Veronica Pimenova

Veronica Pimenova

pimenova at umich dot edu

📍 Ann Arbor, MI

Hi, I'm Veronica! 🙂

I am a second year PhD student at the University of Michigan (NSF GRFP Fellow and Rackham Merit Fellow), co-advised by Venkatesh Potluri and Dhruv (DJ) Jain. Before starting at Michigan, I graduated from Carnegie Mellon University, where I was advised by Andrew Begel.

My research focuses on human factors of software engineering. I am interested in combining psychology/social science theories (eg. co-presence, cognitive load) with empirical software engineering to better support developer productivity and well-being, particularly for developers with disabilities in workplace settings.

I enjoy collaborating with researchers at other universities and in industry! Read more about my recent collaborations here: AI for Software Engineering and AI for Design.
Recent News: The work I did on AI use in software engineering was cited in Microsoft Research’s 2025 New Future of Work Report (see page 64).

Theory of vibe coding experience