Yoseph - ዮሴፍ
Joseph with a Y
I am currently a graduate student at Virginia Tech, working under the mentorship of Dr. Chris Brown in the Code World No Blanket Group. My broad research interest lies in developing AI-driven tools for software development, enriched by insights from human psychology to enhance user experience and developer efficiency.
Specifically, I focus on creating solutions that improve large-scale program comprehension and streamline onboarding processes. My work includes building adaptive, multi-agent LLM-powered visualizations that support dynamic interactions tailored to evolving user needs.
My research addresses the critical challenges developers face when navigating complex codebases, joining new teams, and collaborating in large-scale environments. By designing tools that simplify workflows and reduce cognitive overhead, I aim to bridge the gap between the mental demands of software engineering and practical development workflows.
Prior to graduate school, I worked for several years as a software developer and tech lead, where I led cross-functional projects and deepened my technical expertise. This industry experience grounds my research in real-world needs and informs my approach to building intuitive, impactful AI tools for the tech community.
updates
| Sep 29, 2025 | Our paper, “LLMs in Debate: Does Arguing Make Them Better at Detecting Metamorphic Relations?” was just accepted to the 1st Workshop on Autonomous Agents in Software Engineering(AgenticSE), co-located with the 40th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE 2025), to be held in Seoul, South Korea, from Nov 16–20, 2025. |
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| Sep 22, 2025 | Excited to be participating in the Graduate Consortium at The IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC 2025)! Looking forward to sharing my research, receiving feedback from leading experts in the field, and connecting with fellow graduate students who are exploring the intersection of visual languages, programming, and human-centered computing. Grateful for the opportunity to be part of this vibrant research community — can’t wait to learn, grow, and contribute! |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Our paper, “AutoPrint: Judging the Effectiveness of An Automatic Print Statement Debugging Tool” has been accepted to The IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC 2025), to be held in Raleigh, North Carolina, from October 6-10 2025. |
| Apr 02, 2025 | Our paper, “Are We on the Same Page? Examining Developer Perception Alignment in Open Source Code Reviews,” has been accepted to the 29th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE 2025), to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, from June 17–20, 2025. |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Thrilled to share that I’ve joined as a Program Committee (PC) Member for International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE), 2025 edition. |
selected publications
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AI-Guided Exploration of Large-Scale CodebasesIn The IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC): Graduate Consortium , Oct 2025
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AutoPrint: Judging the Effectiveness of An Automatic Print Statement Debugging ToolIn The IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC) , Oct 2025
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Are We on the Same Page? Examining Developer Perception Alignment in Open Source Code ReviewsIn Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE) , Jun 2025
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Human and LLM-Based Resume Matching: An Observational StudyIn Proceedings of NAACL 2025 , Apr 2025
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