Hafsa Shareef Dar is a dedicated academic and professional with a PhD in Software Engineering and over 15 years of experience in academia and the software industry. She is an approved supervisor by the Higher Education Commission (Pakistan). She has mentored numerous students, fostering innovation and excellence. One of her mentees received the prestigious Prime Minister Youth Innovation Award in 2023, securing funding of 0.5 million PKR for their project. Currently, Dr. Hafsa is serving as a Lecturer in Software Engineering, specializing in core courses, research, and outcome-based learning approaches. She is passionate about empowering women and girls in STEM fields. As the Co-Director of Women in Big Data (Pakistan), she spearheaded initiatives to help women gain expertise in data science, big data, and software engineering. In 2019, she participated in the U.S. State-funded International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP) under the theme “Promoting STEM/STEAM Education for Girls.” This transformative experience reinforced her commitment to breaking barriers and promoting gender equality in education and technology. Beyond teaching and mentoring, she actively contributes to the academic community as a reviewer and program committee member for journals and conferences. Her research focuses on gamification, natural language processing, generative AI, and requirements engineering. Hafsa has presented and published her research work in reputed international journals and conferences, including her latest innovation, Gamify4Req and Gamify4LexAmb, a gamified tool to reduce ambiguity in natural language requirements. She has been panelist of various local and international computing competitions and challenges, talks, sessions and webinars. Hafsa is driven by a vision of inclusive and sustainable growth in technology and education.