Patricia Lago | VU

Professor of Software Engineering @ Software and Sustainability (S2) Research Group

I established the Software and Sustainability (S2) research group in the Department of Computer Science at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

I am the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) for my scientific contribution to software sustainability.

My passion in research is to create software engineering knowledge that makes software better, smarter, and more sustainable.

On January 15, 2016 I gave my inaugural speech as a full professor at the VU. My speech was titled “Software and Sustainability”. You can find online both the text and the presentation.

Research

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Software architecture
  • Software sustainability and Green IT
  • Sustainability-quality assessment

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

The focus of my research group is on devising systematic, disciplined, and quantifiable approaches for designing, developing, and maintaining sustainable software and software for sustainability.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

You can find here our projects.
I am directly involved in the following:

MSCA ITN InnoGuard

Feed4Food

MSCA ITN GROW

NWO SustainableCloud

H2020-MSCA-RISE uDEVOPS

Teaching

I teach in the CS Master Track in Software Engineering and Green IT (see YouTube movie), and in the Master Information Sciences.

COURSES

  • Service Oriented Design (X_405061)
  • Digitalization and Sustainability (XM_0089)
  • Fair Digital Design (XM_0132)
  • Literature Study (XM_0131)
  • Digital Architecture (XM_0127) - coordination

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

  • SE4GD - Software Engineers for the Green Deal (from 2021|22)
  • GSEEM - International Double Degree Master in Global Software Engineering

TEACHING POINTERS

  • Need to discuss your study plan for the IS Master? Make an appointment with Mojca Lovrencak.
  • Looking for a Thesis project assignment? Look at the thesis proposals on the Canvas Community of your program.
  • Looking for a scholarship? check out your options at www.scholarshipportal.eu
S2 Group in I/O Magazine (Dec 2020)

We are featured in I/O Magazine (Issue Dec 2020).

Manifesto on Software Research and Education in the Netherlands

Keynote speaker at ICSE 2025

IPN vision

Become a member of the VU  Digital Sustainability Center (DiSC)

Our Program on Gender Diversity

Technical Report on Future Sustainable digital infrastructures

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