Research Areas

Cognitive Processes in Software Engineerign and Data Science

Tracing difficulties and conflicts in SE and DS practices in light of human natural thinking, using cognitive theories and analysis frameworks, and developing tools for reduction of cognitive load and improvement of decision quality.

Modeling in Requirements Engineering and Software Design

The role and influence of visualization and modeling on perceptions; factors affecting modeling decision making; cognitive effectiveness of modeling notations.

Privacy and Security by Design

Practices of developing privacy- and security-preserving information systems, and the effects of cognitive, social and organizational factors on these practices.

Responsible AI

Promoting ethics and responsibility in AI-driven software development, by means of organizational climate and leadership, based on metric development and organisational intervention operations. 

Software Quality Factors

Analyzing organizational, management, social and cognitive aspects and their impact on software quality; examining economic aspects of producing software in terms of quality.