Research and insights
Learn how CodeScene contributes to the academic and industrial software community through cutting-edge research, collaborations, and publications.
Shaping the future of software engineering
Dr. Markus Borg leads CodeScene’s research, turning evidence-based software engineering into practical impact. A principal researcher at CodeScene and adjunct associate professor at Lund University, he focuses on software maintainability, technical debt, and AI-driven software analytics. With 90+ peer-reviewed publications, he is a recognized voice in empirical software engineering, serving on the editorial boards of Empirical Software Engineering and IEEE Software.

Insights from Markus
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Human, What Must I Tell You?
Explore explainable AI for software engineering: from code generation to program repair, discover why explainability is ...
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Requirements on Technical Debt: Dare to Specify Them!
Technical debt slows teams down. Learn how explicit requirements, ISO 5055 standards, and CodeScene’s Code Health can gu...
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Requirements for Organizational Resilience: Engineering Developer...
Explore how requirements engineering can improve developer wellbeing, resilience, and happiness - leading to sustainable...
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Whitepapers
In today’s world, everything runs on software, and engineering excellence is essential. Our research team publishes studies that provide the rigorous foundation behind everything we build and deliver.
Peer-reviewed research
Learn how CodeScene contributes to the software community through cutting-edge research and publications.
Student MSc theses
Our MSc theses showcase innovation born from close academic partnerships
Ongoing research collaborations
We work closely with leading universities, research programs, and industry partners to advance the future of software engineering. These collaborations focus on AI-assisted development, software maintainability, and secure systems—turning cutting-edge research into practical impact.






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