CSEE&T 2026 Keynote 1

Simulating Authentic Software Engineering Environments for Students


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Dr. Robert Chatley UK

Director of Software Engineering Education

Imperial College London


Dr. Robert Chatley is Director of Software Engineering Education for the Department of Computing at Imperial College London, where he teaches and researches modern software engineering practice. His work focuses on how developers design, build, and evolve software systems, and how these practices can be taught effectively to students. He leads the Computing EdTech Lab at Imperial, developing tools and platforms that support hands-on learning in software engineering.

Before joining academia, Robert spent many years working in industry as a professional engineer, including roles as a software engineer, engineering manager/director, consultant and trainer, working with organisations from startups to multinational corporations. His teaching and research draw heavily on this practical experience, exploring topics such as agile development, continuous delivery, cloud-native architecture, and the use of modern tools to help teams build and evolve software more effectively.