Summary
Camilo Escobar-Velasquez is an assistant professor and PhD in Engineering with 11 years of experience blending academic research and applied software development from Bogotá, Colombia. He holds a Master in Software Engineering and a Systems and Computing Engineering degree with a minor in Mathematics, and focuses his research on automating software engineering tasks such as software evolution, repository mining, automated testing for mobile and web apps, visual analytics, and software democratization. As a former graduate research assistant and mobile/backend developer, he combines rigorous empirical methods with hands-on implementation experience across Android, web, and backend projects. Known for leadership in university initiatives and fast learning across languages and frameworks, he brings practical product mindset to research problems—often turning repository insights into reproducible tooling and tests. Outside academia he is an avid programmer, sports enthusiast, and volunteer, reflecting a collaborative approach to mentoring students and contributing to the developer community.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Full Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering at Free Code Camp
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, ENGINEERING, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, ENGINEERING at Universidad de los Andes - Colombia
Universidad de los Andes
Spanish, English, colombian sign language