Department of Software Engineering, DIPT

Department of Software Engineering

The Department of Software Engineering belongs to the Faculty of Computing and consists of almost 50 people from 19 countries.

Head of Department: Michael Mattsson
Department coordinator: Monique Johansson

Our tradition in software engineering originated from 1990 when we launched Sweden’s first education programme in software engineering. The department’s research and education environment, SERL Sweden ‒ Software Engineering Research and Education Lab Sweden, has since then developed into one of the world’s leading research institutions in software engineering. The department is responsible for study programmes in software engineering on all levels, from Bachelor over Master to PhD.

Research and education at the Department of Software Engineering are fully aligned with BTH’s overarching profile (applied IT and innovation for sustainable growth), and are conducted in close collaboration with partners from both the private and the public sector.

Our strength is the focus on empirical research to strengthen the industry’s competitiveness in the development of software-intensive systems, services and products. Our close collaboration with local, national and international companies promotes new innovations and future technical solutions. BTHs research in software engineering is internationally top-ranked, and many of the department’s researchers are internationally top-ranked within the research area.

 

Staff

Abdeen, Waleed

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385852
  • Email: waleed.abdeen@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Doctoral student
  • Room: J2326

Adamov, Oleksandr

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385896
  • Email: oleksandr.adamov@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Senior lecturer
  • Room: J2617

Ali, Nauman

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385541
  • Email: nauman.ali@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Senior lecturer/Associate professor
  • Room: J2336

Alégroth, Emil

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385562
  • Email: emil.alegroth@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Senior lecturer/Associate professor

Andrade de Almeida, Carlos Diego

Angermeir, Florian

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Email: florian.angermeir@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Industridoktorand

Badampudi, Deepika

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385884
  • Email: deepika.badampudi@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Senior lecturer/Associate professor
  • Room: J2618

Bauer, Andreas

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385724
  • Email: andreas.bauer@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Doctoral student
  • Room: J2619

Britto, Ricardo

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385835
  • Email: ricardo.britto@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Adjungerad universitetslektor

Buarque Franzosi, Diogo

Börstler, Jürgen

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385867
  • Email: jurgen.borstler@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Professor
  • Room: J2331

Chen, Xingru

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385847
  • Email: xingru.chen@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Doctoral student
  • Room: J2614

Dorner, Michael

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385887
  • Email: michael.dorner@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Doctoral student
  • Room: J2341

Dzamashvili Fogelström, Nina

Edison, Henry

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385734
  • Email: henry.edison@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Senior lecturer
  • Room: J2624

Elahidoost, Parisa

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Email: parisa.elahidoost@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Industridoktorand

Eriksson, Anna

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385670
  • Email: anna.eriksson@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Samordnare Utbildning och Forskningsprojekt
  • Room: J2626

Flyckt, Jonatan

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Email: jonatan.flyckt@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Industridoktorand

Frattini, Julian

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385890
  • Email: julian.frattini@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Doctoral student
  • Room: J2341

Fridensköld, Torbjörn

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385544
  • Email: torbjorn.fridenskold@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Lecturer
  • Room: J2330

Fucci, Davide

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385708
  • Email: davide.fucci@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Senior lecturer/Associate professor
  • Room: J2623

Ghazi, Ahmad Nauman

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385546
  • Email: nauman.ghazi@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Senior lecturer
  • Room: J2337

Gonzalez Huerta, Javier

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385558
  • Email: javier.gonzalez.huerta@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Biträdande professor/Viceprefekt
  • Room: J2625

Gorschek, Tony

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385817
  • Email: tony.gorschek@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Professor
  • Room: J2613

Helmfridsson, Tomas

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Email: tomas.helmfridsson@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Industridoktorand

Iftikhar, Umar

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385869
  • Email: umar.iftikhar@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Doctoral student
  • Room: J2608

Jabbari, Ramtin

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Email: ramtin.jabbari@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Industridoktorand

Jedrzejewski, Felix

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385527
  • Email: felix.jedrzejewski@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Doctoral student
  • Room: J2341

Johansson, Conny

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385824
  • Email: conny.johansson@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Senior lecturer
  • Room: J2329

Johansson, Monique

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385806
  • Email: monique.johansson@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Institutionskoordinator
  • Room: J2622

Johansson, Oscar

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Email: oscar.johansson@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Doctoral student
  • Room: J2609

Klotins, Eriks

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385840
  • Email: eriks.klotins@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Senior lecturer/Associate professor
  • Room: J2619

Kosenkov, Oleksandr

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Email: oleksandr.kosenkov@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Industridoktorand

Kusetogullari, Anna

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385609
  • Email: anna.kusetogullari@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Projektassistent
  • Room: J2422

Laiq, Muhammad

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385857
  • Email: muhammad.laiq@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Doctoral student
  • Room: J2339

Lavesson, Niklas

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385675
  • Email: niklas.lavesson@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Professor
  • Room: J2333

Ljung, Oliver

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385874
  • Email: oliver.ljung@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Doctoral student
  • Room: J2608

Mattsson, Michael

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385810
  • Email: michael.mattsson@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Professor/Prefekt
  • Room: J2611

Mendez Fernandez, Daniel

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385712
  • Email: daniel.mendez@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Professor
  • Room: J2621

Moe, Nils Brede

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Email: nils.brede.moe@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Adjungerad universitetslektor

Nasir , Nayla

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385845
  • Email: nayla.nasir@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Doctoral student
  • Room: J2614

Nasir, Usman

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385816
  • Email: usman.nasir@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Lecturer
  • Room: J2605

Nass, Michel

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Email: michel.nass@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Projektassistent

Paudel, Bhuwan

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385537
  • Email: bhuwan.paudel@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Doctoral student
  • Room: J2608

Petersen, Kai

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385877
  • Email: kai.petersen@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Affilierad professor

Silva, Lakmal

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Email: lakmal.silva@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Industridoktorand
  • Room: J2319

Simaremare, Mario

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385551
  • Email: mario.simaremare@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Doctoral student
  • Room: J2609

Sjöberg, Peter

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Email: peter.sjoberg@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Industridoktorand

Smite, Darja

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385719
  • Email: darja.smite@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Professor
  • Room: J2335

Sundelin, Anders

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Email: anders.sundelin@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Industridoktorand
  • Room: J2339

Svahnberg, Mikael

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385811
  • Email: mikael.svahnberg@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Senior lecturer/Associate professor
  • Room: J2607

Thode, Lukas

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385819
  • Email: lukas.thode@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Doctoral student
  • Room: J2608

Tkalich, Anastasiia

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Email: anastasiia.tkalich@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Industridoktorand

Tomic, Stevan

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Email: stevan.tomic@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Adjungerad universitetslektor

Unterkalmsteiner, Michael

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385815
  • Email: michael.unterkalmsteiner@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Senior lecturer/Associate professor
  • Room: J2616

Usman, Muhammad

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385821
  • Email: muhammad.usman@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Universitetslektor/Docent/Studierektor/Proprefekt
  • Room: J2328

Wnuk, Krzysztof

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385812
  • Email: krzysztof.wnuk@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Professor/Prodekan
  • Room: J2615

Wohlin, Claes

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385820
  • Email: claes.wohlin@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Professor emeritus

Yu, Liang

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Email: liang.yu@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Industridoktorand

Zabardast, Ehsan

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385892
  • Email: ehsan.zabardast@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Adjungerad universitetslektor
  • Room: J2623

Zieris, Franz

  • Department/Unit: Department of Software Engineering
  • Phone: +46 (0)455-385831
  • Email: franz.zieris@bth.se
  • Workplace: Karlskrona
  • Title: Biträdande universitetslektor
  • Room: J2327

Research

Software engineering covers techniques, methods and processes for the development of complex software systems and the application of systematic, disciplined and quantifiable approaches to the development, operation and maintenance of software-intensive systems, services and products. Software engineering focuses on the engineering of software development with a particular emphasis on industrial challenges.

The research in software engineering at BTH is conducted by SERL Sweden, which is one of the leading research groups in empirical and evidence-based software engineering in the world. We are closely collaborating with industry to solve actual industrial challenges and strengthen our partners’ competitiveness in the development of software-intensive systems, services and products. We cover a broad set of competencies spanning from technical solutions to business issues. In our research, we integrate top-ranked academic research with strong industrial relevance.

Our research areas include:

Agile/Lean Development
CS/SE Education
Empirical and evidence-based software engineering
Global software engineering
Human-centered software engineering
Requirements engineering
Research methods
Search-based software engineering
Software architecture, -modeling and product lines
Software businesses, ecosystems and innovation
Software quality
Software process improvement
Software product management
Value-based product development
Verification and validation

More information about our research and ongoing research projects

SESweden

Full list of PhD Alumni in Software Engineering

Education

The department is responsible for the following study programmes:

PhD Alumni

Michel Nass – 2024
On overcoming challenges with GUI-based test automation

Ehsan Zabardast – 2023
Understanding Asset Degradation in Software Engineering

Raquel Ourigues – 2023
Managing Knowledge Resources in Agile Software Development

Ehsan Zabardast – 2023
Understanding Asset Degradation in Software Engineering

Nasir Mahmood Minhas – 2022
Understanding and improving regression testing practice

Mohsin Irshad – 2021
Realizing the systematic reuse of automated acceptance tests in practice
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Johan Silvander – 2021
Towards Intent-Driven Systems Based on Context Frames
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Farnaz Fotrousi – 2020
Combining User Feedback and Monitoring Data to Support Evidence-based Software Evolution
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Thomas Olsson – 2020
Understanding and Supporting Quality Requirements Engineering in Software-intensive Product Development
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Eriks Klotins – 2019
Software Engineering in Start-up Companies
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Jefferson Seide Molléri – 2019
Views of Research Quality in Empirical Software Engineering
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Muhammad Usman – 2018
Improving Expert Estimation of Software Development Effort in Agile Contexts
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Indira Nurdiani – 2018
Introduction of Agile Practices: Strategies and Impacts
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Bogdan Marculescu – 2017
Interactive Search-Based Software Testing: Development, Evaluation, and Deployment
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Ricardo Britto – 2017
Strategizing and Evaluating the Onboarding of Software Developers in Large-Scale Globally Distributed Legacy Projects
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Ahmad Nauman Ghazi – 2017
Structuring Exploratory Testing through Test Charter Design and Decision Support
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Deepika Badampudi – 2017
Decision-making support for choosing among different component origins
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Michael Unterkalmsteiner – 2015
Coordinating requirements engineering and software testing
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Nauman bin Ali – 2015
Operationalization of lean thinking through value stream mapping with simulation and FLOW
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Ronald Jabangwe – 2015
Software Quality Evaluation for Evolving Systems in Distributed Development Environments
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Mahvish Khurum – 2011
Decision Support for Product Management of Software Intensive Products
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Sebastian Barney – 2011
Software Quality Alignment: Evaluation and Understanding
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Wasif Afzal – 2011
Search-Based Prediction of Software Quality: Evaluations and Comparisons
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Kai Petersen – 2010
Implementing Lean and Agile Software Development in Industry
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Jeanette Eriksson – 2008
Supporting the Cooperative Design Process of End-User Tailoring
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Lars-Ola Damm – 2007
Early and Cost-Effective Software Fault Detection: Measurement and Implementation in an Industrial Setting
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Patrik Berander – 2007
Evolving Prioritization for Software Product Management
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Per Jönsson – 2007
Exploring Process Aspects of Change Impact Analysis
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Tony Gorschek – 2006
Requirements Engineering Supporting Technical Product Management
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Richard Torkar – 2006
Towards Automated Software Testing: Techniques, Classifications and Frameworks
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Miroslaw Staron – 2005
Improving Modeling with UML by Stereotype-based Language Customization
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Kari Rönkkö – 2005
Making Methods Work in Software Engineering: Method Deployment – as a Social Achievement
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Mikael Svahnberg – 2003
Supporting Software Architecture Evolution
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Per-Olof Bengtsson – 2002
Architecture-Level Modifiability Analysis
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Michael Mattsson – 2000
Evolution and Composition of Object-Oriented Frameworks
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