Félix García

Félix García is a prominent professor at the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Ciudad Real, Spain, with extensive contributions to software engineering, sustainable computing, and business process management. His research spans over two decades with 187 publications indexed in dblp, demonstrating consistent scholarly productivity and leadership in multiple research areas.

Dr. García's research interests focus on critical contemporary challenges in software development, particularly green software engineering, energy efficiency in computing systems, and sustainable software development practices. His work bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications, addressing how software design, implementation, and maintenance impact environmental sustainability. He has pioneered research connecting software quality attributes with energy consumption, examining how design patterns, code smells, and refactoring techniques affect resource usage.

His recent publications (2023-2025) reveal a strong focus on cutting-edge topics including Green AI, quantum computing sustainability, and energy-aware programming language design. These works demonstrate his ability to anticipate and address emerging challenges at the intersection of software engineering and environmental sustainability.

Dr. García has received significant recognition through numerous collaborations, particularly with Mario Piattini (133 co-authored papers), Francisco Ruiz (63 papers), and María Ángeles Moraga (30 papers), establishing him as a central figure in his research community. His work has appeared in prestigious venues including IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, Journal of Systems and Software, and ACM Computing Surveys.

He has mentored numerous researchers who have become established scholars in their own right, including Javier Mancebo, Laura Sánchez-González, and César Jesús Pardo Calvache. His contributions to gamification in software engineering education through serious games like GLOBAL-MANAGER demonstrate his commitment to innovative teaching approaches.