A.E. Zaidman

A.E. Zaidman is a Professor in the Software Technology department at Delft University of Technology's Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science. His research focuses on software testing, code quality, and developer tooling, with recent emphasis on socio-technical factors, environmental impacts of testing, and GitHub Actions workflows.

• Key Research Areas
  • Test amplification (developer interactions with automated testing)
  • Code smell detection and its impact on software quality
  • Empirical studies in open-source software testing
  • AI/ML applications in test generation and analysis
• Scientific Awards
  • Best Artifact Award (2022)
  • Best Emerging Results Paper Award (2018)
  • Best ERA paper award (2015)
  • Best tool demo paper award (2017)
  • ICPC 2009 Best Paper Award
• Recent Publications
  • 2025: Systematic mapping of qualitative software testing methods
  • 2025: Industrial language engineering case studies using Spoofax
  • 2024: Environmental impact analysis of Java testing
  • 2024: GitHub Actions workflow smell investigations