Dr. Mariam Guizani

Biography

Mariam Guizani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Queen’s University. She holds a PhD and MSc from Oregon State University and has received a Fulbright fellowship. Her research intersects Software Engineering and Human-Computer Interaction, focusing on improving diversity and inclusion in complex socio-technical ecosystems, particularly within Open Source Software (OSS) communities. Mariam’s work aims to design processes and tools that help OSS projects become more inclusive and attract a diverse pool of contributors. She has collaborated with organizations such as Google and the Apache Software Foundation to better understand community experiences and needs. Her research has contributed to Microsoft Research and has been recognized through deployments of notable tools on GitHub, including the GitHub Discussion Dashboard and GitHub Blocks. Mariam has published extensively at prominent conferences such as ACM and IEEE and has been invited to present her work at various academic and industry venues. Additionally, she teaches courses on Software Development Methodology and engages with important issues around equity and inclusion in software engineering.

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