Career

Last update: October 2026

Academic Positions

Northern Arizona University (NAU), USA

Full Professor2022–current
Associate Professor2017–2022

University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil

Affiliate, Computer Science Graduate Program2018–current
Associate Professor2013–2017
Assistant Professor2008–2013

University of California, Irvine (UCI), USA

Visiting Professor2013–2014

University of Vila Velha (UVV), Brazil

Professor & Program Director2005–2008

UniCarioca University, Brazil

Adjunct Professor & Department Chair2002–2005

Education

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Brazil

Ph.D. in Computer Science2002–2006
M.Sc. in Informatics2000–2002

Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil

B.Sc. in Computer Engineering1995–1999

Formal bio

Dr. Marco Aurélio Gerosa is a Full Professor of Computer Science at Northern Arizona University, where he co-directs the RESHAPE Lab. His research combines human aspects of software engineering, artificial intelligence, computing education, open source software, and computer‑supported cooperative work. He has published more than 300 works, received more than 12,000 citations, and has an h-index of 60 on Google Scholar. He is a Senior Member of ACM and IEEE and has more than 25 years of academic experience. He has graduated 13 Ph.D. students and mentored six postdoctoral scholars, with former advisees now working at institutions around the world.

Keywords: human aspects of software engineering, human-AI collaboration, open source software, mining software repositories, computing education, bots and chatbots.

Highlights

342 publications 56 journal articles and 189 full conference papers 12,000+ citations h-index 60 on Google Scholar $4M+ NSF funding As PI or Co-PI, 2018–2026 13 Ph.D. graduates 3 current Ph.D. students, 17 M.Sc. graduates, and 6 postdocs mentored

Research distinction

Published in leading venues, including 12 ICSE main-track papers, 10 EMSE articles, 4 TOSEM articles, and 2 TSE articles.

Selected awards

Four Distinguished Paper awards and four Best Paper awards.

Mentoring recognition

Co-advisor of an ACM SIGSOFT Outstanding Dissertation Award recipient (2024) and recipient of the College of Engineering Distinguished Mentorship Award (2021).

Leadership and service

Co-director of the RESHAPE Lab, former chair of NAU’s SICCS Faculty Status Committee, and former chair of USP’s NAWEB Research Center (2012–2015). Conference leadership includes ICSME 2024 General Co-Chair and ICSE 2026 Co-Located Events Co-Chair. Senior Member of ACM and IEEE.