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Software Engineering Research

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Daya Guo
Sun Yat-sen University
2
Chunqiu Steven Xia
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
3
Noelia Ferruz
Centre for Genomic Regulation
4
Christopher Collins
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway
5
Xinyi Hou
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
6
Priyan Vaithilingam
Harvard University Press
7
Andres M. Bran
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
8
Jason Ansel
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
9
James Finnie-Ansley
University of Auckland
10
Arghavan Moradi Dakhel
Polytechnique Montréal

Rising Stars Papers

1
Large Language Models for Software Engineering: A Systematic Literature Review
ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology|2024
692 cit.
2
Augmenting large language models with chemistry tools
Nature Machine Intelligence|2024
581 cit.
3
PyTorch 2: Faster Machine Learning Through Dynamic Python Bytecode Transformation and Graph Compilation
Unknown Journal|2024
579 cit.
4
DeepSeek-R1 incentivizes reasoning in LLMs through reinforcement learning
Nature|2025
568 cit.
5
Fuzz4All: Universal Fuzzing with Large Language Models
Unknown Journal|2024
161 cit.
6
Automated Program Repair via Conversation: Fixing 162 out of 337 Bugs for $0.42 Each using ChatGPT
Unknown Journal|2024
109 cit.
7
Effective test generation using pre-trained Large Language Models and mutation testing
Information and Software Technology|2024
97 cit.
8
Model Context Protocol (MCP): Landscape, Security Threats, and Future Research Directions
ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology|2026
71 cit.
9
DynaVis: Dynamically Synthesized UI Widgets for Visualization Editing
Unknown Journal|2024
51 cit.
10
Demystifying LLM-Based Software Engineering Agents
Proceedings of the ACM on software engineering.|2025
39 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Shmargaret Shmitchell
Unknown
2
Lingming Zhang
Qinghai Provincial Peoples Hospital
3
Chakkrit Tantithamthavorn
Monash University
4
Elena L. Glassman
Harvard University
5
Gabriele Bavota
Università della Svizzera italiana
6
Mohamed Wiem Mkaouer
University of Michigan–Flint
7
Carrie J. Cai
Google (United States)
8
Kelly Blincoe
Auckland University of Technology
9
Weiyi Shang
University of Waterloo
10
Philippe Schwaller
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Augmenting large language models with chemistry tools
Nature Machine Intelligence|2024
581 cit.
2
Expectation vs. Experience: Evaluating the Usability of Code Generation Tools Powered by Large Language Models
CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts|2022
550 cit.
3
AI Chains: Transparent and Controllable Human-AI Interaction by Chaining Large Language Model Prompts
CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems|2022
441 cit.
4
Automated Program Repair in the Era of Large Pre-trained Language Models
Unknown Journal|2023
329 cit.
5
LineVul
Unknown Journal|2022
326 cit.
6
Less training, more repairing please: revisiting automated program repair via zero-shot learning
Proceedings of the 30th ACM Joint European Software Engineering Conference and Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering|2022
194 cit.
7
Fuzz4All: Universal Fuzzing with Large Language Models
Unknown Journal|2024
161 cit.
8
Using pre-trained models to boost code review automation
Proceedings of the 44th International Conference on Software Engineering|2022
153 cit.
9
PromptMaker: Prompt-based Prototyping with Large Language Models
CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts|2022
145 cit.
10
An extensive study on pre-trained models for program understanding and generation
Unknown Journal|2022
142 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Andreas Zeller
Saarland University
2
Ahmed E. Hassan
Queen's University
3
Chris F. Kemerer
University of Pittsburgh
4
Gail C. Murphy
University of British Columbia
5
Denys Poshyvanyk
William & Mary
6
Thomas Zimmermann
Novartis (China)
7
Prémkumar Dévanbu
University of California, Davis
8
Tien N. Nguyen
The University of Texas at Dallas
9
Michael D. Ernst
University of Washington
10
Mark Harman
University College London

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
A metrics suite for object oriented design
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering|1994
5.7k cit.
2
An Analysis and Survey of the Development of Mutation Testing
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering|2010
1.7k cit.
3
Defects4J: a database of existing faults to enable controlled testing studies for Java programs
Unknown Journal|2014
1.3k cit.
4
Regression testing minimization, selection and prioritization: a survey
Software Testing Verification and Reliability|2012
1.3k cit.
5
Software Engineering for Machine Learning: A Case Study
Unknown Journal|2019
1.1k cit.
6
The Daikon system for dynamic detection of likely invariants
Science of Computer Programming|2007
1.1k cit.
7
Simplifying and isolating failure-inducing input
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering|2002
1.1k cit.
8
Dynamically discovering likely program invariants to support program evolution
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering|2001
1k cit.
9
Who should fix this bug?
Unknown Journal|2006
921 cit.
10
Search-based software engineering
Information and Software Technology|2001
920 cit.

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