The Research Center on Software Production Methods (PROS) is a specialized research institute of the Universitat Politècnica de València created in the year 2008 with over 20 years of research experience.
At PROS Center, more than 50 researchers work in the study and creation of new processes, methods and strategies in order to support the software production process from a rigorous, reliable and industrial-oriented perspective.
In the Software Production Methods research area, the main goal of PROS it to develop high-quality R&D and to transfer this knowledge to the industrial sector at the local level as well as nationally and internationally.
MISSION
To Improve traditional software production methods, providing model-driven methods and testing techniques to develop high-quality software in a systematic and productive way
VISION
To reach the highest level of excellence in research on Model-Driven Development of Industrial Software and to become a leading center of reference with great impact on economic and social development at the regional, national and international level.
OBJECTIVES
To make research excellence productive by leading a high-quality technology transfer that promotes the creation of technology-oriented companies
To develop Information Systems Engineering and to extend the application of Model-driven Software development to several domains (Organizational Systems, Bioinformatics, Ambient Intelligence, Ubiquitous Computing, Software Testing, and Web Engineering)
To train the best researchers in the PROS research areas with the goal of promoting research excellence To lead and participate in research projects of great relevance
To promote the dissemination of Software Engineering in the academic research community as well as in industry and society
SERVICES FOR INDUSTRY
Technological partners for collaborative R&D projects
R&D on demand
To promote the dissemination of Software Engineering in the academic research community as well as in industry and society
Technological consulting services
Customized training
RESEARCH AREAS
The PROS R&D activities are organized into several research areas:
Model-driven development (MDD) and automatic code generation
Human-Computer Interaction
Method Engineering
Web Engineering
Ambient Intelligence
Genomic Information Systems
Software Testing and Quality
Organizational Modeling and Requirements Engineering
