Venera Arnaoudova
Scholar

Venera Arnaoudova

Google Scholar ID: PnqiKhgAAAAJ
Washington State University
empirical software engineeringprogram comprehensionsource code analysisprogram lexiconsoftware evolution
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
1,076
 
H-index
16
 
i10-index
21
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
32
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Named as one of the Voiland College’s inaugural Dean’s Faculty Fellows in 2025; recipient of the Reid Miller Excellence in Teaching Award (tenured faculty category) in 2025; mentored student Shira Feinberg to win the Crimson Award at the WSU annual Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) in Spring 2023; received Distinguished Reviewer Awards at ICSE 2022 and ICSME 2021; paper 'Using Code Reviews to Automatically Configure Static Analysis Tools' accepted for publication in EMSE in 2021.
Research Experience
  • Currently an Associate Professor at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Washington State University, and serves as the Associate Director of the School of EECS and a Voiland College’s inaugural Dean’s Faculty Fellow. Previously worked as a postdoctoral research fellow with Dr. Andrian Marcus at The University of Texas at Dallas.
Education
  • Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Polytechnique Montréal in 2014 under the supervision of Dr. Giuliano Antoniol and Dr. Yann-Gaël Guéhéneuc; M.Sc. in Computer Science from Concordia University in 2008; B.Eng. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Automation from Polytech’Lille in 2006.
Background
  • Research interests include software engineering, particularly in the areas of software evolution, empirical software engineering, program comprehension, analysis of source code lexicon and documentation, refactoring, patterns, and anti-patterns.
Miscellany
  • Contact: Phone: (509) 335-1360, Fax: (509) 335-3818, Email: Venera.Arnaoudova@wsu.edu, Office: EME 127.