Alexander Egyed

Background

About Alexander Egyed

Alexander Egyed was Vice Rector for Research and Professor at the Johannes Kepler University (JKU) until 2019 and Heads of the Institute for Software Systems Engineering (ISSE). He received his Doctorate degree from the University of Southern California, USA under the mentorship of Dr. Barry Boehm in and, before joining the JKU in 2008, he worked as a Research Scientist for Teknowledge Corporation, USA and then as a Research Fellow at the University College London, UK (2007-2008). He is most recognized for his work on software and systems modeling – particularly on consistency (=i.e, correctness and completeness) and traceability of models (i.e, where is information coming from, where is it being used?). Dr. Egyed’s work has been supported by research grants from Austria, Canada, European Union, UK, and USA and his work has been published at over a hundred refereed scientific books, journals, conferences, and workshops, with over 1500 citations to date. He was recognized as the 10th best scholar in software engineering in Communications of the ACM, was named an IBM Research Faculty Fellow in recognition to his contributions to consistency checking, received a Recognition of Service Award from the ACM, a Best Paper Award from COMPSAC, and an Outstanding Achievement Award from the USC. He has given many invited talks including four keynotes, served on scientific panels and countless program committees, and has served as program (co-) chair, steering committee member, and editorial board member. He is a member of the Computer Society, ACM, and ACM SIGSOFT.