I’m the leader of the Applied Software Engineering Research Group where I’m actively involved in R&D in the area of Software Engineering and its interplay with Information Security, exploring topics like Self-adaptive Software Systems, Service-orientation and Business Process, Secure by design, Digital Identity Management and Access Control. I have been involved in a number of projects related to Smart Cities and Information Security, applying the above-mentioned topics to the areas of Cloud Computing, Internet of Things and DevOps.