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Joanne Atlee is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo, Canada. She serves as Director of Women in Computer Science, actively promoting gender equity in the field. Her research focuses on software product line engineering, feature interaction analysis, and visualization of software analysis results. She holds a Ph.D. (1992), M.Sc. (1988), and B.Sc. (1985) from the University of Maryland and College of William and Mary.
Education:
- Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Maryland, 1992
- M.Sc., Computer Science, University of Maryland, 1988
- B.Sc., College of William and Mary, 1985
Research Interests:
- Analysis and visualization of large distributed software systems
- Semantics of software feature composition
- Feature interaction detection and resolution
- Formal methods in software engineering
- Model-driven engineering
Recent research trends in her publications include:
- Exploring AI-driven code analysis (e.g., distinguishing human vs. GPT-4-generated code)
- Advancing visualization techniques for software product line analysis (e.g., Neo4j-based tools)
- Addressing scalability challenges in formal verification for industrial systems
As an advocate for diversity, her work on gender representation in software engineering communities bridges technical and sociotechnical aspects of the discipline. She has advised numerous industrial collaborations in automotive and embedded systems domains, though no specific student names are listed in available materials.
Labs/Teams: Leads the Women in Computer Science initiative at Waterloo and collaborates with automotive industry partners through formal methods research.
