Paula Rachow

Paula Rachow is a Researcher at the Department of Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences (MIN) at the University of Hamburg. She works within the Software Engineering and Construction Methods research group under Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Riebisch. Her primary responsibilities include doctoral research and teaching activities in software development modules.

• Employment period: February 2018 - January 2025
• Office location: Building D, Room 232
• Primary focus: Architecture smells, technical debt management, and software quality

Research Focus:
Paula's research investigates the intersection of software architecture quality and practical development challenges. Key areas include:

• Architecture smells and maintainability taxonomy
• Technical debt prevention frameworks (e.g., TAP framework)
• Refactoring decision support systems
• Empirical studies of clean code adoption barriers
• Architecture-centric software engineering methods
• Agile project management quality integration

Teaching Activities:

• Summer 2023: Exercises for Software Development II
• Winter 2022/23: Exercises for Software Development I
• Continous teaching involvement since 2018
• Experience with both traditional and digital assessment methods

Academic Background:

• M.Sc. in Computer Science, University of Hamburg (2014-2018)
• B.Sc. in Computer Science, University of Hamburg (2011-2014)
• Student Teaching Assistant for Theoretical Foundations of Computer Science (2012-2014)