Ali Parsai's Research Page

Ali Parsai is an IT Project Manager at ECO3 in Antwerp, Belgium, and a software testing researcher. As part of his role, he is the company's AI Champion and a senior C++ developer, working on large-scale industrial systems and bringing AI workflows into everyday software engineering. He started programming at the age of 8 with qBasic. He finished his bachelor's degree in Khaje Nasir University of Technology in Computer Hardware Engineering. He then attended University of Antwerp to study Computer Science and graduated in 2019 with a PhD in Computer Science: Software Engineering. He continued as a postdoctoral researcher at University of Antwerp and as a researcher at Flanders Make, before moving into industry at Agfa and ECO3, and he holds a Master of Science in Management from Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He has professional experience in software development for large-scale industrial and embedded systems, and is fluent in C++ and Python. His current research areas consist of Digital Twins, Cyber-Physical Systems, and Software Testing. Great teamwork spirit and powerful communication skills are among his strengths.

CV

IT Project Manager at ECO3 · Antwerp, Belgium · Full profile on LinkedIn

Experience

IT Project Manager

ECO3

Apr 2023 – Present

Mortsel, Flemish Region, Belgium · Hybrid

As part of this role: AI Champion and senior C++ developer on large-scale industrial systems.
IT Project Manager

Agfa

Aug 2022 – Mar 2023

Mortsel, Flemish Region, Belgium · Hybrid
Researcher

Flanders Make

Feb 2021 – Jul 2022

Lommel, Flemish Region, Belgium · Hybrid
Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Antwerp

Aug 2019 – Feb 2021

Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium
PhD Candidate

University of Antwerp

Sep 2015 – Aug 2019
Master's Thesis

Agfa HealthCare

Jul 2014 – Feb 2015

Antwerp Metropolitan Area

Education

Master of Science, Management

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Oct 2022 – Sep 2025

Thesis: AllSimEx: Simulating Dynamic Aspects of Organ Allocation
Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science

University of Antwerp

2015 – 2019
Master's Degree, Computer Science – Software Engineering

University of Antwerp

2012 – 2015

Grade: Distinction
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Hardware Engineering

K. N. Toosi University of Technology

2006 – 2012

Grade: Distinction · University Chess Team
High School, Mathematics and Physics

National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (Sampad)

2002 – 2006

Grade: Greatest Distinction

Projects

LittleDarwin

Nov 2014 – Present

A Java mutation testing framework written in Python, designed for easy deployment in complex build environments where other mutation tools fail.

Volunteering

Student Volunteer

IEEE CSMR/WCRE 2014

Feb 2014