About

I am Edson OliveiraJr, Associate Professor of Software Engineering at the State University of Maringá (UEM), Maringá-PR, Brazil, where I am affiliated with undergraduate and graduate programs in Computer Science.

I hold a PhD in Computer Science and have conducted postdoctoral and sabbatical research in software engineering and digital forensics-related topics.

My research agenda is centered on Empirical Software Engineering, with strong connections to Open Science, Reproducibility, and Digital Forensics Experimentation. I investigate how empirical methods, particularly controlled experiments and quasi-experiments can be systematically designed, executed, documented, and evaluated to improve the rigor, reliability and transparency of scientific evidence.

A significant part of my work focuses on research artifacts and metadata, including experimental protocols, datasets, analysis scripts, conceptual models, and ontologies. I am especially interested in how metadata standards, ontologies, and provenance models can support experiment reproducibility, auditability, and long-term reuse across Software Engineering and Digital Forensics research.

More recently, my research has explored the notion of forensic-ready experimentation, examining how experimental processes and artifacts can be structured to support traceability, accountability, and post hoc analysis in complex computational studies.

In addition to research, I have extensive experience in teaching Software Engineering and empirical methods, supervising undergraduate and graduate students, and contributing to academic service activities such as program committees, reviewing, and community-driven open science initiatives.

This website serves as a hub for my publications, research projects, teaching materials, and open science, aiming to promote transparency, collaboration, and reuse.