Remote Software Development

Today, we are joined by Denae Ford, a Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research and an Affiliate Assistant Professor at the University of Washington. Denae discusses her work around remote work and its culminating impact on workers. She narrowed down her research to how COVID-19 has affected the working system of software engineers and the emerging challenges it brings.

Guest

Denae Ford: I received my Ph.D. in Computer Science at North Carolina State University where I was advised by Dr. Chris Parnin in the alt-code lab. My research identifies cognitive and social barriers to participation in online socio-technical ecosystems. My dissertation work dismantled barriers to participation taking advantage of identity deployment, peer parity, and community mentorship. My Ph.D. was funded by the National GEM Consortium Fellowship, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, and Microsoft Research Ph.D. Fellowship. I also hold a BS and MS in Computer Science from North Carolina State University where I also minored in Cognitive Science.