My name is Zixuan (Steve) Feng. I am a Ph.D. candidate in Software Engineering (minor in Statistics) at Oregon State University (OSU), advised by Dr. Anita Sarma, and graduating in June 2026.
Starting in August 2026, I will join the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) College of Engineering, Department of Computer Science, as a tenure-track Assistant Professor.
I collect and analyze data from open-source software (OSS) communities using mixed-methods approaches, combining statistical modeling, grounded theory, and large language models (LLMs), to develop and validate theories about socio-technical collaboration and software sustainability.
More broadly, I am interested in problems and ideas commonly explored in venues such as ICSE, FSE, ASE, TOSEM, EMSE, and related software engineering conferences, especially those involving AI-assisted development, autonomous agents, human–AI collaboration, and socio-technical systems.
And yes! I'm looking for students. Ho ho ho. If you share interests in these areas or are interested in collaboration, please feel free to contact me. (fengz3atvcu.edu)
Starting in August 2026, I will join the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) College of Engineering, Department of Computer Science, as a tenure-track Assistant Professor.
I collect and analyze data from open-source software (OSS) communities using mixed-methods approaches, combining statistical modeling, grounded theory, and large language models (LLMs), to develop and validate theories about socio-technical collaboration and software sustainability.
More broadly, I am interested in problems and ideas commonly explored in venues such as ICSE, FSE, ASE, TOSEM, EMSE, and related software engineering conferences, especially those involving AI-assisted development, autonomous agents, human–AI collaboration, and socio-technical systems.
And yes! I'm looking for students. Ho ho ho. If you share interests in these areas or are interested in collaboration, please feel free to contact me. (fengz3atvcu.edu)