Summary
Dong Qiu is a research-driven software engineering leader with 11 years of experience improving developer productivity and software quality at Huawei, now directing the Waterloo Research Center. He holds a PhD in Computer Software and Theory from Southeast University and was a visiting PhD student at UC Davis, grounding his work in program analysis, software testing, and empirical methods. At Huawei he progressed from senior engineer to principal and expert roles before taking on his current directorship, bridging hands-on research with organizational leadership. Known for advancing trustworthy and open-source software practices, he combines rigorous academic training with practical R&D impact across industrial research labs. An unassuming detail: his career arc reflects sustained focus on tool-supported quality improvement rather than product-facing features, making him a specialist in developer-centric research.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Visiting PhD Student, Software Engineering, Visiting PhD Student, Software Engineering at University of California, Davis
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Software and Theory, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Software and Theory at Southeast University
Chinese, English