Lu Xiao is an Assistant Professor in the School of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens Institute of Technology. Her research interests lie in the broad area of software engineering, particularly in software architecture, software economics, cost estimation, and software ecosystems. She completed her PhD in Computer Science at Drexel University in 2016, advised by Dr. Yuanfang Cai. Her work focused on the relationship between software architecture and quality. She published her work in different conferences and journals, including ICSE, ESEM, FSE, and JSS.