Shane McIntosh

Shane McIntosh is an Associate Professor at the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo. He leads the Software Repository Excavation and Build Engineering Labs (Software REBELs), focusing on empirical studies of historical data in large-scale software development.

• Research: Specializes in release engineering (assembling, verifying, and delivering software releases) and software quality (deriving guidelines for reliable systems).
• Teaching: Has taught courses like ECSE 321 (Introduction to Software Engineering), ECSE 611 (Software Analytics), and ECSE 437 (Software Delivery).
• Service: Organized key conferences (e.g., ICSE 2022, PROMISE 2021–2022) and served as Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Systems and Software (2019–Present).
• Labs: Leads the Software REBELs lab, emphasizing software repository analysis and build engineering.