Richard Torkar
Head Of Department at Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg
Ödsmål, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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Top SchoolRichard Torkar is a software engineering researcher and academic leader with over two decades of experience in verification, validation and empirically grounded software testing. Currently Head of Department and Professor at Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg, he blends applied research in AI/ML, search-based software engineering and reliability engineering with quantitative methods—often using Bayesian data analysis—to answer industry-relevant questions. He has steered research programs and collaborative initiatives (such as SWELL and NGSE) that bridge academia and industry, and previously led software engineering divisions and research groups across Swedish institutions. A former officer in the Swedish Armed Forces, he brings disciplined project leadership and a systems-oriented mindset to complex empirical studies and large-scale academic programs.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
NösnäsPhD Software Engineering, PhD Software Engineering at Blekinge Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science Computer Science, Bachelor of Science Computer Science at University West2nd Lt tactics languages technology physiology etc., 2nd Lt tactics languages technology physiology etc. at Arméns Officershögskola
Slovenian, German, English
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Github Skills (69)
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Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
torkar/docker-b3
Jun 2018 - Oct 2020
Docker accompanying paper on BDA
Contributions:2 releases, 74 commits, 1 PR in 2 years 4 months
docker
torkar/BDA-PL
Jan 2021 - Oct 2025
Contributions:3 releases, 19 pushes, 3 tags in 4 years 8 months
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