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RESEARCH

Research Advisor: Prof. Nazim Madhavji, Ph.D.
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Western Ontario
Environment Research Advisor: Dr. Robert C. Baily
Director, Environment Research Western

Areas of Interest/Current Work

Service Oriented Architecture: with Environmental Applications
Web Services: with Environmental Applications for Mobile Web Services
Software Engineering, Software Process Engineering, Requirements Engineering
Software Evolution, Java Technologies, Rational Unified Process & Agile Processes
Software Architecture, Distributed/Mobile Systems for Web Services

Environmental Science & Sustainable Development

PUBLICATIONS
 ACCA: An Architecture-Centric Causal Analysis Method,
Zhenyu Wang, Khalid Sherdil, Nazim Madhavji
5th Working IEEE/IFIP Conference on Software Architecture, WICSA-05, Pittsburgh, USA, Nov. 6-9, 2005

Architectural Problems Analysis through Evolutionary Traceability Maps,
Zhenyu Wang, Khalid Sherdil, Nazim Madhavji
“Workshop: From Requirements to Architecture,” IBM CASCON-04, Toronto, Canada, Oct. 4-7, 2004

Human-Oriented Improvement in the Software Process
by Khalid Sherdil, Dr. Nazim H. Madhavji (McGill University, Montreal, Canada)
5th European Workshop on Software Process Technology,
EWSPT-96 Nancy, France,
October 9-11, 1996

A Contingency Based Capability Maturity Model for Developing Countries
by Dr. Syed Zahoor Hassan, Khalid Sherdil (LUMS, Pakistan)
Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS-97)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia,
April 2-5, 1997


Position Paper: Personal ‘Progress Functions’ in the Software Process
by Khalid Sherdil, Dr. Nazim H. Madhavji (McGill University, Canada)
Proceedings of the 9th International Software Process Workshop,
ISPW-9
Airlie, Virginia, USA
October 5-7, 1994

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE, Computer Society Press
Pakistan as a Median-Point for Central and South Asia: Issues and Challenges faced by Software Companies
by Dr. Syed Zahoor Hassan, Khalid Sherdil, Omar Rashid Malik (LUMS, Pakistan)
8th International Conference of the Information Resources Management Association
, IRMA-8 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,
May 18-21, 1997

Baja Line (Garhi-Shahu) Gas Leakage Crisis
by Khalid Sherdil, Dr. Iftikhar Ahmed (National Institute of Public Administration)
with a Team of 22 researchers
July-Dec. 2000, Vol 37, No. 2
Pakistan Administration
 A Journal of the Pakistan Administrative Staff College, Lahore, Pakistan

The Menace of Beggary: An Empirical Survey in Lahore
by Khalid Sherdil, Dr. Pervaiz Ahmed (Government of Pakistan)
with a Team of 26 surveyors
Winter (Oct.-Dec.) 1998
Journal of Rural Development and Administration
Pakistan Academy for Rural Development, Peshawer, Pakistan

A Methodology for Conducting Case-Studies on Software Development Projects
by Khalid Sherdil, Dr. Syed Zahoor Hassan (LUMS, Pakistan)
1st International Conference on Management and Business,
ICMB-96
Lahore, Pakistan,
June 3-5, 1996

“Progress Functions” in the Software Process
by Khalid Sherdil (McGill University, Canada)
1st International Conference on Management and Business,
ICMB-96
Lahore, Pakistan, June 3-5, 1996
RESEARCH
 		 

Infra-Red Tympanic Thermometer,
Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Washington Univ.
Research Project for Sherwood Medical Co., USA
Research Assistant (May - Dec., `92)
Successfully designed a prototype for an Ear Thermometer, which could accurately read human body temperature within one second. Project used Thermopiles, Black Bodies, Amplification Circuits, Automated Computer Data Collection, etc.

Handwritten Character Recognition,
Dept. of Computer Science, Washington Univ.
Honors Bachelors Thesis research for Kumon Machine Project, Japan
Research Assistant (Aug. `92 - May `93)
Work involved designing algorithms and programming in C language to implement a software package which could recognize real human handwriting (numerals), written using Pen as User Interface.

Weather Satellite Image Reception Antenna and Memory Reduction,
Final Research Project, Dept. of Electrical Engineering,
Washington Univ.
Designed an Antenna to receive and capture a weather image transmitted from a Satellite. The project also included designing of a compressor to reduce the storage memory of the image.

Evaluation Models for Software Industry in Pakistan,
Lahore Univ. of Management Sciences
Research Project with Canadian International Development Agency, CIDA
 Research Fellow (Oct. 1995 to Nov. 1996)
Conducted research on Maturity Levels of Pakistan’s Software Firms. Scientific study involved empirical and theoretical methods, leading to publication of three papers in International Conferences. Problems faced by Software Industry in other developing countries of the region were also compared.

Progress Functions in Software Process
, School of Computer Science, McGill Univ.
Research Project with Software Engineering Institute, SEI,
Carnegie Mellon Univ., USA
Research Assistant (Sept. `93 - Jan `95)
Masters Thesis (Honors) research involved experiments related to Social Relations, including a study of 12 computer programmer subjects for one semester. Progress of subjects in Productivity, Quality and other factors was studied. Detailed experimental design, validation, statistical data analysis, etc., led to two publications in International Conferences.
THESIS
Personal “Progress Functions” in the Software Process
by Khalid Sherdil (McGill University, Canada)
Honors Thesis for Masters Degree,
School of Computer Science,
McGill University, Montreal, Canada,
November 1994

Segmentation/Recognition of Hand-Written Numeral Characters
by Khalid Sherdil, Dr. Takayuki Dan Kimura (Washington University, U.S.A)
Honors Thesis for Bachelors Degree,
Sever Institute of Technology
Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, USA,
May 1993

CONFERENCES
 Harvard University,
Cambridge, USA The 2nd International Harvard Conference on Internet & Society, May 26-29, 1998

LEAD International Conference
Univ. of Guadalajara, Mexico,
“Crossing Water Thresholds: Future Challenges of Managing a Threatened Global Resource,”
30th April – 10th May, 2003

LEAD International Conference
Aisan Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand
“Megacities and Rural Community Development”
14 - 21 September 2003

LEAD International Conference
Imperial College, London (Wye/Kent Campus), UK
“Sustainable Agriculture and the Global Food Economy: Going against the Grain?” April 15-20, 2004

Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan
1st International Conference on Management and Business,
June 3-5, 1996

LEAD Pakistan, Regional Conference
“Human Settlements: Nexus between Draught & Environment”
Quetta, Balochistan July 13-17, 2003