Dr. Stefan Wagner

Professor

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Biography

Prof. Stefan Wagner is a leading expert in the field of Software Engineering, focusing on software quality, human factors, and AI-supported engineering. His research emphasizes empirical studies, particularly in the automotive domain. He completed his computer science doctorate at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in 2007 and has held a professorship in Empirical Software Engineering at the University of Stuttgart since 2011, where he also served as the Dean of Studies and Speaker of the Artificial Intelligence Software Academy (AISA). In 2024, he was appointed Full Professor of Software Engineering at TUM. Prof. Wagner's work has substantial practical relevance, often collaborating with industry partners to enhance software quality. He has received multiple awards, including the IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Contributors award in 2022 and the IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution's Distinguished Paper Award in 2019.

Research Interests

Experience

Full Professor

2024-01-01 — Present

Technical University of Munich • Munich, Germany

Appointed full professor at TUM in Software Engineering.

Professor

2011-01-01 — 2024-01-01

University of Stuttgart • Stuttgart, Germany

Held a professorship in Empirical Software Engineering and served as Dean of Studies.

Awards

#2022

IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Contributors

2022-01-01
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Full Paper Award

2020-01-01
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Distinguished Paper Award

2019-01-01
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Influential Paper Award

2017-01-01
#2009

Google Research Award

2009-01-01