Keynotes & public talks
Improving the experience of developers and giving them the tools and processes to create high-quality software joyfully is my passion.
In my keynotes and talks, I share research findings and the experience I gained from working with engineering teams on code reviews, developer experience, and software quality.
I’ve given keynotes and talks at developer conferences and internal engineering events, including
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NDC AI
Rebel, Oslo · 11:00–11:45 CETIn this talk, I share findings from studies on how teams are changing their review practices as they adopt AI, and what this means for human oversight, learning, and ownership.
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Virtual · 60-minute workshopA workshop on AI-assisted code review, human oversight, and SCOPE. We examine research findings and work through scenarios to discuss which changes need human attention.
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Topics I speak about
I bring findings from empirical software engineering research into the questions developers and engineering leaders face in their daily work.
At the heart of my work is improving code reviews. I talk about code review best practices and research findings, and share the knowledge I gained from training and coaching over one thousand developers. We look at review speed, useful feedback, collaboration, learning, and ownership.
During keynotes and tech talks, I share the insights we gained from studies on developer experience. I talk about how to measure and improve developer experience and productivity, and how they relate to a team’s performance, code quality, and developers’ happiness. I also explain how DevEx relates to SPACE and DORA.
AI coding agents are changing how we develop and review software. I share findings from my research on how teams adapt their review practices, what we know about AI-assisted review, and where human oversight, independent judgment, and ownership are still needed.
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Watch & listen
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I presented our findings from a three-year study on developer experience and its impact on developer productivity, technical debt, code quality, innovation, profitability, and retention.
Watch the talk: Transforming Developer Experience: A Tale of Recovery and InnovationIn this talk, watched live by several thousand people, I share research and practical advice on improving code reviews.
Watch the talk: From Bottleneck to SuperpowerA panel discussion with Charity Majors, Birgit Böckeler, Daniel Terhorst-North, James Lewis, and me about developer experience and productivity.
Watch the panel: Developer Experience and Developer ProductivityI talk about how we can reduce the time it takes to test large-scale systems, common problems such as flaky tests, and the ideas that can help.
Watch the talk: Hurdles of Testing Large-Scale Software SystemsInvited keynotes
Alongside public conferences, I speak at internal events where teams reflect on their software engineering practices and processes.
At SLB’s DORA day, I presented findings from our study on developer experience and gave advice on improving code review practices and processes.
At their annual conference, I showed how code reviews and software testing practices influence the developer experience.
I talked about developer experience, productivity, and code reviews.
At Vanguard’s annual developer conference, I gave a keynote on how code review practices influence developers’ happiness and productivity.
I gave a keynote about improving code review practices.
Over the last 15 years, I have presented my work and research at many international conferences. Here is a selection of earlier talks on code reviews, software testing, and engineering data.
For event organisers
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Download speaker photoDr. Michaela Greiler specializes in improving software engineering processes and practices for development teams. Her research, talks, and workshops focus on code reviews, developer experience, and AI-assisted software development. She holds a PhD in Software Engineering from Delft University of Technology, worked at Microsoft and Microsoft Research, and previously led research at DX. Through Codalytics, she helps engineering teams improve how they develop and review software. She also hosts the Software Engineering Unlocked podcast.
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