Austin Z. Henley

Assistant Teaching Professor at Carnegie Mellon University with expertise in AI-assisted programming, developer tools, and human-computer interaction. Previously held academic positions at the University of Tennessee (Assistant Professor 2018-2022) and research roles at Microsoft (Senior Researcher 2022-2023, Visiting Researcher 2019). Industry experience includes CTO at BYBE (acquired in 2023) and VP of Engineering at Swiftly.

• PhD from University of Memphis (Advisor: Scott Fleming)
• Over 40 publications in software engineering, AI tools, and educational technology
• Recipient of multiple best paper awards at EICS, SIGMOD, and VL/HCC
• Research focus on AI-enhanced programming interfaces and educational tool development

Recent work explores transitioning academic research into industry applications through the OurCode framework, while educational efforts examine LLM-based programming assistants' impact on learning outcomes.