Dr Ling Ma, BEng, MSc, PhD, SFHEA

Profile

Dr Ling Ma is a Reader in Software Engineering at the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science at the Queen Mary University of London. She also teaches on the Joint Programme between Queen Mary and Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications.

She is the Director of QMUL-BUPT Joint Teaching and Learning Centre (JTLC), Programme Director of e-Commerce Engineering with Law and Subject Examination Board (SEB) chair of Queen Mary School Hainan (QMSH).

She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), actively involved in the HEA fellowship mentoring and reviewing at Queen Mary. She is a member of the IEEE and IET.

She received the QMUL Education Excellence Award in 2019, and led the JTLC team to win the QMUL Education Excellence Award in 2024.

Teaching

Project (BUPT joint programme)

Software Engineering (BUPT joint programme)

An introduction to modern software development techniques necessary to produce high quality software and to manage the production of this software, and additional practice in program development. The module focuses on communication: ensuring customer requirements have been correctly understood, learning to develop a software as a team, developing clean code and the critical problems of project management.

Research

Research Interests:

Modern Software Development Methodologies, Context-aware Computing and Acoustic Environment Classification.

Publications

• Sun D, Chen Y, Ma L et al. (2025). Advancing Experimental Learning: Building an Intelligent Digital Platform for Electronic Circuit Laboratories. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1007/978-981-95-5234-4_12

  
  

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• Zou Y, Ma L (2025). Embedding Employability through Student-Staff Co-creation of a LaTeX Thesis Template. 2025 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE)

  
  

  DOI: 10.1109/tale66047.2025.11346580

  
  

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• (2025). Enhancing Large-Class Software Engineering Projects Through An Instructional Framework. 2025 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE)

  
  

  DOI: 10.1109/tale66047.2025.11346769

  
  

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• Chen Y, Ma L, Pirzada P et al. (publicationYear). Evaluating a Guided Personalised Learning Model in Undergraduate Engineering Education: A Data-Driven Approach to Student-Centred Pedagogy. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.3390/educsci15070925

  
  

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• Shu C, Yao N, Chen Y et al. (2025). Ai-Assisted Multiple-Choice Questions Generation with Multimodal Large Language Models in Engineering Higher Education. 2025 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)

  
  

  DOI: 10.1109/educon62633.2025.11016449

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/107960
• Alam AS, Islam R, Chen Y et al. (2025). Enhancing Reflective Learning Through Self-Revision Quizzes in TNE: A Four-Year Study. 2025 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)

  
  

  DOI: 10.1109/educon62633.2025.11016483

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/103966
• Zou Y, Akter H, Shu C et al. (2025). Enhancing Student Experience in Project Selection: A Personalized Recommendation Approach. 2025 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)

  
  

  DOI: 10.1109/educon62633.2025.11016520

  
  

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• Naeem U, Shu C, Ma L et al. (2024). Data-Driven Interventions for Capstone Projects. 2024 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)

  
  

  DOI: 10.1109/educon60312.2024.10578897

  
  

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• Chen Y, Chai KK, Ma L et al. (2024). Empowering University Students with A Guided Personalised Learning Model. 2024 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)

  
  

  DOI: 10.1109/educon60312.2024.10578616

  
  

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• Alam A, Ma L, Watson A et al. (2022). Transnational Education and E-Learning during a Pandemic: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.101089

  
  

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