Yegor Denisov-Blanch studies how artificial intelligence is changing software engineering. His research focuses on measuring real-world engineering productivity, AI adoption, code quality, and organizational outcomes across large populations of repositories and teams. He designs empirical methods and metrics that move beyond simple proxies to accurately quantify software output, rework, and AI-assisted development at scale.

His work has been covered by the World Bank, the United Nations, and The Washington Post, and has been reshared by Elon Musk.

Yegor graduated with highest honors from Indiana University, where he studied operations research. He also earned an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business on full-tuition scholarships. He left school after the eighth grade, founded a company, and later entered university skipping 5 grades. He is a Master of Sport of Russia in Olympic weightlifting, a national champion-equivalent distinction awarded in 2013.”