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Dr David Cutting

School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
David Cutting

Dr David Cutting

School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

David’s software engineering research revolves around how organisations can understand and evolve their legacy software with as little risk as possible and how changes in development practice can include software quality. His educational research includes the use of tools for automated instant feedback to students and authentic educational experiences through project-based learning.

Contact info

  • d.cutting@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0) 28 9097 4998

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Software Engineering (legacy systems, mining software repositories, development processes, refactoring to microservices)
  • Computing Education (lifelong programmer education, project alignment for authentic educational experience and industrial collaborations in education)

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Public outreach & key achievements

  • , 06 Feb 2019
  • Megabytes not Mega Bucks, 28 Nov 2018
  • Toys & Tech Expert Buyer's Guide Facebook Live Event, 28 Nov 2018
  • , 23 Nov 2018
  • , 05 Nov 2018
  • Speaker at CanvasCon 2024
  • Speaker at BelTech 2024
  • National Teaching Fellow 2024
  • Member of the Belfast Region City Deal Digital Skills Assessment Group
  • Member of the Department for the Economy NI Digital Skills Steering Group

Research students

PhD Title Understanding Software Evolution Data
Name Balaji Krishnamurthy
Year of Study First year
Country  UK
   
PhD Title Educating the Educators of Developers
Name Christine McConnellogue
Year of Study First year
Country  UK
   
PhD Title Augmenting Computing Education with VR and AR
Name Omer Cinar
Year of Study Third year
Country  Turkey

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