معرفی
Sebastian Herold is an Associate Professor in Computer Science at Karlstad University, Sweden. His research focuses on software architecture, design, and quality, with an emphasis on mitigating architecture erosion and technical debt through empirical industry collaboration. He has held roles at RWTH Aachen University (2005 diploma/Master's equivalent), Clausthal University of Technology (PhD 2011), and Lero - The Irish Software Research Centre (2013–2015).
Education:
- RWTH Aachen University of Technology, Germany: Diplom-Informatik (2005)
- Clausthal University of Technology, Germany: PhD in Computer Science (2011)
Research interests span software architecture evolution, empirical studies in software engineering, privacy patterns (GDPR compliance), and usability evaluation in digital health. His work includes developing tools like InMap for automated code-to-architecture mapping and organizing workshops like SAEroCon on architectural consistency.
Publications highlight trends in synthetic data for healthcare usability, machine learning for architecture mapping, and empirical validation of software practices. Recent work integrates AI methods for software engineering challenges and explores efficiency in digital health evaluations.
Awards: None explicitly listed. Grants and advising: No specific grants or student advisees mentioned; collaborations with industry and Lero are emphasized.
Labs/Teams: Active in Karlstad University's Department of Computer Science, with contributions to interdisciplinary projects like GDPR-focused MOOCs and healthcare software development studies.
