Empirical Software Engineering in Software, Systems and Services
Research
In M3S, we carry out scientific research relevant to industry on professional software development approaches for new innovative systems and services. Our wide domestic and international networks provide a solid basis for empirical research that has high quality academic impact and strong relevance for industry. M3S has a long tradition in international collaboration and is a member of ISERN (our Director Prof. Oivo is one of the six founding members). M3S has been participating in large European research projects since the 1990’s.
According to the latest version of the Journal of Systems and Software survey: “A bibliometric assessment of software engineering themes, scholars and institutions (2013–2020)
- In the top journals category University of Oulu is 2nd in Europe and 7th in the world
- M3S professors
- Prof. Markku Oivo is 16th in the experienced category
- Prof. Burak Turhan is 10th in the consolidator category
- Assistant Professor (tenure track) Valentina Lenarduzzi is 19th in the early stage category
See most recent publications (1 year) or 5 last years in SoleCris.
Professional Software Engineering Themes
Projects
The group has a versatile portfolio of externally funded projects including Horizon Europe, ITEA, Academy of Finland, and Business Finland (former Tekes).