Rafał Włodarski

Rafał Włodarski has more than eight years of industry experience across the software development lifecycle (SDLC), including software development and project management. Throughout his career, he has taught more than 12 undergraduate and graduate courses at universities across four countries and delivered professional training to industry practitioners. As a teaching professor, Włodarski emphasizes project-based and active learning to bridge the gap between software engineering education and industry needs.

Włodarski’s research interests lie at the intersection of software engineering, pedagogy, and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). His recent projects explore the application of GenAI to automated grading, formative assessment, and software engineering upskilling.

Professor Włodarski has received multiple teaching innovation fellowships, including the Generative Artificial Intelligence Teaching as Research Fellowship, Provost’s Inclusive Teaching Fellowship, and Wimmer Active Learning Fellowship.

In his free time, Włodarski enjoys electronic music, traveling, and taking aerial photographs.