John Grundy

John Grundy is a Professor of Software Engineering and Senior Deputy Dean at Monash University's Faculty of Information Technology in Melbourne, Australia. He is also an Australian Laureate Fellow (2020-2026) and leads the "Human-centric Software Engineering" (HumaniSE) research lab. With over 32 years of academic experience, Professor Grundy has held numerous leadership positions including Pro Vice-Chancellor at Deakin University and Dean roles at Swinburne University and the University of Auckland.

• BSc(Hons), MSc, PhD and DSc degrees in Computer Science from the University of Auckland
• IEEE Fellow, Fellow of Automated Software Engineering, Fellow of Engineers Australia
• Lero Parnas Fellow (2023)
• Recipient of the ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Service Award (2023) and Dean's Award for Graduate Research Student Supervision (2024)

Professor Grundy's research focuses on making "Software Engineering more like traditional Engineering disciplines" through human-centric visual modeling approaches. His primary research areas include model-driven engineering, software architecture, visual languages, software security engineering, and human factors in software development. He specifically investigates how personality, emotions, gender, age, and disability impact software usage, requirements engineering, design, and testing. His current projects include the Visual Wiki platform for knowledge engineering, Marama meta-tools, and Software Process and Product Improvement initiatives.

His research has significant implications for accessibility, usability, and the alignment of software applications with diverse user needs. Professor Grundy has published extensively in top software engineering venues and has supervised numerous PhD students throughout his career.

• IEEE Technical Council on Software Engineering Distinguished Education Award (2014)
• ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Service Award (2023)
• CORE Distinguished Service Award (2023)
• Lero Parnas Fellow (2023)
• Dean's Award for Graduate Research Student Supervision (2024)

Professor Grundy has supervised numerous PhD students and has received funding for various research projects, most notably his 5-year Australian Laureate Fellowship (2020-2026) focused on human-centric software engineering. His HumaniSE research lab brings together interdisciplinary teams to address challenges in making software systems more responsive to human needs and contexts.

His lab focuses on developing new conceptual foundations and modeling techniques that incorporate human factors throughout the software development lifecycle, with applications in smart homes, digital health, and smart city solutions.