Welcome to SoberIT!

Software Business and Engineering Laboratory SoberIT is part of Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Aalto University School of Science and Technology. At SoberIT, we are responsible for research and education related to software business and the management aspects of software development. Our mission is to improve the global competitiveness of the Finnish software industry by providing world-class education and research.

Our research covers a broad set of topics, including, but not limited to:

We strive for research that is both practically relevant and of high academic quality. Our research projects are carried out in close cooperation with industry, and are often multi-disciplinary and constructive in nature. Our staff consists of people with various backgrounds: engineering, business, law, and psychology.

We provide undergraduate education leading to a Masters degree, as well as graduate education leading either to a Licenciate’s or a Doctoral degree. Some of our graduate students also take part in the HeCSE joint research program between Helsinki University of Technology and Helsinki University, as well as in the GEBSI joint research program between Helsinki University of Technology and Helsinki School of Economics. In addition, our Corporate Training program offers courses to industry.