Deformations of vector bundles over Lie groupoids

Abstract VB-groupoids are vector bundles in the category of Lie groupoids. They encompass several classical objects, including group representations and 2-vector spaces. Moreover, they provide geometric pictures for 2-term up to homotopy We attach every VB-groupoid a cochain complex controlling its deformations discuss fundamental features, such as Morita invariance van Est theorem. Several examples applications given.