Jonathan I. Maletic

Dr. Jonathan I. Maletic is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Kent State University, where he has been since 2001. He served as Interim Chair in 2010 and has a secondary role as Principal at srcML LLC, providing software solutions for code analysis.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Computer Science from Wayne State University (1995)
  • M.S. in Computer Science from Wayne State University (1989)
  • B.S. in Computer Science from University of Michigan-Flint (1985)

His research spans software evolution, program comprehension, software visualization, and eye tracking studies. He is a leading figure in the srcML and iTrace projects.

Recent publications focus on quantum programming analysis, code naming semantics, and eye-tracking data correction. Notable trends include the integration of NLP in code analysis and quantum software engineering.

Scientific Awards:

• Kent State President’s Faculty Excellence Award (2025)
• Most Influential Paper at SCAM (2021)
• Kent State Outstanding Research Award (2021)
• IEEE TCSE Distinguished Paper (2020)
• Mining Software Repositories Foundational Contribution (2020)

Dr. Maletic has advised 40+ graduate students, including Ph.D. and M.S. candidates, with notable alumni in academia and industry. He has secured multiple NSF grants for projects like srcDiff.org (2023, $750K) and expanding srcML language support (2020, $652K).

He leads the Software Development Laboratory (SDML) and iTrace teams, fostering collaborative research in code analysis and eye-tracking infrastructure.