Rafael Capilla

Rafael Capilla is a Professor of Software Engineering at Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid and an Adjunct Professor at LUT School of Engineering Sciences. His research focuses on software architecture, architectural knowledge, software product line engineering, dynamic variability, technical debt, software sustainability, and Industry 4.0 architectures. He has conducted international collaborations across Europe, Latin America, and Asia, with over 80% of his collaborators from foreign institutions.

• Research Interests: Software Architecture, Technical Debt, Dynamic Variability, Software Sustainability, Industry 4.0 Quality Evaluation

Recent Publications highlight trends in sustainable software practices, Industry 4.0 systems, and AI-assisted architectural decision-making. His work explores intersections between technical debt identification, serverless computing economics, and runtime variability models.