Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in:
- Software Engineering (legacy systems, mining software repositories, development processes, refactoring to microservices)
- Computing Education (lifelong programmer education, project alignment for authentic educational experience and industrial collaborations in education)
Public outreach & key achievements
- Coding Practices Seminar, 06 Feb 2019
- Megabytes not Mega Bucks, 28 Nov 2018
- Toys & Tech Expert Buyer's Guide Facebook Live Event, 28 Nov 2018
- Finding Humanity in Software Evolution, 23 Nov 2018
- Holywood Primary School, 05 Nov 2018
- Speaker at CanvasCon 2024
- Speaker at BelTech 2024
- National Teaching Fellow 2024
- Member of the Belfast Region City Deal Digital Skills Assessment Group
- Member of the Department for the Economy NI Digital Skills Steering Group
Research students
| PhD Title | Understanding Software Evolution Data |
| Name | Balaji Krishnamurthy |
| Year of Study | First year |
| Country | UK |
| PhD Title | Educating the Educators of Developers |
| Name | Christine McConnellogue |
| Year of Study | First year |
| Country | UK |
| PhD Title | Augmenting Computing Education with VR and AR |
| Name | Omer Cinar |
| Year of Study | Third year |
| Country | Turkey |
Discover More
- Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
- School Of Electronics, Electrical Engineering And Computer Science
- Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice
- https://davecutting.uk/