German Lenin Dugarte Peña is an Assistant Professor and a Researcher for the Computer Science and ENgineering Department. He holds a BS in Systems Engineering from Universidad de Los Andes, a MS in Computer Science and Technology and a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Technology from Carlos III University of Madrid. He has also obtained the credential as "Ayudante Doctor" by the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation. He was a Visitor Scholar at Carnegie Mellon University during Summer-Fall of 2017 and Summer of 2019.

His research interests include: software process improvement, value-based software engineering, software engineering in general, software process modelling and simulation, complex systems theory and practice, system dynamics, organizations theory, cognitive modeling and cybernetics.

He has been invited member of The Latin American School of Systems Thinking and Design since 2010, where he performs as General Secretary. He is a member of the Systems Dynamics Society.

Reviewer for the Journals:

• Kybernetes
• Industrial Management and Data Systems
• Journal of Simulation
• Innovation & Software

Reviewer for the conferences:

• WMSCI - Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics
• ICSD - International Conference of the System Dynamics Society
• ICSOFT - International Conference on Software Technologies
• ICCRS - International Conference on Cybernetics, Robotics and Simulation

 Chair for the conference:

• I Iberoamerican Congress of Systemic Solutions for Organizational Transformation (I CISSTO) (Track: Systemic solutions, Methodologies and Competences of Systems Practice Professionals)

• Software Engineering.
• Projects and Software Management.
• Software Process Improvement.
• Knowledge Capitalization and Management.
• Software Development Agile Approaches.
• Value-based Software Engineering.
• Approaches for Modelling and Simulation of Complex Systems.
• Organizations Theory.
• Intellectual Capital and Asset Management.
• Cybernetics.
• Strategic Planning.
• Software Approaches for supporting Decision Making.
• Cognitive Modeling

Coordination

2019/2020

• Fundamentals of software production for digital business (Getafe)  (English)

2020/2021

• Fundamentals of software production for digital business (Getafe)  (English)

Teaching

2015/2016

• Computer Programming (Getafe).   (Spanish x 2 groups)
• Principles of Software Development (Colmenarejo)  (Spanish x 2 groups)

2016/2017 

• Principles of Software Development (Leganés)  (Spanish x 2 groups)

2017/2018 

• Principles of Software Development (Leganés)  (Spanish x 2 groups)

2018/2019 

• Principles of Software Development (Leganés)  (English x 2 groups)

2019/2020

• Fundamentals of software production for digital business (Getafe)  (English x 1 group)
• Software Development Projects Management (Leganés)  (English x 1 group)

2020/2021

• Fundamentals of software production for digital business (Getafe)  (English x 2 groups)
• Software Development Projects Management (Leganés)  (English x 1 & Spanish x 1)
• Advanced Knowledge of Spreadsheets.  (English x 1 group)