Nigerian Scholar Defends PhD Thesis at Nile University, Egypt
A Nigerian scholar from Kano State, Ahmad Ahmad Muhammad, has successfully defended his PhD thesis at Nile University following an intensive examination session that lasted nearly three hours.
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Renowned academic and former minister, Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, was formally invited to serve on the external examination team for the defence. The candidate’s supervisor, Professor Ahmed Hassan of Nile University, led the academic guidance for the research. Professor Hassan previously collaborated with Professor Pantami at an international conference held in 6 October City, Egypt, two years ago.
Ahmad’s doctoral research, titled “Extending the Frontier: Advanced Strategies in Trans-Compiler-Based Mobile Code Conversion,” explores innovative methods for advancing cross-platform mobile application development. The study focuses on improving transcompilation techniques to convert applications between iOS (Swift) and Android (Java) platforms while preserving native performance and ensuring functional accuracy.
The dissertation presents four major contributions: automated web-services code conversion; formal verification using First-Order Logic to confirm semantic equivalence between original and translated programs; automatic cross-language library mapping to reduce manual development efforts; and the integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) to enhance incomplete code translations. Collectively, the work aims to make transcompilation more reliable and adaptable for large-scale mobile software engineering.
The research was supervised by Professor Ahmed Hassan, Professor Hala Zayed, Professor Mohamed ElHelw, and Dr. Sahar Selim, with academic collaboration and mentorship from Professor Jens Knoop.
At the conclusion of the defence, the examination panel approved the award of a PhD with minor amendments, commending Ahmad for delivering an outstanding presentation and for making original contributions to knowledge, particularly in improving code efficiency, strengthening security, and enhancing cross-platform compatibility.
Nigerian Scholar Defends PhD Thesis at Nile University, Egypt