contributors
Sebastian Elbaum

Dr. Sebastian Elbaum is the Technologist-in-Residence at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He is also a professor in the department of computer science at the University of Virginia, where he cofounded and coleads the Lab for Engineering Safe Software. His research aims to build dependable systems through domain-specific analysis techniques. Elbaum was named fellow by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his contributions to testing evolving systems, and fellow by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for his contributions to the analysis and testing of evolving systems and robotic systems. His current research focuses on the development and analysis of safe autonomous systems, including those with learned components. Elbaum is the recipient of a National Science Foundation Career Award, an IBM Innovation Award, a Google Faculty Research Award, an FSE Test of Time Award, five ACM SigSoft Distinguished Paper Awards, and multiple best paper awards. Elbaum received his PhD from the University of Idaho, and a systems engineering degree from Universidad Catolica de Cordoba, Argentina. He spent sabbaticals as a research scientist at Google, CNR, and University College London.