News
Recent Publications
JSS 2010 Dhungana, D., Grünbacher, P., Rabiser, R., Neumayer, T.: Structuring the Modeling Space and Supporting Evolution in Software Product Line Engineering The Journal of Systems and Software, 2010, (accepted for publication).
IST 2010 Heider, W., Froschauer, R., Grünbacher, P., Rabiser, R, Dhungana, D.: Simulating Evolution in Model-based Product Line Engineering, Information and Software Technology, Elsevier ( accepted for publication ).
IST 2009 Rabiser, R., Grünbacher, P., Dhungana, D.: Requirements for Product Derivation Support: Results from a Systematic Literature Review and an Expert Survey. Information and Software Technology, International Journal. Elsevier, 2009. (article in press).
ASE 2009 Grünbacher, P., Rabiser, R., Dhungana, D., Lehofer, M.: Model-based Customization and Deployment of Eclipse-Based Tools: Industrial Experiences. 24th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE 2009), November 16-20, 2009, Auckland, New Zealand.
Upcoming Events
ACoTA 2010 First International Workshop on Automated Configuration and Tailoring of Applications, Antwerp, Belgium.
ASE 2010 25th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering, Antwerp, Belgium.
RE 2010 18th IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference, Sydney, Australia.
MDPLE 2010 Second International Workshop on Model driven Product Line Engineering, Paris, France.
PPPJ 2010 8th International Conference on the Principles and Practice of Programming in Java, Vienna, Austria.
SPLC 2010 14th International Software Product Line Conference, Jeju Island, South Korea.
About
Deepak Dhungana
Dr. Deepak Dhungana
Lero– the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre
University of Limerick, Ireland
Phone +353-61-233704
Fax +353-61-213036
deepak.dhungana@lero.ie

I am a research fellow at Lero– The Irish Software Engineering Research Centre, at the University of Limerick. Apart from my work, I am involved in a school project (khahare) in Nepal.

Find more about me…
I maintain my own publication archive. Other locations, where some of my papers are listed: DBLP,, FoDok, Microsoft Academic Search and Google Scholar.
I am co-organizing the following events: ACoTa 2010; MAPLE 2010; VISPLE 2010
I am a member of the program committee for: PPPJ 2010; MDPLE 2010; PLREQ 2010 ; SEKE 2010 ; ACoTa 2010; MAPLE 2010; VISPLE 2010.

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Activities

Projects

Organization

I am co-organizing the following events
ACoTa 2010
First International Workshop on Automated Configuration and Tailoring of Applications. Held in conjunction with the 25th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering, Antwerp, Belgium, 20 September 2010.
MAPLE 2010
Second International Workshop on Model-driven Approaches in Product Line Engineering. Held in conjunction with the 14th International Software Product Line Conference, Jeju Island, South Korea, 13-17 September 2010.

Professional Services

Currently, I am a member of the program committee for:
PPPJ 2010 8th International Conference on the Principles and Practice of Programming in Java, Vienna, Austria.
SEKE 2010 The 22nd International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, San Francisco Bay, USA.
MDPLE 2010 Second International Workshop on Model driven Product Line Engineering, Paris, France.
Journal IST International Journal on Information and Software Technology (Elsevier)
PLREQ’10 First International Workshop on Product Line Requirements Engineering and Quality
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In the past, I was a reviewer for:
Journal IJSI International Journal of Software and Informatics.
SEKE 2009 The 21st International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, Boston, USA.
Models@Runtime IEEE Computer: Special issue on Models@run.time

Teaching at Johannes Kepler University, Linz

 SS09  Product Line Engineering
   Komponententechnologie
 WS08  KV: Präsentations-und Arbeitstechnik
 SS08  Product Line Engineering
 WS07  Übung Softwareentwicklung 1
 SS07  Übungen zu Praktische Informatik: Datenstrukturen
 WS06/07  KV: Präsentations-und Arbeitstechnik
Biography

Education


Ph.D. in Software Engineering[2006-2009] from the Johannes Kepler University, Linz Austria.
Thesis: A model-driven approach to flexible and adaptable software variability management.
Supervised by: Prof. Paul Grünbacher and Prof. Hanspeter Mössenböck at
Institute for Systems Engineering and Automation and Christian Doppler Laboratory for Automated Software Engineering.

Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering [2004-2006] from the Johannes Kepler University, Linz Austria.
Thesis: CAP.NET – a rich client platform for .NET component management and user interface integration.
Supervised by: Prof. Hanspeter Mössenböck and Dr. Herbert Prähofer at
Institute for System Software.

Exchange Student [Fall 2005] in Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, England.
As a part of the European Students Exchange Program (ERASMUS)

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering [2001-2004] from the Johannes Kepler University, Linz Austria.
Thesis: Development of an integrated development environment for the compiler-compiler CoCo/R.
Supervised by: Prof. Hanspeter Mössenböck at Institute for System Software.

Proficiency Certificate Level [1998-2000] from St. Xavier’s Campus, Kathmandu Nepal.
Major Subjects: Physics, Mathematics and Biology.

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Awards


ICCBSS@2008 Best Paper Award
for the paper “Supporting Runtime System Adaptation through Product Line Engineering and Plug-in Techniques”. 7th IEEE International Conference on Composition-Based Software Systems, ICCBSS 2008, Madrid, Spain, February 25-29, 2008.

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Work Experience
2009-2009 I used to be a post-doctoral researcher at Christian Doppler Laboratory for Automated Software Engineering. More about my research@JKU.
2006-2009 I used to be a lecturer at institute of systems engineering and automation, and institute for system software.
2006-2009 I used to be a PhD Student at the Johannes Kepler University, Linz. Within the scope of my Ph.D. research I developed and evaluated innovative methods and tools supporting variability modelling and management of software product lines.