Research Areas

  • Cyber Security
  • Information and Knowledge Management
  • Software Engineering and Programming Languages

Awards

  • IEEE Fellow - 2018
  • Carol Miller Graduate Lecturer Award - 2017
  • NCSU Research Leadership Academy, 2016
  • 2015-2016 NCSU Alumni Association Outstanding Research Award
  • IEEE Senior Member - 2015
  • NC State Faculty Scholar - 2013
  • IBM Faculty Award - 2012
  • ACM Distinguished Scientist - 2011
  • IBM Smarter Planet Innovation Faculty Award - 2011
  • IBM Faculty Award - 2010
  • ACM SIGSOFT Influential Educator Award - 2009
  • IEEE Software 25th Anniversary "Top Picks” for full-length, peer-reviewed articles - 2009
  • IEEE Software 25th Anniversary “Most Cited Articles” - 2009
  • IBM Faculty Award - 2008
  • IBM Jazz Innovation Award - 2007
  • Best Paper Award, International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM) - 2007
  • NC State Academy of Outstanding Teaching inductee - 2006
  • National Science Foundation Faculty Early CAREER Award - 2004
  • IBM University Partnership Award - 2003
  • IBM Eclipse Innovation Award - 2002