Alexander Raschke

Dr. Alexander Raschke is a Researcher at Ulm University's Institute of Software Engineering and Programming Languages, where he focuses on improving graphical diagram editors' usability through empirical evaluation and novel interaction techniques. His work spans Abstract State Machines (ASMs), software engineering team processes, and functional programming education.

His primary research interests include:

• Usability of graphical diagram editors and modeling tools
• Abstract State Machines for formal specification
• Software engineering challenges in team-based development (communication, workload distribution, quality assurance)
• Functional programming with Haskell (over 10 years of teaching experience)

Recent publications (2023-2025) demonstrate a strong focus on collaborative modeling systems, with significant contributions to versioning approaches for blended modeling environments, query languages for evolving models, and empirical studies on diagram editor usability. His work bridges theoretical formal methods with practical software engineering challenges.

As responsible for software engineering projects in academic curricula, he actively develops solutions for team-based software development challenges including continuous integration/deployment, communication frameworks, and programming skill development. He leads the CoreASM project focused on debugging support for Abstract State Machines.