Klaas-jan Stol
Professor Of Software Engineering at Lero Centre
Limerick, Munster, Ireland
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Top SchoolKlaas-jan Stol is a Professor of Software Engineering with 19 years of experience blending academic research and practical engagement in human-centred computing, open source, InnerSource, and agile/lean software development. Based in Limerick and long affiliated with University College Cork and Lero, he leads research projects (including PI on the SODAW project) and supervises postgraduate researchers while advising industry through SINTEF Digital. His work bridges empirical software engineering and contemporary development practices, with a particular interest in how alternative workforces and InnerSource models reshape collaboration in regulated domains. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and a postgraduate teaching certificate, combining rigorous research methodology with hands-on teaching and mentoring. An early open-source contributor (notably to the Parrot VM), he retains a practical developer mindset that informs his empirical studies and industry partnerships.
19 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
B.ICT, Computer Science, B.ICT, Computer Science at HanzePostgraduate Certificate, Teaching & Learning, Postgraduate Certificate, Teaching & Learning at University College CorkMSc, Computer Science, MSc, Computer Science at University of GroningenPh.D., Computer Science, Ph.D., Computer Science at University of Limerick
English, German, Dutch
Github Skills (10)
parrot10
virtual-machine10
raku7
rakudo6
java6
jvm5
javascript5
moarvm4
nqp4
ruby2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (4)
parrot/pirc
Mar 2007 - Oct 2009
Contributions:651 commits in 2 years 7 months
parrot/parrot
Mar 2007 - Jun 2012
Parrot Virtual Machine
Contributions:1436 commits in 5 years 3 months
parrotvirtual-machine
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