José Miguel Rojas

Dr. José Miguel Rojas is a Lecturer in Software Testing at the University of Sheffield's Department of Computer Science. He holds a PhD from the Technical University of Madrid and has held roles including Research Associate at the University of Sheffield and Lecturer at the University of Leicester. His research focuses on automated software testing, search-based techniques, and education in software engineering.

Education: PhD in Software and Systems (Technical University of Madrid, 2013).

Research Interests: Automated test generation, mutation testing, empirical software engineering, and teaching methodologies for testing. He leads the development of tools like EvoSuite and Code Defenders, which advance unit test generation and education through gamification.

Key Publications include work on test suite generation effectiveness, mutation testing games, and accessibility testing for mobile apps. Awards include ACM Distinguished Paper Awards for contributions to testing methodologies.

Grants: PI on EPSRC-funded projects like 'Accelerating Software Development using Gamification' and Co-PI on the UKRI Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Node.

Labs/Teams: Active in the Testing Research Group and contributes to the Code Defenders educational platform.