Vahid Alizadeh

Vahid Alizadeh is an Assistant Professor in the College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM) at DePaul University (Chicago, USA), where he has been employed since 2020. His research bridges empirical software engineering and AI-enabled systems, with a focus on intelligent refactoring, software quality, and recommender systems for developers.

• Education
  • Ph.D. in Computer Science (2020), University of Michigan, USA
  • M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (2013), University of Tehran, Iran
  • B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (2011), Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran

Alizadeh's research interests span empirical software engineering, software refactoring, software analytics, and MLOps. His work on user-aware intelligent refactoring has been commercialized via licenses to industry partners, impacting thousands of developers globally. He has published in top-tier venues like IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE) and International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE), though specific titles are not detailed here.

• Scientific Awards
  • Excellence in Teaching Award (2025)
  • DePaul-RFUMS Grant for AI-Powered Community Pharmacy Research (2024)
  • NSF CISE Community Research Infrastructure (CCRI) Grant (2022)
  • ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award (2020)
  • University of Michigan Best Invention Award (2018)

Alizadeh advises graduate students in software engineering and AI, and has received grants from the NSF and DePaul-RFUMS programs. He served as University Marshal for CDM's 2025 Commencement Ceremony and leads a Scholarship Learning Community on Open Science.