Soo Ling Lim

Soo Ling Lim is a Researcher at Bournemouth University and holds a Visiting Professor position at Japan's National Institute of Informatics (NII). She is a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy and Director of Kazoova Ltd. Her work focuses on mobile app ecosystems, requirements engineering, and stakeholder analysis for large-scale software projects. Lim earned a PhD in Software Requirements Engineering from UNSW (2011) and a BSc (First Class Honours) from ANU (2005).

Education:

• PhD in Computer Science, University of New South Wales (2011)
• Bachelor of Software Engineering, Australian National University (2005)

Research Interests: Mobile app usage behavior, cross-country market analysis, requirements elicitation techniques, software product lines, and stakeholder network analysis. Her current projects include a global study analyzing mobile app usage across 15 countries, funded by NII, and applying her StakeSource tool for industrial projects.

Awards:

• Ready, Set, Transfer Prize (IEEE, 2011)
• Dean’s Prize (ANU, 2005)
• Proof of Concept Funding (UCL Business)

Grants & Collaborations: Investigating Country Differences in Mobile App Usage (NII, 2012). Active in program committees for the International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE’14).

Professional Roles: Director of Kazoova Ltd (2013–present), member of British Computer Society.