Zhendong Su
Scholar

Zhendong Su

Google Scholar ID: RivxoIcAAAAJ
Professor of Computer Science, ETH Zurich
Programming LanguagesSoftware EngineeringComputer SecurityMachine LearningEducational Technologies
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
10,231
 
H-index
54
 
i10-index
143
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
177
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Recipient of ACM SIGSOFT Impact Paper Award (2018), ICSE Most Influential Paper (MIP) Award (2022), Most Influential OOPSLA Paper Award (2025), Google Scholar Classic Paper Award (2017), and multiple best/distinguished paper awards at top venues; served on steering committees of ISSTA and ESEC/FSE, as an Associate Editor for ACM TOSEM, co-chaired SAS 2009, program chaired ISSTA 2012, and will program chair PLDI 2027; his PhD/postdoctoral students have also been recognized with various awards and hold positions at major research universities, R&D roles at leading companies, and leadership positions at startups.
Research Experience
  • Full professor in the Department of Computer Science at ETH Zurich since August 2018; until June 2019, he was a full professor in Computer Science and a Chancellor's Fellow at UC Davis; joined the UC Davis faculty in January 2003 after receiving his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley.
Education
  • He received a B.S. in Computer Science and a B.A. in Mathematics from UT Austin in 1995. He obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Science (with a minor in Mathematics) from UC Berkeley in 2002.
Background
  • His research spans programming languages and compilers, software engineering, computer security, deep learning, and education technologies. He is passionate about fundamental and practical innovations for building software.
Miscellany
  • Member of Academia Europaea, Fellow of the ACM and IEEE; participates in the ACM Distinguished Speaker program; passionate about innovative work in software construction.