Nash Mahmoud, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Computer Science at LSU
Co-founder and CEO at Professor Index
My name is Anas Mahmoud, known to most people as Nash. I am an Associate Professor of
Computer Science and Engineering at
Louisiana State University. I direct the
Software Engineering and Evolution Lab (SEEL) at LSU.
I received my PhD in Computer Science and Engineering
from Mississippi State University, as well as my Master's degree from the same department.
My research interests are in empirical software engineering, with emphasis on requirements engineering,
static code analysis, and human-computer interaction. My work at
SEEL is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF),
Google, the Louisiana Board of Regents, and LSU.
Publications
An Investigation of the App Store Account Deletion Policy IEEE Software 26
S. Shrestha, A. Mahmoud IEEE Software
Leveraging GPT-4o to Evaluate Flutter App UIs TOSEM 26
S. Shrestha, A. Mahmoud ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (A*)
Large Action Models for Programmatic Orchestration BISE 25
G. Piccoli, J. Rodriguez, and A. Mahmoud Business & Information Systems Engineering (IF 10.8)
Automatic Summarization of Mobile App Reviews using Chain of Density Prompting ASE 25
S. Shrestha, A. Mahmoud Automated Software Engineering
No Country for Indie Developers: A Study of Google Play’s Closed Testing Requirements TOSEM ’25
G. Shrestha, S. Shrestha, and A. Mahmoud ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (A*)
Recent News
June 8, 2026
📌eXploreCS is featured on the CoE News
Since launching in 2019, the eXploreCS program has been led by Nash Mahmoud and Adrienne Steele, who have worked to expand access to technology education for students across Louisiana.
See news →August 15, 2025
📌Our NSF SFS Proposal is funded ($2.6m)
The NSF funded our new Scholarship for Service (SFS) proposal. Total amount is $2.6m. The project is led by Golden Richard III.
See news →September 19, 2025
🏆Nash receives the Excellence in Teaching Award
Nash receives the Excellence in Teaching Award awarded at the LSU CSE Gala'25.
See news →October 8, 2024
📄 Professor Index is Featured on LSU Research
In a year and a half, PI has grown to reach 20 universities, including LSU, Tulane University, and University of Louisiana at Lafayette ...
See full article →Student Startups
The following is a list of active startups that were established by students from my CSC 4330 class.
Dark Horse Labs
Software Development
Founders: Walter Scott, Ian Andrepont, Remy McConnell, Michael Sheppard
Zenith Software
Software Development
Founders: Tre Landaiche, Blake Bollinger, John Bajor, Darrin Lea, Trevor Baughman, Calvin Feldt
