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Software Engineering for a better world

The Monash Software Engineering group is a globally-recognised team of trailblazers and thought leaders. Working collaboratively, we’re tackling some of the biggest challenges in the field to create a better world for all.

  • Vision

    To be the thought leaders and trailblazers in Software Engineering.

  • Mission

    To make a significant positive change in the world through research, teaching, and engagement. #ResponsibleIT #Impact

I was drawn to Monash because of its positive vibe and collaborative culture. The drive people have for world-class excellence, innovation and meaningful societal contributions is infectious.

I’m enjoying the research we do on human-centred software engineering, while collaborating with colleagues from across Australia and the world.

Monash provides a world-class platform and a supportive environment for exploring cutting-edge technologies and conducting path-breaking research to create a positive societal impact.

Professor Rashina Hoda
Monash Software Engineering Group

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Our research themes

  • Human Aspects in Software Engineering

    Understanding and embedding human aspects and values such as diversity, emotions, wellbeing, ethics and privacy are key to improving society through better software engineering and resources.

  • AI4SE

    To drive more secure, unbiased and user-friendly systems, we’re using AI to automate the different stages of software development.

  • SE4NextGen

    We’re inventing and applying knowledge, processes, tools, and techniques to next-gen technologies and ideas including AI, XR, AR, VR, IoT, quantum, mobile, serverless and green computing.

News and Photos

Digital Health Week 2023

Professor Rashina Hoda presented a Keynote at the Digital Health Week 2023

SE Group Meeting Jan 2023

Lunch after SE Group Meeting (Feb 2023)

Aldeida completes 10 years at Monash

Prof John Grundy receives ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Service Award

The 2023 award goes to John Grundy (Monash University) “for continued outstanding service to the software engineering community, including the repeated successful organization of flagship conferences, and leadership in the Australasian research and e

Dr Chunyang Chen receives ACM SIGSOFT Early Career Researcher Award

The 2023 award goes to Chunyang Chen (Monash University) “for outstanding contributions to the study of intelligent software development automation including automated mobile application development, software testing, migration and accessibility.”

Dr Chunyang Chen wins the ACM SIFSOFT Distinguished Paper Award at ICSE 2023 for the third time

For his paper: "Efficiency Matters: Speeding Up Automated Testing with GUI Rendering Inference”

Funding Success

‘RAISE: Creating Responsible AI Software Engineering Capability’ Next Generation Graduates program