Alexander Lill

Alexander Lill is a Ph.D. student and research assistant at the Human Aspects of Software Engineering Lab (HASEL) within the Department of Informatics at the University of Zurich. Concurrently, he works as an AI Engineer at appliedAI Initiative GmbH since July 2025. His academic journey includes a B.Sc. (2015) and M.Sc. (2018) in Computer Science from Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt and Technical University of Munich, respectively.

• Education
  • B.Sc. in Computer Science, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt (THI), 2015
  • M.Sc. in Computer Science, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 2018

Lill's research focuses on Software Developer Productivity, examining factors like team communication, remote work dynamics, and developer information needs. His recent work explores hybrid team productivity, knowledge reuse in developer chat platforms, and psychological factors in remote work environments.

Key trends in his publications (2022-2025) include:

• Team productivity measurement frameworks
• Behavioral nudges for collaborative efficiency
• Integration of historical knowledge into real-time developer workflows
• Personality trait analysis in remote workplace interactions

As a teaching assistant and seminar lead, he contributes to courses like Software Evolution and Developer Productivity (SEDP), Fundamentals of Software Systems (FSS), and Software Engineering Lab. He has supervised 13 Master's and Bachelor's theses with co-supervisors like Anastasia Ruvimova and André Meyer.

• Labs/Teams
  • HASEL Lab (University of Zurich)
  • appliedAI Initiative (since 2025)
  • MOVE-II Nanosatellite Project (TUM) 2015-2018
  • European Space Agency (2018-2020)