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Marcos Kalinowski

Associate Professor

Short Bio

Marcos Kalinowski is a professor of Software Engineering at PUC-Rio's Department of Informatics. His research focuses on Empirical Software Engineering, Requirements Engineering, Software Engineering for AI, and Software Quality. He is one of the founders and coordinators of the ExACTa PUC-Rio lab, where he leads several R&D projects with industry partners and supervises MS and DSc research. He holds a research productivity distinction from the Brazilian Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). He is a member of the International Software Engineering Research Network (ISERN) and is deeply involved in international research collaborations. Prior to his academic career, he accumulated over ten years of experience in the software industry, working in roles ranging from developer to director. He serves as senior advisor to the Brazilian software quality initiative MPS.BR. His research has received several international honors and awards and is available in publications at the main scientific software engineering conferences and journals. He serves the community as editor of the In-Practice track and editorial board member of the Journal of Systems and Software and as part of the organizing and program committees of several international conferences, including serving as general co-chair of ICSE 2026, to be held in Rio de Janeiro.

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Biography

Marcos Kalinowski is a professor of Software Engineering at PUC-Rio's Department of Informatics. His research focuses on Empirical Software Engineering, Requirements Engineering, Software Engineering for AI, and Software Quality. He is one of the founders and coordinators of the ExACTa PUC-Rio lab, where he leads several R&D projects with industry partners and supervises MS and DSc research. He holds a research productivity distinction from the Brazilian Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). He is a member of the International Software Engineering Research Network (ISERN) and is deeply involved in international research collaborations. Prior to his
academic career, he accumulated over ten years of experience in the software industry, working in roles ranging from developer to director. He serves as senior advisor to the Brazilian software quality initiative MPS.BR. His research has received several international honors and awards and is available in publications at the main scientific software engineering conferences and journals. He serves the community as editor of the In-Practice track and editorial board member of the Journal of Systems and Software and as part of the organizing and program committees of several international conferences, including serving as general co-chair of ICSE 2026, to be held in Rio de Janeiro.