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August Shi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. His research interests focus primarily on software testing, specifically regression testing. He is committed to enhancing the reliability and efficiency of regression testing, with emphasis on addressing flaky tests and accelerating quality loss testing. August's notable work in regression testing has been recognized with the ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award. He obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2020, after completing his B.S. in Computer Science and Electrical Computer Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin in 2013. August is also associated with the Center for Advanced Research Software Engineering (ARISE) Group, where he contributes to advancing software engineering systems through innovative research.
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