Iris Ma

Iris Ma

Research & Teaching Assistant

University of California, Irvine

About Me

I am a PhD student in Software Engineering at UC Irvine under Crista Lopes. My research focuses on program verification, LLM application, and LLM testing. Ensuring software correctness through verification, exploring innovative uses for LLMs, and establishing rigorous testing methodologies are crucial for advancing reliable and ethical AI technologies.

I received B.S. in Agronomy and Computer Science at Iowa State University. I worked as an undergraduate research assistant at Laboratory for Software Design with Hridesh Rajan and Robert Dyer on an ultra-large data mining project.

Interests
  • Program Verification
  • LLM Application
  • LLM Testing
Education
  • Ph.D. in Software Engineering, current

    University of California, Irvine

  • B.S. in Agronomy, Computer Science, 2022

    Iowa State University

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Mondego Lab, University of California, Irvine
Research Assistant
September 2022 – Present Irvine, CA
 
 
 
 
 
Corteva Agriscience
Software Engineer Internship
June 2023 – September 2023 Johnston, IA
 
 
 
 
 
Laboratory for Software Design, Iowa State University
Research Assistant
May 2021 – May 2022 Ames, IA

Honors & Awards

  • Beall Applied Innovation’s Graduate Innovation Fellowship $5,000 (2024)
  • I-Corps Program $5,000 (2024)
  • Beall Applied Innovation’s Proof-of-Product Grant $48,000 (2024)
  • ESEC/FSE Conference Travel Fund $2450 (2023)
  • New Ph.D. Student Fellowship $2500 (2022)
ISU
Iowa State University
  • Robert and Cecile Mitchell Scholarship $2650 (2021)
  • International Incentive Scholarship $1500 (2021)
  • Global Scholars Award for Undergraduate Retention $500 (2021)
  • International Incentive Scholarship $1500 (2020)
  • Dean’s List Honors (10 times)