Alessandro Orso

Alessandro (Alex) Orso is a Professor in the School of Computer Science and Interim Dean of the College of Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology. He holds an M.S. in Electrical Engineering (1995) and a Ph.D. in Computer Science (1999) from Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Since 2000, he has been a faculty member at Georgia Tech.

• Affiliations: School of Computer Science, Scientific Software Engineering Center, Center for Experimental Research in Computer Systems (CERCS), and Online Master of Science Computer Science (OMSCS).
• Research Focus: Software engineering with emphasis on testing, program analysis, and improving software reliability/security through formal methods and tools.

His research has been funded by DARPA, NSF, IBM, and Microsoft, among others. He co-founded the Scientific Software Engineering Center to advance methodologies for high-performance scientific software. Orso is a Distinguished Member of the ACM and an IEEE Fellow.

Key contributions include developing techniques for automated REST API testing, program debloating, and cross-browser web application testing. His work bridges theory and practice, emphasizing real-world system validation.

Awards:

• Four impact awards: ISSTA (2017, 2021), ASE (2020), IBM Haifa (2013)
• Editorial roles: ACM TOSEM, IEEE TSE
• Program chairs: ISSTA 2010, FSE 2014, ICSE 2017

Advising & Grants: Supervised over 40 students (PhD, Master's, undergrad). Secured funding from government/industry partners. Tools developed include AutoRestTest, Barista, and X-PERT.

Labs/Teams: Leads the Arktos Research Group, focusing on software testing, analysis, and tool development. Collaborates with industry and government on applied research projects.