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Software Engineering Techniques and Practices

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Xinyi Hou
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
2
Priyan Vaithilingam
Harvard University Press
3
Raymon van Dinter
Wageningen University & Research
4
Sebastian Gregor Bouschery
RWTH Aachen University
5
Shraddha Barke
University of California San Diego
6
Theo Thesing
FH Münster
7
Ellen Jiang
Google (United States)
8
Kamaljit Kaur
Guru Nanak Dev University
9
Henry Edison
Blekinge Institute of Technology
10
Jenny T. Liang
Carnegie Mellon University

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
A Large-Scale Survey on the Usability of AI Programming Assistants: Successes and Challenges
Unknown Journal|2024
130 cit.
3
Model Context Protocol (MCP): Landscape, Security Threats, and Future Research Directions
ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology|2026
71 cit.
4
DynaVis: Dynamically Synthesized UI Widgets for Visualization Editing
Unknown Journal|2024
51 cit.
5
The application of AI techniques in requirements classification: a systematic mapping
Artificial Intelligence Review|2024
44 cit.
6
Imagining a Future of Designing with AI: Dynamic Grounding, Constructive Negotiation, and Sustainable Motivation
Designing Interactive Systems Conference|2024
30 cit.
7
Can GPT-4 Replicate Empirical Software Engineering Research?
Proceedings of the ACM on software engineering.|2024
17 cit.
8
Prompts Are Programs Too! Understanding How Developers Build Software Containing Prompts
Proceedings of the ACM on software engineering.|2025
14 cit.
9
Artificial Intelligence-Augmented Brainstorming: How Humans and Ai Beat Humans Alone
SSRN Electronic Journal|2024
12 cit.
10
The State of Generative AI Adoption from Software Practitioners' Perspective: An Empirical Study
Unknown Journal|2024
11 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Elena L. Glassman
Harvard University
2
Kelly Blincoe
Auckland University of Technology
3
Nadia Polikarpova
University of California San Diego
4
Alejandro Salado
University of Arizona
5
Heba Abdel-Nabi
Princess Sumaya University for Technology
6
Ritacco Guillermina
Management College of Southern Africa
7
Can Esin
Yıldız Technical University
8
Francis Chuah
Northern University of Malaysia
9
Binish Tanveer
Blekinge Institute of Technology
10
Ahmed Alsanad
King Saud University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
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.
2
Grounded Copilot: How Programmers Interact with Code-Generating Models
Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages|2023
339 cit.
3
ChainForge: A Visual Toolkit for Prompt Engineering and LLM Hypothesis Testing
Unknown Journal|2024
124 cit.
4
Toward successful DevSecOps in software development organizations: A decision-making framework
Information and Software Technology|2022
122 cit.
5
Where to Hide a Stolen Elephant: Leaps in Creative Writing with Multimodal Machine Intelligence
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction|2022
117 cit.
6
Supporting Sensemaking of Large Language Model Outputs at Scale
Unknown Journal|2024
48 cit.
7
Towards roadmap to implement blockchain in healthcare systems based on a maturity model
Journal of Software Evolution and Process|2022
45 cit.
8
Towards Developing Metrics to Evaluate Digital Engineering
Systems Engineering|2022
45 cit.
9
MBSE adoption experiences in organizations: Lessons learned
Systems Engineering|2023
40 cit.
10
Deep learning-based question answering: a survey
Knowledge and Information Systems|2022
36 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Chris F. Kemerer
University of Pittsburgh
2
James D. Herbsleb
Carnegie Mellon University
3
Martin Höst
Malmö University
4
Claes Wohlin
Blekinge Institute of Technology
5
Thomas Zimmermann
Novartis (China)
6
Gail C. Murphy
University of British Columbia
7
Casper Lassenius
Aalto University
8
Jan Bosch
Chalmers University of Technology
9
David Gefen
Drexel University
10
Brian Fitzgerald
University of Limerick

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Structural Equation Modeling and Regression: Guidelines for Research Practice
Communications of the Association for Information Systems|2000
6.4k cit.
2
A metrics suite for object oriented design
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering|1994
5.7k cit.
3
Guidelines for conducting and reporting case study research in software engineering
Empirical Software Engineering|2008
3.8k cit.
4
Guidelines for snowballing in systematic literature studies and a replication in software engineering
Unknown Journal|2014
3.8k cit.
5
A Practical Guide To Factorial Validity Using PLS-Graph: Tutorial And Annotated Example
Communications of the Association for Information Systems|2005
3.3k cit.
6
Validation Guidelines for IS Positivist Research
Communications of the Association for Information Systems|2004
2.8k cit.
7
Building Effective Online Marketplaces with Institution-Based Trust
Information Systems Research|2004
2.5k cit.
8
Gender Differences in the Perception and Use of E-Mail: An Extension to the Technology Acceptance Model1
MIS Quarterly|1997
2.2k cit.
9
Consumer trust in B2C e-Commerce and the importance of social presence: experiments in e-Products and e-Services
Omega|2004
2k cit.
10
The Relative Importance of Perceived Ease of Use in IS Adoption: A Study of E-Commerce Adoption
Journal of the Association for Information Systems|2000
1.8k cit.

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