Anderson Uchôa

Postdoctoral Researcher
NC State University

Professor of Software Engineering
Federal University of Ceará (UFC)

Campus de Itapajé – Jardins de Anita
Itapajé, CE, Brazil

andersonuchoa [at] ufc.br

If you are interested in collaborating on Software Engineering and/or AI-assisted Development projects, please get in touch.

Last Updated: May 2026

About Me

I am a Software Engineering researcher and Professor at the Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Brazil, and Head of the RESET Lab. My research focuses on empirical software engineering, software evolution and maintenance, human factors, intelligent development tools, and the interplay between software systems and data-intensive environments. I earned my PhD in Software Engineering from PUC-Rio (2021), following my MSc (2019), and hold a BSc in Software Engineering from UFC (2016), developed in cooperation with Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

My work investigates how developers interact with evolving systems, automation pipelines, security practices, and emerging AI-based tools. I lead and collaborate on research initiatives involving large-scale mining of software repositories, CI/CD security automation, software quality improvement, and AI-assisted development workflows. I actively collaborate with researchers across Brazil and internationally, including partnerships in the United Kingdom and ongoing research engagement with U.S. institutions. I welcome international research collaborations, visiting opportunities, and joint projects in software engineering and AI-supported development. My publications are available here.

Research Interests

Empirical Software Engineering Software Evolution & Maintenance Mining Software Repositories AI-assisted Development Code Quality & Smells CI/CD Security