Carles Farré Tost

Carles Farré Tost is an Associate Professor at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), affiliated with the Facultat d'Informàtica de Barcelona (FIB) and the Departament d'Enginyeria de Serveis i Sistemes d'Informació. He leads research in software engineering, data engineering, and information systems through the inSSIDE and GESSI groups. His work focuses on agile methodologies, software quality, data-driven decision-making, and green AI. With over 92 professional activities, including 39 conference presentations and 17 competitive R&D projects, he has contributed to tools like QaSD and GLiDE for education and industry. Notable awards include the Best Forum Paper Award at RCIS 2023 and the Best Paper Award at CIbSE 2021. His research spans decades, from foundational database query validation (CQC method) to modern applications in gamified learning dashboards and sustainability in AI.

Research Interests:

• Software Engineering: Agile development, quality assurance, and team-based project management
• Data Engineering: Schema validation, data-driven decision-making frameworks, and API design
• Green AI: Investigating environmental impacts and ethical considerations in AI systems
• Educational Technology: Tools for learning analytics and collaborative software education

Grants & Projects:

• "Human-centred collaborative framework for accelerating software development" (2024)
• "Transición hacia sistemas de software verdes basados en IA" (2023)
• "Digital and Emerging Technologies for Competitiveness" (EU-funded, 2021)

Lab/Teams: Active contributor to the inSSIDE (integrated Software, Services, Information and Data Engineering) and GESSI (Group of Software and Service Engineering) research groups at UPC.