Dr. Lina Battestilli

Dr. Lina Battestilli

Full Professor in Computer Science Department

Lina Battestilli is a Teaching Full Professor at North Carolina State University, recognized for her contributions to Computer Science education and research in networking technologies. Battestilli holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from NCSU and has a background as a network research engineer at IBM. Since 2012, her research has centered on innovative teaching methods for non-majors, promoting diversity in Computer Science, and exploring Cloud Networking and software-defined networking techniques.

Collaboration: We partnered with Dr. J to conduct a multi-phase study in her CSC 113 – Introduction to Computing (MATLAB) course. The collaboration began in Summer 2024, during the early development of MerryQuery. In Fall 2024, we carried out a small-scale usability testing, followed by class-wide experiment using MerryQuery across all nine lab sections with over 200 students. In Spring 2025, the tool was fully integrated into the course and used from start to finish.