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Matthew MacRae-Bovell

Matthew
MacRae-Bovell

A software engineer and researcher affiliated with Carleton University's School of Computer Science, where I completed my undergraduate degree in Computer Science. My research explores how agentic AI systems reshape how people build and interact with software, and what that means for usability, developer workflows, and agent trust.

Affiliation School of Computer Science Carleton University · Ottawa, ON

Research Interests

Agentic Software Engineering Computer-Using Agents Agent Trust & Safety Multiagent Orchestration Software Usability Human-Centered Design

About My Research

My research sits at the intersection of agentic AI and human experience. Specifically, I study how autonomous systems (computer-using agents, agentic pipelines, multi-agent orchestration) reshape how people build and interact with software, and what that means for usability, developer workflows, and the security and authorization challenges that emerge when agents act on behalf of users.

Publications & Projects

Publication Declarative Test-Native Software Fault Injection Matthew MacRae-Bovell In Proceedings of FSE 2026
Project Evaluating Emoji Semantics: A Comparison of Computational Embeddings and Human Valence Judgements Peggy Liaw, Tal Friedman, Matthew MacRae-Bovell Carleton Data Day 12
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