Dennis Smith
Dennis B. Smith
Senior Member of Technical Staff
Research, Technology, and System Solutions Program
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Key responsibilities
Lead, ISIS Initiative
Teams
Integration of Software-Intensive Systems (ISIS), FCS
Professional Background
Smith is a senior member of the technical staff and Lead of the Integration of Software-Intensive Systems (ISIS) Initiative. This initiative was launched in October, 2003 and focuses on developing and applying methods, tools and other technologies that enhance the effectiveness of complex networked systems and systems of systems.
Previously, he was a member of the Product Line Systems Program and technical lead in the effort for migrating legacy systems to product lines. In this role our team developed the method Options Analysis for Reengineering, OARS to support reuse decision-making.
Activities have involved leading a variety of engagements with external clients, including a widely publicized audit of the FAAs troubled ISSS system. This report produced a set of recommendations for change, resulting in major changes to the development process and the development of an eventual successful follow-on system.
Publications include a book, Principles of CASE Tool Integration, Oxford University Press, 1994. Smith has also published a variety of articles and technical reports, and have given talks and keynotes at conferences and workshops. He was the co-editor of the IEEE and ISO recommended practice on CASE Adoption and has been general chair of two international conferences, IWPC99 and STEP99.
Publications (recent or significant)
- Principles of CASE Tool Integration, with Alan Brown et al, Oxford University Press, 1994.
- "Using Options Analysis for Reengineering (OAR) for Mining Components for a Product Line," Proceedings of Second Software Product Line Conference, 2002.
- "Using Architecture Evaluation to Prepare a Large Web Based System for Evolution," with Paulo Merson, Proceedings of Workshop on Web Site Evolution, 2003.
- "Business Value and Technical Challenges of Adopting Web Services," with others, Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution, 2004.
- "A Roadmap for Enterprise Integration," Proceedings of STEP 2002, IEEE Press, 2002.
Education
- Columbia University, B.A.
- Princeton University, M.A, PhD.
Professional Memberships and Activities
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
- The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Chair, Steering Committee, Software Technology and Engineering Practice (STEP)
- Member of Steering Committee, International Conference on Program Comprehension (IICPC)
- Member of Steering Committee, International Conference on Software Maintenance (ICSM)
