Summary
Fabio Palomba is an Associate Professor in Software Engineering at the University of Salerno with 11 years of experience researching software maintenance, evolution, and quality. He earned a European PhD in Management & Information Technology (2017) whose thesis won the IEEE Computer Society Best PhD Thesis Award, and he later secured a prestigious SNSF Ambizione grant in 2019. His work has been recognized with multiple best/distinguished paper awards across ASE, ICSE, ICSME, SANER and CSCW, and he has been repeatedly honored as an outstanding reviewer and editorial board member for leading SE journals. Fabio combines deep academic rigor with international research stints (University of Zurich, TU Delft) and a strong track record of program committee and conference organization service. Beyond publications, he is known for translating empirical insights into practical tools and guidance for improving software quality across evolving codebases.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at Università degli Studi di Salerno
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Università degli Studi del Molise
Italian, English