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AboutThe Lab

The Software Engineering Lab (Syntesa) at Universitas Negeri Surabaya is a research and development facility focused on advancing software construction methodologies, cloud-native systems, and applied machine learning.

Active Members
26+
Interest Groups
02
Industry Partners
06
Year Founded

Our Mission

To cultivate technically excellent engineers who can design, build, and maintain software systems at scale, grounded in research and driven by real-world impact.

We operate at the intersection of academia and industry, bridging the gap between theoretical computer science and practical software engineering. Our members work on projects that ship, with partners who build production systems.

Principles

  • Rigor

    We hold ourselves to high standards. Every project, every line of code, every research output goes through peer review.

  • Openness

    Open-source by default. We share our work, our processes, and our learnings with the wider community.

  • Collaboration

    Complex problems require diverse perspectives. We work across disciplines and with industry partners.

  • Impact

    We build things that matter. Our work addresses real problems in education, infrastructure, and software systems.

Timeline

  1. Lab Founded

    Software Engineering Lab established at UNESA's Faculty of Engineering, Department of Informatics Engineering.

  2. First Partnerships

    Formed strategic partnerships with DataCamp, Juniper Networks, Red Hat, and major cloud providers.

  3. Infrastructure Deployed

    Equipped the lab with dedicated networking and server infrastructure; routers, switches, and rack-mounted servers for hands-on learning.

  4. Current Batch

    Expanded to 26+ active members across Software Development and Cloud & Infrastructure interest groups.

Leadership

Our lab is led by faculty advisors and student leaders who bring together academic rigor and practical engineering experience.

  • Lab Director

    I Made Suartana, S.Kom., M.Kom.

    Research Direction & Academic Oversight

  • Lead - Software Development

    Mohammad Ariffansyah

    Web, Mobile, AI/ML Projects

  • Lead - Cloud & Infrastructure

    Muhammad Istiqlal

    DevOps, Networking, System Administration

Interested in our work?

Join the conversation on Discord or explore our open-source projects on GitHub.