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Conference at a Glance

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2002

8:00 -
8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:30 -
8:45 a.m.

Welcome / Opening Remarks

8:45 -
9:30 a.m.

Keynotes - Barry Boehm, USC Center for Software Engineering

9:30 -
10:30 a.m.

Ivar Jacobson, Rational Software Corporation

10:30 -
11:00 a.m

Morning Break

11:00 a.m.-
12:15 p.m.

Panel Discussion - Building Survivable Systems from COTS Components: An Impossible Dream? [Abstract]
(Moderator: Nancy Mead, Software Engineering Institute)
Panelists: Joe Besselman, USAF; Nancy Mead and Howard Lipson, Software Engineering Institute; and Jeff Voas, Cigital

12:15 -
1:15 p.m.

Lunch

1:15 -
2:45 p.m.

Tutorial: Evaluating COTS Software Products [Abstract]
..............................
John Dean
National Research Council
Grace Lewis
Software Engineering Institute

Tutorial: Estimating COTS-Based Software Systems [Abstract]
..............................
Chris Abts
USC Center for Software Engineering
Betsy Clark
Software-Metrics

Tutorial: COTS-Based Systems: Keys to Success
[Abstract]
..............................
Patricia Oberndorf, Software Engineering Institute

2:45-
3:00 p.m.

15 Minute Break

15 Minute Break

15 Minute Break

3:00-
5:00 p.m.

Tutorial:COTS Software Product Evaluation for Practitioners
(cont'd.)

Tutorial:Estimating COTS-Based Software Systems
(cont'd.)

Tutorial:Building Systems from Commercial Components
[Abstract]
..............................
Robert Seacord, Software Engineering Institute

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2002

8:00 -
8:45 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:45 -
9:00 a.m.

Best Paper Award / Announcements

9:00 -
10:00 a.m.

Keynote - Mike Moore, Deputy Manager, Science System Development Office, ESDIS Project, NASA

10:00 -
10:30 a.m.

Morning Break

10:30 -
11:45 a.m.

Panel Discussion - Once Burned - Forever Learned - Vendors Be Warned [Abstract]
(Moderator: Will Tracz, Lockheed Martin)
Panelists: Ronald Kohl, Titan Systems; Thomas Baker, The Boeing Company; and Anthony Earl, Sun Microsystems

11:45 a.m. -
1:30 p.m.

Lunch

Process Track

Technology Track

Experience Track

1:30 -
2:15 p.m.

Realizing the Potential for COTS Utilization: A Work in Progress [Abstract]
..............................
Rhoda Hornstein
NASA Headquarters

Replaceable Components and the Service Provider Interface [Abstract]
..............................
Robert Seacord
Software Engineering Institute

The Standard Autonomous File Server, a Customized, Off-the-Shelf Success Story [Abstract]
..............................
Susan Semancik
NASA
Annette Conger Computer Sciences Corporation

2:20 -
3:05 p.m.

Rethinking Process Guidance for Selecting Software Components
[Abstract]
..............................
Neil Maiden
City University

Merging Integration Solutions for Architecture and Security Mismatch
[Abstract]
..............................
Rose Gamble
University of Tulsa

Lessons Learned Integrating COTS Into Systems [Abstract]
..............................
Tom Baker
The Boeing Company

3:05 -
3:35 p.m.

Afternoon Break

Afternoon Break

Afternoon Break

3:35 -
4:20 p.m.

COTS-Based Systems (CBS) Functional Density - a Heuristic for Better CBS Design
[Abstract]
..............................
Chris Abts
USC Center for Software Engineering

On Building Testable Components [Abstract]
..............................
Jerry Gao
San Jose State University

The Challenges of COTS-Centric Software Development and Modernization: Some Experiences From the Field [Abstract]
..............................
Joe Besselman
U.S. Air Force

4:25 -
5:10 p.m.

The Limitations of Current Decision-Making Techniques in the Procurement of COTS Software Components [Abstract]
..............................
Cornelius Ncube
Zayed University

Definition and Classification of COTS: A Proposal
[Abstract]
..............................
Marco Torchiano
NTNU - IDI

European COTS User Working Group: Analysis of the common problems and current practices of the European COTS Users [Abstract]
..............................
Sandy Tay
European Software Institute

5:10 -
7:00 p.m.

Reception/Poster Session

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2002

8:00 -
8:45 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:45 -
9:00 a.m.

Announcements / Keynote Intro

9:00 -
10:00 a.m.

Keynote - Ralph Hempel, Independent consultant

10:00 -
10:30 a.m.

Morning Break

10:30 -
11:45 a.m.

Panel Discussion - COTS Test Strategy [Abstract]
(Moderator: Christina Laiacona, BASF Corporation)
Panelists: John Dean, National Research Council; George Grigonis, Computer Validation Group (CVIG); and William Perry, Quality Assurance Institute

11:45 -
1:30 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)

Process Track

Technology Track

Experience Track

1:30 -
2:15 p.m.

Combined Selection
of COTS Components
[Abstract]
..............................
Xavier Franch
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Identifying Evolvability for Integration [Abstract]
..............................
Rose Gamble
University of Tulsa

Streamlining the Acquisition Process for Large-Scale COTS Middleware Components [Abstract]
..............................
Anna Liu
CSIRO

2:20 -
3:05 p.m.

A Process for COTS Software Product Evaluation
[Abstract]
..............................
Patricia Oberndorf
Software Engineering Institute

Issues in Developing Security Wrapper Technology for COTS Software Products
[Abstract]
..............................
John Dean
National Research Council

Storyboard Process to Assist in Requirements Verification and Adaption to Capabilities Inherent in COTS [Abstract]
..............................
Sallie Gregor
Joe Hutson
Colleen Oresky
SAIC

3:05 -
3:35 p.m.

Afternoon Break

Afternoon Break

Afternoon Break

3:35 -
4:20 p.m.

Meeting the Challenges of Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Products: The information Technology Solutions Evolution Process (ITSEP) [Abstract]
..............................
Cecilia Albert
Software Engineering Institute

Risk Reduction in COTS Software Selection with BASIS
[Abstract]
..............................
Keith Ballurio
Software Productivity Consortium

The Integration of COTS/GOTS within NASA's HST Command and Control System
[Abstract]
..............................
Thomas Pfarr
Computer Sciences Corporation

4:25 -
5:10 p.m.

Process Evolution in Large-Scale COTS Reengineering Within the United States Department of Defense
[Abstract]
..............................
James Smith, II
Software Engineering Institute

COTS-Based System Engineering: The Linguistics Approach
[Abstract]
..............................
Nguyen Thanh Quang
ESSEC Business School

Five Hurdles to the Successful Adoption of Component-Based COTS in a Corporate Setting [Abstract]
..............................
Anthony Earl
Sun Microsystems Inc.