Associate Professor
School of Computer Science
McGill University
3480 University Street
McConnell Engineering Building, Office 114N
Montréal, QC H3A 2A7
Canada
Tel.: (514) 398-4258
Fax.: (514) 398-3883
Research
I head the Software Evolution Research Group
(SWEVO). The focus of my research is to understand, model, and
help control the complexity of modifying large software systems
over long periods of time. Many of my current projects involve
developing and experimenting with techniques to decrease the cost
of software evolution by reducing the knowledge and effort
required of software developers involved in change tasks.
My general research interest include software engineering, software evolution and maintenance, information traceability, reverse engineering, program understanding, software modularity, static analysis, and empirical software engineering.
In Winter 2009 I was on leave at Microsoft Research, Redmond, WA.
My research is funded by NSERC, CFI, FQRNT, IBM, and Microsoft.
Bio
Undergraduate studies in Computer Engineering in Montréal
(B.Eng. École Polytechnique 1997). Graduate
studies in Computer Science at UBC (M.Sc. 1999; Ph.D. 2003). My last name is
pronounced "row-bee-yaar".
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