Mojtaba Shahin

Dr. Mojtaba Shahin

Senior Lecturer

Details

Open to

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

About

Mojtaba Shahin is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Computing Technologies at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. Previously, he was a Research Fellow in the Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University. His research interests include AI Engineering, Empirical Software Engineering, Human and Social Aspects of Software Engineering, Software Architecture, and Secure Software Engineering. He has published over 60 papers in premier software engineering journals and conferences, including TOSEM, TSE, EMSE, JSS, ICSE, and MSR. He received an ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award (MSR 2022). He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Adelaide, Australia. A comprehensive list of his publications can be found on his Google Scholar profile.

Supervisor projects

  • Resilient Privacy Infrastructure for Enterprise Security
  • 13 Oct 2025
  • Automated Software Testing Using LLMs
  • 23 Jul 2025
  • Machine Learning for Testing: Detecting Visual Defects in Software User Interface
  • 6 Dec 2024
  • An Empirical Study of Computational Thinking Education in Remote Primary Schools
  • 2 Sep 2024
  • Behavior Driven Development(BDD) Test Automation with Large Language Models(LLM)
  • 14 Aug 2024
  • Support Security Control Management and Implementation in DevSecOps
  • 20 Jul 2023

Research interests

AI Engineering

Empirical Software Engineering

Human and Social Aspects of Software Engineering

Software Architecture

Secure Software Engineering

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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