Paul M. Clarke

Dr. Paul M. Clarke is an Associate Professor and Deputy Head of the School of Computing at Dublin City University, where he also serves as Programme Board Chair. His industrial experience includes 13 years in software development firms including Logica and FINEOS Corporation, where he held roles from Senior Software Engineer to Programme Manager.

Research interests focus on AI-driven software transformation, continuous engineering practices, and human factors in development processes. Significant projects include the €2.1M Future Software Systems Architectures initiative funded by the Disruptive Technologies and Innovation Fund (DTIF), which applies AI to microservices extraction from monolithic architectures.

Honors and leadership roles:

• Irish Head of Delegation to ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1
• Director and Treasurer, International Systems and Software Process Association
• Steering Committee Chair, International Conference on Software and Systems Processes

Teaching includes Software Engineering Principles, Software Testing, and Object-Oriented Programming modules.