Hello! This is

Taher Ghaleb

Assistant Professor
Trent University

“وَفَوقَ كلِّ ذِي عِلمٍ عَليم”

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Trent University's Symons Campus and Faryon Bridge over the Otonabee River in autumn
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Taher Ghaleb at Trent University

About Me

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Trent University, Peterborough, Canada.

I completed my Ph.D. degree at Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada, in the Software Evolution & Analytics Lab (SEAL) under the supervision of Prof. Jenny Zou.

I worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Ottawa, Canada, followed by a senior research position at the University of Toronto, Canada.

My research integrates AI and software engineering, advancing both fields while assessing their sustainability and societal impact.

  • Name:Taher Ghaleb
  • Address:1600 West Bank Dr, Peterborough, ON
  • Postal code:K9L 0G2
  • Email:taherghaleb@trentu.ca
  • Phone:+1 (705) 748-1011 ex. 6244

Research Interests

I conduct scientific research in various areas of Software Engineering

Sustainable and Green Software and AI

Measuring and reducing the energy and carbon footprint of software systems, CI/CD pipelines, and AI model training and inference.


Continuous Integration and Delivery (CI/CD) – DevOps

Improving DevOps and CI/CD pipelines to streamline software builds with faster, concise, and reliable feedback.


Human and Societal Impact of AI

Examining how AI reshapes developers and society, from the school-to-work transition to over-reliance effects such as cognitive debt and skill erosion.

AI/LLMs for Software Engineering

Adopting generative, predictive, and explainable AI to model, automate, and assess software development, testing, and documentation.

Responsible and Trustworthy AI

Studying the fairness, transparency, accountability, and intent alignment of AI systems, including intent debt, to ensure their safe and ethical use.


Data-Driven Software Analytics

Applying empirical software engineering methods to mine repositories and analyze development data for actionable, evidence-based insights.

Research Team

Below are my current students. For the full list, including alumni, see the Members page.

Publications

Browse my research papers, four at a time. Search and filter all publications.



Teaching

Courses I teach

Contact Me

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Address: 1600 West Bank Dr, Peterborough, ON K9L 0G2