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Austin Henley is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Software Societal Systems Department within the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. He previously served as the Chief Technology Officer at an acquired startup and was a researcher in the program synthesis team at Microsoft. As a tenure-track professor at the University of Tennessee, his teaching philosophy emphasizes experiential learning and engaging students through hands-on projects that address real-world problems. His research focuses on building AI-powered developer tools and creating novel user interfaces aimed at providing developers with effective feedback loops.
Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.