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I am a Professor of Software Engineering at Heidelberg University, Germany, where I lead the Software Engineering Group. I am also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Adelaide, Australia, where I previously worked as a Continuing Lecturer of Software Engineering. Until September 2025, I was a Professor of Software Engineering at the University of Bayreuth, Germany. Before re-joining academia, I worked in the software industry for 3.5 years, first as a Senior Software Developer at QAware GmbH and then later as a Principal Expert for Empirical Software Engineering at SAP SE. You may also visit my LinkedIn profile.
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Sebastian Baltes is a Professor of Software Engineering at Heidelberg University, Germany, and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Adelaide, Australia. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Trier, Germany, in 2019 and spent 3.5 years in the software industry before returning to academia. His research focuses on software analytics, that is, processing, analyzing, and visualizing software engineering data to monitor, govern, and improve development processes and tools. He is also interested in interdisciplinary research and the methodological foundations of empirical software engineering. For him, thoroughly understanding the state of practice is an essential first step toward improving how software is developed. More broadly, he believes software engineering must become more evidence-based, which is only possible if academic researchers provide actionable insights on topics relevant to practitioners. His work has been published in leading venues including ICSE, FSE, TSE, TOSEM, and EMSE, has received multiple best paper awards, including two ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Awards, and has received funding from Google and SAP. For more information, visit https://empirical-software.engineering.
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