Adam Porter

Adam Porter is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, College Park, and Executive Director of the Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering (CESE). He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California, Irvine (1991). His work focuses on software engineering, empirically driven methodologies, and educational technology. He has pioneered mobile application development courses and co-created a Coursera MOOC on Android development that reached 500,000+ students globally. Porter is a Senior Member of IEEE and ACM, and has received awards including the NSF CAREER Award (1995) and the CMNS Dean's Teaching Excellence Award (1995).

• Education: Ph.D., University of California at Irvine, 1991
• Roles: Professor at UMD, Executive Director of Fraunhofer CESE, Visiting Scientist at Carnegie Mellon University's SEI
• Research Interests: Software quality assurance, AI-driven systems, mobile computing, automated testing, and education innovation

His research emphasizes empirical studies and distributed systems. Notable contributions include the Skoll framework for continuous quality assurance and collaborations with industry on software performance optimization. He has advised over 50 students and published extensively on topics like metamorphic testing, configuration analysis, and AI in intelligence systems.

Grants & Collaborations: Supported by NSF, DARPA, and ONR. Active in open-source initiatives and cloud-based testing platforms like ATAACK.

Labs/Teams: Leads the Mobile Applications and Systems (MAS) Lab at UMD, focusing on Android development and cloud-based testing infrastructure.