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