Summary
Cora Coleman is a Computer Science PhD candidate at UC San Diego’s Programming Systems Group with nine years of experience bridging software engineering and human-computer interaction research. She advances developer productivity and tooling, combining rigorous research—evidenced by passing qualifying and research exams and earning an MS—with hands-on industry work at IBM and APS on cloud and GUI systems. A frequent instructor and mentor, she has extensive TA experience across software engineering, systems programming, and web client courses, guiding multiple student teams and real-world projects. Her research collaborations have included empirical studies on Kubernetes job submission and modality preferences, reflecting a practical focus on developer workflows. Cora’s background spans academia and field testing (including an at-sea trial) and early published work on malware classification, showing a penchant for applied, multidisciplinary problems. Based in San Diego, she pairs deep technical training with a talent for translating research into usable developer tools and classroom impact.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at UC San Diego Computer Science and Engineering Department (CSE)
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science at New College of Florida