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Alicia M. Grubb is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Smith College. She earned her Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Toronto and a B.S.E. in Software Engineering from the University of Waterloo. Her research explores how stakeholders learn, make decisions, and navigate evolving requirements in software engineering through empirical studies, goal modeling, and visualization techniques. She leads the Grubb Lab, which focuses on scalable solutions for requirements analysis and intentional decision support.
- Education: Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Computer Science (University of Toronto), B.S.E. in Software Engineering (University of Waterloo)
Her work bridges empirical software engineering and educational innovation, with a focus on dynamic goal modeling frameworks like Evolving Intentions and BloomingLeaf. Recent publications highlight her contributions to color-based visualizations for tradeoff analysis, privacy-preserving traceability methods, and undergraduate research opportunities in modeling language usability and collaborative design. She integrates ethics into her teaching, advocating for expanded curricular approaches to address societal impacts of software systems.
From 2023 to 2025, her research prioritizes requirements evolution, stakeholder alignment, and accessibility in modeling tools. Articles like "Toward Internationalization and Accessibility of Color-based Model Interpretation" and "A Divide & Concur Approach to Collaborative Goal Modeling" demonstrate her interdisciplinary approach. While no explicit scientific awards are listed, her systematic reviews and tool developments (e.g., GrowingLeaf, BloomingLeaf) have shaped educational practices and industry adoption of goal modeling.
Grubb teaches courses including CSC 110 (Introduction to CS), CSC 223 (Software Engineering), and CSC 325 (Responsible Computing). The Grubb Lab actively engages undergraduates in projects related to requirements analysis, model expressiveness, and the intersection of software engineering with ethics and pedagogy.
