Dr. Ladan Tahvildari

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Ladan Tahvildari is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo. She founded the Software Technologies Applied Research (STAR) Lab in 2004, focusing on software engineering with particular emphasis on software architecture, autonomic computing, security, and software analysis and testing. Her research aims to develop techniques and tools to facilitate the construction, analysis, and maintenance of large-scale software systems. Over her career, she has published widely and collaborated with high-tech companies and non-profit organizations to ensure that her contributions have real-world impact. Her accomplishments have been recognized with several awards, including the prestigious Ontario Early Researcher Award. Active in professional organizations, Dr. Tahvildari is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and IEEE, where she has served in various leadership roles. She has made significant contributions to numerous international conferences, including serving as Publications Chair for ICSE 2019 and Co-Chair for the ICSME 2017 Influential Paper Awards. She has also been recognized for her leadership in the field by being elected to the IEEE Computer Society's Board of Governors and as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.

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