{"id":144860,"date":"2010-12-31T00:13:38","date_gmt":"2010-12-31T00:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/empirical-software-engineering-group-ese\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T15:08:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T22:08:25","slug":"saintes-group","status":"publish","type":"msr-group","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/saintes-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Software Analysis and Intelligence in Engineering Systems (SAINTES) Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"mb-3 moray-highlight\">\n\t<div class=\"card-img-overlay mx-lg-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-background  has-background-purple card-background--full-bleed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- Foreground -->\n\t\t<div class=\"card-foreground d-flex mt-md-n5 my-lg-5 px-g px-lg-0\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Container -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container d-flex mt-md-n5 my-lg-5 \">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Card wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100 w-lg-col-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Card -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card material-md-card py-5 px-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/lab\/microsoft-research-redmond\/\" class=\"icon-link icon-link--reverse mb-2\" data-bi-cN=\"Return to Microsoft Research Lab - Redmond\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-glyph glyph-chevron-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReturn to Microsoft Research Lab &#8211; Redmond\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 id=\"software-analysis-and-intelligence-in-engineering-systems-saintes-group\" class=\"wp-block-heading h2\">Software Analysis and Intelligence in Engineering Systems (SAINTES) Group<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Software Analysis and Intelligence in Engineering Systems<\/strong> group is part of Microsoft Research, Redmond with the goal to \u201c<em>Empower and enable the best work and well-being of the current and next generation of code creators<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The focus areas of the SAINTES group are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Productivity<\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>Quantify team and developer productivity and design and build tools and interventions to improve productivity, including low-code, no-code, and work at the intersection of code and ML and AI.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Community<\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>Improve current and next generation developer communities within and outside Microsoft to be more inclusive, diverse, and be a level playing field. Extend our research and findings to support communities such as&nbsp;GitHub.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Engagement<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> Empower people who are not traditional software developers to create software, using emerging technologies, and capabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Professors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Brittany Johnson-Matthews (2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Xin Xia (2020\/21)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/paigerodeghero.com\/\">Paige Rodeghero<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (2020)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David Lo (2014)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Miryung Kim (2011, 2014)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emerson Murphy-Hill (2012, 2013)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tim Menzies (2011, 2012)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Abram Hindle (2011)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cse.ust.hk\/~hunkim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sung Kim<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (2010)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/seal.ifi.uzh.ch\/gall\">Harald Gall<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (2008, 2009)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/collaboration.csc.ncsu.edu\/laurie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laurie Williams<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (2009, 2021)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.st.cs.uni-sb.de\/~zeller\/\">Andreas Zeller<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (2005, 2009)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.umd.edu\/~basili\/\">Victor R. Basili<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (2007)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.deeds.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de\/suri\">Neeraj Suri<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (2007)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/seal.ifi.uzh.ch\/pinzger\">Martin Pinzger<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (2007)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/denae\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/denae\/\">Denae Ford Robinson<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/nicolefv.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/nicolefv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nicole Forsgren<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/robdeline\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/robdeline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rob DeLine<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/cabird.com\/ide\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cabird.com\/ide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Bird<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append 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(UCI)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rudrajit Choudhuri (OSU)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kat Dearstyne (University of Notre Dame)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ajay Krishna Vajjala (GMU)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arun Krishna Vajjala (GMU)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nadia-nahar-iit\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nadia-nahar-iit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nadia Nahar<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (CMU)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yifan Zhang (Brown)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edona Saliu (Minerva University)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dharun Anandayuvaraj (Purdue)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/tichungcheng\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/tichungcheng\/\">Ti-Chung Cheng<\/a> (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jenny Liang (CMU)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ebtesam Al Haque (GMU)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anastasia Ruvimova (University of Zurich)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Toufique Ahmed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David Gros<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hongbo Fang<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ruotong Wang<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ruijia (Regina) Cheng<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Catherine Yeh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Armstrong Tita Foundjem<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Frank Xu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nusrat Zahan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nischal Shrestha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mariam Guizani<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jenny 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2013)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>K\u0131van\u00e7 Mu\u015flu (2011, 2013)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jeff Huang (2012)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ekrem Kocag\u00fcneli (2012)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shaun Phillips (2012)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Juliana Saraiva (2012)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alexander Tarvo (2012)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sauvik Das (2011)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ashish Gupta (2011)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Juan Francisco Rodr\u00edguez (2011)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Francisco Servant (2011)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emad Shihab (2011)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arrestedcomputing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ray Buse<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (2010)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/users.soe.ucsc.edu\/~khullett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ken Hullett<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new 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