Dr.-Ing. Lucia Happe

Dr.-Ing. Lucia Happe

  • Am Fasanengarten 5
    76137 Karlsruhe
    Germany

Dr.-Ing. Lucia Happe (LinkedIn) is a computer scientist and lecturer at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Her research focuses on model-driven software development (MDSD), software architecture, and performance engineering, with an emphasis on maintainability and quality prediction through model transformations. Her work was recognized with the Most Influential Paper Award at the International Conference on Software Architecture (ICSA).

She is also the founder of  RockStartIT, an award-winning outreach initiative that engages teenagers through interdisciplinary, real-world computing challenges, and Thinkable.Space, a platform that fosters critical thinking and problem-solving skills in children and adolescents.

For her contributions to higher education, she has been awarded the LeLa Prize 2025 for outstanding digital computing education.

About me

Publications


2025
Interdisciplinary Harmonies: A Story-Driven Course on AI and Music to Increase Interest in Computer Science
Marquardt, K.; Shang, Q.; Hennhöfer, O.; Happe, L.
2025. Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Software Engineering Education. Ed.: J. Mottok, 145 – 153, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3723010.3723031
From Zero to Hero: When a Simple Line Can Make All the Difference The Case of Progress Bars in Educational Online Courses
Marquardt, K.; Kia, E.; Koziolek, A.; Happe, L.
2025. Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications – 8th International Conference, CHIRA 2024, Porto, Portugal, November 21–22, 2024, Proceedings, Part II. Ed.: H. Plácido da Silva, 212 – 222, Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-83845-3_13
2024
Human factors in model-driven engineering: future research goals and initiatives for MDE
Liebel, G.; Klünder, J.; Hebig, R.; Lazik, C.; Nunes, I.; Graßl, I.; Steghöfer, J.-P.; Exelmans, J.; Oertel, J.; Marquardt, K.; Juhnke, K.; Schneider, K.; Gren, L.; Happe, L.; Herrmann, M.; Wyrich, M.; Tichy, M.; Goulão, M.; Wohlrab, R.; Kalantari, R.; Heinrich, R.; Greiner, S.; Rukmono, S. A.; Chakraborty, S.; Abrahão, S.; Amaral, V.
2024. Software and Systems Modeling, 23 (4), 801–819. doi:10.1007/s10270-024-01188-8
Decoding the Gap: A Retrospective Analysis of Women’s Experiences in Software Engineering
Happe, L.; Marquardt, K.; Trumpf, R.; Wagner, I.
2024. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer Supported Education, 227–236, SciTePress. doi:10.5220/0012732100003693
Crossing Borders: The Beauty of Computer Science Beyond Disciplinary Borders
Marquardt, K.; Happe, L.
2024. 11th ACM Celebration of Women in Computing (womENcourage™ 2024), Madrid, Spain, June 26–28, 2024
2023
Engaging Girls in Computer Science: Do Single-Gender Interdisciplinary Classes Help?
Marquart, K.; Wagner, I.; Happe, L.
2023, May. 45th International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE 2023), Melbourne, Australia, May 14–20, 2023
Promoting Long-Lasting Interest in Computer Science: An Analysis of High School Teachers’ Perspectives
Happe, L.; Steidlinger, I.; Wagner, I.; Marquardt, K.
2023, April 22. 15th International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU 2023), Prague, Czechia, April 21–23, 2023
Online-basierte gendersensible Informatik-Lerneinheiten
Happe, L.; Marquart, K.; Koziolek, A.; Wagner, I.
2023, March 30. 2. Netzwerktag Lehrkräftebildung (2023), Karlsruhe, Germany, March 30, 2023
Computer Science for Everyone: Interdisciplinary Online Courses of RockStartIT
Happe, L.; Marquardt, K.
2023. 10th ACM Celebration of Women in Computing (womENcourage™ 2023), Trondheim, Norway, September 20–22, 2023
Exploring Effects of Online and Face-to-Face Teaching Formats on Students’ Interest and Engagement
Marquardt, K.; Happe, L.
2023. Proceedings of The 18th WiPSCE Conference on Primary and Secondary Computing Education Research (WiPSCE ’23), ACM, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3605468.3605499
Saving Bees with Computer Science: A Way to Spark Enthusiasm and Interest through Interdisciplinary Online Courses
Marquardt, K.; Happe, L.
2023. Proceedings of the 28th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. doi:10.1145/3587102.3588835
RockStartIT: Authentic and Inclusive Interdisciplinary Software Engineering Courses
Happe, L.; Marquardt, K.
2023. Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE 45th International Conference on Software Engineering: Workshops Proceedings
Promoting Long-Lasting Interest in Computer Science: An Analysis of High School Teachers’ Perspectives
Happe, L.; Steidlinger, I.; Wagner, I.; Marquardt, K.
2023. Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computer Supported Education, April 21-23, 2023, in Prague, Czech Republic. Ed.: J. Jovanovic. Vol.: 1, 337–344, SciTePress. doi:10.5220/0011986000003470
Engaging Girls in Computer Science: Do Single-Gender Interdisciplinary Classes Help?
Marquardt, K.; Wagner, I.; Happe, L.
2023. ICSE ’23: Proceedings of the 45th International Conference on Software Engineering Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, United States, 128–140, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/ICSE-SEET58685.2023.00019
2022
IT Mission: Interdisziplinäre Online Expeditionen
Marquardt, K.; Happe, L.; Koch, A.; Wagner, I.
2022, July 12. easeCorona (2022), Würzburg, Germany, July 11–12, 2022
Frustrations Steering Women away from Software Engineering
Happe, L.; Buhnova, B.
2022. IEEE software, 29 (4), 63–69. doi:10.1109/MS.2021.3099077
IT-Mission: gendersensible Expeditionen in die Welt der Informatik
Happe, L.; Koziolek, A.; Wagner, I.
2022, March 15. 17. Lernort-Labor - Jahrestagung (LeLa 2022), Heilbronn, Germany, March 13–15, 2022
2021
Frustrationen, die Frauen davon abhalten, sich für Software Engineering zu entscheiden
Happe, L.; Koziolek, A.; Wagner, I.
2021. Arbeitsgruppe "Initiativen für Frauen in der dualen technischen Ausbildung" der Bundesagentur für Arbeit (2021), Online, June 28, 2021
2020
Girl-friendly computer science classroom: Czechitas experience report
Buhnova, B.; Happe, L.
2020. Software Architecture: 14th European Conference, ECSA 2020 Tracks and Workshops, L’Aquila, Italy, September 14–18, 2020, Proceedings. Ed.: H. Muccini, 125–137, Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-59155-7_10
2016
Scalable Assessment and Optimization of Power Distribution Automation Networks
Avritzer, A.; Happe, L.; Koziolek, A.; Menasche, D. S.; Suresh, S.; Yallouz, J.
2016. Principles of Performance and Reliability Modeling and Evaluation – Essays in Honor of Kishor Trivedi on his 70th Birthday. Hrsg.: L. Fiondella, 321–340, Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-30599-8_12
An empirical study on the perception of metamodel quality
Hinkel, G.; Kramer, M.; Burger, E.; Strittmatter, M.; Happe, L.
2016. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development (MODELSWARD 2016), Rome, I, February 19-21, 2016, 145–152, SciTePress
Assessing survivability to support power grid investment decisions
Koziolek, A.; Avritzer, A.; Suresh, S.; Menasché, D. S.; Diniz, M.; Souza e Silva, E. de; Leão, R. M.; Trivedi, K.; Happe, L.
2016. Reliability engineering & system safety, 155, 30–43. doi:10.1016/j.ress.2016.05.015
View-based model-driven software development with ModelJoin
Burger, E.; Henss, J.; Küster, M.; Kruse, S.; Happe, L.
2016. Software & Systems Modeling, 15 (2), 473–496. doi:10.1007/s10270-014-0413-5
2015
An NMF Solution to the TTC Train Benchmark Case
Hinkel, G.; Happe, L.
2015. Proceedings of the 8th Transformation Tool Contest, a part of the Software Technologies: Applications and Foundations (STAF 2015) federation of conferences, L’Aquila, Italy, July 24, 2015. Hrsg.: L. Rose, 142–146, RWTH Aachen
Survivability Evaluation of Gas, Water and Electricity Infrastructures
Avritzer, A.; Carnevali, L.; Ghasemieh, H.; Happe, L.; Haverkort, B. R.; Koziolek, A.; Menasche, D.; Remke, A.; Sarvestani, S. S.; Vicario, E.
2015. Electronic notes in theoretical computer science, 310, 5–25. doi:10.1016/j.entcs.2014.12.010
Exploiting Software Performance Engineering Techniques to Optimise the Quality of Smart Grid Environments
Trubiani, C.; Koziolek, A.; Happe, L.
2015. Proceedings of the 6th ACM/SPEC International Conference on Performance Engineering, Austin, Texas, USA, Jan. 31 - Feb. 4, 2015, 199–202, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/2668930.2695532
2014
A common analysis framework for smart distribution networks applied to security and survivability analysis
Happe, L.; Koziolek, A.
2014. Randomized Timed and Hybrid Models for Critical Infrastructures (2014), Leipzig, Germany, January 12–17, 2014
A Scalable Approach to the Assessment of Storm Impact in Distributed Automation Power Grids
Avritzer, A.; Carnevali, L.; Happe, L.; Koziolek, A.; Sadoc Menasche, D.; Paolieri, M.; Suresh, S.
2014. Quantitative Evaluation of Systems - 11th International Conference (QEST’14), Florence, Italy, September 8-10, 2014. Ed.: G. Norman, 345–367, Springer US. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-10696-0_27
Assessing survivability of smart grid distribution network designs accounting for multiple failures
Sadoc Menasche, D.; Avritzer, A.; Suresh, S.; Leao, R. M.; De Souza e Silva, E.; Diniz, M.; Trivedi, K.; Happe, L.; Koziolek, A.
2014. Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, 26 (12), 1949–1974. doi:10.1002/cpe.3241
Designing information hiding modularity for model transformation languages
Rentschler, A.; Werle, D.; Noorshams, Q.; Happe, L.; Reussner, R.
2014. 13th International Conference on Modularity, Lugano, Switzerland, April 22-25, 2014, 217–228, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/2577080.2577094
Completion and Extension Techniques for Enterprise Software Performance Engineering
Happe, L.; Burger, E.; Kramer, M.; Rentschler, A.; Reussner, R.
2014. Future Business Software - Current Trends in Business Software Development. Ed.: G. Brunetti, 117–131, Springer US. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-04144-5_11
ModelJoin. A Textual Domain-Specific Language for the Combination of Heterogeneous Models
Burger, E.; Henß, J.; Kruse, S.; Küster, M.; Rentschler, A.; Happe, L.
2014. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000037908
2013
Design of distribution automation networks using survivability modeling and power flow equations
Koziolek, A.; Avritzer, A.; Suresh, S.; Menasche, D. S.; Trivedi, K.; Happe, L.
2013. 2013 IEEE 24th International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE), 41–50, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/ISSRE.2013.6698903
Experience with model-based performance, reliability, and adaptability assessment of a complex industrial architecture
Gouvêa, D. D.; Muniz, C. de A. A. D.; Pinto, G. A.; Avritzer, A.; Leão, R. M. M.; de Souza e Silva, E.; Diniz, M. C.; Cortellessa, V.; Berardinelli, L.; Leite, J. C. B.; Mossé, D.; Cai, Y.; Dalton, M.; Happe, L.; Koziolek, A.
2013. Software & Systems Modeling, 12 (4), 765–787. doi:10.1007/s10270-012-0264-x
Supporting swift reaction: Automatically uncovering performance problems by systematic experiments
Wert, A.; Happe, J.; Happe, L.
2013. 35th International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE’13), San Francisco, California/USA, May 18-26, 2013. Ed.: D. Notkin, 552–561, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/ICSE.2013.6606601
Towards a methodology driven by dependencies of quality attributes for QoS-based analysis
Becker, S.; Happe, L.; Mirandola, R.; Trubiani, C.
2013. 4th ACM/SPEC International Conference on Performance Engineering (ICPE’13), Prague, Czech Republic, April 21-24, 2013, 311–314, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/2479871.2479914
Survivability models for the assessment of smart grid distribution automation network designs
Avritzer, A.; Suresh, S.; Menasche, D. S.; Meri Leao, R. M.; De Souza e Silva, E.; Diniz, M. C.; Trivedi, K.; Happe, L.; Koziolek, A.
2013. 4th ACM/SPEC International Conference on Performance Engineering (ICPE’13), Prague, Czech Republic, April 21-24, 2013, 241–252, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/2479871.2479905
Interactive Visual Analytics for Efficient Maintenance of Model Transformations
Rentschler, A.; Noorshams, Q.; Happe, L.; Reussner, R.
2013. Theory and Practice of Model Transformations - 6th International Conference, Budapest, Hungary, June 18-19, 2013 - Proceedings. Ed.: K. Duddy, 141–157, Springer-Verlag. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-38883-5_14
Configurable Software Performance Completions through Higher-Order Model Transformations. PhD dissertation
Happe, L.
2013. KIT Scientific Publishing. doi:10.5445/KSP/1000033385
2012
Survivability analysis of power distribution in smart grids with active and reactive power modeling
Menasché, D. S.; Meri Leäo, R. M.; de Souza e Silva, E.; Avritzer, A.; Suresh, S.; Trivedi, K.; Marie, R. A.; Happe, L.; Koziolek, A.
2012. ACM SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation Review, 40 (3), 53–57. doi:10.1145/2425248.2425260
A common analysis framework for smart distribution networks applied to survivability analysis of distribution automation
Koziolek, A.; Happe, L.; Avritzer, A.; Suresh, S.
2012. 2012 First International Workshop on Software Engineering Challenges for the Smart Grid (SE-SmartGrids), Zurich, Switzerland, 3. June 2012, 23–29, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/SE4SG.2012.6225713
2011
Remodularizing Legacy Model Transformations with Automatic Clustering Techniques
Rentschler, A.; Werle, D.; Noorshams, Q.; Happe, L.; Reussner, R.
2011. Workshop on Analysis of Model Transformations (AMT’14), Valencia, Spain, September 29, 2014. Ed.: J. Dingel, 4–13, RWTH Aachen
Configurable Software Performance Completions through Higher-Order Model Transformations. PhD dissertation
Happe, L.
2011. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000031034
Reusable QoS Specifications for Systematic Component-based Design
Kapova, L.
2011. ICPE’11: Proceedings of the 2nd ACM/SPEC International Conference on Performance Engineering, 2011, 415–416, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Experience building non-functional requirement models of a complex industrial architecture
Dominguez Gouvêa, D.; Muniz, C.; Pinto, G.; Avritzer, A.; Meri Leão, R. M.; Souza e Silva, E. de; Carmem Diniz, M.; Berardinelli, L.; Leite, J. C. B.; Mossé, D.; Cai, Y.; Dalton, M.; Kapova, L.; Koziolek, A.
2011. Proceedings of the 2nd ACM/SPEC International Conference on Performance Engineering : March 14 - 16, 2011, Karlsruhe, Germany ; 2nd Joint WOSP/SIPEW : In cooperation with: SPEC, 43–54, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/1958746.1958757
2010
State dependence in performance evaluation of component-based software systems
Kapova, L.; Buhnova, B.; Martens, A.; Happe, J.; Reussner, R.
2010. First Joint WOSP/SIPEW International Conference on Performance Engineering San Jose California USA January 28 - 30, 2010. Ed.: A. Adamson, 37–48, ACM Digital Library. doi:10.1145/1712605.1712613
Application of Advanced Model-Driven Techniques in Performance Engineering
Kapova, L.; Reussner, R.
2010. Computer Performance Engineering : Proceedings of the 7th European Performance Engineering Workshop, EPEW 2010, Bertinoro, Italy, 23rd - 24th September 2010. Ed.: A. Aldini, 17–36, Springer-Verlag. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-15784-4_2
2009
Software-Industrialisierung
Brosch, F.; Groenda, H.; Kapova, L.; Krogmann, K.; Kuperberg, M.; Martens, A.; Parrend, P.; Reussner, R.; Stammel, J.; Taspolatoglu, E.; Truong, A.; Baumgart, C.; Beyer, T.; Meier, P.
2009. Universität Karlsruhe (TH). doi:10.5445/IR/1000010899
2008
Software-Industrialisierung
Brosch, F.; Goldschmidt, T.; Groenda, H.; Kapova, L.; Krogmann, K.; Kuperberg, M.; Martens, A.; Rathfelder, C.; Reussner, R.; Stammel, J.; Bouras, J.; Klatt, B.; Kremer, M.; Kuhlenkamp, J.; Lankin, I.; Maier, J.; Zhang, Y.
2008. Universität Karlsruhe (TH). doi:10.5445/IR/1000009113