Summary
Beatriz Souza is a research-focused software engineer and PhD candidate at the University of Stuttgart with eight years of experience blending academic inquiry and applied development across software testing, empirical software engineering, and machine learning. She has contributed to research and industry projects—including a research internship at Microsoft—and brings hands-on experience building accessible educational tools and data-driven products from her earlier roles. Passionate about software correctness and quality, she pursues practical ways to make systems more reliable while studying their societal trade-offs. Fluent in collaborating across disciplines, she has driven projects that reached thousands of users and continues to bridge rigorous research with real-world impact.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Master's degree at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at University of Stuttgart
High School with a Technical Degree, Informatics, High School with a Technical Degree, Informatics at Instituto Federal da Paraíba
Portuguese, English