Jari Porras

Jari Porras is a Professor of Software Engineering (specializing in Distributed Systems) at Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT. He holds visiting professorships at Aalto University (Finland) and the University of Huddersfield (UK). His research spans distributed systems, human-computer interaction, and sustainability in ICT, with a recent focus on human and sustainability aspects of software engineering.

• D.Sc. (Tech) in Computer Science from LUT (1998)
• 500+ supervised Master’s theses and 27 examined doctoral dissertations
• External evaluator for 28 doctoral theses since 2000

His research interests include:

• Parallel and distributed computing
• Wireless and mobile systems
• Sustainable ICT
• Human and sustainability aspects of software engineering
• Wearable technology usability
• Big data and its organizational implications

Recent publications focus on security-usability alignment, sustainability integration in software engineering, wearable technology adoption, and big data applications. He collaborates internationally and has co-authored works with researchers from multiple institutions.