Zadia Codabux

Zadia Codabux is an Associate Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, Department of Computer Science. Her work focuses on Empirical Software Engineering, Technical Debt, and Software Security.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Mississippi State University (USA)
• M.S. in Computer Science, University of Mauritius

Her research explores technical debt in code reviews, predictive analytics for vulnerability detection, and the intersection of software metrics with security. Recent work includes serverless smell detection tools and studies on LLM impacts on programming platforms.

Key publications span conferences like FSE, ESEM, and MSR, with trends showing increasing focus on Android security, code review civility, and developer support systems.

Scientific Awards:

• NSERC Discovery Grant (PI 2021-2026, 2026-2027)
• IEEE Computer Society TCSE Distinguished Paper Award (SANER'22)
• SSHRC Insight Grant (collaborator 2024-2025)

She supervises PhD and MSc students in software quality research and contributes to equity initiatives like CRA-WP and Grace Hopper Celebration.