Ronnie

Ronnie de Souza Santos

Pronouns: He/His

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Assistant Professor

Schulich School of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Software Engineering

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Location

Office: ICT 243

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Background

Educational Background

Ph.D. Computer Science, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 2019

Biography

Dr. Ronnie de Souza Santos is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Software Engineering at the University of Calgary. He completed his Ph.D. in Computer Science at the Federal University of Pernambuco (Brazil) in 2019 (ECA: University of Toronto 2022). His research focuses on various aspects of software engineering, including software development processes, project management, quality assurance, fairness in software systems, and integrating equity, diversity, and inclusion principles in software engineering. In addition to his academic pursuits, Dr. de Souza Santos brings over eight years of hands-on experience as a software practitioner, specializing in software testing and agile development at prominent software companies.

Research

Areas of Research

Human Aspects in Software Engineering, Software Management, Software Quality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Software Engineering, Software Fairness

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Courses

Course number Course title Semester
SENG 401 Software Architecture Winter 2024
ENSF 607 Advanced Software Design and Architecture Fall 2024
ENSF 608 Databases Fall 2024

Awards

  • Distinguished Paper Award, International Conference on Cooperative and Human Aspects of Software Engineering. 2023
  • Distinguished Reviewer Award, International Conference on Software Engineering. 2023
  • Distinguished Reviewer Award, International Conference on Cooperative and Human Aspects of Software Engineering. 2024
  • Distinguished Reviewer Award, International Conference on Software Engineering. 2024