Valerio Terragni

Valerio Terragni is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Software Engineering at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, where he also serves as the Program Director of the Software Engineering Degree. His position as Senior Lecturer in New Zealand is equivalent to Associate Professor in many Asian, European, and North American academic systems.

His educational background includes a PhD in Computer Science from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2017), and B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Computer Science from the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy. Prior to his current position, he was a Senior Research Fellow at Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) in Lugano, Switzerland from 2017 to 2020.

Dr. Terragni's research focuses primarily on Software Testing, with special emphasis on automated techniques for generating test cases and their applications in modern software systems. His current work centers on SE4AI (Software Engineering for AI) and AI4SE (AI for Software Engineering), particularly investigating the intersection of software testing and large language models. His research has been published in leading software engineering venues including IEEE TSE, ACM TOSEM, ICSE, FSE, ASE, ICST, and ISSTA.

His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on metamorphic testing, particularly for AI systems and large language models, as well as work on test oracle generation, software quality assessment, and software engineering education. His research shows a clear evolution from traditional software testing techniques toward addressing the unique challenges posed by AI systems.

As Program Director of the Software Engineering Degree at the University of Auckland, Dr. Terragni plays a significant role in shaping software engineering education. His work on GradeStyle demonstrates his commitment to improving programming education through automated assessment tools integrated with GitHub.