Virginia Tech

HICE Lab

Journal Publications

2025


  1. S. Nizamani, S. Nizamani, N. Basir, K. Khoumbati, S. Nizamani, S. Memon, "Comparison of cultural preferences and cultural practices in website design in Pakistan," Universal Access in the Information Society, 24(4), pp. 3465-3481, 2025.

2022


  1. S. Nizamani, S. Nizamani, N. Basir, G. Laghari, K. Khoumbati, S. Nizamani, "Heuristic Evaluation Versus Guideline Reviews: A Tale of Comparing Two Domain Usability Expert's Evaluation Methods," IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 65(4), pp. 516-529, 2022.
  2. S. Nizamani, K. Khoumbati, S. Nizamani, S. Memon, S. Nizamani, G. Laghari, "A methodology for domain and culture-oriented heuristics creation and validation," Behaviour & Information Technology, 41(8), pp. 1769-1795, 2022.
  3. S. Qazi, M.S. Memon, A. Ali, S. Nizamani, "Role of artificial intelligence (AI) tools for assuring quality in software," Journal of Southwest Jiaotong University, 57(2), pp. 54-62, 2022.
  4. B. Khan, S. Nizamani, N.H. Kazi, S. Nizamani, S. Nizamani, "A prototype of obstacle avoidance for autonomous vehicle," Iraqi Journal of Science, pp. 2203-2210, 2022.

2021


  1. S. Nizammani, S. Nizamani, M. Memon, S. Memon, "Domain and culture-specific heuristic evaluation of the websites of universities of Pakistan," University of Sindh Journal of Information and Communication Technology, 5(1), 2021.
  2. N. Basir, B.R. Memon, A.W. Mahesar, Y.A. Malkani, S. Nizamani, "Network Analysis of co-authorship system of University of Sindh authors on Science Direct," University of Sindh Journal of Information and Communication Technology, 5(3), 2021.

2017 & Earlier


  1. S. Nizamani, K. Khoumbati, I.A. Ismaili, S. Nizamani, S. Nizamani, N. Basir, "Testing and validating the ERP success evaluation model for higher education institutes of Pakistan," International Journal of Business Information Systems, 25(2), pp. 165-191, 2017.
  2. S. Nizamani, N. Memon, S. Nizamani, S. Nizamani, "TDC: Typed Dependencies-Based Chunking Model," Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 42(8), pp. 3585-3595, 2017.
  3. S. Nizamani, K. Khoumbati, I.A. Ismaili, S. Nizamani, "Influence of Top Management Support as an important factor for the ERP Implementation in Higher Education Institutes of Pakistan," Sindh University Research Journal-SURJ (Science Series), 47(2), 2015.
  4. S. Nizamani, K. Khoumbati, I.A. Ismaili, S. Nizamani, "A conceptual framework for ERP evaluation in universities of Pakistan," arXiv preprint arXiv:1402.0116, 2014.
  5. S. Nizamani, K. Khoumbati, I. Ismaili, S. Nizamani, "A Conceptual Framework for ERP Evaluation in Higher Educational Institutes of Pakistan," Sindh University Research Journal-SURJ (Science Series), 45(3), 2013.

Conference Proceedings

2025


  1. N. Platt, E. Luchs, S. Nizamani, "Catching UX Flaws in Code: Leveraging LLMs to Identify Usability Flaws at the Development Stage," in 2025 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC), pp. 152-158, 2025. doi: 10.1109/VL-HCC65237.2025.00024
  2. S. Nizamani, M. Shareef, A.S. Jamali, N.H. Kazi, B. Khan, S.B. Nizamani, et al., "FeelSafe: A Women's Safety and Security System," 2025.

2022


  1. S. Nizamani, S. Nizamani, S. Nizamani, N. Basir, K. Khoumbati, S. Memon, "Usability Evaluation of University Websites in Pakistan through User Testing," in 2022 International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Electronics, Computing and Communication (ICETECC), 2022.

2018 & Earlier


  1. D. Arain, N. Basir, S. Nizamani, "Towards medium-scale and large-scale game development using agile-based scrum," University of Sindh Journal of Information and Communication Technology, 2020.
  2. S. Nizamani, K. Khoumbati, S. Nizamani, S. Memon, S. Nizamani, N. Basir, "Usability evaluation of the top 10 Universities of Pakistan through Guideline Scoring," Sindh University Research Journal-SURJ (Science Series), 51(01), pp. 151-158, 2019.
  3. S. Nizamani, N. Memon, A.A. Shah, S. Nizamani, S. Nizamani, I.A. Ismaili, "On the computational models for the analysis of illicit activities," arXiv preprint arXiv:1902.05691, 2019.
  4. G. Laghari, S. Nizamani, S. Nizamani, M. Memon, A.H. Abro, et al., "Making the Software Architecture Explicit in Java Programs to Enable Dynamic Evolution," Sindh University Research Journal-SURJ (Science Series), 51(3), 2019.
  5. S. Nizamani, S. Nizamani, S. Memon, S. Nizamani, N. Basir, "Cultural preferences of Pakistan for the university website design," in 2018 International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for the Muslim World (ICT4M), 2018.
  6. S. Nizamani, S. Nizamani, S. Memon, S. Nizamani, N. Basir, "Exploring the impact of cultural preferences in website design: a controlled experiment based on three university websites of Pakistan," in 2018 International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for the Muslim World (ICT4M), 2018.
  7. K. Dahri, Z. Hassan, G. Laghari, S. Nizamani, S. Nizamani, et al., "A Prototype Smart Parking System Accessible via Android," Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series), 50(3D), pp. 216-219, 2018.
  8. K. Dahri, S. Nizamani, G. Laghari, S. Nizamani, S. Nizamani, "Towards Home Automation System Framework and Design," Sindh University Research Journal-SURJ (Science Series), 48(4), 2016.
  9. G. Laghari, L.D. Dhomeja, Y.A. Malkani, S. Nizamani, "Policy-based Context-aware Architectural Adaptation in Pervasive Computing," Sindh University Research Journal-SURJ (Science Series), 48(3), 2016.
  10. Y.A. Malkani, M.Y. Bhutto, S. Nizamani, A. Keerio, "A Web-based Location Tracking System," Sindh University Research Journal-SURJ (Science Series), 47(3), 2015.
  11. S. Nizamani, K. Dahri, S.B. Nizamani, S. Nizamani, G. Laghari, "An Efficient Partitioning Clustering Algorithm," Sindh University Press, 2015.
  12. S. Nizamani, N. Memon, A.A. Shah, S.B. Nizamani, S. Nizamani, I.A. Ismaili, "Crime Analysis using Open Source Information," University of Sindh, 2015.

Preprints & Under Review

  1. N.D. Chandrashekar, S.B. Nizamani, M. Ellis, N. Ramakrishnan, "Demystify, Use, Reflect: Preparing students to be informed LLM-users," arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.11764, 2025. (Accepted to SIGCSE 2026)
  2. S.B. Nizamani, S. Nizamani, N. Basir, D.N. Arain, S. Nizamani, "The Influence of the Metaverse on Purchasing Decisions Among Children and Teenagers," Available at SSRN 5087192.