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SEI Annual Report FY07

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SEI in the Community

 


The 2007 SEI Annual Report describes the accomplishments of the SEI during FY07
(October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007).

Technical Leadership Positions

Anderson, W.
member, Government Electronic Information Association (GEIA) Homeland Security and Defense Information Interoperability (HSDII) committee

recipient, best poster paper award: “Model-Based Analysis Reveals System of Systems Risks for NATO.” 2007 Naval S&T Industry Partnership Conference

Barbour, R.
abstract reviewer, Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) 2007

acquisition track chair, Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) 2007

member, IEEE

Bass, L.
2007 Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional)

external examiner, PhD thesis of Liming Zhu, the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

fellow, the International Association of Software Architects

panelist, Agile Development and Architecting Systems—Antagonism or Amendment?, 2007 Conference on the Quality of Software Architecture

reviewer, Discovery Grant proposal to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

session chair, "Architecture Evaluation," Sixth Working IEEE/IFIP Conference on Software Architecture

Bellon, K.
member, American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA)

member, International Institute for Information Design (IIID)

Bergey, J.
organizer, Army Software Product Line Workshop

Beynon, D.
member, Board of Directors: Pittsburgh Chapter of the Navy League of the United States

technical advisor, Business Development Institute Board of Directors

Biber, D.
member, American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA)

member, International Institute for Information Design (IIID)

vice president, Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators

Blanchette Jr., S.
abstract reviewer, The Joint Services Systems & Software Technology Conference

abstract reviewer, Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) 2007

member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Network Centric Operations Program Committee

peer reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering

reviewer, IEEE Computer

reviewer, IEEE Software

reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

senior member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

senior member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Callison, R.
president, Special Libraries Association—Pittsburgh Chapter

Capell, P.
adjunct professor, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University

member, Sigma Xi, IEEE, American Educational Research Association (AERA)

panel member, Ground System Architecture Workshop

Cappelli, D.
member, Paper Review Committee, 2007 International System Dynamics Conference

Chaki, S.
reviewer, ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems (TODAES) Journal

reviewer, Formal Aspects of Computing Journal

Chastek, G.
program committee member, 11th International Conference of Software Product Line Conference (SPLC) 2007

Clements, P.
2007 Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional)

fellow, the International Association of Software Architects

program committee member, 11th International Conference of Software Product Line Conference (SPLC) 2007

program committee member, International Workshop on Software Architecture Research and Practice (SARP 2007)

session chair, Third SEI Software Architecture Technology User Network Workshop (SATURN) 2007

Cohen, S.
program committee member, 11th International Conference of Software Product Line Conference (SPLC) 2007

reviewer, Software Process: Improvement and Practice Journal

Curtis, P.
senior member, Society for Technical Communication

Dailey, T.
advisory board member, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Science & Engineering Technology Division

senior member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

Davis, N.
program committee member, Agile 2007 Conference

Diaz-Pace, A.
reviewer, Information and Software Technology Journal

Fantazier, R.
member, American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA)

member, International Institute for Information Design (IIID)

Ferguson, R.
editorial board member, CrossTalk

editor, Software Process: Improvement and Practice

reviewer, Journal of Systems and Software

senior member, IEEE Computer Society

Firesmith, D.
chair, Sixth International Workshop on Requirements for High Assurance Systems (RHAS-6)

Gallagher, B.
Corporate Advisory Board representative, International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)

FFRDC liaison to the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Systems Engineering Division

member, IEEE

member, US-UK-AUS Tri-lateral Software-Intensive Systems Acquisition Improvement Group (SISAIG)

senior member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

technical program chair, 7th Annual CMMI Technology Conference and User Group

Garcia, S.
program committee, Third Annual SEPG Conference Latin America: Driving Improvement: Common Problems, Innovative Solutions

Gurfinkel, A.
reviewer, 16th EACSL Annual Conference on Computer Science and Logic (CSL 2007)

reviewer, 18th International Conference on Concurrency Theory (CONCUR 2007)

reviewer, 22nd International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE 2007)

Graettinger, Caroline
editorial board member, Software Process Improvement and Practice
Journal

senior member, IEEE Computer Society

Goldenson, Dennis
editorial board member, DACS Software Tech News

editorial board member, Software Process Improvement and Practice

guest editor, special issue on “Performance Results from Process Improvement,” DACS Software Tech News

program committee member, 7th Annual CMMI Technology Conference and User Group

program committee member, 7th International SPICE Conference (SPICE 2007)

program committee member, Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement 2007 (1st combined ISESE and Metrics conferences)

program committee member, International Conference on Software Process (ICSP 2007; co-located with ICSE 2007)

technical advisory group member, coordination, study design and data analysis for the Systems Engineering Effectiveness Committee chartered by the NDIA Systems Engineering Division

track chair, Performance and Measurement tracks, CMMI Technology Conference

Hansson, J.
member, IEEE Computer Society

Hess, K.
member, American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA)

member, International Institute for Information Design (IIID)

Hissam, S.
co-organizer, International Workshop on Emerging Trends in FLOSS Research and Development (FLOSS) 2007

founding member, International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Working Group 2.13 on Open Source Semantics

member, Advisory Committee to the Lane Department Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

program committee member, Sixth International Workshop on Requirements for High Assurance Systems (RHAS-6)

vice-chair, Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at West Virginia University

workshop chair, Open Source Systems (OSS 2007)

Horvath, D.
f ounding member, FFRDC Records and Archives Committee

member, Finding Aids Awards Committee, Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference

member, Society of American Archivists

Humphrey, W.
advisory board member, Department of Computer Science, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

editorial board member, Software Process Improvement and Practice
 
member, Association of Computing Machinery

Fellow, IEEE

member, IEEE Computer Society Fellow Evaluation Committee

member, IEEE Computer Society panel to select the person or persons responsible for the most significant advance of the computer field in the last 60 years

editorial board member, Journal of Empirical Software Engineering

recipient, National Medal of Technology

software quality expert, drafted a statement of software quality principles for presentation at a future ASQ conference

Jones, L.
ACM Representative Director to CSAB (three-year reappointment)

award recipient, CSAB Outstanding Contributions to Computing Accreditation

chair, Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET

external reviewer of candidates, Academy Professor for the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, United States Military Academy

member, Nominating Committee for the ABET Computing Accreditation Commission

reviewer and panelist, Doctoral Symposium, 11th International Conference of Software Product Line Conference (SPLC) 2007

senior member, IEEE

Kazman, R.
program chair, 1st IEEE Computer Society Conference on Exploring Quantifiable Information Technology Yields (EQUITY) 2007

Keeler, K.
award recipient, Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding work on the EQ-36 Radar Procurement

Kimberland, K.
national assembly delegate, Public Relations Society of America

vice president, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)

Klein, M.
admissions committee, ISR MSE, 2007 – 2008 class

reviewer, 1st IEEE Computer Society Conference on Exploring Quantifiable Information Technology Yields (EQUITY) 2007

reviewer, Automated Software Engineering Journal

reviewer, Journal of Systems and Software

Krut, B.
webmaster, Third SEI Software Architecture Technology User Network Workshop (SATURN) 2007

Levine, L.
chair, International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Working Group  8.6 on Diffusion, Transfer, & Implementation of Information Technology

program committee, IFIP 8.6  Working Conference: Organisational Dynamics of  Technology-Based Innovation: Diversifying the Research Agenda

general chair, IFIP 8.6 Working Conference: Transfer and Diffusion of IT for  Organizational Resilience

member, Association for Information Systems

member, IEEE

member, IFIP WG 8.2 Information Systems: Implementation and Organizations

program committee, 2nd Workshop on Interdisciplinary Software Engineering  Research (WISER)

reviewer, Information Systems Journal (ISJ)

Lewis, G.
board member, School of Computer Science Alumni Advisory Board

member, CMU Master of Software Engineering Admissions Committee

member, CMU Master of Software Engineering Executive Committee

mentor and member, Technical Faculty in the CMU Master of Software Engineering program

program committee, Third Annual SEPG Conference Latin America: Driving Improvement: Common Problems, Innovative Solutions

program committee co-chair, 6th IEEE International Conference on COTS-Based Software Systems (ICCBSS) 2007

reviewer, IEEE Computer

Little, R.
program committee member, Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization

Lynch, R.
member, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)

Marino, L.
member, American Management Association

member, Carolina Chapter of Society of Technical Communication

member, Eclipse Foundation

Mead, N.
editorial board member, Requirements Engineering Journal, 2002 – present

Fellow, IEEE

panel chair, 20th Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training (CSEE&T 2007)

Merson, P.
program committee member, Brazilian Symposium on Software Components, Architectures and Reuse (SBCARS) 2007

program committee member, First Latin American Workshop on Aspect-Oriented Software Development (LA-WASP) 2007

reviewer, Journal of Systems and Software (JSS)

Miller, P.
program committee, Third Annual SEPG Conference Latin America: Driving Improvement: Common Problems, Innovative Solutions

Monarch, I.
member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

Moreno, G.
program committee member, XV National Conference of Systems Engineering Students

Morley, J.
member, Pennwriters

member, Society of Technical Communication (STC)

Neely, M.
member, American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA)

member, International Institute for Information Design (IIID)

Nidiffer, K.
board of governors, National Military Family Association, 2005 – present

editorial board, Department of Defense, Data & Analysis Center for Software, Newsletter, 2005 – present

industrial committee, Brooklyn Polytechnic University, 2003 – present

industry advisory committee, George Mason University, 2004 – present

industry board, System and Software Technology Conference, 1999 – present

member, Office of Secretary of Defense (AT&L) Integrated Software and Systems Engineering Curriculum Project: 2007 – Present

Outstanding Adjunct Professor in Software Engineering, George Mason University

Project Management Professional (PMP), 2007– 2010

software expert panel, Office of Secretary of Defense (AT&L),  2007 – Present

systems engineering education committee, National Defense Industrial Association, 2005 – present

Systems Engineering Corporate Advisory Board (Alternate), 2004 – present

Nielsen, P.
Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Fellow, IEEE

president, American Institute of Astronautics and Aeronautics for 2007 – 2008

Nord, R.
member, IFIP WG 2.10—Software Architecture

program committee member, First European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA), 2007

program committee member, Sixth Working IEEE/IFIP Conference on Software Architecture (WICSA 2007), Mumbo, India, (January 2007)

program committee member, Third International Conference on the Quality of Software Architectures (QSA), 2007

steering committee chair, Third SEI Software Architecture Technology User Network Workshop (SATURN) 2007

steering committee chair, Working IEEE/IFIP Conference on Software Architecture (WICSA), 2005 – 2007

Northrop, L.
award recipient, 2007 SIGPLAN Distinguished Service Award

award selection committee, Carnegie Science Center Information Technology

Board of Advisors, Irish Software Engineering Research Centrex

editorial board member, Journal Transactions on Aspect-Oriented Systems Developmentadvisory board member, Ground System Architecture Workshop (GSAW)

member, 2008 Carnegie Science Center Awards for Excellence Information Technology Committee

member, Clemson University Computer Science Industrial Advisory Board

member, Lero Advisory Board

panelist, Methods and Tools for Collaboration in GSE Environments panel, First International Conference on Globalize Software Engineering (ICGSE 2006)

panelist, Ultra-Large-Scale Systems panel, Object-Oriented Programming, Systems, Language, and Applications Conference (OOPSLA 2006)

program committee member, First International Conference on Globalize Software Engineering (ICGSE 2006)

program committee member, First International Workshop on Variability Modeling of Software-Intensive Systems

program committee member, VaMOS ’07 Program Committee

steering committee chair, 11th International Conference of Software Product Line Conference (SPLC) 2007

steering committee member, Third SEI Software Architecture Technology User Network Workshop (SATURN) 2007

steering committee member, Aspect-Oriented Software Development (AOSD) Conference and the AOSD Executive Committee

Ozkaya, I.
co-chair, Third SEI Software Architecture Technology User Network Workshop (SATURN) 2007

reviewer, 1st IEEE Computer Society Conference on Exploring Quantifiable Information Technology Yields (EQUITY) 2007

reviewer, Transactions on Software Engineering

Peterson, W.
chair, European Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) Conference 2007

member, CMMI Steering Group

member, Industrial Advisory Board, School of Computer & Software Engineering, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

member, Project Management Institute (PMI)

Pesante, L.
adjunct professor, Institute for Software Research, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University

member, Society of Technical Communication (STC)

Pipitone, D.
member, American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA)

member, International Institute for Information Design (IIID)

Plakosh, D.
co-chair, Software Application Security mini track, for the 2007 Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)

Raube, S.
member, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)

Rosenthal, S.
chair, Archive Committee, Special Libraries Association

chair, Awards Committee, Special Libraries Association, Science-Technology Division

member, Collection Development Committee, CMU Libraries

member, Expensive Purchases Committee, CMU Libraries

member, Research Center Information Managers (RCIM) FFRDC Librarians

Seacord, R.
CERT representative, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/OWGV

technical expert, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/WG14

Shrum, S.
member, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)

member, Society of Technical Communication (STC)

Sledge, C.
member of the American Management Association (AMA)

co-principal investigator, National Science Foundation grant: Carnegie Mellon University, San Jose State University Information Assurance Capacity Building Program

member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

member, Forum for Advancing Software Engineering Education

member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Computer Society

member, IEEE Technical Council on Software Engineering

member, the National Visiting Committee for NSF-funded Center for Systems Security and Information Assurance (CSSIA)

member, Rochester Institute of Technology's Department of Information Technology Industrial Advisory Board

member, Rochester Institute of Technology's Department of Networking, Security and System Administration Industrial Advisory Board

Smith, J.
associate fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

co-chair, AIAA Net-Centric Operations Program Committee

member, AIAA Emerging Technologies Committee

member, AIAA Systems Engineering Technical Committee

member, AIAA Software Systems Technical Committee

member, National Defense University "Theory of Cyber Power" study

member, OSD Technology Readiness Assessment Working Group

senior member, IEEE

Stoddard, R.
member, ASQ Software Division Planning committee for a software track of the 2007 ASQ World Conference Quality International (WCQI)

steering committee member, ASQ Software Division Council Secretary

steering committee member, IEEE Reliability Ad com Committee Voting Member

steering committee, ASQ Reliability Engineer Certification Committee Member (Maintenance of Exam Questions)

steering committee, ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt Certification Committee Member (Maintenance of Body of Knowledge)

Theil, A.
project management profession (PMP) certification, Project Management Institute

Wallnau, K.
co-editor, "Component-Based Software Engineering of Trustworthy Embedded Systems,” a special issue of the Journal of Systems and Software

program committee member, 2007 Specification and Verification of Component Based Systems (SAVCBS) Workshop

program committee member, Component-Based Software Engineering track of the 33rd EUROMICRO Conference

program committee member, High Confidence Software Platforms for Cyber-Physical Systems (HPS-CPS) Workshop

session chair, "Designing and Programming Service Contracts and Composition," 10th International ACM SIGSOFT Symposium on Component-Based Software Engineering (CBSE) 2007

Ward, M.
member, Program Management Institute

Weinstock, C.
member, IFIP Working Group 10.4 on Dependable Computing and Fault Tolerance

member, Scientific Advisory Board to the PROGRESS program, Maldaren University in Sweden

organizer, leader, Workshop on Assurance Cases for Security at the 37th Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks

steering committee vice chair, IEEE/CS Technical Committee for Dependable Computing and Fault Tolerance

Weissberg, M.
member, Society for New Communications Research

Wessel, J.
award recipient, Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding work on the EQ-36 Radar Procurement

West, S.
member, American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA)

member, International Institute for Information Design (IIID)

Weymss, G.
co-chair, Third Annual SEPG Conference Latin America: Driving Improvement: Common Problems, Innovative Solutions

Williams, R.
member, International Council on Systems Engineering Risk Management Working Group (INCOSE RMWG)

Vice President of Administration, Project Management Institute Risk Management Specific Interest Group (PMI RiskSIG)

Wojcik, R.
co-chair, Third SEI Software Architecture Technology User Network Workshop (SATURN) 2007

Woody, C.
program committee, Sixth International Workshop on Requirements for High Assurance Systems (RHAS-6)

Zaccardi, C.
member, American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA)

member, International Institute for Information Design (IIID)

Zubrow, D.
chair, IEEE 1044 Revision Working Group

editorial board, Crosstalk

editorial board, Empirical Software Engineering

editorial board, Journal of Systems and Software

editorial board, Software Quality Professional

Head of Delegation U.S. Technical Advisory Group, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7/WG6

steering committee member, Data Analysis Center for Software Executives

technical advisory group member, Practical Systems and Software Measurement Technical Working Group

 

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