The Department of Software and Computer Technology comprises the software and systems oriented Computer Science research groups in the Faculty EEMCS. The department is responsible for a large part of the curriculum of the BSc and MSc programs in Computer Science. With respect to research, the department seeks to play a leading role, both nationally and internationally, in a number of focused research areas.

The department consists of six research groups:

• Algorithmics 

  Design and analysis of algorithms.



• Computer Engineering

  Computer Engineering deals with the architecture, design, development, testing, and evaluation of hardware and software for computers and networks.



• Embedded Software

  Improving the software development and maintenance process for embedded systems, ranging from simple, 8-bit microcontrollers in consumer products to complex, networked controllers in industrial applications.



• Parallel and Distributed Systems 

  Programming models, systems design, resource allocation and performance analysis of parallel, distributed, and mobile systems.



• Software Engineering 

  Methods and techniques for the design, construction, and evolution of complex software systems.



• Web Information Systems

  Advanced technology for large-scale information systems, specifcally information systems that involve Web and Semantic Web technology for (personalized) access to large-scale networked information collections. 

 Former research groups of Software Technology

• The information systems design group
• The optimization group

 The head of the department is prof.dr.ir. H.J. Sips.

Mission and Strategy

The research mission of the department is to perform excellent research at an internationally recognized level in the design, construction, and analysis of complex, concurrent, and co-operative computer systems. The inspiration for the research topics is largely derived from technical ICT problems in industry and society with respect to distributed processing, sensor networks and embedded systems. The department strives for a good balance between fundamental and applied research projects; the latter are largely done with industrial partners. It is our strategy to embed our research in large long-term projects and collaborations with other universities, institutes, and industry.