David Shepherd

David Shepherd is an Associate Professor at Louisiana State University since April 2023, previously holding the same position at Virginia Commonwealth University - College of Engineering from August 2019 to April 2023. With extensive experience in software engineering and research, David served as a Senior Principal Scientist at ABB from July 2011 to July 2019, where roles included managing a $2M software engineering research portfolio, mentoring researchers, and innovating tools for developers. Key achievements at ABB involve founding the Sando Code Search Visual Studio Extension, securing over $500K in external funding, and contributing significantly to industry conferences and publications as co-Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Systems & Software. David's earlier roles include various positions at Tasktop Technologies, the University of British Columbia, and the University of Delaware, culminating in a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Delaware.