Dennis Priefer

Prof. Dr. Dennis Priefer is a Professor of Applied, Practical Computer Science at the Technical University of Central Hesse (THM), affiliated with the Department of Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Computer Science. His work integrates academic research with hands-on software development methodologies.

Research Interests:

• Model-Driven Development (MDD) for Web Content Management Systems (CMS)
• Augmented Reality applications in academic settings
• Empirical assessment of software engineering practices
• Code generation and reverse engineering for CMS extensions

Key Contributions:

• Development of JooMDD, an MDD infrastructure for Joomla extensions (DSL, code generators, IDE plugins)
• Creation of Augmented Campus, a mobile AR application for university environments

Publications focus on MDD tooling, CMS extension development, and empirical analysis of software engineering practices. Courses taught include Web Programming Weeks, Software Engineering Projects, and Model-Driven Development in practice across THM's Bachelor's and Master's programs in Computer Science and Social Media Systems.