Guidelines for Current and Prospective Students
Current Students
Graduated PhD Students
Graduated MS Students

Guidelines for Current and Prospective Students

1. PhD Students
2. MS Students

Current PostDocs

1. Nirav Ajmeri

Current Students

1. Sarah Elder (PhD)
   
   
2. Rezvan Mahdavi Hezaveh (PhD)


3. Rayhanur Rahman (PhD)


4. Nasif Imtiaz (PhD)


5. Nusrat Zahan (PhD)

Past Post Docs

1. Ozgur Kafali; University of Kent

Graduated PhD

1. Akond Rahman (2020)
   Tennessee Tech
   Dissertation: Anti=Patterns in Infrastructure as Codes
   
   
2. Christopher Theisen (2018)
   Microsoft
   Dissertation: Risk-Based Attack Surface Approximations
   
   
3. Patrick Morrison (2017)
   IBM
   Dissertation: A Security Practices Evaluation Framework
   
   
4. Maria Riaz (2016)
   Google
   Dissertation: Inferring Security Requirements from Natural Language Requirements Artifactss
   
   
5. Jason King (2016)
   NCSU Teaching Assistant Professor
   Dissertation: Measuring the Forensic-Ability of User Activity Logs
   
   
6. Rahul Pandita (2015)
   Phase Change Software
   Dissertation: Inferring Semantic Information from Natural Language Software Artifacts
   
   
7. John Slankas (2015)
   NCSU Laboratory for Analytical Sciences
   Dissertation: Implementing Database Access Control Policy from Unconstrained Natural Language Text
   
   
8. Xusheng Xiao (PhD 2014 , co-advised with Tao Xie)
   Case Wetern University
   Dissertation: Cooperative Testing and Analysis via Informed Decision Making


9. JeeHyun Hwang (2014)
   SAS, Cary, NC
   Dissertation: Improving the Quality of Security Policies


10. Ben Smith (2012)
    IBM
    Dissertation: Empirically Developing a Software Security Test Pattern Catalog Using a Grounded Theory Approach


11. Andy Meneely (2011)
    Rochester Institute of Technology
    Dissertation: Investigating the Relationship between Developer Collaboration and Software Security
    
    
12. Yonghee Shin (2010)
    Folio Investing
    Dissertation: Exploring Complexity Metrics as Indicators of Security Vulnerability
    
    
13. Michael Gegick (2009)
    Dissertation: Using Automated Static Analyzer Alerts to Predict Vulnerability- and Attack-prone Components


14. Sarah Smith Heckman (2009)
    North Carolina State University Teaching Associate Professor
    Dissertation: Adaptive Model for Prioritizing Code-based Static Analysis Alerts
    


15. Chih-wei (Dright) Ho (2008)
    SAS, Cary, NC, USA
    Dissertation: Performance Requirements Improvement with an Evolutionary Model
    
    
16. Lucas Layman (2008; co-advised by Dr. Rob St. Amant)
    University of North Carolina -- Wilmington
    Dissertation: Information Needs of Developers for Program Comprehension during Software Maintenance Tasks
    
    
17. Mark Sherriff (2007)
    University of Virginia
    Dissertation: Analyzing Software Artifacts through Singular Value Decomposition to Guide Development Decisions
    
    
18. Jiang Zheng (2007)
    IBM
    Dissertation: In Regression Testing without Code
    
    
19. Hema Srikanth (2005)
    IBM, Silicon Valley, CA, USA
    Dissertation: Value-Driven System Level Test Case Prioritization
    
    
20. Nachiappan Nagappan (2005)
    Microsoft Research, Redmond, WA USA
    Dissertation: A Software Testing and Reliability Early Warning Metric Suite
    
    

Graduated MS

1. Monica Metro (2020)
   Analog Devices, Inc.
   An Empirical Case Study to Compare the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Vulnerability Detection Techniques


2. Andrew Austin (2011)
   Genesys
   Thesis: Improving the Security of Electronic Health Record Systems


3. Raza Abbas Syed (2011)
   SAS, Cary, NC
   Thesis: Investigating Intermittent Software Failures


4. Lauren Hayward Schaefer (2009)
   SugarCRM
   Thesis: Students' Perception of Distributed Pair Programming in an Upper-Level Undergraduate Software Engineering Course


5. Stephen Thomas (2007)
   IBM Global Services, Austin, TX
   Thesis: Using Automated Fix Generation to Mitigate SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
   
   
6. David Palmieri (2005)
   IBM, Research Triangle Park, NC
   Thesis: Knowledge Management Through Pair Programming
   
   
7. Prashant Baheti (2004)
   Google, Silicon Valley, CA
   Thesis: Evaluating a Software Engineering Knowledge Base
   
   
8. Michael Gegick (2004)
   PhD Student, NCSU
   Thesis: Analyzing Security Attacks to Generate Signatures from Vulnerable Architectural Patterns
   
   
9. Neha Katira (2004)
   eWeb Designs, Raleigh, NC
   Thesis: Understanding the Compatibility of Pair Programmers
   
   
10. Dylan Wilson (2004)
    Becton Dickinson, Research Triangle Park, NC
    Thesis: An Empirical Study of the Tacit Knowledge Management Potential of Pair Programming
    
    
11. Boby George (2002)
    KenSci
    Thesis: Analysis and Quantification of Test Driven Development Approach
    
    
12. Vinay Ramachandran (2002)
    Thesis: An Extreme Programming (XP) Process Analysis and Project Management Tool
    
    
13. Anuja Shukla (2002)
    Google
    Thesis: Pair programming and the factors affecting Brooks' Law
    
    
14. Harmanpreet Singh (2002)
    WizIQ
    Thesis: Developing an e-learning model for an industrial enterprise
    
    
15. Kai Yang (2002)
    Washington, DC
    Thesis: Pair learning in undergraduate computer science education