Speaker - Igor Steinmacher

Dr. Igor Steinmacher is an Associate Professor in the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems at Northern Arizona University. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of São Paulo (2015) and was a Visiting Scholar at the University of California, Irvine (2013). His research focuses on supporting newcomers to open source and sustaining open source communities over time. He investigates socio-technical challenges in onboarding, mentoring, and community retention, and explores how AI-driven tools can promote inclusion and long-term project sustainability. His work bridges software engineering, HCI, and computing education, an he has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications.