Scholar
Rodrigo Spínola
Google Scholar ID: M-9bZggAAAAJ
Associate Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University
Citations & Impact
Citations
2,987
H-index
25
i10-index
53
Publications
20
Co-authors
20
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- In 2021, recognized as one of the Top 10 Most Impactful Software Engineering Researchers at the consolidators level by a study published in the Journal of Systems & Software. Received the Research Productivity Distinction Grant from the Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq), an award given to the most productive researchers in their respective fields in Brazil. In 2024, received the VCU National/International Recognition Award (NIRA) in recognition of research impact and leadership in Software Engineering.
Research Experience
- Currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Software Engineering Center at VCU. Previously, he was a professor in the Computer Science Graduate Program at Salvador University (Brazil) from 2013 to 2022, a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, and a Visiting Researcher at the Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering in Maryland (2011–2012).
Education
- Ph.D. from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
Background
- Research interests include Technical Debt in Software Projects, Empirical Software Engineering, SE4AI, and the Engineering of AI Systems for Health.
