Jonathan Bell

Jonathan Bell is an Associate Professor at Northeastern University in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences, with prior appointments at George Mason University. His research spans Software Engineering, Program Analysis, and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence.

• PhD in Computer Science from Columbia University (2011)
• Recipient of the 2020 Dahl-Nygaard Junior Researcher Prize and NSF CAREER award

His research focuses on:

• Resolving flaky tests in Continuous Integration systems
• Advancing dynamic taint tracking (e.g., Phosphor)
• Formalizing software supply chain vulnerabilities
• Addressing ethical dimensions in automated decision-making

Recent publications span flaky test prediction, semantic versioning analysis, and ethics of opaque AI systems. He co-founded the Clowdr open source project and a related startup.

Awards include:

• 2020 Dahl-Nygaard Junior Researcher Prize
• 2025 NSF CAREER award
• 2019 GMU Teacher of Distinction award

He advises PhD students like Liam DeVoe and Katherine Hough, and serves on committees for conferences such as ICSE, PLDI, and ASE. Contact: j.bell@northeastern.edu | jon@jonbell.net