The Calipso project is a thematic network which is made up of more than 100 researchers from Spanish universities. The network’s objective is that of promoting research into themes related to: production quality and software processes, fomenting collaboration between various nodes and seeking new areas of research, and software quality application.

The network is led by the Alarcos Research Group from the University of Castilla-La Mancha, which specializes in the themes tackled by this network.

The main objective of the Alarcos Research Group is that of research into various aspects related to information systems quality, thus contributing to an improvement in the teaching of Computer Science and providing solutions for the industrial sector.

The Alarcos Research Group is made up of professors from the Department of Tecnhology and Computer Science at the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Ciudad Real, where they have an I&D laboratory. The group also forms a part of the Centro Mixto de Investigación y Desarrrollo de Software Soluziona-UCLM in Ciudad Real.

The Pehuen Research Group is made up of professors from the Department of Auditing and Computer Science at the University of Bio-Bio, and its headquarters are in the city of Chillán, Chile.