Lucas Layman, PhD

I research human factors in software engineering and computer security with forays into machine learning and analytics.

Office Hours

• Monday, 9-11a
• Wednesday, 9-10:30a

Fall 2025 Courses

• SENG 401-001 – Software Construction
• SENG 201-001 – Software Engineering Fundamentals

Research Opportunities

I am seeking undergraduate and graduate researchers for multiple research projects beginning in Spring 2026. Please reach out if interested.

1. Trust in AI-Assisted Coding

LLMs like ChatGPT can generate code, but should we trust the results or sharing our data?

• Systematically identify the limits of code-generation LLMs in software coding and testing tasks.
• Conduct studies with programmers to discover LLM usage patterns and limitations.
• Requirements: minimum 3.2 GPA and junior or higher standing, strong Python skills
• I’m interested!