Samuel Kounev

Samuel Kounev is a Professor and Chairholder of the Chair of Software Engineering (Computer Science II) at the University of Würzburg's Department of Computer Science. He has held leadership roles, including Faculty Dean (2019-2021) and Head of the Department of Computer Science (2016-2017). His research focuses on software engineering, performance engineering, and autonomic computing, with contributions to cloud computing, cybersecurity, and machine learning. He actively participates in international conferences, including co-chairing the ACM/SPEC International Conference on Performance Engineering (ICPE) and leading initiatives like the DFG Research Unit SOS and bidt Consortium Project ROOT. His work emphasizes real-time systems, benchmarking, and interdisciplinary applications in earth observation and healthcare.

• Education: Not explicitly listed in provided text.
• Research Interests: Software Engineering, Performance Engineering, Autonomic Computing, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Machine Learning, High-Performance Computing.

His recent articles explore topics like homomorphic encryption, time series forecasting, and AI in healthcare. He is an editorial board member of journals like Elsevier's Performance Evaluation and co-founder of the ICPE and ACSOS conferences. Awards and recognitions are listed on separate pages, but his leadership roles and extensive conference involvement highlight his academic impact.