Forum for Advancing Software engineering Education (FASE) Volume 8 Number 10 (105rd Issue) - October 15, 1998 853 subscribers Note: If you have problems with the format of this document, try ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Table of Contents Corrections from Last Month's Topic This Month's Topic Delayed December '98 Topic: Software Engineering Ethics Education and Training Upcoming Topics News Items 30th Anniversary of Software Engineering Software Engineering Body of Knowledge "Straw Man" Available Licensing - Update Recent Articles on Licensing Issue First Licensed Software Engineer in the United States Noted Calls for Participation IEEE Transactions on Education Seventh International Workshop on Program Comprehension (IWPC '99) CSEE&T Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions ASEE Software Engineering Division Organizing Meeting Conference Announcements Critical Infrastructure: The Path Ahead Position Openings Brown University DePaul University Drexel University George Mason University McMaster University Mississippi State University Swinburne University of Technology University of Oregon University of St. Thomas Washington State University Contact and General Information about FASE ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From: Pete Knoke Corrections to Last Month's Topic: The topic for the September 1998 FASE was "Graduate SE Program Survey Results & Evaluation". Several corrections have been brought to our attention. Santa Clara offers an M.S. in Software Engineering, not an Master of Software Engineering. (This is from Ronald Danielson.) The University of Central Florida (UCF) was listed under the heading "MS in Computer Science (Computer Engineering)"; The degree is actually "M.Sc. in Computer Engineering" with a Software Engineering specialization. This degree is offered in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Under the same heading, there was another UCF listing: "MS in Computer Science" (Computer Systems); this degree does not exist and should be omitted. (from Janusz Zalewski) Colorado Technical College should be Colorado Technical University. (from Bo Sanden) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From: Don Bagert (Academic/Misc Editor) This Month's Topic Delayed The topic scheduled for this month, "Software Engineering Education and Training Outside of the USA", has been delayed, and will appear next month. A description of the topic can be found in the September 1998 FASE. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ [reprinted from last month's FASE] From: Don Gotterbarn December '98 Topic: Software Engineering Ethics Education and Training The December issue of FASE will address software engineering ethics education and training in academe and industry. Discussion of course content and methodologies will be included. If you have any useful educational materials on this subject or successful teaching approaches to this subject that you would like to share with other readers, please send your contributions to the guest editor, Don Gotterbarn at gotterba@etsu.edu. Some topics in this area include: Responsibility and liability for development and implementation; Encouraging and enforcing professional standards - Licensing, codes of conduct and standards of practice; Socially responsible hardware and software marketing; Value and accuracy of data and information; Privacy and monitoring; Security and computer misuse; Internet design and use; and the potential tension between (a) financial goals, politics and personal agendas, and (b) social and professional responsibility. Don Gotterbarn gotterba@etsu.edu +1 (423) 439-6849 fax(423) 439-7119 Software Engineering Ethics Research Institute Professor East Tennessee State University Computer and Information Science Box 70,711 Johnson City, TN 37614-0711, USA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ By: Don Bagert (Academic/Misc Editor) Upcoming topics Dec 1998: Software Engineering Ethics Education and Training Guest Editor: Don Gotterbarn, East Tennesse State [See above Call for Participation] Jan 1999: Software Security and Survivability Education & Training Guest Editor: Nancy Mead, Software Engineering Institute Feb 1999: The Guidelines for Software Education Guest Editor: Tom Hilburn, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical All dates are subject to change. For more information about a particular issue's topic, please contact the corresponding guest editor. Please refer to the article format provided at the end of each issue when making submissions. Here are some of the other topics planned for future issues: * Accreditation * CASE Tools * Curriculum Models * Distance Learning * Software Process Improvement Education * Student Team Projects Please send any suggestions for future topics to bagert@ttu.edu. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ News Items ###################################################################### From: Don Bagert (Academic/Misc Editor) 30th Anniversary of Software Engineering The first NATO Software Engineering Conference was held at Garmisch, Germany, on October 7-11, 1968. Since this was the first event of any sort in the area of software engineering, the discipline can be considered as 30 years old this month. ###################################################################### From: Robert Dupuis via Don Bagert Software Engineering Body of Knowledge "Straw Man" Available The IEEE-CS technical report "Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge: A Straw Man Version" is available at http://www.lrgl.uqam.ca/ as a PDF document. ###################################################################### Licensing - Update [Editor's Note: The two articles below are the latest of in continuing series on licensing issues in software engineering, including most issues of FASE since December 1997.] ###################################################################### From: Don Bagert (Academic/Misc Editor) Recent Articles on Licensing Issue "Board Votes on Software License", by David Siegel, Engineering Times, Volume 20, Number 4, May 1998, page 2. (Published by the National Society of Professional Engineers; there was also an editorial titled "Licensing Software Engineers" on page 4). "Texas Board Votes to License Software Engineers" by Donald J. Bagert, ACM Software Engineering Notes, Volume 23, Number 5, September 1998, page 7. [It was previously reported that article would be in the August issue, when the next issue of "SEN" was in September instead.] "License to Code", by John Charles, IEEE Software, Volume 15, Number 5, September/October 1998, pp. 129-131. [There has been some concern expressed that the title of the article is misleading, since it implies that programmers are being licensed, not software engineers.] "Licensing of Software Engineers Debated," by Bob Bellinger, EE Times Online, 17 September 1998. (http://www.eetimes.com/news/98/1026news/debate.html) [This article discusses the licensing issue, but does not mention the activities of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers in this area.] "Tech Professor Receives First-Ever Designation", by John David, The University Daily (Texas Tech student newspaper), 9 October 1998, page 2. (http://www.ttu.edu/~TheUD/UDn10.9.98.htm#anchor10761340) [See article below for more information.] ###################################################################### First Licensed Software Engineer in the United States Noted FASE Co-Editor and Texas Tech University Associate Professor Donald J. Bagert, Jr. recently became the first licensed Professional Engineer in software engineering in the State of Texas under the new guidelines for that discipline enacted by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers. (A description of guidelines can be found at http://www.main.org/peboard/sofupdt.htm) Texas is the first state in the USA to license software engineers. The certification is dated 4 September 1998, and announcement was made by the Texas Board on 8 October. An article related to the announcement is at http://www.ttu.edu/~TheUD/UDn10.9.98.htm#anchor10761340 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Calls for Participation ###################################################################### From: Susan Mengel IEEE Transactions on Education The Editor, Ted Batchman, of the IEEE Transactions on Education has cleared out the backlog of papers from previous years and is now starting on the review of papers submitted in 1998. I hope all of you will consider submitting your papers on software engineering education now to to the IEEE Transactions on Education. Guidelines for authors are inside the journal itself and are also located at www.ieee.org/pubs/authors.html. Papers should focus on innovative engineering education and issues. Papers should have a background of work similar to that reported in the paper and have sufficient evidence through assessments and feedback of improvement in student learning, retention, and examination results. I think this is an exciting time now that the backlog has been cleared and a great opportunity to publish more papers in software engineering education. Susan Mengel IEEE Transactions in Education Associate Editor for Software Engineering ###################################################################### From: Panagiotis K. Linos Seventh International Workshop on Program Comprehension IWPC '99 May 5-7, 1999 Pittsburgh, PA USA CALL FOR PAPERS THEME Comprehending programs is one of the core software engineering activities. Program comprehension is needed when one maintains, reuses, migrates, reengineers, inspects, or enhances software systems. This workshop will gather practitioners and researchers from academia, industry, and government, to review the current state of the practice, to report on program understanding experiments, and to present issues and solutions in the general area of program comprehension. Papers related, but not limited to, the following topic areas are invited: Visualization - User interfaces, software visualization and animation; Architecture - Recovering system architecture or evaluating system/design compliance - Understanding systems with a view towards product lines Integration Frameworks - Computer Supported Collaborative Understanding (CSCU); - Understanding systems built using distributed object technology; - Reuse reengineering and concept assignment processes; Comprehension Strategies - Theories and models for software comprehension; - Cognitive models in program comprehension; - Guidelines for facilitating program comprehension (based on observation and experimentation); - Knowledge, program representation forms and repositories for program comprehension; - Program comprehension processes and strategies; - Reverse engineering strategies to support comprehension; - Comprehension during large scale maintenance, reengineering, and migration; - Tools facilitating software comprehension; - Experiments with comprehension models; Decomposition - New technologies, methods in system decomposition Empirical Studies - Case studies in reverse engineering, reengineering, and maintenance with focus to program understanding; Program Analysis - Innovative technologies for reverse engineering; - New technologies, methods in parsing and grammar design or use Papers should be original work, approximately 10 proceeding pages or 6000 words. Papers must not have been previously published nor have been submitted to, or be in consideration for, any journal, book, or conference. The workshop proceedings will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press. Authors are expected to present an accepted paper at the workshop in Pittsburgh. WORKING SESSIONS In addition to the regular paper sessions at the 6th IWPC '99, we will be continuing the successful 1998 program addition of working sessions. The working sessions are meant to foster interaction and the free exchange of ideas among workshop participants. We will be accepting proposals for parallel working sessions to fall under either of the two major themes of "Current Activities" or "New Opportunities" until February 23, 1998. TOOL DEMONSTRATIONS Proposals for tool demonstrations should include a 1-2 page description of the tool or environment, its applicability to program comprehension, a brief description of the proposed demonstration, the hardware/software platform required, and any other requirements. Specify the proposal as "Research Prototype" or "Vendor Tool." CONFERENCE LOCATION IWPC '99 will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University, home to one of the most respected engineering and computer science programs in the USA. Pittsburgh, a modern and cosmopolitan city nestled between three mighty rivers, is waiting to welcome you to enjoy its invigorating spring afternoons where you can enjoy the hospitality of city neighborhoods that tell their stories with rich ethnic food, customs, cultures and celebrations. Pittsburgh boasts one of America's safest downtown districts, and a magnificent park where three rivers meet: the Golden Triangle. Pittsburgh has rich cultural attractions with its theaters, symphony, ballet, museums, and conservatory. In addition it has strong traditions in the major league sports of football, baseball and hockey. Two Frank Lloyd Wright masterpieces "Fallingwater" and "Kentuck Knob" are located in the rustic Laurel Highlands - about a one hour drive from Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania, the "Keystone State", is home of the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution and home to unbelievable history and some of the best scenery and recreation in the United States. You can see the Amish in Lancaster County, photograph the elk herd in Cameron, Clinton and Elk Counties, hike the mountains of Potter County, horseback ride near the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania in Tioga County, raft some white water near Somerset County, fish Lake Erie in Erie County, roam the mountains of Williamsport and Lycoming County, visit Harrisburg, the state capital in Dauphin County, walk the battlefield of Gettysburg in Adams County, ride a train in McKean County, or explore the Poconos of Monroe County. Pittsburgh International Airport is reached directly by all national and international airlines. Pittsburgh is located within a 1 and a half hour plane ride of New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, and Chicago. For more information please consult the conference Web pages. GENERAL CHAIR Dennis Smith Software Engineering Institute Carnegie Mellon University 4500 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890, USA E-mail: dbs@sei.cmu.edu Phone: +1 412 268 6850 Fax: +1 412 268 5758 PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS Steven Woods Software Engineering Institute Carnegie Mellon University 4500 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890, USA E-mail: sgw@sei.cmu.edu Phone: +1 412 268 6753 Fax: +1 412 268 5758 Malcolm Munro Department of Computer Science University of Durham South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK E-mail: Malcolm.Munro@durham.ac.uk Phone: +44 (0) 191 374 2634 Fax: +44 (0) 191 374 2560 MEDIA COORDINATOR Panagiotis K. Linos Department of Computer Science Tennessee Technological University Box 5101 Cookeville, TN 38505-0001, USA E-mail: linos@csc.tntech.edu Phone: +1 615 372 6178 Fax: +1 615 372 6353 STEERING COMMITTEE Vaclav Rajlich, Wayne State University, USA Aniello Cimitile, University of Salerno, Italy Hausi A. Muller, University of Victoria, Canada Anneliese von Mayrhauser, Colorado State University, USA Panagiotis K. Linos, Tennessee Technological University, USA Malcolm Munro, University of Durham, UK PROGRAM COMMITTEE Giulio Antoniol, IRST, Italy Paul Bailes, University of Queensland, Australia Keith Bennett, University of Durham, UK Cornelia Boldyreff, University of Durham, UK Gerardo Canfora, University of Salerno, Italy Ugo De Carlini, University of Naples, Italy Robin Chen, AT&T Research, USA Cristina Cifuentes, University of Queensland, Australia Aniello Cimitile, University of Salerno, Italy Jean-Marc DeBaud, Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Andrea De Lucia, University of Salerno, Italy Arie van Deursen, CWI, The Netherlands Prem Devanbu, University of California Davis, USA Stephen Eick, Bell Laboratories/Lucent Technologies, USA Harald Gall, Vienna University of Technology, Austria Keith Gallagher, Loyola College in Maryland, USA Kostas Kontogiannis, University of Waterloo, Canada Bogdan Korel, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA Panagiotis K. Linos, Tennessee Technological University, USA Ettore Merlo, Ecole Polytechnique, Canada Hausi Muller, University of Victoria, Canada Liam O'Brien, Rho Transformations, Australia Alex Quilici, University of Hawaii, USA Vaclav Rajlich, Wayne State University, USA Spencer Rugaber, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Alex Sellink, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Harry Sneed, Software Engineering Services GmbH, Germany Scott Tilley, University of California, Riverside, USA Marie Vans, Hewlett-Packard, USA Chris Verhoef, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Giuseppe Visaggio, University of Bari, Italy Anneliese von Mayrhauser, Colorado State University, USA Linda Wills, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Hongji Yang, De Montford University, UK INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS - Papers due: December 15, 1999 - Acceptance notification: February 22, 1999 - Camera ready copy due: March 22, 1999 - Proposals for tools demonstrations or working sessions due: February 23, 1999 Submissions will be received electronically to either of the Program Co-Chairs. Only postscript [ghostview 1.5 should view it without problems] or MS Word. WEB SITE: http://www.sei.cmu.edu/reengineering/iwpc99 http://www.dur.ac.uk/CSM/iwpc99 Sponsored by: The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. IEEE Computer Society IEEE Computer Society - Technical Council on Software Engineering In cooperation with: Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute ###################################################################### From: Susan Mengel 12th Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training Call for Birds of a Feather Sessions The deadline for Birds of a Feather Sessions at CSEET 99 is getting closer: November 1, 1998! If you are going to CSEET 99 and you are interested in forming a network of people in an innovative area of software engineering education, then you may want to propose a Birds of a Feather meeting. If you do, please send your proposal to me, Susan Mengel, at mengel@ttu.edu. Please include in your proposal: *your name *your institution *contact information (mailing address, phone, fax, e-mail) *Birds of a Feather Meeting *meeting title *meeting duration *one paragraph description of the area of interest *proposed meeting agenda Hope to see you at CSEET 99! Susan Mengel Texas Tech University Computer Science 211 EC, Box 43104 Lubbock, TX 79409-3104 Phone: (806) 742-3527 Fax: (806) 742-3519 E-Mail: mengel@ttu.edu ###################################################################### From: Don Bagert (Academic/Misc Editor) ASEE Software Engineering Division Organizing Meeting For those of you going to the Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) in Tempe, there will be a meeting of all those interested in starting a software engineering division of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), one of the three co-sponsors of FIE, on Friday, November 6 from 6-7 pm in the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel (the conference site), room Palm D. An flyer insert is scheduled to be put in every attendee's conference packet. For more information about ASEE divisions, see http://www.asee.org/membs4/html/divisions.htm If you are interested in the possible formation of an ASEE Software Engineering Division, whether you are attending FIE or not, please contact Don Bagert at . ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Conference Announcements ###################################################################### From Laurie Werth via Lin Zucconi Critical Infrastructure: The Path Ahead November 3-4, 1998 Hyatt Regency Crystal City, VA http://www.xiwt.org/ROBIN/ROBIN-NOV/ROBIN-home.html Critical Infrastructure: The Path Ahead, is an industry led open symposium on cross-industry activities for information infrastructure robustness. A distinguished collection of industry, government and academic leaders will: - explore technical, business, and policy issues for emerging computer intensive networks; - identify steps required for achieving maximum reliability, trustworthiness and safety of services and applications; - assess cooperative research and development requirements and opportunities, including industry responses to critical infrastructure protection. Among the distinguished speakers and panelists are: Dr. Irving Wladawsky-Berger (General Manager, Internet Division, IBM Corporation); Dr. Robert Kahn (President of CNRI and recipient of the National Medal of Technology for pioneering the Internet); Dr. Stephen Lukasik (former Director of DARPA and Chief Scientist of the FCC); Dr. Anita Jones (University of Virginia and former Director of Defense Research and Engineering (DDR&E) at DOD). In addition, there are numerous technical talks and panel discussions featuring distinguished industry and academic practitioners and researchers, and key government officials. (see: for the latest agenda details. The focus is on: - infrastructure evolution: what is coming and when; - infrastructure performance: assessing networks and practices to improve them; - policy, economic, and business issues: industry incentives and government imperatives; - missing technology, practices, and people: new requirements, advanced research and human resource issues; - future opportunities: coordinated responses to threats, information sharing, joint R&D. Information industry professionals, public policy makers, R&D managers, and commercial users of the emerging information infrastructure can benefit from and contribute to the discussions. More information, including the agenda, registration forms, and background materials may be found at Space is limited; assure a place and save by registering early at: . Administrative Contact: Pam Memmott PMemmott@cnri.reston.va.us (703)620-8990 Technical Contact: Dr. Barry M. Leiner BLeiner@cnri.reston.va.us (408)733-9023 Preliminary Agenda Welcome- Robert Kahn (XIWT/CNRI) Keynote: "We're All in the Same Boat" Stephen Lukasik (Stanford/CRISP) 1) Infrastructure Evolution - Session Keynote: "Changing Face of Telecommunications" Howard Shimokura (SBC) - "IOPS.org: Industry Initiative for a Robust Internet" Kelly Cooper (GTE) - "Telephony Reliability and Interoperability" Hossein Eslambolchi (ATT) Symposium Keynote: Irving Wladawsky-Berger (General Manager, Internet Division, IBM Corporation) "Reliable, Dependable Information Infrastructure: End-to-End" 2) Infrastructure Performance - Session Keynote: "Information Infrastructure for a Reliable Utilities Industry" Steve Drenker (EPRI) - "Customer Views of Internet Performance" Sharad Singhal (HP) -"Measurement and Visualization of Internet Connectivity and Performance" Kim Claffy (SDSC/CADIA) 3) Policy, Business, and Economic Issues - Session Keynote: "Financial Sector Perspective" Dan Schutzer (Citicorp) -"Federal Interests in Industry Action" (NTIA speaker) - Panel: "Cross-Sector Interaction" Barry Leiner (CNRI) Panelists: Tom Kalil (EOP), Elliot Maxwell (FCC), Dan Schutzer (Citicorp), NTIA representative, Karen Higgenbotham (IISP/HP), Michael Merritt (AT&T Labs), Robert Aiken (CISCO) Reception --- November 4, 1998 4) Missing Technology, Practices, and People - Session Keynote: "A Vacuum and an Opportunity" Anita Jones (UVA) - "NRC Report: Trust in Cyberspace" Steve Crocker - "The 'Internet Security Forum': One Simple Step" Mark Graff (Sun) - "IETF GRIP: Expectations of Response Teams, ISPs, and Vendors" Barbara Fraser (CMU/CERT) 5) Future Collaborative Activities Charles Brownstein (CNRI). Panelists: (tentative) Gary Koob (DARPA), representative (NSF), Anita Jones (UVA), Howard Shimokura (SBC), Michael Mackay (Novell), Stewart Personick (Drexel Univ) Open Discussion "Summary and Future Plans" Barry Leiner (CNRI) ---------------------------- Contacts: Administrative- Pam Memmott PMemmott@cnri.reston.va.us (703)620-8990; Technical- Dr. Barry M. Leiner BLeiner@cnri.reston.va.us (408)733-9023 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Position Openings ###################################################################### From: Stan Zdonik [Editor's note: Please note application date below.] BROWN UNIVERSITY Computer Science Faculty Position Applications are invited for a senior position in computer science with tenure, commencing no later than July 1, 1999. Outstanding applicants are sought in the following areas of systems: databases, distributed systems, environments, networks, operating systems, programming languages, software engineering and Web-related technologies. Candidates are expected to have outstanding research credentials, a strong commitment to teaching, and demonstrated leadership ability. They must also have a doctoral degree in computer science or closely related areas. Candidates are sought who will meet the teaching and research needs of the department. Successful applicants will find at Brown a stimulating environment conducive to professional growth. Brown has a strong department with a variety of interesting research projects in analysis of algorithms, artificial intelligence, combinatorial optimization, computational complexity, architectures, database systems, graph drawing, operating systems, parallel computation, parallel and distributed debugging, programming environments, programming languages, robotics, and software engineering. The undergraduate and graduate students are first-rate. Applicants should send a resume in hard copy and have at least five referees send letters of recommendation to: Prof. Stanley Zdonik Dept. of Computer Science Brown University, Box 1910 Providence, RI 02912 Inquiries may be addressed to faculty_search@cs.brown.edu. All application materials must be received by October 15, 1998 for full consideration. Additional letters of recommendation may be requested. Brown University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, and protected persons. ###################################################################### From: Donna Max DePaul University Computer Science, Information Systems, and Telecommunications Faculty Positions The School of Computer Science, Telecommunications, and Information Systems (CTI) of DePaul University invites applications for multiple tenure-track positions beginning September 1999. We welcome applications from outstanding applicants in all areas of specialization. CTI is a young and growing school in downtown Chicago, offering BS, MS and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, Telecommunications, and Distributed Systems. CTI currently has over 40 full-time faculty and a student body currently growing at a rate of 30% per year. By bridging faculty from several areas of computing and information technology and by placing them in the Loop -- the heart of Chicago's business and financial district -- DePaul has established a unique, dynamic, and entrepreneurial school. CTI rewards excellent teaching, provides strong support for research, and encourages creative applied scholarship. Computer Science faculty are actively pursuing research in artificial intelligence, biomedical signal and image processing, computational complexity, computer vision, intelligent agents, distributed computing, databases, human computer interaction, foundations of programming languages, graphics, parallel and distributed algorithms, quantum computation, software engineering, and software reliability. Information Systems faculty are actively pursuing research in electronic commerce, technology supported learning, group support systems, collaborative systems design, and IT strategy. Telecommunications faculty are actively pursuing research in performance analysis of data networks, techniques for providing differentiated quality of service to Internet applications, formal methods in protocol development, simulation tools for network education, and distributed multimedia systems. More information about CTI may be found at http://www.cs.depaul.edu. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in a relevant field by the date of appointment. To apply, complete the application form at http://www.cs.depaul.edu/facultyapp.html and send a curriculum vitae, a research statement, a teaching statement and at least three letters of reference to: Donna Max, Executive Assistant to the Dean School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems DePaul University 243 South Wabash Avenue Chicago, IL 60604 E-mail: faculty_search@cs.depaul.edu. Electronic submissions are encouraged. Applications will be accepted until positions are filled. DePaul University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ###################################################################### From: Nira Herrmann Drexel University Faculty Positions in Software Engineering The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science invites applications for anticipated tenure-track positions beginning Fall 1999, salary and rank commensurate with qualifications. Ph.D. in computer science or equivalent and demonstrated excellence in teaching and research required. Department has undergraduate and graduate programs in mathematics and computer science. Software engineering is a major priority area for the department. Send letter, curriculum vita,and 4 letters of reference to: CS Search Committee, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104. (phone: 215-895-2668; fax: 215-895-1582; e-mail: cs_search@mcs.drexel.edu) Drexel University is a private, nonsectarian urban university, founded in 1891. Total enrollment is approximately 10,000 students, including 6,500 full-time day undergraduates. A pioneer in cooperative education since 1919, Drexel operates one of the largest co-operative education programs in the nation. It is near downtown Philadelphia (University City), conveniently located in the midst of Philadelphia's academic, cultural, and historical resources. Its proximity to Philadelphia's main rail and highway links makes the US East Coast from Washington to Boston easily accessible. The MCS Department is a broad-based academic unit in the College of Arts and Sciences, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs in both Mathematics and Computer Science. It is among the largest departments at Drexel, with 25 tenured/tenure-track faculty, 650 undergraduates, and 100 graduate students. Student societies include ACM, Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Pi Mu Epsilon, and SIAM student chapters. The department offers minors and dual degree programs in mathematics and computer science. Students can also pursue dual degrees with other departments. The undergraduate computer science program is accredited by the Computing Science Accreditation Board. The departmental computing environment includes Sun4 servers, Unix workstations, X terminals, Windows-based PC's, and Macintoshes connected to the Drexel campus network backbone and the Internet. Evaluations will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Drexel University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. ______________________________________________________________________ Nira Herrmann, Ph.D. Drexel University Associate Professor and Head Philadelphia, PA 19104 Department of Mathematics Internet: nherrmann@mcs.drexel.edu and Computer Science Phone: 215-895-2668 Fax:215-895-1582 ______________________________________________________________________ ###################################################################### From: Jeff Offutt Position Announcement George Mason University Department of Information and Software Engineering School of Information Technology and Engineering Fairfax, VA http://isse.gmu.edu/ The Department of Information and Software Engineering (ISE) at George Mason University invites applications for tenure-track positions in the fields of Software Engineering and Information Security (including Secure Electronic Commerce). Applicants for Assistant Professor positions should have a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related field, and must have a strong commitment to teaching, scholarship, and sponsored research support. Applicants for senior positions must have established records in these areas. Visiting faculty positions may also be available. ISE is one of five departments in GMU's School of Information Technology and Engineering (IT&E). IT&E has approximately 90 faculty and ISE has 13 full time faculty. The department offers MS and Ph.D. programs. The ISE Department is dedicated to creating a world-class community of scholars. The department has two research centers: Secure Information Systems and Information Systems Integration and Evolution. George Mason University is located in Fairfax, Virginia - about fifteen miles southwest of Washington, D.C. - near many governmental agencies and industrial firms specializing in software- and information-intensive products and services. For more information regarding Fairfax, GMU and ISE please visit our web site: http://isse.gmu.edu/. For full consideration please send a detailed resume together with four references, published papers and other support material to: Professor Sushil Jajodia, Chair, MS 4A4, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444. Applications are sought on or before February 1, 1999. GMU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. ===================================================== Jeff Offutt Associate Professor Director, Software Engineering Research Laboratory Department of Information and Software Engineering George Mason University Fairfax VA 22030-4444 USA (703) 993-1654 fax: 993-1638 ofut@gmu.edu http://www.isse.gmu.edu/faculty/ofut ###################################################################### From: Dave Parnas FACULTY POSITIONS IN COMPUTING AND SOFTWARE McMaster University Faculty of Engineering Department of Computing and Software McMaster University, recognized as the most innovative University in Canada, has a new department, Computing and Software, in the Faculty of Engineering. The department now offers programs in Software Engineering as well as established programs in Computer Science. The department currently has 17 faculty and is rapidly expanding. To learn more about our research strengths, visit our web page at www.cas.mcmaster.ca. We are seeking new colleagues at all levels. We seek outstanding candidates from all areas of Software Engineering and Computer Science, but we are especially interested in applicants working in: performance prediction, optimization (both discrete and continuous), biomedical computing, computers in communication systems, computer security, distributed data networks, high performance computing, real-time control systems, and man-machine interfaces. We have taken the position that Software Engineering is a branch of engineering and have designed the new program to meet the engineering accreditation criteria of the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board. Ability to be registered as a Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario, or become registered within three years of appointment, will be considered an advantage. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in engineering, computer science, mathematics or a related field. We consider creative experience in industry to be as relevant as academic experience. All our faculty members are expected to teach graduate, undergraduate, and service courses as well as supervise graduate student research. They must have a strong and demonstrated commitment to research in a university environment and will have normal faculty administrative and committee responsibilities. McMaster University has an employment equity program that encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including women, aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and visible minorities. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. Applications, including a curriculum vitae, a statement detailing research and teaching interests and the names of five referees should be sent to: Chair, Department of Computing and Software, Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4L7. Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled. Inquiries (not applications) may also be addressed to: Prof. David Lorge Parnas, P.Eng. NSERC/Bell Industrial Research Chair in Software Engineering Director of the Software Engineering Programme DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTING AND SOFTWARE Faculty of Engineering McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada L8S 4K1 Telephone: 905 525 9140 Ext. 27353 Telefax: 905 525 6246 email: parnas@McMaster.CA ###################################################################### From: Brad Carter Mississippi State University FACULTY POSITIONS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE The Department of Computer Science (URL:http://www.cs.msstate.edu) has openings for tenure-trackfaculty. A Ph.D. in computer science or a closely related field is required by date of appointment. Areas of particular interest are: (a) SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; (b)graphics, scientific visualization, geometric modeling,and/or virtual reality; and, (c) high performancecomputing. However, applicants with outstandingcredentials in other areas are encouraged to apply. Demonstrated excellence in research and potential forexcellence in teaching and external research funding arerequired. Applicants will be expected to participate ina successful research program and to teach both graduateand undergraduate courses in their general area of computer science. The Department of Computer Science has21 faculty positions and offers academic programs leadingto the bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. Thereare 24 Ph.D. students in the doctoral program, which isnow in its tenth year. Four new faculty have beenrecognized by NSF CAREER awards. Department research expenditures total around one million dollars per year,exclusive of Department faculty involvement at associatedresearch centers. Approximately 250 majors are enrolled in theundergraduate program, which is accredited by the CSAB. The Department cooperates with the Department ofElectrical and Computer Engineering in offering bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in ComputerEngineering and participates in the interdisciplinaryprogram in Computational Engineering leading to master'sand doctoral degrees. Faculty and graduate students workwith a number of on-campus research centers, includingthe NSF Engineering Research Center for Field Simulation (http://www.erc.msstate.edu), which specializes in high-performance scientific computing, and the DiagnosticInstrumentation and Analysis Laboratory(http://www.msstate.edu/Dept/DIAL), which specializes in complex instrumentation problems, often in severeenvironmental situations. Additional external funding tothe Department comes from NASA, NSF, ONR, DARPA, USDA,several government laboratories and major centers, andsix out-of-state industries. Mississippi State University is among the top 100 universities receivingfederal funding for research in science and engineeringand has been ranked third in the Southeast region (afterGeorgia Tech and the University of Florida) for engineering research funding. Review of applications will begin February 1, 1999, and continue until position is filled. Interested individuals should forward their curriculum vitae and names of at least three references to Julia Hodges, Head Department of Computer Science Box 9637 Mississippi State, MS 39762 telephone: (601) 325-2756 fax: (601) 325-8997 email: office@cs.msstate.edu MSU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. ###################################################################### From: Doug Grant Swinburne University of Technology (Melbourne, Australia) Lecturer : Level B Senior Lecturer : Level C Associate Professor : Level D The School of Information Technology invites applications for several continuing positions in its constituent disciplines of Software Engineering, Computer Science and Information Systems. Positions are available at all levels from Academic Level B to Academic Level D. The School is expanding its research profile. Accordingly, research experience and commitment to a research-oriented academic career is expected for all positions. The School currently has major research strengths in human-computer interaction, software quality, software development methodologies, intelligent systems and computational science. It is, however, keen to expand its range of research activity, and so applications will also be welcomed from candidates with other research interests. The School has recently introduced a Bachelor of Software Engineering degree, and is strongly committed to the development of research in the Software Engineering discipline. Applications will be especially welcome from those with backgrounds in software quality, software development methodologies, software metrics and human-computer interaction. The School is particularly interested in making a senior appointment at Level D in Information Systems; an appointee to such a position would assume leadership, in both teaching and research, of the discipline of Information Systems in the School. Applicants for positions at Level C or D must possess a PhD in a relevant discipline, and have a substantial research record. Demonstrable academic excellence is required at Level D. Applicants for positions at Level B should normally possess, or be within six months of submitting for, a PhD. Alternatively, applicants for Level B positions should have a masters degree in a relevant discipline, and either extensive tertiary teaching experience in Software Engineering or Information Systems or extensive industrial experience in the development of computer-based systems, or in the management of information technology. As a condition of employment, an appointee without a PhD will be required to enrol, and continue to progress at a satisfactory rate, in a PhD program. The positions are available from January 1999. Position descriptions, and details of the application procedure may be obtained from Human Resources : fax back /voice mail +61 3 9214 5060. Please quote the level(s) of appointment that you are interested in. Enquiries of an academic nature should be directed to Associate Professor Doug Grant, Head, School of Information Technology (+613) 9214 8764, fax (+613) 9819 0823, email dgrant@swin.edu.au The School web site is http://www.it.swin.edu Those outside Australia should note that there is currently a shortage of PhD qualified candidates in Australia, so we are particularly keen to encourage applications from overseas. ###################################### Assoc Prof Doug Grant Head, School of Information Technology Swinburne University of Technology PO Box 218, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122 Australia (P) +61 3 9214 8764 (F) +61 3 9819 0823 email dgrant@swin.edu.au ###################################### ###################################################################### From: Shelley Carlson University of Oregon Department of Computer and Information Science The Department of Computer and Information Science invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level starting in September 1999. Candidates should evidence a strong commitment to both research and teaching. We are particularly interested in applicants in software engineering. Related areas of interest include human-computer interaction, graphics, visualization, multimedia, and distributed systems. The Department offers BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees. The Department is associated with the NSF-funded Software Engineering Research Center (SERC), the Computational Intelligence Research Laboratory (CIRL), the Cognitive and Decision Sciences Institute, and the Computational Science Institute (CSI). Instructional laboratories consist of UNIX-based workstations and computer servers. Research facilities include special equipment for user-interface design, graphics, and parallel processing. A new computational science laboratory houses an array of SGI Powerchallenges with high-performance graphics hardware. The University of Oregon has been cited by national publications as one of the six most "wired" campuses in the country. The University of Oregon is located in Eugene, a community rated among the most livable in the nation. Qualified candidates should send their curriculum vitae and the names of at least four references to: Faculty Search Committee, Computer and Information Science, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403-1202; e-mail: faculty.search@cs.uoregon.edu, url: http://www.cs.uoregon.edu/. For full consideration, applications should be received by January 15, 1999. We shall continue to accept applications until the position is filled. The University of Oregon is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. ###################################################################### From: Magdy S. Hanna FACULTY POSITION GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN SOFTWARE University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota Two tenure track positions in Graduate Programs in Software, Fall, l999. Qualifications: Ph.D. or Masters with intent to obtain doctoral degree. Expertise or knowledge in any area related to software development such as human computer interface; distributed systems; objects; real-time systems; computer communications; computer architecture; information retrieval; databases (relational and object); client server; organizational, managerial, and economics of information systems. Teaching experience and/or industrial experience in software development a plus. Candidates must be committed to continued professional growth and have a strong interest in quality graduate teaching and in conducting applied research in the software area. Graduate Programs in Software offers three degrees: Master in Software Design and Development, Master of Science in Software Engineering, and a Master of Software Systems. These master's programs seek to improve the software environment by providing knowledge, theory, skills, and experience that are very workplace oriented. The department also offers three graduate certificate programs as well as professional development seminars in areas related to software development. The University of St. Thomas is a Catholic private University. The University is located along the Mississippi River and is the largest private University in Minnesota. It has a total enrollment over l0,000 of which half are graduate students who attend classes in late afternoon, evening and weekends. Review of applications will begin January l, l999, and continues until positions are filled. Send resume and names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of at least three references to Dr. Bernice Folz, Director, Graduate Programs in Software, Mail # OSS301, University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105. The University of St. Thomas encourages minority and women to apply and is an equal oppportunity/affirmative action employer. ###################################################################### From: John C. Hart Washington State University School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Applications are invited for the Boeing Distinguished Professor in Software Engineering at the rank of Full Professor. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in computer science or a closely related field, proven academic or industrial experience and a strong record of research, funding and publication and a demonstrated ability to teach effectively. Applications are also invited for two tenure-track positions in computer science at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. Applicants must have earned a Ph.D. in computer science or a closely related field. 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