HAJER AYED

HAJER AYED is a researcher in Agile Software Development and Software Engineering at the University of Namur's Faculty of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science. She earned her PhD in 2018 with the thesis "Guiding Agile Methods Customization: the AMQuICk Framework" under supervisors including N. Habra and B. Vanderose, focusing on contextual adaptation of agile methodologies in diverse environments.

Her research interests include:

• Agile Software Development
• Software Engineering
• Cultural Issues in Software Development
• Agile Adoption
• E-Government Systems

AYED's work analyzes agile implementation challenges across cultural contexts (Europe/Asia) and public sector applications, emphasizing practitioner-driven solutions and framework development. Her publications reveal consistent focus on contextual factors in agile transformation, with notable contributions to e-government service development and cross-cultural software team dynamics.

With 13 research outputs between 2012-2018 generating 110 citations and an h-index of 6, her work demonstrates significant impact in software engineering circles. She actively disseminates findings through conference presentations and international collaborations.

Academic activities include a 2016 visiting researcher position at University Technology Malaysia (UTM) and conference presentations, reflecting strong engagement with the global software engineering community. Her research trajectory shows progressive specialization in contextual agile adoption frameworks and cultural dimension analysis.