Researcher-engineer
I publish software-engineering research and build AI systems in production settings — including work at Hubtel, Sandoz, and the National Bank of Canada.
PhD Candidate in Software Engineering · Concordia University
PhD Candidate and Software Engineer Building Reliable AI Systems for Developers
I research, develop and evaluate LLM-based systems that help developers understand, maintain and review software repositories.
Current roles
- PhD Candidate, Concordia University
- Intern, National Bank of Canada
- Program Committee Member, MSR 2027
- Reviewer, Information and Software Technology
Selected publications
See all- 2026·Journal
Synergizing LLMs and Knowledge Graphs: A Novel Approach to Software Repository-Related Question Answering
S. Abedu, S. Khatoonabadi, E. Shihab
- 2026·Workshop
Developer Challenges in the Adoption of Model Context Protocol in AI Agent Development
O. Oyelayo, S. Abedu, S. Khatoonabadi, E. Shihab
- 2026·Workshop
Experiences Developing an AI Chatbot in the Pharmaceutical Industry
S. Abedu, S. Owolabi, M. S. Ruiz Rodriguez, A. Yuen, C. Lim Ah Tock, A. Zaraket, A. Abdellatif, E. Shihab, N. Nasseri
- 2025·Preprint
The Impact of Large Language Models (LLMs) on Code Review Process
A. Collante, S. Abedu, S. H. Khatoonabadi, A. Abdellatif, E. Alor, E. Shihab