Software Engineering and Construction Methods

The Software Engineering and Construction Methods group (SWK, in German: Softwareentwicklungs- und -konstruktionsmethoden) features a variety of topics on software engineering and software architecture in research and teaching.

Following the deaths of Matthias Riebisch (1963–2023, → obituary in English, → Nachruf auf Deutsch) and André van Hoorn (1981–2024, → obituary in English, → Nachruf auf Deutsch), the SWK professorship is currently vacant.

For winter semester 2024/2025 and summer semester 2025, Sebastian Werner leads the SWK research group as acting professor. Meanwhile, the academic search procedure for a permanent appointment is conducted.

Please note that the research group's capacity, in particular regarding teaching and thesis supervision, is limited during this time.

SWK News

SWK|3 April 2025

SWK @ ICSA 2025

Researchers from the SWK research group are involved with the ICSA 2025 conference in multiple ways.

SWK|1 October 2024

Sebastian Werner appointed as acting head of SWK

Sebastian Werner leads the SWK research group in winter semester 2024/2025 and summer semester 2025.

Studies and Teaching|1 July 2024

Teaching in the upcoming semesters

An update on the planned teaching activities by research group SWK.

SWK|8 June 2024

Trauer um André van Hoorn

Prof. Dr.-Ing André van Hoorn ist am 8. Juni 2024 infolge schwerer Krankheit verstorben.

SWK|8 June 2024

André van Hoorn has passed away

Prof. Dr.-Ing. André van Hoorn has passed on June 8th, 2024 following a serious illness.

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Universität Hamburg
Fakultät für Mathematik, Informatik
und Naturwissenschaften
Fachbereich Informatik
Arbeitsbereich SWK
Vogt-Kölln-Str. 30
D-22527 Hamburg

Tel +49 40 42883-2312 (SWK team assistant)

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