Siamak Farshidi

Siamak Farshidi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Technology at Wageningen University & Research. His research focuses on AI-driven Research Software Engineering (AI-RSE), emphasizing the integration of artificial intelligence into software development to enhance reusability, sustainability, and environmental responsibility. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Utrecht University (2020) and has held postdoctoral positions at the University of Amsterdam and Utrecht University until 2024.

His research themes include technical debt management, FAIR principles compliance, and the development of AI-enhanced tools for decision-making in software ecosystems. He has contributed to projects like LTER-LIFE (digital twin ecosystems) and ENVRI-HUB Next/ENVRI-FAIR (environmental research systems). His expertise spans decision models, AI, software architecture, and scientific software frameworks.

Recent work explores serverless platform selection, blockchain oracles, and conversational recommender systems. His publications reflect trends in decision support systems, FAIR-compliant frameworks, and environmental software engineering. Projects like FAIRSECO and D-VRE highlight his focus on collaborative research ecosystems and decentralized solutions. No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned, but his contributions to open-source ecosystems and environmental research are notable.

He teaches courses including Software Engineering (INF32306), Generative Artificial Intelligence (INF53306), and Programming in Python (INF22306). His advising and grants are tied to projects like LTER-LIFE and ENVRI initiatives. He leads efforts in developing frameworks like FAIRSECO and Trustseco to reinforce trust in software ecosystems.