Aashish Yadavally

ECSS 4.417
The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX 75082
Bio: I will be joining the University of Central Florida as an Assistant Professor starting Fall 2025. I recently completed my Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas, advised by Prof. Tien N. Nguyen.
Prospective Students: I am actively looking for brilliant students with a strong foundation and interest in programming languages, compilers, software engineering, and/or AI to join my research group, SAIL@UCF (Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence Research Lab, webpage coming shortly). Feel free to reach out with a copy of your CV and background, via email: aashish [dot] yadavally [at] ucf [dot] edu
Research Interests: My research lies at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Software Engineering (SE). I explore if/how large language models understand and reason about program behaviors. Most recently, I am interested in quantifying such understanding capabilities, and training the next-generation of code reasoning models to optimize software development processes. My work has been recognized by the community with multiple accolades, including the ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award at FSE 2024, the IEEE TCSE Distinguished Paper Award at SANER 2022, and a nomination at ICSE 2023.
You can find me at the following Conferences or Events
2024 OOPSLA (Pasadena, CA, USA), FSE (Porto de Galinhas, Brazil)
2023 ESEC/FSE (San Francisco, CA, USA), ICSE (Melbourne, Australia)
2022 ASE (Detroit, MI, USA), ICSE (Pittsburgh, PA, USA), SANER (Virtual)
Favourite Quotes
- “The future depends on what we do in the present.” ~ Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
- “If you work with determination and with perfection, success will follow.” ~ Dhirubhai Ambani
news
Apr 1, 2025 | Two papers accepted at FSE 2025. |
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Jan 1, 2025 | Two papers accepted at ICSE 2025. |
Dec 3, 2024 | Successfully defended my Ph.D. Topic Proposal. Special thanks to my committee members, Drs. Tien N. Nguyen, Wei Yang, Shiyi Wei, and Baishakhi Ray. |
Jul 15, 2024 | Will be attending FSE 2024 at Porto de Galinhas, Brazil. |
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May 19, 2024 | Will be joining Amazon as an Applied Scientist Intern for the summer! |
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