CMU Portugal faculty memberĀ Claire Le Goues is one of three recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). This award is the highest accolade bestowed by the U.S. government on early career scientists and engineers.
Le Goues is a Professor and Associate Department Head for Faculty in the Societal Systems Department (S3D) at CMU. She is also a co-advisor to two CMU Portugal Dual Degree students, Daniel Ramos and ClƔudia Mamede, and has hosted several CMU Portugal Visiting Faculty and Researchers in Pittsburgh, notably in 2019 and 2022.
This year she was part of the CMU Portugal 2024 Summit in Pittsburgh, hosting the Portuguese Delegation led by Minister Fernando Alexandre.Ā
Le Gouesās interests span software engineering and programming languages, and especially in how to construct, maintain, evolve, improve/debug, and assure high-quality software systems. Her group of students and collaborators is called squaresLab. She teaches software engineering and program analysis at the undergraduate, masters, and PhD levels and co-direct the REUSE@CMU summer program.
To learn more about this prestigious award and its recipients, please see the recent article by CMU.
