**Ahmed Hassan** is a **Professor** and **Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Software Analytics** at the **School of Computing**, **Queen's University**, affiliated with the **Faculty of Arts and Science**. He holds the **NSERC/RIM Industrial Research Chair in Software Engineering for Ultra Large Scale Systems**. His research focuses on software systems, data analytics, and mining software repositories (MSR), leading the **Software Analysis and Intelligence Lab (SAIL)**. **Education**: PhD (2005), MMath (2001), BMath (1999) in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo, Canada. **Research Interests**: Software evolution, performance engineering, distributed systems debugging, cybersecurity, and AI-driven software solutions. SAIL explores tools for maintaining large-scale software systems, improving developer productivity, and integrating AI into software workflows. **Awards & Recognition**: ACM and IEEE Fellowships, patents in multiple jurisdictions, and leadership roles in MSR and ICSE conferences. Industrial experience includes RIM/BlackBerry, IBM Research, and Nortel Networks. **Current Projects**: Focus on foundation model-powered software (FMware), AIOps, and ethical AI applications. Teaching courses like CISC322: Software Architecture.





