Presenter Biographies

BADER, Adnan
Monash University, Australia

Adnan Bader is a PhD candidate at the School of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Monash University, Australia. His fields of interest include software engineering, distributed components technology and visual programming languages. Adnan completed his Masters of Computing degree by research at Monash University in 1998 with a focus on testing distributed object-oriented systems. Since then he has worked as a researcher with leading organizations in Australia and Japan, exploring new pathways in software engineering for distributed systems.

BARBIER, Franck
Laboratoire d'informatique de l'Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, France

Franck Barbier is Professor in software engineering at the University of Pau (France). He is the Director of the computer science research institute (LIUPPA) of the University of Pau. He received a Ph.D. (1991) in computer science from University of Chambery, France and a French Habilitation for Supervising Research Activities (1998) at the University of Nantes, France. His research interests are object modeling, component modeling, UML and seamless object/component development.

BELLOIR, Nicolos
Laboratoire d'informatique de l'Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, France

Nicolas Belloir got his M.Sc. in computer science (1999) at University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France. He has worked in industry during two years for Transiciel. Currently, he is Ph.D. student (since may 2001) at the University of Pau in the LIUPPA ("Agent, Object, Component" group). His research topics are in the CBSE domain and include development methods, techniques for software composition and certification/validation of this composition.

BEUS-DUKIC, Ljerka
University of Westminster, UK

Ljerka Beus-Dukic has the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering/computer science from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the DPhil degree in computer science from the University of York, England. She is currently a senior lecturer at the University of Westminster where she teaches courses in requirements engineering, real-time and embedded systems, and software engineering. She is a Steering Committee member of ECUA (European COTS User Working Group), and the chair of the ECUA High Integrity Systems SIG. Her research interests include requirements engineering, acquisition of COTS software products, and safety-critical systems.

BROWNSWORD, Lisa
Software Engineering Institute, USA

Lisa Brownsword is a senior member of the technical staff at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) in the Commercial-off-the-shelf- (COTS)-Based Systems (CBS) Initiative. Lisa co-developed and delivers CBS awareness courses for executives, managers, and program office staff, co-authored articles for Crosstalk and IEEE Software that highlight the implications of CBS on development processes, and co-developed a process for developing CBS that is being piloted in government and industry. Previously, as a consultant at Rational Software Corporation, she provided mentoring to managers and technical practitioners in the use of iterative development processes, architecture-centered development, object technology, and the Rational Environment.

BRUEL, Jean-Michel
Laboratoire d'informatique de l'Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, France

Jean-Michel Bruel got its Ph.D. (1996) at University Paul Sabatier Toulouse, France. Since 1997, he is associate professor at the University of Pau. Currently member of the LIUPPA and responsible of the "Agent, Object, Component" group. Its research areas include development of distributed, object-oriented and component-based applications, methods integration, and on the use of formal methods for the development of distributed systems.

FENG, Mei
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Dr. Mei Feng is a research associate at the Centre for Software Reliability (CSR), University of Newcastle upon Tyne. She is funded by the EPSRC project DOTS (Diversity with Off The Shelf Systems). Her current research interests are COTS specification, component-based software, wrapping technology and software diversity. She graduated from Tsinghua University, China in 1992 with a Bachelor degree in Control Engineering. She then obtained a Master degree in Computing Engineering from the National Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development (RIPED), China in 1995. From 1995 to 1997, she worked as a computer engineer in the RIPED, involved in several national industry networking and database development projects. At the start of 1998 she came to Newcastle University pursuing a Ph.D. in the research area of process control and obtained her Ph.D. in June 2002.

FRANCH, Xavier
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain

Xavier Franch is an associate professor in the Computer Science Department at the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC). He received his B.Sc. and Ph.D. in Informatics from the UPC. His current lines of research include modelling non-functional software requirements, selection of COTS components, component-based software development, and software process modelling. He is an author or co-author of many technical papers presented in conferences in those fields. He is also author of a book on data structures used as basic reference in many Spanish universities. Neil Maiden is a Reader and Head of the Centre for Human-Computer Interface Design, an independent research department in City University's School of Informatics. He received a PhD in Computer Science from City University in 1992. He is and has been a principal and co-investigator of several EPSRC- and EU-funded research projects including SIMP, CREWS and BANKSEC. He is also founder and manager of City University's SAP R/3 Laboratory. His research interests include scenario-based systems development, component-based software engineering, ERP packages, requirements reuse and more effective transfer of academic research results into software engineering practice. Neil has over 80 journal and conference publications. He is also co-founder of the British Computer Society Requirements Engineering Specialist Group.

GAMBLE, Rose
University of Tulsa, USA

Rose Gamble is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at The University of Tulsa. Her current research focuses on static and dynamic interoperability assessment and integration solution design.

GOODMAN, John L.
United Space Alliance, NASA Johnson Space Center, USA

John L. Goodman is a navigation analyst employed by United Space Alliance at the NASA Johnson Space Center, in support of the Mission Operations Directorate. His experience includes verification of shuttle guidance, navigation and flight control software; rendezvous analysis and GPS applications for the Space Shuttle, International Space Station and Crew Return Vehicle. He received a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Arizona.

IHME, Tuomas
VTT Electronics, Finland

Tuomas Ihme obtained a Master of Science in 1976 and Licentiate of technology in 1991 from University of Oulu, Finland. He has more than 20 years experience in development and research of embedded software, and management of complex software projects. He has been working in VTT as a senior research scientist and project manager since 1983, and as a research scientist in the years 1979-1982. He has published more than thirty conference papers and articles about methods, tools, reusability, quality, and architecture of embedded software.

KRIEGER, Moshe
National Research Council Canada

Moshe Krieger is a guest worker at the Institute for Information Technology, National Research Council of Canada. Formerly a Professor at the University of Ottawa, he developed the Computer Engineering option, and was founding Director of the Computer Engineering Program. His research interests include computer engineering education, software engineering, real-time systems, flexible manufacturing systems, reliability and switching circuits. He received a B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Technion, Israel Institute of Technology in 1959, an M.A.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto in 1961, and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University in 1967. He authored the book Basic Switching Circuit Theory, (Macmillan 1967) and a number of papers in various areas of computer engineering.

MAXEY, Burke
Goodrich Corporation

Burke Maxey has an undergraduate degree in mathematics and masters degree in business. Mr. Maxey has over 30 years background in software development including experience on the Apollo program and multiple military and commercial applications. He is a co-founder and member of the Twin Cities Software Process Improvement Network (TWIN SPIN). Mr. Maxey has provided consulting services both nationally and internationally and has owned and operated Maxey Consulting Services, Inc. Currently, Mr. Maxey is employed as a software quality engineer at Goodrich Corporation, Sensor Systems.

McKEGNEY, Ross
Queen's University & IBM Canada

Ross McKegney is a software engineer working on the Websphere Commerce product at IBM Canada's Toronto development lab, and a part-time Ph.D. student at Queen's University. Ross has a M.Sc. in Computer Science from Queen's University, and bachelors degrees in Arts and Computer Science from the University of New Brunswick. His research interests include component-based systems and lightweight formal methods.

MIELNIK, Jean-Christophe
Thales Research and Technology, France

Jean-Christophe Mielnik, project manager of eCots, is currently in charge of the Thales Corporate Software COTS initiative at Thales as well as the Knowledge Management activity for the Thales Software Community. Engineer in Computer Sciences, Thales technical fellow, he led the Advanced Software Technologies Laboratory at Sextant Avionics during 10 years before joining the Thales Research and Technology business unit.

MORRIS, Ed
Software Engineering Institute

Ed Morris is a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at the Software Engineering Institute, assigned to the Commercial-off-the-shelf- (COTS)-Based Systems (CBS) Initiative. His current interests involve improving processes and techniques for the evaluation and selection of COTS products, and the development of the COTS Usage Risk Evaluation (CURE) technology. Previously at the SEI, Ed was a member of the CASE Environments project, and co-authored the book Principles of CASE Tool Integration. Before coming to the SEI, Ed developed custom operating systems for embedded microprocessors along with support tools to predict and monitor the performance of real time systems.

REIFER, Donald J.
University of Southern California Center for Software Engineering, USA

Donald J. Reifer is one of the leading figures in the field of software engineering and management with over 30 years of progressive experience in both industry and government. Recently, Mr. Reifer managed the DoD Software Initiatives Office under an Intergovernmental Personnel Act assignment with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). As part of this assignment, he also served as the Director of the DoD Software Reuse Initiative and Chief of the Ada Joint Program Office.

Previously, while with TRW, Mr. Reifer served as Deputy Program Manager for their Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) efforts. While with the Aerospace Corporation, Mr. Reifer managed all of the software efforts related to the Space Transportation System (Space Shuttle).

Currently, as President of RCI, Mr. Reifer supports executives in many Fortune 500 firms who are looking to develop investment strategies and improve their software capabilities and capacity. Mr. Reifer also serves as the Principal Investigator on our best software acquisition practices and information warfare SBIR efforts. He is also helping develop a variety of estimating models as a visiting associate on the University of Southern California (USC) COCOMO II team led by Dr. Barry Boehm.

Mr. Reifer was awarded the Secretary of Defense's Medal for Outstanding Public Service in 1995 for the innovations he brought to the DoD during his assignment. Some of his many other honors include the Hughes Aircraft Company Fellowship, the Frieman Award for advancing the field of parametrics, the NASA Exceptional Service Medal and membership in Who's Who in the West. In 2002, Mr. Reifer was presented the AIAA Software Engineering award for accomplishments in the field.

ROBERT, John
SEI, USA

John Robert, an SEI technical staff member, serves in the COTS-Based Systems Initiative. As part of the Technology Insertion, Demonstration & Evaluation (TIDE) program, he manages a technology demonstration project to demonstrate the benefits of utilizing advanced software technology in small manufacturing enterprises. Prior to his work in the COTS-Based Systems Initiative, he worked at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWC-AD) as part of the aircraft distributed simulation team. Robert holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from West Virginia University and currently pursues a Masters of Software Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University.

SAI, Vijay
Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

The author, a Chartered Accountant (India) and an IT professional with over 17 years combined experience in the two fields manages the project referred in the paper. His experience spans various organizational functions including accounting and audit, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems implementation, and the development, maintenance and support of Financial Reporting Systems amongst others. He presently represents the Information Technology and Financial & Business Services Management departments executing strategic IT planning and implementation responsibilities for financial management related aspects of the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University with whom he has been working for the last three years, the firt two as a consultant.

SUDAMAN, Fadrian
Monash University, Australia

Fadrian Sudaman is a research student at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. He works as a software engineer for PrintSoft Development Pty Ltd where he has designed and developed several commercial software packages. He has been frequently frustrated by the lack of flexibility in evaluating third party software and its potential integration into the target system. Consequently, he has a direct interest in addressing the issues presented when evaluating third party software. His other research interests include: software tools; software procurement; software integration; design patterns; performance optimization; document/text parsing and formatting.

TORCHIANO, Marco
NTNU, Norway

Marco Torchiano is currently a researcher fellow at the Department of Computer and Information Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim. He received an M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Politecnico di Torino, Italy, respectively in 1997 and 2000. He took part in several European projects on empirical and component based software engineering. His research interests include component-based software engineering, COTS-based development, software architecture, maintenance, and design patterns. He is a member of the IEEE Computer Society.

VIGDER, Mark
National Research Council Canada

Mark Vigder is a Research Officer with the Software Engineering Group of the National Research Council of Canada. During his ten years at the NRC, he has been involved with industry, government, and military organizations researching a wide array of software engineering issues, including software architectures, software cost estimation, COTS-based software systems, component-based software engineering, and Web-based applications.

Dr. Vigder's experience prior to joining the National Research Council includes positions in industry developing distributed and embedded applications.

WU, Ye
Information and Software Engineering Department, George Mason University, USA

He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from Shandong University, P.R.China in 1993 and 1996. He received his Ph.D. degree in computer science from State University of New York at Albany in 2000. He joined the faculty of GMU in 2000 as Assistant Professor in the Department of Information and Software Engineering.

His research interests include software testing, software maintenance, and software architecture analysis. Currently, the Central scene of his research is testing and maintaining component-based software and web-based software.

YANG, Ye
University of Southern California, USA

Ye Yang is a Ph.D. student at the University of Southern California. She currently is investigating emperical extentions and refinements to the COCOTS cost estimation model.