Prof. Ass. Dr. Laurik Helshani was born on March 5, 1979, in Gjakova, where he also completed his primary and secondary education. In 2007, he graduated from the Vienna University of Technology in the field of “Software Engineering” (https://www.tuwien.at). In 2012, he completed his postgraduate studies at UBT in the field of “Computer Science and Engineering,” earning the title Master of Science in Computer Science (MSc). Later, in 2018, he defended his doctoral dissertation at the European University of Tirana on the topic: “Application of the Genetic Algorithm in Solving the ‘Travelling Businessman Problem’ and Programming Mobile Devices with the Android Operating System,” and was awarded the title Doctor of Economic Sciences and IT (https://uet.edu.al).
As part of his teaching engagement at AAB, he completed the following certified trainings organized by QAP:
His professional experience began in 2007 at Kujtesa.NET, where he founded the programming department. For ten consecutive years, he served as the Programming Manager, during which he developed Kujtesa.NET’s billing system, played a key role in the digitalization of the cable TV service, and implemented automated integration between the billing system and hardware devices (enabling and disabling services automatically through programming).
He then spent another two years as a Senior Programmer, during which he developed the company’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
From 2017, for over two years, he held the position of Programming Manager at Dardafon L.L.C. (ZMobile), where he developed the company’s intranet, including:
From January 2020, for three and a half years, he held the position of Programming Manager at Devolli Group, where he developed a system for the digitalization of manufacturing processes, including production planning and real-time data acquisition from machinery sensors. He also developed the GO+ online reward game and the online task delegation system used across the entire corporation.
Since 2018, he has been a full-time professor at AAB College in the Faculty of Computer Science.
From September 2024 to May 2025, he worked remotely as a Senior Programmer for the German company Ingress GmbH, based in Hamburg.
Helshani, L., Qarkaxhija, J., & Prevalla, B. (2022). Sensor Based Algorithm for Self-Navigating Robot Using Internet of Things (IoT). International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 99–108. doi:https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v16i23.36213
Helshani, L. (2014). Algoritmi gjenetik si zgjidhje optimale (jo ekzakte) e problemit shitësi shëtitës. 1-st International Scientific Conference: Ditët e Studimeve Shqiptare. Tiranë: UET.
Helshani, L. (2015). An Android Application for Google Map Navigation System, Solving the Travelling Salesman Problem, Optimization through Genetic Algorithm. Proceedings of FIKUSZ ’15 Symposium for Young Researchers, (pp. 89-101). Hungary. Retrieved from https://scispace.com/pdf/an-android-application-for-google-map-navigation-system-am2i176aah.pdf
Helshani, L. (2016, March). An Android Application to solve the shortest path using Google Services and Dijkstra’s Algorithm. European Academic Research, III(12), 12949-12956. Retrieved from https://euacademic.org/UploadArticle/2398.pdf
Helshani, L. (2016, June). Solving the traveling salesman problem using Google Services and simulated annealing algorithm. European Academic Research, IV(3), 2321-2330. Retrieved from https://euacademic.org/UploadArticle/2573.pdf
Helshani, L., & Ervin, R. (2016). Comparative study of Genetic Algorithm and Simulated Annealing Algorithm. Conference of Informatics and Management Sciences (ICTIC 2016). Slovakia.
Helshani, L., & Ramollari, E. (2016). The Travelling Salesman Problem, Applications and Solvers. (A. Civici, Ed.) ECONUMICUS-Scientific Journal(14). Retrieved from https://uet.edu.al/economicus/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Economicus-14.pdf
Helshani, L., & Berisha, B. (2025). The Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) in Natural Language Processing for Community Services. International Conference: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Age of Transformation: Opportunities and Challenges. Prishtinë. Retrieved from https://aab-edu.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Book-of-Abstracts-AI-Conference-13-May-electronic.pdf
Helshani, L., Qarkaxhija, J., & Miftari, S. (2025). Development of a Low-Cost Voice Announcement System Using Google Text-to-Speech, Raspberry Pi, Python and SQLite. International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology (CSIT@2025). Durrës.
Qarkaxhija, J., Hamdiu, J., Helshani, L., & Miftari, S. (2025). The Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Bank Card Industry. International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology (CSIT@2025). Durrës.
Television appearances:
Appearance on ATV television in the morning show on May 23, 2025. Promotion of the development and programming of a device designed to assist people with special needs, particularly those who are unable to speak and require voice assistance.
https://youtu.be/UCGTYp13InE?t=3405
He is married, has two children, and lives in Pristina.