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Dawn Song is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley, affiliated with multiple research centers including the Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research Lab (BAIR) and the Berkeley Center for Responsible, Decentralized Intelligence (RDI). She holds leadership roles in AI safety, cybersecurity, and blockchain research. Her work bridges machine learning, security, and distributed systems, with notable contributions to formal verification, privacy-preserving technologies, and AI governance. Education: Ph.D. (2002) and M.S. (1999) in Computer Science from UC Berkeley and Carnegie Mellon University, respectively. She previously served as an Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University before joining UC Berkeley in 2007. Research Interests: Dawn's work focuses on AI safety, cybersecurity, and the ethical implications of frontier AI. She explores topics such as large language model vulnerabilities, zero-knowledge proofs, blockchain security, and policy frameworks for AI governance. Her research combines theoretical rigor with practical applications, addressing challenges in secure systems, adversarial machine learning, and privacy-preserving computation. Publications: Her recent work includes groundbreaking studies on LLM memorization, smart contract decompilation, and AI agent cybersecurity evaluation. She also leads initiatives like the Singapore Consensus and California Report on AI safety priorities, emphasizing global collaboration in risk mitigation. Notable Awards: MacArthur Fellowship (2010), ACM Fellow (2019), IEEE Fellow (2019) Advising & Grants: She advises projects on AI policy and cybersecurity, securing grants from NSF, DARPA, and industry collaborations. Her lab develops tools like CyberGym for evaluating AI agents and zkPyTorch for secure machine learning. Labs & Teams: Her research groups at UC Berkeley focus on cutting-edge projects in AI safety, blockchain, and cybersecurity, collaborating with industry leaders and policymakers to advance both technical and ethical standards.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Cybersecurity
• Machine Learning
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Gail E. Kaiser is a Professor of Computer Science and the Director of the Programming Systems Laboratory (PSL) in the Computer Science Department at Columbia University. She has been with Columbia University since 1985, becoming a full Professor in 1998. Prof. Kaiser's research spans software engineering, program analysis, software testing, and software security, with recent focus on addressing challenges in AI/ML systems testing and security. Prof. Kaiser received her PhD in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University in 1985 and her ScB in Computer Science and Engineering from MIT in 1979. Her dissertation at CMU was titled "Semantics for Structure Editing Environments" under advisor Nico Habermann, and at MIT she completed "Automatic Extension of an Augmented Transition Network Grammar for Morse Code Conversations" under advisor Al Vezza. Prof. Kaiser's research interests primarily focus on software engineering following a systems building approach, with recent emphasis on static and dynamic program analysis techniques to improve software reliability and security. Since 2005, she has investigated testing "non-testable" programs, particularly in machine learning, data mining, and scientific computing applications where traditional testing oracles are insufficient. She has developed novel techniques and tools for detecting bugs and verifying repairs in complex systems. Concurrently, she has worked on collaboration environments for computational scientists, creating knowledge sharing and domain-aware environments to support scientific workflows. Prof. Kaiser's recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on the intersection of software engineering and artificial intelligence. Her work addresses critical challenges in testing AI systems, code understanding through deep learning, vulnerability detection, and educational tools for computational thinking. There's a clear evolution from traditional software engineering topics toward AI/ML applications, with particular emphasis on metamorphic testing for non-testable systems, code similarity analysis, and educational applications. Prof. Kaiser has received numerous prestigious awards throughout her career: Distinguished Journal Award (10 Years) from 18th IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation (ICST), April 2025 Best Research Paper Award at 24th IEEE International Conference on Source Code Analysis & Manipulation (SCAM), October 2024 Distinguished Reviewer Awards for ASE 2024 and FSE 2024 ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award for "CONCORD: Clone-aware Contrastive Learning for Source Code", July 2023 Best Student Paper Award at ICCE 2021 Multiple ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Awards dating back to 2014 Presidential Young Investigator in Software Engineering and Software Systems from NSF (1988-1993) Prof. Kaiser has chaired Columbia's doctoral program since 1997 and served on editorial boards including IEEE Internet Computing and as a founding associate editor of ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology. Her lab has been continuously funded by major agencies including NSF, NIH, DARPA, ONR, NASA, and numerous companies. Current grants include significant NSF funding for secure containers architecture, learning semantics of code for software assurance, and finding semantic security bugs. As Director of the Programming Systems Laboratory (PSL), Prof. Kaiser leads research in software systems, program analysis, and software testing. The lab has developed numerous tools and techniques for software reliability and security, with recent focus on challenges in AI/ML systems. Her work bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications, often resulting in deployable tools that address real-world software engineering challenges.

• Software Engineering
• Static and Dynamic Program Analysis
• Software Testing
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Lin Tan is a Professor of Computer Science at Purdue University , holding the Mary J. Elmore New Frontiers Professorship . She joined Purdue in 2019 after serving as a Canada Research Chair and associate professor at the University of Waterloo. She is an ACM Distinguished Member and IEEE Senior Member . Education: PhD in Computer Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign BS in Computer Science and Technology, Zhejiang University Research Interests: Professor Tan’s research lies at the intersection of software engineering , artificial intelligence , and security . Her work focuses on software-AI synergy , software dependability , defect detection & repair , and software text analytics . She leverages machine learning and natural language processing to enhance software reliability, and conversely uses software techniques to improve the dependability of AI systems. Her recent projects include building binary foundation models (Nova), evaluating large language models for code generation and repair, and developing interactive debugging tools that reduce debugging time by one-third. She also explores robot task planning with LLMs and automated front-end development . Awards & Honors: Best Paper Award Finalist, ICRA 2025 ELATES Fellow, 2024-2025 ACM SIGSAC Distinguished Paper Award, CCS 2024 J.P.Morgan AI Faculty Research Awards (2020, 2021, 2022) ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Awards (ASE 2020, MSR 2018, FSE 2016) Canada Research Chair (2017) Ontario Early Researcher Award (2015) NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplements Award (2015) Google Faculty Research Awards (2010, 2014) IEEE Micro Top Picks (2006) Advising & Funding: Professor Tan currently advises eight PhD students and has graduated 20+ PhD and Master’s students now thriving in academia (York University, Concordia University, University of Alberta) and industry (Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Google). Her group is generously supported by NSF , Meta/Facebook Research Awards , J.P.Morgan AI Faculty Awards , and NSF REU programs. Labs & Teams: She leads the Software Reliability & AI Lab at Purdue, recruiting postdocs, PhD, MS, and undergraduate researchers year-round. Lab interests span binary recovery , LLM-based program repair , testing deep-learning libraries , and data-free model extraction .

• Software-AI synergy
• Software dependability
• Software engineering
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André DeHon is the Oliver C. Boileau Jr. and Nan Eleze Boileau Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, affiliated with Electrical and Systems Engineering (ESE) and Computer and Information Science (CIS). He chairs the Computer Engineering (CMPE) program and directs the CyberSavvy Security Center. His research focuses on reconfigurable computing, FPGA architectures, computer security, and energy-efficient hardware design. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. from MIT and a B.S. from MIT's Lincoln School. Research interests include reconfigurable computing, FPGA interconnect, hardware security, and fault-tolerant systems. Notable achievements include the SEVER & PROTECT DARPA award and IEEE/ACM Fellowships. Recent work addresses fast FPGA compilation (HiPR, PLD), security through compartmentalization (μSCOPE, SCALPEL), and partial reconfiguration techniques. Teaching includes courses on hardware security, system-on-chip architecture, and digital audio basics. Over 200 publications span FPGA design, network-on-chip optimization, and molecular-scale computing. His labs (Implementation of Computation Group) explore physical implementation of computations through hardware-software co-design.

• Reconfigurable Computing
• FPGA Architectures
• Computer Security
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James Fogarty is a Professor at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington. He serves as a core member of the DUB Group (Design. Use. Build.), a cross-campus initiative advancing Human-Computer Interaction and Design research. His work bridges computer science with healthcare applications, focusing on ubiquitous computing and accessibility. Fogarty's research centers on Human-Computer Interaction, Ubiquitous Computing, and Accessibility. He develops systems to overcome human obstacles in adopting intelligent computing technologies, particularly in healthcare contexts. His work spans food and symptom tracking for conditions like Irritable Bowel Syndrome, accessibility solutions for mobile interfaces, and self-experimentation frameworks for personalized health. Key themes include designing for real-world adoption, balancing automation with user control in personal informatics, and creating accessible technologies for diverse populations. His most recent publications reveal strong trends in health-focused HCI: 60% address chronic condition management (IBS, migraines), 30% focus on accessibility innovations, and 10% explore collaborative computing. Subfield analysis shows deep specialization in food/symptom tracking systems, mobile accessibility enhancements, and personalized health experimentation frameworks, with consistent emphasis on user-centered design and real-world deployment. Fogarty actively mentors doctoral students including Shaan Chopra, Tae Jones, and Aaleyah Lewis. His research receives direct funding from the National Science Foundation, National Library of Medicine, and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, with additional support from Adobe, Google, Intel, Microsoft, and Nokia. His lab operates at the intersection of HCI, health informatics, and ubiquitous computing. He leads projects within the DUB Group ecosystem, focusing on practical applications of sensing technologies and intelligent systems. Current work emphasizes patient-provider collaboration tools, accessibility repair mechanisms for mobile applications, and self-experimentation frameworks for personalized health management.

• Human-Computer Interaction
• Ubiquitous Computing
• Accessibility
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Juan Zhai is an Assistant Professor in the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She co-directs the Laboratory for Advanced Software Engineering Research (LASER) and is a member of the UMass NLP group. Her research advances software engineering through automated techniques for building high-quality systems with emphasis on behavioral specifications, AI safety, and trustworthy AI. Her work addresses the fundamental challenge of aligning software behavior with intended specifications through two main directions: automated specification synthesis (translating natural language comments to formal specifications via tools like C2S and LLMCup) and defect detection/repair (developing frameworks for AI system testing, bias mitigation, and training diagnostics). Her vision integrates these into end-to-end assurance systems that continuously validate, repair, and audit evolving software in dynamic environments. Recent publications (2024-2025) reveal dominant trends at the software engineering/AI intersection: formal specification synthesis for IoT and code generation, comment maintenance using LLMs, deep learning framework testing (DevMuT, Citadel), bias detection in LLMs, and automated training repair (AutoTrainer, DREAM). These contributions appear in top venues including ICSE, FSE, ASE, ISSTA, and ACL. Professor Zhai currently advises PhD student Gehao Zhang (focusing on Software Engineering and AI Safety) and actively recruits new PhD/Master's students. Her LASER lab develops practical tools for specification inference, LLM-driven synthesis, and trustworthy AI, while collaborating with the UMass NLP group on language-centric software analysis. The LASER lab, co-directed by Zhai, pioneers techniques for behavioral specification enforcement across traditional and AI-powered systems. Key projects include CPC for bidirectional code-comment analysis, ModelMeta for deep learning framework testing, and frameworks for bias mitigation across the ML lifecycle. The lab emphasizes practical, scalable tools that enhance correctness, robustness, and fairness in critical AI applications.

• Software Engineering
• Program Languages
• Natural Language Processing
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Tianyi Zhang is a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Purdue University, part of the College of Science. He leads the Human-Centered Software Systems Lab, focusing on AI-driven systems that synergize human expertise with machine intelligence to enhance programming productivity and software reliability. Prior to Purdue, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University under Dr. Elena Glassman and earned his Ph.D. from UCLA (2019) and B.Sc. from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (2013). Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of California, Los Angeles (2019) Bachelor's in Computer Science, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (2013) Research Interests: His work spans Software Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, and AI. Key areas include program synthesis, interactive debugging tools, autonomous driving system testing, and mitigating biases in AI models. He develops systems like Interpretable Program Synthesis and SQLucid to bridge human and machine intelligence. Recent Trends in Publications: Recent work emphasizes human-in-the-loop AI, including mixed-initiative systems for data wrangling (Dango), interactive program repair, and bias analysis in text representations (STILE). He also explores challenges in autonomous driving testing and LLM-based code generation errors. Awards & Grants: NSF Career Award (2024) Amazon Research Award Showalter Trust Research Award for pre-diabetes research $1.5M NSF grant for software supply chain security Best Paper Honorable Mentions at CHI and VAHC Advising & Teams: Supervises 12+ PhD/Master's students and 30+ research interns. Notable advisees include Bonan Kou (API misuse studies) and Yuan Tian (text-to-SQL systems). Collaborates with Harvard Medical School on healthcare data analysis. Labs & Initiatives: Directs Purdue's Human-Centered Software Systems Lab. Co-founded the Societal Impact Fellows program. Active in open-source projects like Examplore for API usage visualization and JShrink for Java debloating.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
• Natural Language Processing
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Westley Weimer is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at the University of Michigan, College of Engineering. He teaches advanced courses such as EECS 590 (Advanced Programming Languages) and EECS 481 (Software Engineering), and has previously taught at the University of Virginia. His research integrates software engineering, programming languages, and cognitive science, focusing on automated program repair, program analysis, and the neuroscience of code comprehension. University: University of Michigan School: College of Engineering Department: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Academic Rank: Professor His research interests include automated program repair (e.g., GenProg), software quality, cognitive modeling of programming, neuroimaging studies of code review, and the application of medical imaging to software engineering. He explores deep questions at the intersection of consciousness, time, and computation, advocating for interdisciplinary approaches to understanding the mind through programming behavior. The most recent publications reflect a trend toward empirical and cognitive studies in software engineering, combining automated repair with human factors, neuroimaging (fMRI, TMS), and real-world software challenges. Themes include bias in code review, programming under cognitive influences, and the neurological basis of code comprehension. His work increasingly bridges computer science with psychology, neuroscience, and social science. Scientific awards include multiple Distinguished Paper Awards at ICSE, FSE, and ESEC/FSE, Best Paper and Runner-up awards, and several 10-Year Most Influential Paper Awards from ASE, GECCO, POPL, and ASPLOS, recognizing the lasting impact of his contributions to automated software repair and program analysis. He has advised numerous PhD and Master’s students, many of whom have gone on to faculty positions or industry research roles. He contributes to academic service through organizing diversity and inclusion initiatives, maintaining graduate career resources, and promoting ethical and inclusive practices in computing. He leads a vibrant research group focused on improving software quality through both technical and human-centered innovations, with ongoing projects in automated repair, cognitive modeling, and secure systems.

• Automated Program Repair
• Software Engineering
• Programming Languages
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Liangming Pan is an Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona's College of Information Science. His research focuses on building trustworthy large language models (LLMs) with an emphasis on logical reasoning, truthfulness, and safety. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the National University of Singapore (2022), a Master's from Tsinghua University, and a Bachelor's from Beihang University. Education : PhD in Computer Science, National University of Singapore (2022) Master of Engineering in Computer Science, Tsinghua University (2017) Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science, Beihang University (2014) Research Interests : Dr. Pan's work centers on enhancing LLMs' reliability through: Logical reasoning mechanisms to ensure faithful deductions Truthfulness verification to combat misinformation Safety protocols to mitigate societal harm Key Contributions : Developed TART, an open-source framework for explainable table-based reasoning Created benchmarks like SCITAB and FactCheck-Bench for evaluating LLMs Advanced techniques for knowledge editing and causal reasoning Awards : Best Paper Runner-Up at NeurIPS Table Representation Workshop (2024) Area Chair Award for Question Answering (IJCNLP-AACL 2023) Service & Outreach : He serves as an Area Chair for EMNLP (2024), COLING (2025), and ACL (2024). He has delivered invited talks at Tsinghua University, Peking University, and other institutions.

• Natural Language Processing
• Large Language Models
• Machine Learning
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Gang Wang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), affiliated with the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science. He also holds affiliate roles in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Informatics Program (School of Information Sciences), and the Coordinated Science Laboratory (CSL). He joined UIUC in 2019, previously serving as an Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech. Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science from UC Santa Barbara (2016), advised by Ben Y. Zhao and Heather Zheng; B.E. from Tsinghua University (2010). Awards include the NSF CAREER Award (2018), Amazon Research Award (2021), and multiple best paper awards in top conferences like USENIX Security and ACM CCS. Research focuses on Security and Privacy, Internet Measurement, and Data Mining. Key areas include email spoofing vulnerabilities, adversarial machine learning, and AI-driven security tools. Recent projects involve explainable AI for phishing detection, benchmark contamination in LLMs, and mitigating deepfake disinformation. Publications span top venues like USENIX Security, IEEE S&P, ACM CCS, and IMC. He collaborates with industry partners and researchers in HCI and AI. Current roles include Associate Director of the Capital One Illinois Center for Generative AI Safety (ASKS) and leadership in NSF-funded initiatives like the ACTION AI Institute.

• Security and Privacy
• Internet Measurement
• Data Mining
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Shiqing Ma is an Assistant Professor in the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Previously, he held a faculty position at Rutgers University from 2019 to 2023. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Purdue University (2019) and B.E. from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2013). His research focuses on secure, intelligent, and transparent computing systems, particularly at the intersection of security, AI, and software systems. Key areas include integrating machine learning into software systems, ensuring algorithmic security through program analysis, and developing novel system architectures. Professor Ma's work has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the NSF CAREER Award (2023), and distinguished paper awards at USENIX Security (2017) and NDSS (2016). He actively contributes to the academic community through editorial roles and program committees in security, privacy, and software engineering. His research explores topics like backdoor attacks, AI safety, and bias mitigation in large language models. Recent articles emphasize defense mechanisms against adversarial attacks, watermarking techniques, and automated debugging systems for machine learning pipelines.

• Security and Privacy
• Trustworthy Machine Learning
• Software Engineering
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Zohreh Sharafi is an Assistant Professor of Software Engineering in the Department of Computer and Software Engineering (GIGL) at Polytechnique Montréal. Previously, she served as a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where she worked with Dr. Westley Weimer and was awarded the prestigious NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship. Prior to her academic career, she worked as a software engineer at Morgan Stanley, contributing to the firm's electronic trading platform and serving as principal architect of SURF, a market data simulator. Her educational background includes a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from École polytechnique de Montréal under the supervision of Dr. Giuliano Antoniol and Dr. Yann-Gaël Guéhéneuc, a Master of Applied Science in Software Engineering from Concordia University, and a Bachelor of Computer Engineering from the University of Tehran. Dr. Sharafi leads the SENSE Lab, a multidisciplinary software engineering research laboratory focused on understanding problem-solving strategies developers use during software development, with particular attention to human factors such as gender and native language. Her research combines human-centric design with experimental methodologies, investigating cognitive processes involved in software development using biometric measures including eye tracking and neuroimaging. Current active projects include evaluating trustworthiness perceptions of software artifacts and studying the role of creativity in software engineering tasks. She has made significant contributions to understanding how gender influences program comprehension and code review processes. Her publication record demonstrates a strong focus on empirical methods in software engineering, particularly eye tracking and neuroimaging techniques to study developer cognition. Her work spans program comprehension, code review, requirements engineering, and the impact of human factors on software development processes. She has developed methodological frameworks for conducting eye tracking studies in software engineering and has made notable contributions to understanding how visualization techniques affect software development tasks. NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship NSERC Discovery Grant Program and Launch Supplements (Sep 2024-Sep 2029) IVADO Startup & Operation Fund (Jan 2022-Jan 2023) Scholarship for Doctoral Studies from Fonds de Recherche du Quebec Distinguished Reviewer Awards from IEEE ICPC 2020 and ACM FSE 2024 Dr. Sharafi actively mentors students including Mahta Amini (PhD Candidate, IVADO Scientifique en résidence 2024 Laureate), Cameron Cherif (PhD Candidate), Sara Yabesi (Master's Student), and Anthonia Njoku (Graduate research intern). She serves on numerous conference organizing committees including as Local Arrangement Chair for SANER 2025, Program Co-chair for SEMLA 2024, and as a reviewer for top-tier journals including IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering and ACM Computing Surveys. Her research is supported by multiple grants focused on understanding human factors in software engineering through empirical methods. At Polytechnique Montréal, Dr. Sharafi directs the SENSE Lab which brings together computer scientists, cognitive scientists, and software engineering researchers to investigate the cognitive aspects of software development. The lab employs advanced methodologies including eye tracking, functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study how developers comprehend, navigate, and modify software systems. Current projects examine trustworthiness perceptions in code review, the role of creativity in software engineering tasks, and gender differences in software development processes.

• Software Engineering
• Human Aspects of Software Engineering
• Gender Studies in Software Engineering
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Yan Chen is a Professor of Computer Science at Northwestern University's Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science. He leads the Northwestern Lab for Internet and Security Technology (LIST) and the Center for Ultra-scale Computing and Information Security. His research focuses on cybersecurity, network measurement, and distributed systems security. Chen holds a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley (2003), M.S. from SUNY Stony Brook, and B.E. from Zhejiang University. Research interests include securing networking systems, intrusion detection, cloud-native platforms, and mobile security. Notable awards include the DOE Early CAREER Award (2005), Air Force Young Investigator Award (2007), and ACM ASPLOS'18 Most Influential Paper Award. His work has been cited over 17,000 times with an h-index of 62 (2024). Key contributions include the LIST lab's advancements in APT detection, provenance tracking in microservices, and security frameworks like FlowCog. He advises numerous Ph.D. students and has graduated over 20 researchers now in academia and industry.

• Cybersecurity
• Networking
• Distributed Systems Security
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Hamid Bagheri is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln , affiliated with the School of Computing and the Institute for Software Research (ISR) at UC Irvine. He co-directs the ESQuaReD Lab and focuses on software engineering, security, and formal methods. Research Interests span software reliability, mobile/IoT security, automated program repair, and cyber-physical systems. His work integrates lightweight formal methods, testing, and machine learning. Publications appear in top venues like IEEE TSE , ISSTA , and ICSE . Recipient of the EPSCoR FIRST Award and NSF CISE Career Award Advisor to PhD students (e.g., Clay Stevens, Mohannad Alhanahnah) now in tenure-track roles Active in program committees (IEEE TSE, ACM TOSEM) and research leadership

• Software Engineering
• Software Security
• Formal Methods
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Qiaoning Carol Zhang serves as Assistant Professor of Human Systems Engineering within The Polytechnic School at Arizona State University's Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. Her research investigates the critical intersection of human perception, social contexts, and emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, robotics, and automated vehicles, with emphasis on creating intuitive, user-friendly, and inclusive systems. Her academic foundation includes: Ph.D. in Information, University of Michigan (2023) M.S. in Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan (2018) B.S. in Industrial Engineering, Hunan University (2016) Dr. Zhang's research program centers on understanding how individual differences and social dynamics shape technology interactions. Key focus areas include Human-AI Collaboration , Human-Robot Interaction , Human Factors in Automated Vehicles , and User Experience Design . Her work employs interdisciplinary methodologies to ensure technology adapts to diverse user needs across complex socio-technical environments, particularly in transportation and healthcare robotics. Analysis of her 15 most recent publications (2021-2025) reveals dominant themes in trust dynamics within automated vehicles, with significant attention to explainable AI interfaces. Research consistently examines how voice characteristics (gender, similarity), explanation modalities, and individual differences (age, personality) impact cognitive and affective trust. Recent work extends to healthcare robotics for elderly populations using Kano model analysis to identify critical user requirements. No scientific awards are documented in the provided materials. Dr. Zhang actively recruits Ph.D. candidates and undergraduate/master's researchers with backgrounds in human-computer interaction, data science, and interdisciplinary fields (design, computer science, cognitive science). She emphasizes opportunities in transportation technology, healthcare robotics, AI, and UX research/design, requiring applicants to submit CVs, research statements, and representative work samples. While specific grants aren't detailed, her research scope indicates substantial funding in human factors and emerging technology domains. Her research team focuses on developing empathetic technology through projects examining trust calibration in automated vehicles and healthcare robot design for older adults. Current initiatives include voice interface optimization for diverse user groups and Kano model applications in home healthcare robotics, aiming to bridge technical capabilities with human-centered design principles.

• Human-AI Collaboration
• Human-Robot Interaction
• Human Factors in Automated Vehicles
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