Quantum computing is no longer just a scientific curiosity; it is rapidly evolving into a commercially viable technology that has the potential to surpass the limitations of classical computation. As a result of this transition, a new discipline known as quantum software engineering has emerged, which is needed to describe unique methodologies for developing large-scale quantum applications. In the pursue of building this new body of knowledge, we undertake a mining study to elicit the purposes quantum programming is being used for, and steer further research.

I was born in Avellino (Italy) on November 29th, 1996. Currently, I am a Ph.D. Student at the Department of Computer Science of the University of Salerno, advised by Professor Andrea De Lucia. I received (magna cum laude) the Master’s Degree in Computer Science from the University of Salerno (Italy) in 2020 defending a thesis on Software Architecture, advised by Prof. Andrea De Lucia and Prof. Fabio Palomba. I got the (magna cum laude) Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from University of Salerno in 2018 defending a thesis on Code Smell Detection proposed by Prof. Andrea De Lucia.

My main research area is Software Maintenance and Evolution with a particular interest in Software Code Quality, Software Architecture, and Software Development Communities.