Jeff Offutt

@ChongLiuCS @ualbany @SUNY We are glad you’re here!

I'm happy to share that I'm starting a new position as Assistant Professor of Computer Science at @UAlbany @SUNY!

@CabreraAngel Fascinating stats! Sometimes I imagine what would happen if we spent all those billions on education instead of sports.

Athletes trained at US universities won more medals + golds than the USA, China, Japan, and Australia combined. As we discuss rules, settlements, and legislation governing college sports, let's remember the huge role we play in educating + supporting amazing Olympic athletes!!!

@davidcshepherd Just think about what would happen if they used that money for education

The infrastructure around #LSU sports is truly breathtaking. I honestly don't know how most other universities can expect to compete with it in the long term.

🚨Practical SE research alert!🚨 Do you use ChatGPT to help complete software development tasks, like fixing bugs? We want to understand why! Help us by completing this 10–15 minute survey: go.gmu.edu/ChatGPTUse   IRBNet #: 2215589-1  #ChatGPT #SoftwareDevelopment

My first programming teacher gave me my first, and maybe the best, programming advice. “Programmers learn the most by making mistakes. And at the rate you’re going, Jeff, you’re on track to becoming a great programmer.”

Are you doing a PhD in software testing, verification, and validation and looking for feedback or networking opportunities? Consider joining the ICST'25 Doctoral Symposium! 🧑‍🎓💭 🪑 Chaired by @tsigalko18 and @tanja_vos 👀 Info: #Call-for-Doctoral-Symposium-Submissions" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">conf.researchr.org/track/icst-202… #ICST25 @icstconference

It's time for something new💡! We are happy to announce a new submission category at #SoSyM: Tool Papers 🛠️ Articles can address any aspect of innovative software tools and systems. Find more details here: sosym.org/tool_paper/ We're looking forward to your #tool articles!

I’m not sure which is worse: To believe something without evidence or to not believe something despite the evidence.

After teaching college for for 35 years, watching AI develop for 40 years, and seeing the reactions to ChatGPT, my take is simple: If your test questions can be answered by a robot, you need to ask more interesting questions.

@chronicle If your test questions can be answered by a robot, you need to ask more interesting questions

Generative AI and tools like ChatGPT aren't going to disappear from higher education, experts say. But will colleges be able to adapt and keep pace? A lot rides on that answer. chroni.cl/3xTsPIu

Congratulations to Abram Magner from the College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering on receiving a Career Award grant from @NSF for his project, "CAREER: Theoretical Foundations for Learning Network Dynamics." 📚🔍 Link in bio @nsfgov @ualbany #ResearchExcellence

Why cognitive overload happens?

Computer scientists: We built a digital fool who is constantly wrong and makes things up. Marketing: Great! Let’s put it into all our products! Software engineers: We call that beta testing.

Young people want to be rich. Rich people want to be young.

We can always do more. But can you do it better?

If it seems hard, that might be a sign it’s worth doing.

Releasing student’s pride at the end of the year

So much fun!

A old saying: “if you want something done, ask a busy person.” People forget the rest of that sentence: “… until they break.”

@PhDVoice @PostdocVoice Red: your program is about them. Green: your program is about YOU

To help prospective PhD students, what are some red flags to watch out for when looking for a supervisor? And, what are some green flags? #PhDVoice @PostdocVoice