Carlos Ramirez

Ph.D. Candidate | Cybersecurity Engineer

Laboratory for Cognitive Systems Science, Department of Risk Engineering, University of Tsukuba, Japan.

About Me

Pioneering Human-Centric Vulnerability Research; Uncovering Defects Beyond State-Of-The-Art Tools

I am driven to understand the intersection of human factors and software development. My research explores how to identify and mitigate human error as a primary source of software defects and security vulnerabilities. Currently, I am leveraging human error databases to pinpoint cognitive lapses during critical software operations and developing predictive models for software defect prediction (SDP) based on key human error metrics.

Research Interests

  • Human Factors in Software Engineering: The application of human factors principles to the software development lifecycle to improve system design and reduce errors.
  • Human Error Reduction: Developing and evaluating techniques to identify, prevent, and mitigate human errors that lead to software defects and vulnerabilities.
  • Software Defect Prediction (SDP): Creating models and methodologies to predict future software defects based on various metrics, particularly those related to human error.
  • Vulnerability Analysis and Prevention: Investigating how human errors contribute to software vulnerabilities and developing strategies to prevent them.
  • Cognitive Psychology in Computing: Understanding cognitive processes like memory lapses and attention deficits in the context of critical software operations.
  • Database Analysis for Human Error: Leveraging existing human error databases to extract insights and patterns about common mistakes in software-related tasks.

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