Her research interests lie in the broad area of software engineering, particularly in software architecture, software economics, cost estimation, and software ecosystems. She completed her Ph.D. in Computer Science at Drexel University in 2016, advised by Dr. Yuanfang Cai. Her work focused on the relationship between software architecture and quality. She published her work in different conferences and journals, including ICSE, ESEM, FSE, and JSS. She received the first place prize at the ACM Student Research Competition in 2015. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in 2009.