Christoph Treude
Associate Professor of Computer Science
School of Computing and Information Systems
Singapore Management University
My research examines how software is developed and maintained as AI agents take on a greater role, and what this means for software quality, reliability, and trustworthiness. My recent work investigates how agents use repository knowledge, configuration files, and feedback loops; how their contributions can be reviewed, verified, and evaluated; and how developers collaborate with them, delegate tasks, and assess the results. I also study the implications of AI for open-source communities, including its effects on contribution practices, code review, and the responsibilities of developers and maintainers.
I am always interested in recruiting highly motivated PhD students: contact me by email and see the SMU PhD programme.
- Research funded by Singapore's Ministry of Education, the Australian Research Council (DECRA), the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Google, Meta, and IBM
- Associate Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering ยท Program Co-Chair, FSE 2026
- Editorial board of Empirical Software Engineering ยท Open Science Editor, Journal of Systems and Software
- Three ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Awards (ASE 2019, ICSE 2021, MSR 2025) and further best paper awards
Selected publications
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