James D. Herbsleb

James D. Herbsleb is a Professor at the Software and Societal Systems Department within the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. His research focuses on the intersection of software engineering and organizational behavior, particularly in distributed and open source contexts.

Research Interests:

• Coordination theory in software development
• Open source ecosystems and transparency practices
• Global software team dynamics
• Socio-technical systems design
• Architectural knowledge management

Scientific Awards:

• SIGSOFT Outstanding Research Award (2016)
• Alan Newell Award for Research Excellence (2014)
• Distinguished Paper Award at ICSE 2011
• Most Influential Paper Award at ICSE 2010
• Best Paper Award at Academy of Management 2010

Advising and Grants: Herbsleb has advised numerous PhD students and postdocs who now hold positions at institutions like Google, University of Texas at Austin, and Oregon State University. His research has been funded by National Science Foundation (NSF), Sloan Foundation, Accenture, Bosch, Google, Siemens, and IBM. Key projects include Personalized Information Access for Online Deliberation (2013) and Designing Transparent Work Environments (2013).