Arjun Guha

Arjun Guha is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Northeastern University's Khoury College of Computer Sciences, where he also serves as Area Chair for Software. Additionally, he holds a Visiting Professor position at Roblox Research. His work spans programming languages, program synthesis, and the intersection of large language models with computer science education.

Guha's research primarily focuses on two areas: program synthesis for "low-resource" programming languages (those not widely supported by existing AI code generation tools but widely used in specialized fields like scientific computing), and understanding how large language models impact computer science education. His work has led to significant contributions in benchmarking neural code generation across multiple languages and examining how students interact with AI-generated code. He is particularly interested in knowledge transfer between high-resource and low-resource programming languages for code LLMs.

Guha's recent publications show a strong trend toward examining the practical applications and limitations of large language models in programming contexts. His work spans from developing benchmarks like MultiPL-E for cross-language code generation evaluation to studying how beginners understand and interact with AI-generated code. There's a clear emphasis on making code generation more accessible for specialized domains and understanding the educational implications of these technologies.

Guha actively mentors students at all levels, leading a research group within Northeastern's Programming Research Laboratory. His current advisees include several PhD students and postdocs working on topics related to code LLMs, program synthesis, and computer science education. His research has been generously supported by the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, Office of Naval Research, and industry partners including Google, JPMorgan Chase, MathWorks, Meta, Oracle, and Roblox.

Guha is an active contributor to the programming languages research community, serving on program committees for major conferences including PLDI, POPL, SPLASH, and OOPSLA. He has chaired workshops and sessions at these conferences and continues to be an influential voice in the programming languages community.