Zhe Yu

Zhe Yu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Software Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), leading the hil-se (Human-in-the-Loop Software Engineering) lab. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from North Carolina State University (NC State), where he worked in the RAISE lab under Dr. Tim Menzies. Prior to his Ph.D., he earned his M.S. and B.S. in Control Science and Engineering and Automation from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China.

His research focuses on enhancing human-AI collaboration to create systems where humans and AI act as complementary partners. Key areas include fairness in AI, ethical software engineering, and leveraging machine learning for code analysis and vulnerability detection. He emphasizes AI's role in augmenting human capabilities rather than replacing them.

Teaching responsibilities include courses like Foundations of Data Science (DSCI-633), Research Methods for Artificial Intelligence (IDAI-720), and Software Testing (SWEN-352). He supervises capstone projects (SWEN-780/781), guiding students through research design and conference paper submission processes.

Research projects explore topics such as bias mitigation in ML models (FairBalance, Fairway), code search optimization, and human-centered AI ethics. He actively publishes in top-tier software engineering and AI venues, with a focus on practical applications of AI in development workflows and fairness-aware systems.