معرفی
Dr. Ashley Williams is a Senior Lecturer in Software Engineering at Manchester Metropolitan University. Their research focuses on software engineering practices, grey literature analysis, natural language processing applications, and cybersecurity education. They maintain an active research profile with publications spanning software engineering methodologies, NLP applications in security, and mental health game design.
Key research areas include:
- Credibility assessment of practitioner-generated content
- Grey literature retrieval and mining techniques
- Natural language processing for cybersecurity
- Research-practice gaps in software engineering
- Therapeutic game design for mental health
Recent publications demonstrate evolving interests in applied NLP for security challenges (homoglyph attacks) and expanding into interdisciplinary domains like mental health intervention design. Their cybersecurity skills gap research contributes to curriculum development and workforce planning.
Dr. Williams teaches software engineering courses and supervises student research projects. They are based in the John Dalton Building and maintain office hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
