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Amel Bennaceur

Amel Bennaceur

Director Of Research For The School Of Computing And Communications

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I am an academic and Software Engineering Researcher with 12+ year experience doing research and development to make adaptive and intelligent systems trustworthy and assure their quality and resilience.

Driven by some burning intellectual curiosity, I love research and experimenting with novel ideas. I am an engineer at heart and I like building things and getting my hands dirty. I have strong math, logic, and problem solving foundation, which I believe is essential to develop good software. I believe that my success can only be complete through the success of others. Rather than getting the most out of everyone, I strive to lead with kindness and inclusivity to bring the best of everyone.

I published 30+ papers in top journals and conferences (TSE, ISWC, Middleware, RE, ECSA) in research areas such as Software Engineering and Distributed Systems. I'm also an investigator in a number of EU and National/EPSRC research projects.

Programming Languages: Java, Python, Matlab, Prolog
Tools and Libraries: Model Checkers (LTSA, CADP), Machine Learning (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Bonsai Deep Reinforcement Learning), Angular2, OWL Semantic Reasoning, Choco Constraint Solving
Frameworks: AWS, Kubernetes, Docker
Web Development: Django, React, Bootstrap, Material Design, Photoshop

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Adaptive Security and Privacy

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  • Dkhil, N., Bennaceur, A. and Benzarti, I., 2026, ‘Value-based Requirements Engineering for Human-Centred AI: Foundations, Challenges, and a Research Agenda’, in 2026 IEEE 34th International Requirements Engineering Conference Workshops (REW), 17-21 Aug 2026, Montreal, QC, Canada., https://oro.open.ac.uk/112647/.
  • Bennaceur, A., Rajbahadur, G. K., Mercy, P., Nuseibeh, B. and Alrimawi, F., 2026, ‘From Failure to Alignment: A Requirements Engineering Framework for Machine Learning Systems’, in 2026 IEEE 34th International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE), 17-21 Aug 2026, Montreal, QC, Canada., https://oro.open.ac.uk/112646/.
  • Humeniuk, D., Hamdaqa, M., Braiek, H. B., Bennaceur, A. and Khomh, F., 2026, ‘Dynasto: Validity-Aware Dynamic–Static Parameter Optimization for Autonomous Driving Testing’, in 2026 IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation (ICST), 18-22 May 2026, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of., https://oro.open.ac.uk/112051/.
  • Kordoni, A., Levine, M., Bennaceur, A., Gavidia-Calderon, C. and Nuseibeh, B., 2025, ‘Intersecting social identity and drone use in humanitarian contexts: Psychological insights for legal decisions and responsible innovation’, Journal of Responsible Technology, 23, https://oro.open.ac.uk/105429/.
  • Akiki, P. A., Zisman, A. and Bennaceur, A., 2025, ‘Resources don't grow on trees: A framework for resource-driven adaptation’, The Journal of Systems and Software, 220, https://oro.open.ac.uk/100923/.
  • Bennasar, M., Katz, D., Stuart, A., Bennaceur, A., Gooch, D., Bandara, A., Price, B. and Nuseibeh, B., 2025, ‘Predicting Loneliness Using Machine Learning and Self-Logged Behavioural Data’, Procedia Computer Science, 270 pp. 4967–4977., https://oro.open.ac.uk/107806/.
  • Uprety, S., Bennaceur, A., Gavidia-Calderon, C., Holmes, J., Patel, M. and Rajendran, K., 2025, ‘Weather Prediction on Mars as a Multivariate Time Series Forecasting Problem’, in Workshop on AI-driven Data Engineering and Reusability for Earth and Space Sciences (DARES’25), co-located with the 28th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI 2025), 25 Oct 2025, Bologna, Italy., https://oro.open.ac.uk/106921/.
  • Dąbrowski, J., Cai, W., Bennaceur, A., Nuseibeh, B. and Alrimawi, F., 2025, ‘Intelligent Agents for Requirements Engineering: Use, Feasibility and Evaluation’, in 2025 IEEE 33rd International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE), 01-05 Sep 2025, Valencia, Italy., https://oro.open.ac.uk/106719/.
  • Dąbrowski, J., Bennaceur, A., Rajbahadur, G. K., Nuseibeh, B. and Alrimawi, F., 2025, ‘Prompt Me: Intelligent Software Agent for Requirements Engineering - A Vision Paper’, in Hess, Anne and Susi, Angelo eds. Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality - 31st International Working Conference, REFSQ 2025, Barcelona, Spain, April 7–10, 2025, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 15588. Cham, CH: Springer, pp. 235–243., https://oro.open.ac.uk/104355/.
  • Gooch, D., Bandara, A. K., Bennaceur, A., Giles, E., Harkin, L., Katz, D., Levine, M., Mehta, V., Nuseibeh, B., Stevenson, C., Stuart, A., Talbot, C. and Price, B. A., 2024, ‘Reflections on using the story completion method in designing tangible user interfaces’, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 192, https://oro.open.ac.uk/99440/.
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