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Koushik Sen

Software Engineering (SE) Directed Automated Random Testing Concolic Testing Software Tools For Programmer Productivity
735 Soda Hall
University of California at Berkeley CS Faculty Uc berkeley

About

Koushik Sen is a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. His research interest lies in Software Engineering, Programming Languages, and Formal methods. He is interested in developing software tools and methodologies that improve programmer productivity and software quality. He is best known for his work on directed automated random testing and concolic testing. He received the C.L. and Jane W-S. Liu Award in 2004, the C. W. Gear Outstanding Graduate Award in 2005, and the David J. Kuck Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award in 2007 from the UIUC Department of Computer Science. He has received a NSF CAREER Award in 2008, a Haifa Verification Conference (HVC) Award in 2009, a IFIP TC2 Manfred Paul Award for Excellence in Software: Theory and Practice in 2010, and a Sloan Foundation Fellowship in 2011. He has won three ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Awards. He holds a B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and M.S. and Ph.D. in CS from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Research Performance Summary

267
Total Papers
28707
Total Citations
75
H-Index
1998-2026
Active Research Span

First Recorded Paper

Testing whether X is larger than Y in mean residual life ordering and variance residual life ordering

Year: 1998

Citations: 1

Venue: IAPQR TRANSACTIONS 23

Latest Recorded Paper

Assessment of resistance traits in bitter gourd genotypes against melon fruit fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae Coquillett): morphological and biochemical insights

Year: 2026

Citations: 0

Venue: Arthropod-Plant Interactions 20 (1), 5

Last 10 Years Publication Activity

This timeline shows the professor's yearly publication activity.

2026
1
2025
13
2024
12
2023
8
2022
5
2021
12
2020
17
2019
17
2018
18
2017
9
2016
11

Publication Venues and Collaboration

Journal, Conference, and Book Publication Breakdown

Conference 141
Journal 7
Book 15

Top Coauthors

Sen Agha

Research Impact by Period

2025-2026

Period Stats
Papers 14
Citations 137
Avg. Citations / Paper 9.8
H-Index 6

2020-2024

Period Stats
Papers 54
Citations 2814
Avg. Citations / Paper 52.1
H-Index 21

2015-2019

Period Stats
Papers 73
Citations 4618
Avg. Citations / Paper 63.3
H-Index 32

2010-2014

Period Stats
Papers 47
Citations 4445
Avg. Citations / Paper 94.6
H-Index 20

2005-2009

Period Stats
Papers 51
Citations 14606
Avg. Citations / Paper 286.4
H-Index 36

2000-2004

Period Stats
Papers 26
Citations 2086
Avg. Citations / Paper 80.2
H-Index 17

1995-1999

Period Stats
Papers 2
Citations 1
Avg. Citations / Paper 0.5
H-Index 1

Contact and Professional Links

Contact Information

ksen@cs.berkeley.edu
5106422420

Detected Research Keywords

Testing Concurrent Programs Analysis Multithreaded Programs Directed Automated Random Automated Random Testing Dynamic Program Analysis Automated Test Generation Effective Random Testing Safety Analysis Multithreaded Data Race Detection Predictive Safety Analysis