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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.
Contributions
2025
CSEE&T
ICSE
International Conference on Technical Debt
CHASE
International Conference on Program Comprehension
ICST
2024
ESEM
- Author of Preliminary Insights on Industry Practices for Addressing Fairness Debt within the ESEM IGC-track
- Author of From Literature to Practice: Exploring Fairness Testing Tools for the Software Industry Adoption within the ESEM IGC-track
- Session Chair of Human aspects and stakeholders (part of ESEM Technical Papers)
- Committee Member in Program Committee within the ESEM Emerging Results, Vision and Reflection Papers Track-track
ICSME
- Author of Remote Communication Trends Among Developers and Testers in Post-Pandemic Work Environments within the Industry Track-track
- Session Chair of Session 13: Software Development Practices and Tools (part of Research Track)
- Diversity & Inclusion Chair in Organizing Committee
- Committee Member in New Ideas and Emerging Results Track - Program Committee within the New Ideas and Emerging Results Track-track
ESEC/FSE
- Panelist of Life After PhD Panel within the Doctoral Symposium-track
- Organizer of LGBTQIA+ Lunch within the Social Events-track
- Committee Member in Program Committee within the Research Papers-track
- Author of Exploring Hybrid Work Realities: A Case Study with Software Professionals From Underrepresented Groups within the Industry Papers-track
- Session Chair of Empirical Aspects + Life After PhD Panel + Closing (part of Doctoral Symposium)
- Mentor in Program Committee within the Doctoral Symposium-track
- Session Chair of Empirical Studies 1 (part of Research Papers)
- Session Chair of Human Aspects (part of Doctoral Symposium)
- Author of Paths to Testing: Why Women Enter and Remain in Software Testing? within the Industry Papers-track
ICSE
- Session Chair of BIPOC@ICSE Café (part of Social Events)
- Session Chair of LGBTQI+@ICSE Lunch (part of Social Events)
- Author of Navigating the Path of Women in Software Engineering: From Academia to Industry within the Software Engineering in Society-track
- Committee Member in Artifact Evaluation within the Artifact Evaluation-track
- Committee Member in Software Engineering in Society within the Software Engineering in Society-track
- Author of Exposing Algorithmic Discrimination and Its Consequences in Modern Society: Insights from a Scoping Study within the Software Engineering in Society-track
- Session Chair of Conversation Café on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) (part of Social Events)
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Co-Chair in Organising Committee
CHASE
- Committee Member in Program Committee within the Full Papers-track
- Committee Member in Program Committee within the Short Papers-track
- Author of Post-Pandemic Hybrid Work in Software Companies: Findings from an Industrial Case Study within the Full Papers-track
- Author of Charting a Path to Efficient Onboarding: The Role of Software Visualization within the Full Papers-track
2023
ESEM
- Author of The Perspective of Software Professionals on Algorithmic Racism within the ESEM IGC-track
- Author of Comparing Mobile Testing Tools Using Documentary Analysis within the ESEM IGC-track
- Author of What do Transgender Software Professionals say about a Career in the Software Industry? within the ESEM Journal-First Papers-track
- Session Chair of 6A - Requirements engineering and tool selection (part of ESEM Technical Papers)
ICSME
ICSE
CHASE
- Author of Diversity in Software Engineering: A Survey about Computer Scientists from Underrepresented Groups within the Research Track-track
- Author of LGBTQIA+ (In)Visibility in Computer Science and Software Engineering Education within the Research Track-track
- Author of Post-pandemic Resilience of Hybrid Software Teams within the Research Track-track