Crista Lopes

Crista Lopes is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), affiliated with the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences. She serves as Director of the Master of Software Engineering Program and previously led the Institute for Software Research. Her research focuses on software engineering, programming languages, and distributed virtual environments.

Dr. Lopes holds editorial roles as Editor-in-Chief of The Art, Science, and Engineering of Programming and on the Advisory Board of PACMPL. She has received notable awards including IEEE Fellow (2019), ECOOP Test of Time Award (2017), and ACM Distinguished Scientist (2011).

Her teaching spans courses like INF 212 Programming Languages II and INF 225 Information Retrieval. Recent research includes AI-assisted programming tools, code analysis frameworks like Sourcerer, and studies on climate-conscious conference practices. She actively mentors students in UCI’s Software Engineering doctoral program.