '10 Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference on Software Architecture : Companion Volume. 324-331.
Conference paper (Other academic)
- Abbas, N., Awais, M.M., Kurti, A. (2023). Smart Forest Observatories Network : A MAPE-K Architecture Based Approach for Detecting and Monitoring Forest Damage. Proceedings of the Conference Digital solutions for detecting and monitoring forest damage : Växjö, Sweden, March 28-29, 2023.
Chapter in book (Other academic)
- Talpur, H., Muneer, B., Memon, M.A., Abbas, N., Waqas, A. (2023). AI-Powered Antennas and Microwave Components. AI and Its Convergence With Communication Technologies. IGI Global. 97-136.
Report (Other academic)
- Abbas, N., Andersson, J. (2017). ASPLe : a methodology to develop self-adaptive software systems with reuse. Linnaeus University. 116.
- Abbas, N., Andersson, J., Löwe, W. (2011). Towards Autonomic Software Product Lines (ASPL) - A Technical Report. 20.
Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
- Abbas, N. (2018). Designing Self-Adaptive Software Systems with Reuse. Doctoral Thesis. Växjö, Linnaeus University Press. 56.