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Gerhard WannerView profile

Professor

• Software Engineering
• Software Architecture
• Green IT
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Gerhard Wanner serves as Professor of Computer Science at Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences (HFT Stuttgart) within the Faculty of Surveying, Computer Science, and Mathematics since 2002. He leads the Distributed Information Systems Laboratory (LVIS) and previously directed the university's Information Center (2012-2023) and Computer Center (2004-2012), while maintaining freelance management consultancy work. His research focuses on sustainable software engineering, examining how architectural decisions impact CO2 emissions through green IT practices, enterprise architecture management, and software modeling. Wanner investigates resource-efficient development methodologies and digital transformation in educational contexts, emphasizing software architects' critical role in climate crisis mitigation through architectural design choices and quality models. Recent publications demonstrate a clear trajectory toward sustainability, with 2023-2024 works establishing frameworks for measuring CO2 efficiency in software systems, developing sustainability-focused architecture curricula, and creating resource-optimized development pathways. His scholarship bridges theoretical architecture principles with practical environmental impact reduction strategies. Wanner actively contributes to professional communities as a member of the German Informatics Society (GI), Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Java User Group Stuttgart (JUGS), and International Software Architecture Qualification Board (iSAQB), where he serves as deputy head of the Audit working group. The Distributed Information Systems Laboratory (LVIS) under his direction explores green IT solutions, distributed systems architectures, and cross-platform service integration, notably demonstrated through the HFT-App project providing unified university service access.

• Rich Web-based Applications Engineering
• Software Design
• Software Architectures
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Nalaka R. Dissanayake serves as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Westminster, where he contributes to the Software Systems Engineering Research Group. With 17 years of academic experience since 2007, he progressed from student instructor to his current senior position while completing his doctoral studies. His foundational education includes a B.Sc. in Information Technology from the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (2007), an M.Phil. from the University of Colombo School of Computing (2017), and a Ph.D. from the University of Westminster (2024). Dr. Dissanayake's research centers on rich web-based applications engineering, where he has established significant contributions through architectural style development and design methodology formalization. His work introduces specialized concepts including RiWAArch Style, BAW-MVC, and delta communication principles that address core challenges in web application state management and communication efficiency. Current research frontiers actively explore prompt engineering techniques for integrating AI/ML capabilities into rich web applications, demonstrating adaptation to emerging technological paradigms while maintaining focus on architectural fundamentals. His publication portfolio reveals a clear research trajectory evolving from AJAX application foundations (2013-2014) through architectural pattern specification (2017-2020) toward comprehensive design methodology development (2023-2024). This progression demonstrates increasing theoretical sophistication while maintaining practical implementation relevance, with consistent output across journals like the Journal of Web Engineering and major conferences including FTC and ICTer. As an active academic contributor, Dr. Dissanayake serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Web Engineering and various conferences. His research group membership provides access to collaborative opportunities within the university's software engineering ecosystem, while his extensive teaching experience across multiple institutions offers valuable mentorship perspective for graduate students.

Jie LuView profile

Associate Professor

• Software Security
• Program Analysis
• Vulnerability Detection
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Jie Lu is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICT, CAS), where he leads research in software security and program analysis. His work focuses on developing advanced program analysis techniques to improve software reliability and security, with applications in cloud systems, distributed environments, and modern web applications. Dr. Lu's research interests include: Software Security: Focusing on vulnerability detection and prevention in open-source software Program Analysis: Specializing in static/dynamic analysis techniques and context-sensitive pointer analysis Cloud Systems: Researching distributed system security, crash-recovery, and concurrency bug detection His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on practical security solutions for real-world systems. The research spans Kubernetes ecosystems, PHP applications, Linux kernel security, Java web applications, and Windows IPC systems. A notable trend is the development of precise static analysis techniques that balance efficiency with accuracy, addressing the longstanding challenge in program analysis. His work often bridges theoretical advances with practical implementations that have been adopted by industry. Dr. Lu has received several prestigious awards: ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award 2025 Best Paper Honorable Mention at CCS 2022 Chinese Academy of Sciences Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation 2021 Chinese Academy of Sciences President's Special Award 2020 ICT New Hundred Stars 2020 Dr. Lu actively mentors students and researchers, recruiting PhD candidates, Master students, and research interns interested in software security and program analysis. His research has been supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, CCF-Huawei Innovation Research Plan, and CCF-Ant Research Fund. The Program Analysis Group (ICT-PAG) at the National Key Laboratory of Processor has successfully identified numerous errors and vulnerabilities in popular open-source applications, with over 200 severe bugs confirmed by the open-source community and assigned more than 100 CVE numbers. His research group, the Program Analysis Group (ICT-PAG), is based in the National Key Laboratory of Processor at ICT, CAS. The group has achieved significant impact through both academic publications in top venues (SOSP, CCS, USENIX Security, NDSS, OOPSLA, ISSTA, FSE, ASE, TSE) and practical applications in leading IT companies and government organizations.

Michael ScharfView profile

Professor

• Communication Networks
• TCP/IP Protocols
• Network Management
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Professor Michael Scharf is a faculty member at Esslingen University of Applied Sciences, where he serves as Professor for Communication Networks since September 2018. His expertise lies in communication networks, with a particular focus on TCP/IP protocols, network management, and optimization techniques. Esslingen University of Applied Sciences, School of Computer Science and Information Technology Professor for Communication Networks (2018-present) Laboratory Management of Communication Technology Laboratory Dr. Scharf's research interests span applied communication networks, with special emphasis on modern TCP/IP applications for IoT and Automotive Ethernet, as well as network management and data modeling using NETCONF/YANG frameworks. His work bridges theoretical networking concepts with practical implementations, particularly in the areas of congestion control, multipath transport, and application-layer traffic optimization. His publication portfolio demonstrates consistent contributions to networking research, with recent focus on YANG data modeling for TCP, IoT networking standards, and ALTO protocol extensions. The research trajectory shows evolution from congestion control mechanisms to modern network data modeling and IoT applications. Best presentation/demo award for 'Monitoring and Abstraction for Networked Clouds', Proc. ICIN, Oct. 2012 Chair of the TCPM working group in the IETF from 2011 to 2022 Reviewer for TCP/UDP port numbers allocation by IANA since 2022 Dr. Scharf has supervised numerous student works including Bachelor's and Master's theses, study projects, and research projects. His industry experience prior to academia included significant roles at Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs and Nokia, where he worked on network management systems and was recognized as a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff. He leads the Communication Technology Laboratory (KTlab) at Esslingen University, which focuses on practical implementations and testing of communication network technologies, particularly in the areas of cyber-physical networks, embedded systems communication, and automotive communication networks.