User:Pekka Abrahamsson

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I am a member of the Editorial board in the Software Business community book and work in the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.

Personal Information

Pekka Abrahamsson PhD.

  • Current Organization: VTT Technical Research Centre of

Finland

  • Field or department: Software research
  • Position(s): Research professor at VTT
  • Mail: pekka.abrahamsson@vtt.fi
  • Link: VTT home page

Current positions

  • Research professor at VTT
  • Adjunct chief scientist in SINTEF, Norway
  • Visiting professor in Free University of Bozen-

Bolzano in Italy


Past positions

  • 1995-2000 software engineer (4 yrs) and quality manager (2yrs) in a small sized software company producing production management systems to large organizations (telecommunications, shipping industry, chemical industry)


Current research statement

I am currently running a strategic research programme on “Agile Software Technologies” and my research interests are centred on agile software development, software process improvement and embedded systems development.

Management and advisory positions

  • Member of the editorial board of Software Process Improvement and Practice.
  • Member of the editorial board of the Software Business Community (SWBC) book.


Memberships

  • IEEE computer
  • ACM


Education and awards

  • ITEA Achievement Award for outstanding scientific and industrial impact.
  • 2007 Nokia Foundation Award for achievements in software research. [1]
  • Received PhD from University of Oulu


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