GESSI UPC research group

The GESSI research group of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) conducts research in the crossroads of software engineering (SE), data-driven decision making and artificial intelligence (AI). It is organized into 6 research areas: software engineering for AI, AI for software engineering, sustainability of AI systems, NLP for requirements engineering, data-driven decision making processes, and empirical software engineering.
News
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Alexandra González Receives the 2026 SISTEDES Award for Best Master's Thesis on New Methodologies and Tools for Software Development
SISTEDES Award for the Best Master's Thesis 2026 -
Quim Motger awarded with the "SISTEDES Award for the Best Doctoral Thesis 2026"
SISTEDES Award for the Best Doctoral Thesis 2026 -
Xavier Franch, along with other authors, won the REFSQ 2026 “Best Paper Award.” for the paper “Opportunities and Limitations of GenAI on RE: Viewpoints from Practice.”
Best Paper Award REFSQ 2026 -
Quim Motger received the “Best Reviewer Award” from REFSQ 2026
Best Referee Award REFSQ 2026 -
Every two or three years since 2012, the GESSI research group organizes Pizza Day, a networking event between FIB students and GESSI members
6th GESSI Pizza Day - November 13th, 2025 -
GAISSA Optimizer, the AGAUR - Producte project that deals about the cost of artificial intelligence systems with sustainable practices, began in September 2025
GAISSA Optimizer
