Khadijah Al Safwan

Khadijah Al Safwan

Ph.D. Candidate & Course Instructor
I am a Ph.D. candidate and instructor of record in the Virginia Tech Department of Computer Science. I work with Dr. Francisco Servant on software engineering research. My research interest spans software evolution and maintenance, understanding software developers' information needs, and analyzing software development tools and practices. Throughout my graduate studies, I have developed technical, soft, and interpersonal skills that have allowed me to excel as a researcher, teacher, and human. I am continuously pushing my limits and discovering new horizons. I am on the job market, looking to embark on my next career opportunity. I am eager to find a job that will allow me to utilize and expand my skill set. I am confident that I can make significant contributions to any organization that values innovation, collaboration, and a dedication to professional and personal growth.

Education

Virginia Tech

Doctor of Philosophy

Computer Science
Virginia Tech

Master of Science

Computer Science
University of Dammam

Bachelor of Science

Computer Science

Publications

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  • First Author (4)
  • IJCDS (1)
  • JSS (1)
  • Journal Paper (2)

Work Experience

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  • 2021, 2022

    Instructor of Record

    Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, VA, USA

    I worked as an instructor of records (lecturer) for junior-level software engineering course. As an instructor, I developed many skills including presentation, communication, management, and conflict resolution skills.

    Semester

    Course

    TA/s

    Students

    2023 Spring

    CS 3704 Intermediate Software Design

    Hunter Leary , Divyansh Mishra , Jared Joo , and Matthew Chitre

    100 Students

    2022 Fall

    CS 3704 Intermediate Software Design

    Gabriella Nikki Ramirez , John Oh , Christopher Stoll , and Abhilash Chauhan

    73 Students

    2022 Summer II

    CS 3704 Intermediate Software Design

    Shunyu Yao

    9 Students

    2021 Spring

    CS 3704 Intermediate Software Design

    Ibrahim Asadullah Tahmid , Ahmad Hossein Yazdani , Chinmayee Schandra , Tahmid Muttaki , and Yuan Chen

    90 Students

  • 2019 - Now

    Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, VA, USA

    I worked as a teaching assistant (GTA) for various computer science courses (graduate and undergraduate) including software engineering, databases, data structure, and web development courses. My responsibilities focus on assisting both enrolled students and the course instructors. As a GTA, I developed many skills including working under pressure and communication.

    Semester

    Course

    Instructor/s

    Students

    2022 Spring

    CS 5704 Software Engineering

    Dr. Gregory Kulczycki

    67 Students

    2021 Fall

    CS 5704 Software Engineering

    Dr. Gregory Kulczycki

    90 Students

    2020 Fall

    CS 5774 User Interface Software

    Dr. Kurt Luther

    25 Students

    2020 Summer

    CS 3114 Data Structures & Algorithms

    Rifat Sabbir Mansur (Ri)

    41 Students

    2020 Spring

    CS 4604 Introduction to Data Base Management Systems

    Richard Quintin and Michael Schulte

    64 Students

    2019 Fall

    CS 5704 Software Engineering

    Dr. Francisco Servant

    21 Students

    2019 Spring

    CS 5704 Software Engineering

    Dr. Gregory Kulczycki

    61 Students

  • Fall 2018 and Summer 2021

    Graduate Research Assistant

    Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, VA, USA

    I worked as a graduate research assistant (GRA) for Dr. Francisco Servant's research projects during Fall 2018 and Summer 2021. My responsibilities comprise of assisting the development of research instruments and defining research problems. As a GRA, I developed many technical skills (e.g., data analysis) and soft skills (e.g., critical thinking, decision-making).

  • 2014 - 2015

    Researcher

    University of Dammam

    Dammam, Eastern, KSA

    For the senior project of my undergraduate studies, I lead a team of five students. We build a prototype for a research project. As a team leader, I developed my technical skills (e.g., programming and literature review) and soft skills (e.g., organization and leadership).

  • Summer 2014

    COOP Trainee

    Wipro Arabia Limited

    Al Khobar, Eastern, KSA

    I train at Wipro the summer after my junior year. As a trainee, I developed my technical skills (e.g., ABAP programming).

  • Oct - Dec 2013

    Administrative-Work Assistant

    University of Dammam

    Dammam, Eastern, KSA

    I helped the administration office staff of the Computer Science Department. I worked on the paperwork for exams scheduling and arrangement. As an assistant, I developed my soft skills (e.g., problem-solving).

  • Summer 2013

    Summer Trainee

    Saudi Aramco

    Dhahran, Eastern, KSA

    I train at Saudi Aramco the summer after my sophomore year. As a first time trainee, I gain exposure to the work environment, processes, and systems. I developed my technical skills (e.g., database querying) and soft skills (e.g., teamwork and coordination).

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Skills

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  • Computer Skills (78)
  • Apps and Tools (34)
  • Programming Languages (17)
  • Cloud Computing (16)
  • Data Science (15)
  • Office and Writing (13)
  • Integrated Development Environments (9)
  • Modeling and Design (7)
  • Visualization Tools (6)
  • Google G Suite (5)
  • JetBrains (5)
  • Microsoft Office (4)
  • Server (4)
  • Soft Skills (4)
  • Adobe (3)
  • Communication (3)
  • File Transfer (3)
  • Operating Systems (3)
  • Simulation Tools (3)
  • Grading (2)
  • Remote Connection (2)
  • Spoken Languages (2)
  • Teaching (2)
  • Hardware (1)

Adobe Dreamweaver

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Lightroom

Axure

Balsamiq Wireframes

Circuit Maker

D3

Enterprise Architect

Lucidchart

MatLab

Mathematica

Microsoft SQL Server

MySQL Workbench

National Instruments
Packet Tracer

Processing

R

SPSS

Skype

Slack

Tableau

Zoom

Amazon Web Service

Apache

CPanel

Cyberduck

Docker

FileZilla

GoodSync

Nginx

Passenger

Putty

Raspberry Pi

VNC

XAMPP

Apache Solr

MongoDB

MySQL

DataGrip

IntelliJ

NetBeans

PHPStorm

PyCharm

SAP IDE

Visual Studio

WebStorm

Atom

Excel

Google Docs

Google Drive

Google Forms

Google Sheets

Google Slides

LaTeX

PowerPoint

Qualtrics

Sublime Text

Visio

Word

Mac OS

Ubuntu Linux

Windows

ABAP
ASP.NET
C
C++

CSS

HTML5

JQuery

Java

JavaScript

Lisp

NodeJs

PHP

Prolog

Python

SQL

Scheme

Leadership

Organization

Technical Writing

Verbal Communication

Arabic

English

Canvas

Web-Cat

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  • Course Project (20)
  • University of Dammam (14)
  • Virginia Tech (13)
  • Programming (12)
  • Research (7)
  • Empirical Study (6)
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  • Topic Search (3)
  • Hardware (2)
  • Prototype (2)
  • Desktop Application (1)
  • Modeling and Simulation (1)
  • Senior Project (1)

Activities and Services

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  • Volunteering (7)
  • Virginia Tech (18)
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  • Mentorship (3)
  • Leadership (1)
  • Conferences (7)
  • Career Development (6)
  • 2023 (6)
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  • 2020 (3)
  • 2019 (8)
  • 2018 (1)
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  • 2016 (1)
  • 2015 (3)
  • 2014 (2)
  • 2013 (2)

  • 2023

    Reviewer - Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE) Journal

    TSE 2023

  • 2023

    Advisory Board Member - Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL)

    Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, VA, USA

  • 2023

    Member - CS Department Teaching Apprenticeship Program

    Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, VA, USA

  • 2023

    Junior Reviewer - Mining Software Repositories (MSR) Program Committee (PC)

    MSR 2023

    Melbourne, Australia

  • Spring 2023

    Instructor of Record - CS3704

    Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, VA, USA

  • Fall 2022

    Instructor of Record - CS3704

    Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, VA, USA

  • 2022

    Panelist - Graduate Honor System (GHS) Chair Selection Committee

    Virginia Tech GHS

    Blacksburg, VA, USA

  • Summer 2022

    Instructor of Record - CS3704

    Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, VA, USA

  • 2021

    Reviewer - Realizing Artificial Intelligence Synergies in Software Engineering (RAISE) Program Committee (PC)

    RAISE 2021

    Virtual venue

  • Summer 2021

    Research Mentor - Zaineb Almarzooq

    Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, VA, USA

  • 2021

    Reviewer - Mining Software Repositories (MSR) Shadow Program Committee (PC)

    MSR 2021

    Virtual venue

  • Spring 2021

    Instructor of Record - CS3704

    Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, VA, USA

  • Spring 2021

    Attendee- Accelerate to Industry (A2i)

    Virginia Tech Graduate School

    Blacksburg, VA, USA

  • Spring 2019 & 2020

    Volunteer - VT CS Recruitment Weekend

    Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, VA, USA

  • Spring 2020

    Presenter - 5 Minutes Madness

    Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, VA, USA

  • Fall 2019

    Presenter - Lightning Talk

    Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, VA, USA

  • Sep 2019

    Attendee - CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference (Tapia)

    Tapia

    San Diego, CA, USA

  • 2016 & 2019

    Attendee - CS Career Fair

    Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, VA, USA

  • Aug 2019

    Attendee - ACM Joint European Software Engineering Conference and Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering (ESEC/FSE)

    ESEC/FSE

    Tallinn, Harju, Estonia

  • Summer 2019

    Research Mentor - Chenkai Ren

    Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, VA, USA

  • 2019 - Now

    Volunteer - Research Lab Representative

    Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, VA, USA

  • 2018 - 2019

    Volunteer - National Science Foundation Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (NSF ITEST)

    VT PEERS

    Blacksburg, VA, USA

  • Summer 2017

    Research Mentor - Jahdiel Couchman

    Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, VA, USA

  • Feb 2017

    Attendee - CAPWIC Conference

    CAPWIC

    Washington, DC, USA

  • Mar 2015

    Presenter - Career Forum

    Dhahran Exhibitions

    Dammam, Eastern, KSA

  • Apr 2014

    Volunteer - University Libraries

    University of Dammam

    Dammam, Eastern, KSA

  • Feb 2014 & 2015

    Attendee - Aramco Seminar

    University of Dammam

    Dammam, Eastern, KSA

  • Dec 2013

    Volunteer - E-Government Workshop

    University of Dammam

    Dammam, Eastern, KSA

  • Feb 2013

    Volunteer - University Intro-Session

    University of Dammam

    Dammam, Eastern, KSA

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