Welcome!
About Me 👩🏻💻
I’m a lecturer (equivalent to an Assistant Professor in the U.S.) in the School of Computing and Information Systems at The University of Melbourne and an adjunct lecturer in the department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at The University of Western Australia (UWA). Before joining UniMelb and UWA, I was a research scientist and research fellow at Data61, CSIRO; I completed my PhD at Monash University in 2023, where I was fortunate to be supervised by Australian Laureate Professor John Grundy.
My research interests are centred around Software Architecture of AI-based Systems, Software Supply Chain, and Responsible AI. I’m particularly interested in the intersection of knowledge-based and AI-driven software engineering and software supply-chain security. My research investigates how human expertise and intelligent systems, especially large language models (LLMs) can be leveraged to enhance the processes of requirements elicitation, architectural design, and automated reasoning across the software supply chain. Ultimately, I aim to develop methods that improve transparency, trust, and resilience in AI-enabled development pipelines.
PhD Students & Visiting Scholars:
I am actively looking for self-motivated PhD students and visiting scholars to join my research group at the University of Melbourne.
If you are interested in my research areas (AI4Arch, Responsible AI, and Software Supply Chain), please feel free to reach out at Tingting.Bi@unimelb.edu.au 📧 with your CV and research interests.Application checklist:
- Check the University of Melbourne application process and entry requirements.
- Review eligibility for the CSC - University of Melbourne PhD Scholarship. Link
- GPA ≥ 80 (UniMelb) / GPA ≥ 82 (external), plus Software Engineering research experience.
MPhil / Master Students:
I also welcome Master of Information Technology or MPhil students. Please contact me with your transcript and research statement.
News! 📣📢
- We are hosting the Australian Summer School in Software Engineering (OzSE), 2026. Website:
- Our ICSE’25 paper on Stack Overflow post updating is accepted!
- Two TOSEM papers accepted.
- Invited to serve on FSE and ICSE PC committees.
Selected Honours & Awards 🏆
Distinguished Reviewer, FSE tool demo track, 2024
Distinguished Reviewer, Internetware, 2023
Excellence Teaching Award, Monash University, 2022
Academic Excellence Scholarship, Australia 2022
CSIRO Top-up PhD Scholarship, Australia, 2018-2021
Monash University Full PhD Scholarship, Australia, 2018-2021