diff --git a/app/serializers/analytics_build_entity.rb b/app/serializers/analytics_build_entity.rb
index 7ed89f1f347..a07f0beccd4 100644
--- a/app/serializers/analytics_build_entity.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/analytics_build_entity.rb
@@ -2,19 +2,25 @@ class AnalyticsBuildEntity < Grape::Entity
   include RequestAwareEntity
 
   expose :name
+  expose :id
   expose :ref, as: :branch
   expose :short_sha
   expose :started_at, as: :date
   expose :duration, as: :total_time
+  expose :author, using: UserEntity
+
+  expose :branch do
+    expose :ref, as: :name
+
+    expose :url do |build|
+      url_to(:namespace_project_tree, build, build.ref)
+    end
+  end
 
   expose :url do |build|
     url_to(:namespace_project_build, build)
   end
 
-  expose :branch_url do |build|
-    url_to(:namespace_project_tree, build, build.ref)
-  end
-
   expose :commit_url do |build|
     url_to(:namespace_project_commit, build, build.sha)
   end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/events.rb b/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/events.rb
index 21e295ceeb6..f2fa54f208f 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/events.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/events.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module Gitlab
       end
 
       def test_events
-        @fetcher.fetch(stage: :test).each do |event|
+        @fetcher.fetch(stage: :test).map do |event|
           parse_build_event(event)
         end
       end
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ module Gitlab
       end
 
       def staging_events
-        @fetcher.fetch(stage: :staging).each do |event|
+        @fetcher.fetch(stage: :staging).map do |event|
           parse_build_event(event)
         end
       end
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ module Gitlab
       def parse_build_event(event)
         build = ::Ci::Build.find(event['id'])
 
-        #event['author_name'] = build.author.try(:name)
+        AnalyticsBuildSerializer.new(project: @project).represent(build).as_json
       end
 
       def first_time_reference_commit(commits, event)
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/events_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/events_spec.rb
index 0fb6a62f10d..ebeea2be39e 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/events_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/events_spec.rb
@@ -14,61 +14,61 @@ describe Gitlab::CycleAnalytics::Events do
 
   describe '#issue_events' do
     it 'has the total time' do
-      expect(subject.issue_events.first['total_time']).to eq('2 days')
+      expect(subject.issue_events.first[:total_time]).to eq('2 days')
     end
 
     it 'has a title' do
-      expect(subject.issue_events.first['title']).to eq(context.title)
+      expect(subject.issue_events.first[:title]).to eq(context.title)
     end
 
     it 'has the URL' do
-      expect(subject.issue_events.first['url']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.issue_events.first[:url]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it 'has an iid' do
-      expect(subject.issue_events.first['iid']).to eq(context.iid.to_s)
+      expect(subject.issue_events.first[:iid]).to eq(context.iid.to_s)
     end
 
     it 'has a created_at timestamp' do
-      expect(subject.issue_events.first['created_at']).to end_with('ago')
+      expect(subject.issue_events.first[:created_at]).to end_with('ago')
     end
 
     it "has the author's URL" do
-      expect(subject.issue_events.first['author_profile_url']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.issue_events.first[:author_profile_url]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it "has the author's avatar URL" do
-      expect(subject.issue_events.first['author_avatar_url']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.issue_events.first[:author_avatar_url]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it "has the author's name" do
-      expect(subject.issue_events.first['author_name']).to eq(context.author.name)
+      expect(subject.issue_events.first[:author_name]).to eq(context.author.name)
     end
   end
 
   describe '#plan_events' do
     it 'has a title' do
-      expect(subject.plan_events.first['title']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.plan_events.first[:title]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it 'has a sha short ID' do
-      expect(subject.plan_events.first['sha']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.plan_events.first[:sha]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it 'has the total time' do
-      expect(subject.plan_events.first['total_time']).to eq('less than a minute')
+      expect(subject.plan_events.first[:total_time]).to eq('less than a minute')
     end
 
     it "has the author's URL" do
-      expect(subject.plan_events.first['author_profile_url']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.plan_events.first[:author_profile_url]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it "has the author's avatar URL" do
-      expect(subject.plan_events.first['author_avatar_url']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.plan_events.first[:author_avatar_url]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it "has the author's name" do
-      expect(subject.plan_events.first['author_name']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.plan_events.first[:author_name]).not_to be_nil
     end
   end
 
@@ -78,31 +78,31 @@ describe Gitlab::CycleAnalytics::Events do
     end
 
     it 'has the total time' do
-      expect(subject.code_events.first['total_time']).to eq('less than a minute')
+      expect(subject.code_events.first[:total_time]).to eq('less than a minute')
     end
 
     it 'has a title' do
-      expect(subject.code_events.first['title']).to eq('Awesome merge_request')
+      expect(subject.code_events.first[:title]).to eq('Awesome merge_request')
     end
 
     it 'has an iid' do
-      expect(subject.code_events.first['iid']).to eq(context.iid.to_s)
+      expect(subject.code_events.first[:iid]).to eq(context.iid.to_s)
     end
 
     it 'has a created_at timestamp' do
-      expect(subject.code_events.first['created_at']).to end_with('ago')
+      expect(subject.code_events.first[:created_at]).to end_with('ago')
     end
 
     it "has the author's URL" do
-      expect(subject.code_events.first['author_profile_url']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.code_events.first[:author_profile_url]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it "has the author's avatar URL" do
-      expect(subject.code_events.first['author_avatar_url']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.code_events.first[:author_avatar_url]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it "has the author's name" do
-      expect(subject.code_events.first['author_name']).to eq(context.author.name)
+      expect(subject.code_events.first[:author_name]).to eq(context.author.name)
     end
   end
 
@@ -116,47 +116,47 @@ describe Gitlab::CycleAnalytics::Events do
     end
 
     before do
-      create(:ci_build, pipeline: pipeline, status: :success)
-      create(:ci_build, pipeline: pipeline, status: :success)
+      create(:ci_build, pipeline: pipeline, status: :success, author: user)
+      create(:ci_build, pipeline: pipeline, status: :success, author: user)
 
       pipeline.run!
       pipeline.succeed!
     end
 
     it 'has the name' do
-      expect(subject.test_events.first['name']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.test_events.first[:name]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it 'has the ID' do
-      expect(subject.test_events.first['id']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.test_events.first[:id]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it 'has the URL' do
-      expect(subject.test_events.first['url']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.test_events.first[:url]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it 'has the branch name' do
-      expect(subject.test_events.first['branch']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.test_events.first[:branch]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it 'has the branch URL' do
-      expect(subject.test_events.first['branch_url']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.test_events.first[:branch][:url]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it 'has the short SHA' do
-      expect(subject.test_events.first['sha']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.test_events.first[:short_sha]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it 'has the commit URL' do
-      expect(subject.test_events.first['commit_url']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.test_events.first[:commit_url]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it 'has the date' do
-      expect(subject.test_events.first['date']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.test_events.first[:date]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it 'has the total time' do
-      expect(subject.test_events.first['total_time']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.test_events.first[:total_time]).not_to be_nil
     end
   end
 
@@ -164,39 +164,39 @@ describe Gitlab::CycleAnalytics::Events do
     let!(:context) { create(:issue, project: project, created_at: 2.days.ago) }
 
     it 'has the total time' do
-      expect(subject.review_events.first['total_time']).to eq('less than a minute')
+      expect(subject.review_events.first[:total_time]).to eq('less than a minute')
     end
 
     it 'has a title' do
-      expect(subject.review_events.first['title']).to eq('Awesome merge_request')
+      expect(subject.review_events.first[:title]).to eq('Awesome merge_request')
     end
 
     it 'has an iid' do
-      expect(subject.review_events.first['iid']).to eq(context.iid.to_s)
+      expect(subject.review_events.first[:iid]).to eq(context.iid.to_s)
     end
 
     it 'has the URL' do
-      expect(subject.review_events.first['url']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.review_events.first[:url]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it 'has a state' do
-      expect(subject.review_events.first['state']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.review_events.first[:state]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it 'has a created_at timestamp' do
-      expect(subject.review_events.first['opened_at']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.review_events.first[:opened_at]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it "has the author's URL" do
-      expect(subject.review_events.first['author_profile_url']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.review_events.first[:author_profile_url]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it "has the author's avatar URL" do
-      expect(subject.review_events.first['author_avatar_url']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.review_events.first[:author_avatar_url]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it "has the author's name" do
-      expect(subject.review_events.first['author_name']).to eq(MergeRequest.first.author.name)
+      expect(subject.review_events.first[:author_name]).to eq(MergeRequest.first.author.name)
     end
   end
 
@@ -221,43 +221,43 @@ describe Gitlab::CycleAnalytics::Events do
     end
 
     it 'has the name' do
-      expect(subject.staging_events.first['name']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.staging_events.first[:name]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it 'has the ID' do
-      expect(subject.staging_events.first['id']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.staging_events.first[:id]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it 'has the URL' do
-      expect(subject.staging_events.first['url']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.staging_events.first[:url]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it 'has the branch name' do
-      expect(subject.staging_events.first['branch']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.staging_events.first[:branch]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it 'has the branch URL' do
-      expect(subject.staging_events.first['branch_url']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.staging_events.first[:branch_url]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it 'has the short SHA' do
-      expect(subject.staging_events.first['sha']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.staging_events.first[:sha]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it 'has the commit URL' do
-      expect(subject.staging_events.first['commit_url']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.staging_events.first[:commit_url]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it 'has the date' do
-      expect(subject.staging_events.first['date']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.staging_events.first[:date]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it 'has the total time' do
-      expect(subject.staging_events.first['total_time']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.staging_events.first[:total_time]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it 'has the author name' do
-      expect(subject.staging_events.first['author_name']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.staging_events.first[:author_name]).not_to be_nil
     end
   end
 
@@ -270,35 +270,35 @@ describe Gitlab::CycleAnalytics::Events do
     end
 
     it 'has the total time' do
-      expect(subject.production_events.first['total_time']).to eq('2 days')
+      expect(subject.production_events.first[:total_time]).to eq('2 days')
     end
 
     it 'has a title' do
-      expect(subject.production_events.first['title']).to eq(context.title)
+      expect(subject.production_events.first[:title]).to eq(context.title)
     end
 
     it 'has the URL' do
-      expect(subject.production_events.first['url']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.production_events.first[:url]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it 'has an iid' do
-      expect(subject.production_events.first['iid']).to eq(context.iid.to_s)
+      expect(subject.production_events.first[:iid]).to eq(context.iid.to_s)
     end
 
     it 'has a created_at timestamp' do
-      expect(subject.production_events.first['created_at']).to end_with('ago')
+      expect(subject.production_events.first[:created_at]).to end_with('ago')
     end
 
     it "has the author's URL" do
-      expect(subject.production_events.first['author_profile_url']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.production_events.first[:author_profile_url]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it "has the author's avatar URL" do
-      expect(subject.production_events.first['author_avatar_url']).not_to be_nil
+      expect(subject.production_events.first[:author_avatar_url]).not_to be_nil
     end
 
     it "has the author's name" do
-      expect(subject.production_events.first['author_name']).to eq(context.author.name)
+      expect(subject.production_events.first[:author_name]).to eq(context.author.name)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/serializers/analytics_build_entity_spec.rb b/spec/serializers/analytics_build_entity_spec.rb
index 33653d5b1e0..24040034f68 100644
--- a/spec/serializers/analytics_build_entity_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/serializers/analytics_build_entity_spec.rb
@@ -6,14 +6,19 @@ describe AnalyticsBuildEntity do
   end
 
   context 'when build is a regular job' do
-    let(:build) { create(:ci_build) }
+    let(:user) { create(:user) }
+    let(:build) { create(:ci_build, author: user) }
 
     subject { entity.as_json }
 
-    it 'contains url to build page and retry action' do
+    it 'contains URLs' do
       expect(subject).to include(:url, :branch_url, :commit_url)
     end
 
+    it 'contains the author' do
+      expect(subject).to include(:author)
+    end
+
     it 'does not contain sensitive information' do
       expect(subject).not_to include(/token/)
       expect(subject).not_to include(/variables/)