Software Evolution and Architecture Lab

Welcome to the Software Evolution and Architecture Lab (s.e.a.l.) of the Department of Informatics at the University of Zurich . We are dedicated to advancing technologies that enable the development of large, complex, and long-living software systems. We analyze software systems with a specific emphasis on their long-term evolution, defect prediction, and quality analysis. By devising software development theories, models, and tools, we aim to enhance the evolvability and maintainability of software.

Understanding that software development is a multi-team, multi-technology, and multi-platform effort, our expertise spans software engineering with AI, data mining of large software development repositories, software architecture and design evolution, software quality assessment, and empirical studies to boost developer productivity.

Our group actively collaborates with industry practitioners and maintains strong ties with multinational software corporations. By investigating the application of our research in the development of large software systems and distributed software services, we ensure our work has real-world impact. You can find our latest researchhere.