Education

• 1992: Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA.
  • Dissertation: "Understanding and Using Program Complexity to Improve Software Development."
  • Advisory committee: Marvin V. Zelkowitz (Chair), Victor R. Basili, Ben Shneiderman, Adam A. Porter, A. Yavuz Oruc.

• 1986: M.S. in Engineering Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Specialty: Decision and Control (decision making/analysis in engineering/economic systems).

• 1982: B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
  • Specialty: Automatic Control (circuits/electronics, system modeling/optimization).

Academic and Working Experience

2009 - : Associate Director, National Science Foundation Industrial/University Cooperative Research Center for Net-Centric Software and Systems

• Managing the NSF Net-Centric I/UCRC in collaboration with University of North Texas, Krishna Kavi, Director, the University of Texas at Dallas, Farokh Bastani, UTD Site Director, Arizona State University, Andreas Spanias, ASU Site Director.

• Collaborating with NSF Net-Centric I/UCRC industrial partners, including Boeing, Cisco, Codekko, EDS/HP, EndoMetrics, Fujitsu, GlobeRanger, Hall Financial, Intel, IQ Engines, Keane, LG Electronics, Lockheed-Martin, PrismStream, Raytheon, Revere, Samsung, Texas Instrument and T-System, on leading edge R&D projects.

• Conducting research related to quality and dependability evaluation and assurance for net-centric and service-oriented systems.

2010 - : Professor of Computer Science (formerly: Computer Science & Engineering) and Operations Research and Engineering Management (formerly: Engineering Management, Information & Systems), SMU.

2001 - 2010: Associate Professor of Computer Science & Engineering and Engineering Management, Information & Systems, SMU.

1995 - 2001: Assistant Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, SMU.

• Conducting research in software engineering and computer science, particularly in the following areas:
  • Software reliability, usability, and safety.
  • Software dependability and quality, particularly quality/dependability evaluation and assurance for Net-centric operations and service-oriented architecture (NCO/SOA) in connection with the NSF Net-Centric I/UCRC.
  • Software testing techniques, tools, management, and improvement.
  • Measurement and analysis of software products and processes.
  • Web-based and other user-oriented (user-centered) applications: web mining, usage and problem characterization, reliability and quality assurance and improvement.
  • Other general software engineering research, including software processes, statistical analysis of software engineering data, risk identification and management, prototyping.
  • Software and systems in commercial, net-centric, telecommunication, embedded, open-source, and web-based applications: testing, system characterization, performance evaluation, and reliability analysis.

  Most of the above research activities are conducted in collaboration with IBM (IBM SWS Toronto Laboratory and Centre for Advanced Studies), Nortel Networks, Lockheed-Martin, NSF Net-Centric I/UCRC and its industrial members, and other industrial partners. Project sponsors include National Science Foundation , THECB/ATP, and the above industrial partners.

• Teaching software engineering and computer science courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, including the following:
  • CSE 8340: Advanced Topics in Software Engineering: Empirical Software Engineering.
  • CSE 8317: Software Reliability and Safety.
  • CSE 8316: User Interface Design.
  • CSE 8314: Software Metrics and Quality Engineering.
  • CSE 8391: Special Topics on Software Reliability and Safety.
  • CSE 6340: Advanced Software Engineering.
  • CSE 5343/7343: Operating Systems and System Software.
  • CSE 5314/7314: Software Testing and Quality Assurance.
  • CSE 1341: Principles of Computer Science I.
  • CSE 1317: C Programming.

• Ph.D. dissertation and D.E. praxis completed under my supervision:
  • Yuli Tian, "Towards the Reliability of Modern Software Incorporating Developmental and Operational Features", June, 2021.
  • Eric Abuta, "Long Term Software Quality and Reliability Assurance in a Small Company", May 2019.
  • Abdullah Bokhary, "Cloud Service Reliability and Usability Measurement", Aug., 2018.
  • Gity Karami, "Accurate Usage Models for Effective Web Testing and Quality Improvement", Dec., 2017.
  • Glenn Tolentino, "Methodology for Defining and Selecting the Preferred Networked Computer Ssystem Solution for U.S. Defense Mission Planning", May, 2017.
  • Mohammed O. Alannsary, "Quality Improvement of SaaS (Software as a Service) in the Cloud", May, 2016.
  • Wafa Jaffal, "Reliability Evaluation and Improvement for Modern WEb Applications Using Multi-Perspective Data Sources and Risk Analysis", Dec., 2015.
  • Ruili Geng, "Usability and Reliability Analysis and Improvement for Web-based Systems", Dec., 2014.
  • Nasser Alaeddine, "Anomalies Analysis and Classification for Web Quality and Reliability Improvement", May, 2009.
  • Michael F. Siok, "Empirical Study of Software Productivity and Quality", Dec., 2008.
  • Zhao Li, "Web Reliability Analysis and Improvement", Feb., 2008.
  • Li Ma, "Web Error Classification and Usage Based Model for Web Reliability Improvement", May, 2007.
  • A. Gunes Koru, "Risk Identification for Defect Reduction in Software Development", Aug., 2004.
  • Swu Yih, "Hazard Analysis and Prevention Techniques for Safety-Critical Computing Systems" Aug., 1996.

• Served on the advisory committee of the following Ph.D. or D.E. students:
  • Derek Phanekham, "Performance Analytics of Cloud Networks", Nov., 2022.
  • Leo Popokh, "IllumiCore: Efficient Resource Allocation to Minimize Network Communication Latency", Feb., 2022.
  • Osama Barack, "Analyzing Performance, Energy Consumption, and Reliability of Mobile Applications", Sep., 2020.
  • Justin Wilson, "Cognition and Context-Aware Computing: Towards a Situation-Aware System with a Case Study in Aviation", Aug., 2020.
  • Mathew Zaber, "Automating Cyber Analytics: A Framework for Security Metric Benchmarking", May, 2020.
  • Xiaoyu Liu, "Supporting Intelligent Software Development and Evolution via Recommendation systems", Dec., 2019.
  • Yang Peng, "Resource Allocation and Task Scheduling Optimization in Cloud-Based Content Delivery Networks with Edge Computing", Dec., 2019.
  • Stephen Hanka, "A Grammar Based Approach to Distributed Systems Fault Diagnosis Using Log Files" May, 2019.
  • Shaibal Chakrabarty, "Black Networks in Smart Cities", Dec., 2018.
  • Issac Chow, "A Software Gamification Model for Cross-Cultural Software Development Teams", May, 2017.
  • Charlie Isaksson, "New Outlier Detection Techniques for Data Streams", Dec., 2016.
  • Pavani Akundi, "CROWDRE: A Semantic Tool to Support Crodsourcing Requirements Elicitation", December, 2015.
  • Hazem Morsy, "Integrated Disaster Rescue Architecture (INDRA): On Integrating Smart Wireless Sensors Data Collection with Optimized Mobile Grid Scheduling", May, 2015.
  • John M. Medellin, "Applying Specialized Heuristics to Software Configuration Mangement Audits", May, 2015.
  • Gasan Elkhodari, "Mobile Broadband - Bridging the Gaps for Successful Deployment and Implementation", Nov., 2014.
  • Rosteslaw M. Husar, "Autonomy Assessment Methodology in Support of Autonomous Systems Reference Framework During Early Requirement Trade Space Analysis", Nov., 2014.
  • John H. Robb, "Empirically Based Risk Factors for Software Intensive Weapon System Programs" Oct., 2014.
  • Klyne Smith, "A Quad Constraint Model for Selecting Software Process Models in Industry", Dec., 2013.
  • Richard E. Volkert, "A Methodology for Predicting the Operational Performance during Development of a System of Systems", Sept., 2013.
  • Yvonne Bijan, "Methodology for Engineering Requirements for Complex Systems", Nov., 2012.
  • Xu Bai, "Reasoning Software Process Modeling and Simulation: A Stakeholder-Oriented Approach", Aug., 2012.
  • Karl C. Lewis, "Measuring an Organization's Configuration Management Process Maturity", April, 2012.
  • Omar Al Ibrahim, "Security Fusion: A New Security Architecture for Resource-Constrained Embedded Environments" April, 2012.
  • Maya El Dayeh, "Biological Pathway Completion Using Network Motifs", April, 2012.
  • Ala Alnawaiseh, "A Modeling Framework for the Design and Evaluation of Cooperative Wireless Sensor Networks", March, 2012.
  • Siling Wang, "Algorithms for Large Scale DNA Copy Number Data", Dec., 2011.
  • Majid A. Malaika, "Application Security Automation", Dec., 2011.
  • Dhia Mahjoub, "Efficient Redundant Backbones for Coverage and Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks", June, 2011.
  • Diana Easton, "A Novel Approach to Business Process Design in a Regulated Industry", April, 2011.
  • Abdulaziz Bahha, "An Emergency Software System for Quick Response", Dec., 2010.
  • Ilteris Derici, "Random Geometric Graphs, Their Properfties and Applications on the Plane, Sphere, and Torus", Oct., 2010.
  • William E. Westermann, "Methodology and Model for Systems Requirements Validation", May, 2008.
  • Praveen Chaturvedi "Single Phase Multicomponent Flow Simulation in Porous Media" April, 2008.
  • Youqian Zhang, "Development, Analysis and Numerical Methods for Multicomponent, Multiphase Flow in Porous Media", June, 2007.
  • Juan Peng Rajani, "Transport of Multicomponents in a Fluid and Numerical Solutions", June, 2007.
  • Nikhil Kikkeri, "Formal Verification of Digital Systems Featuring Custom Performance and Cost Optimization", April, 2007.
  • Yu Meng, "Extensible Markov Model: An Efficient Data Mining Framework for Spatiotemporal Stream Data", April, 2007.
  • Rabie A. Ramadan, "On the Development of Mobile Heterogeneous Sensors in Critical Infrastructure", April, 2007.
  • Jahanzeb Faizan, "Introducing Reliability and Load Balancing in Mobile IPV6 Based Networks", Dec., 2005.
  • Zhongxiao Wang, "Parallel Computation for Reservoir Thermal Simulation: An Overlapping Domain Decomposition Approach", July, 2005.
  • A. Yasemin Seydim, "Location Dependent Query Processing in Mobile Environments", April, 2003.
  • Ryan M. Garlick, "Dynamic Wavelength Routing and Microbatch Provisioning in WDM Networks", April, 2003.
  • Ahmad Saad H. Al-Mogren, "Developing an Architectural Model and Maintaining Transactional Consistency for Universal Mobile Broadcast Environment", July, 2002.
  • Vasile Rus, "Logic Forms for Wordnet Glosses", May, 2002.
  • Rada F. Mihalcea, "Turning Implicit Knowledge into Explicit Knowledge via Word Semantics: A Model for Information Retrieval", Nov., 2001.
  • Alexandru Marius Pasca, "High-Performance, Open-Domain Question Answering from Large Text Collections", Sep., 2001.
  • Cheng Shan, "Guaranteed Quality of Service for VBR Traffic", May, 2001.
  • William D. Bell, "Quality and Productivity Comparisons of Object-Oriented and Cleanroom Software Developments", Feb., 2001.
  • Yongqiao Xiao, "Online Adaptive Data Mining for Large Databases", Nov., 2000.
  • Yu Wang, "Mobility and Quality of Service Support in Packet-Switched Mobile Data Networks", July, 2000.
  • Krishnan G. Indiradevi, "Design and Validation of Authentication Protocols", July, 2000.
  • George Deprez, "Distributed Fault Management Framework for Multi-Layered Networks", April, 2000.
  • Qun Ren, "Semantic Caching in Mobile Computing", Feb., 2000.
  • Guang Wan, "Network Delivery of Packet-based Multi-Services in Wireless Communications Networks", Sept., 1999.
  • Hakki Candan Cankaya, "Survivability Analysis of Restorable SONET Networks", Mar., 1999.
  • Israel Hilerio, "Herbal-T: A Distributed Architecture for Internet Component Integration", Jan., 1999.
  • Jenq-Foung Yao, "Caching Management of Mobile DBMS on a Mobile Unit", Aug., 1998.
  • Krishnakumar B. Pillai, "Software Development Effort and Cost Estimation", April, 1998.
  • Jun-Lin Lin, "On Low-Cost Checkpointing Approaches for Main Memory Databases and Distributed Databases," July, 1997.
  • Stephen F. Mills, "A Resource-Focused Framework for Process Engineering," April, 1997.
  • Julie Liu, "Query Processing in Nonmonotonic Reasoning," April 1997.
  • Mario Nascimento, "Efficient Indexing of Temporal Databases via B+Trees," Aug., 1996.
  • Elif Demirors, "A Blackboard Framework for Supporting Teams in Software Development," Dec. 1995.

• Served on the M.S. thesis committee for the following students:
  • D. Canon Ellis, "Analysis of GITHUB Pull Requests", Dec., 2020.
  • Frederick J. Weindelmayer, "An Experimental Study on the Suitability of Java Web Services for Real-Time Service Oriented Architectures", May, 2008.
  • Jason Mizher, "Scalability of the OAT Algorithm", May, 2002.
  • Mahesh V. Deshpande, "Detecting Design Violations in the Use of Design Patterns", Sept., 1998.

1992 - 1995: Process & Quality Analyst, IBM Software Solutions Toronto Laboratory.

• Lab champion for software reliability engineering (SRE): Piloted, adapted, developed, and deployed SRE in many projects to track testing progress, monitor reliability growth, improve the reliability of delivered software products, and manage projects.
  • Integrated time and input domain models for reliability assessment & improvement.
  • Educated testers/developers/managers for deployment and technology transfer.
  • Developed integrated software tools using SMERFS, S-PLUS, C and AWK utilities.
  • Gathered customer usage information via instrumented code and surveys.
  • Analyzed product reliability to help resource allocation and release decisions.

• Lab champion for measurement and measurement-based process improvement: Collected and analyzed data covering market research and planning, product development, maintenance, support, and customer feedback, focusing on software estimation, defect analysis, process diagnosis, quality projection and improvement.
  • Collected quality, size, complexity, environment, and change data for analysis.
  • Constructed predictive models for key products to guide project management.
  • Implemented process changes with development teams on a real-time basis.
  • Modeled customer feedbacks to guide market selection and delivery.
  • Improved project data repository, and built tools to support data analyses.

• Participated in IBM-university research programs, including software reliability, testing, and process modeling. Developed and deployed a process for maintaining technical vitality of the Lab staff.

1986-1992: Research/Teaching Assistant, Computer Science Dept., Univ. of Maryland.

• Research focus: Developed a formal model of program complexity, a classification scheme, and evaluation criteria. Applied the technique to 16 NASA/SEL projects using CTA, an analysis tool in Ada I participated in building. Reduced 74 candidate measures to 18 valid ones that resulted in improvements in both accuracy and consistency in predicting high cost modules over the original process.

• Other research: Developed and validated a program complexity measure and a data comprehension model based on prime program theory, coding theory and cognitive science. Formalized the use of prototypes in software risk management, and developed criteria for carrying out prototyping.

Publications

• A complete list of my publications, including 40 in refereed journals, with 7 in IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering and 1 in IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, on software engineering and related research is available online (at http://www.engr.smu.edu/~tian/home/pubs.html).

• Abstracts of selected recent papers are also available online.

Sponsored Research Projects

• External sponsors include:
  • National Science Foundation (NSF),
  • NSF Net-Centric I/UCRC and its industrial members (see details below),
  • Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB),
  • IBM,
  • Nortel Networks.

• K. Kavi, Director, J. Tian, Associate Director, and F. Bastani, Site Director, National Science Foundation Industrial/University Cooperative Research Center for Net-Centric Software and Systems (NSF Net-Centric I/UCRC) at University of North Texas, the University of Texas at Dallas, and SMU. NSF support $550,000 for 3/1/2009 - 2/28/2014. Industrial members including Boeing, Cisco, Codekko, EDS/HP, Fujitsu, GlobeRanger, Hall Financial, Lockheed-Martin, PrismStream, Raytheon, Texas Instrument and T-System, with annual support over $360,000. Some specific projects I'm involved in include:
  • J. Tian, S. Nair, D. Matula and L. Huang, SMU part of NSF Net-Centric I/UCRC Phase II, National Science Foundation/University of North Texas, 3/1/2014 -- 2/28/2019.
  • J. Tian and L. Huang, User-Centered Software Quality Engineering, $10,000, 1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018.
  • L. Huang and J. Tian, Synergy of Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Software Engineering for Intelligence Software Development and Evolution, $50,000, 1/1/2017 - 2/28/2019. Futurewei, chief sponsor,
  • J. Tian, S. Nair, D. Matula and L. Huang, Defect Analysis and Quality Improvement for Cloud Computing, $10,000, 3/1/2014 -- 2/29/2016.
  • J. Tian, S. Nair, F. Kocan and L. Huang, SMU part of NSF Net-Centric I/UCRC, National Science Foundation/University of North Texas, $125,000, 3/1/2009 -- 2/28/2014; and over $120,000+/year from industry.
  • J. Tian, S. Nair, L. Huang, and F. Bastani, Tools for Reliability/Usability Testing, Analysis & Improvement for Software Components and Services, NSF Net-Centric I/UCRC, Raytheon, chief sponsor, $15,000, 1/1/2011 -- 12/31/2011.
  • J. Tian and S. Nair, Testing and Quality Assurance for Social Networking Applications NSF Net-Centric I/UCRC, PrismStream, chief sponsor, $30,000, 1/1/2010 -- 12/31/2010.
  • J. Tian, S. Nair, L. Huang, and F. Bastani, Evaluation Tools for Software Components and Services in Net-Centric and Service-Oriented Systems, NSF Net-Centric I/UCRC, Raytheon (and Boeing), chief sponsor, $30,000, 6/1/2009 -- 5/31/2010.
  • J. Tian, H. El-Rewini, and S. Nair, IUCRC Planning Proposal: SMU Research Site Proposal to Join Embedded Systems IUCRC. National Science Foundation (award# IIP-0733937), $10,000, 9/1/2007 -- 8/31/2008.

• J. Tian, S. Nair, and LiGuo Huang, "MRI Consortium: Development of Instrumentation for Measuring the Dependability and Quality of Cloud Computing Systems", National Science Foundation, (award# 1126747) $487,352, 9/1/2011 - 8/31/2014.
  • In collaboration with UTD team consisting of F. Bastani, G. Gupta, D.T. Hyungh, and Y.-L. Yen, for a project with the same title.
  • Also in collaboration with K. Kavi of UNT working as a senior personnel in this project.
  • Total project funding, including cost sharing from the three universities (SMU, UTD, and UNT), is about $1.6 million.

• L. Huang, J. Tian, D. E. Evans, and J. T. Stracener, "Scaling Up Interdisciplinary System Engineering Teaching to Research Immersive Training Environments", (award# H98230-08-D-0171) DoD SERC (Systems Engineering Research Center) RT-19: Research on Building Education & Workforce Capacity, $180,000, 7/8/2011 -- 7/31/2012.

• L. Huang, N. Huntoon, D. M. Etter, D. E. Evans, S. Nair, J. Tian, and J. T. Stracener, "Leveraging Interdisciplinary Teaching Environments to Research Immersive Training Environments (LITE RITE)", DoD SERC (Systems Engineering Research Center) RT-19: Research on Building Education & Workforce Capacity, $200,000, 7/1/2010 -- 8/31/2011.

• J. Tian, An Integrated Strategy for Testing User-Oriented Software Systems. National Science Foundation (award# CCR-0204345), $150,000, 9/1/2002 -- 8/31/2004.

• J. Tian, Ensuring and Maximizing Reliability and Safety for Embedded Software Systems", Texas THECB/ATP, (award#003613-0030-2001) $115,540, 1/1/2002 -- 12/31/2003.

• J. Tian, Telecommunication Software Testing and Quality Assurance, Texas THECB/ATP, (award#003613-0030-1999) $95,672, 1/1/2000 -- 12/31/2001.

• J. Tian, Telecommunication Software Testing and Quality Assurance, Nortel Networks, (industrial match to the Texas THECB/ATP award above), $50,000, 1/1/2000 -- 12/31/2001.

• J. Tian, CAREER: Techniques and Tools for Early Measurement and Improvement of Software Reliability. National Science Foundation (award# CCR-9733588), $329,895 (initial award $205,001 + matching supplements), 6/1/1998 -- 5/31/2002.

• J. Tian, Defect Reduction and User-Oriented Testing for Telecommunication Systems, Nortel Networks, (industrial match and extension to the NSF/CAREER award above), $50,000, 6/1/1998 -- 5/31/2000.

• J. Tian, Matching fund for industrial collaboration with Nortel Network, and THECB/ATP award above, as supplement to the CAREER award/project above, National Science Foundation: $25,000 per year, 6/1/1998 -- 5/31/2002, totaling $100,000.

• M.H. Dunham, R. Barr, E. Lin, and J. Tian, MRI: A Laboratory for Telecommunications Management Network Research, National Science Foundation, (award# 9724517), $150,000, Sept. 1997 -- Aug. 2000.

• J. Tian, Reliability and testing for large commercial software systems, IBM SWS Toronto Lab, Faculty Research Fellowship, Summer, 1996.
  (Cash value of about $20,000, including expense/infrastructure/compensation/staff support.)

• J. Tian, Tools for reliability analysis, SMU Office of Research and Graduate Studies, $2844.14, May, 1996.

• J. Tian, Integrated reliability analysis and improvement, SMU University Research Council, $4000, Feb., 1996.

Major Awards and Recognitions

• Recognized as one of the 15 "Top Scholars in the Field of Systems and Software Engineering" by the Journal of Systems and Software (JSS) in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2008, and 2009 based on publications in six leading journals. The details can be found in the following annual reports:
  • W.E. Wong, T.H. Tse, R.L. Glass, V.R. Basili, and T.Y. Chen, "An assessment of systems and software engineering scholars and institutions (2003-2007 and 2004-2008)", JSS 84(2):162-168, Jan., 2011.
  • W.E. Wong, T.H. Tse, R.L. Glass, V.R. Basili, and T.Y. Chen, "An assessment of systems and software engineering scholars and institutions (2002-2006)", JSS 82(8):1370-1373, Aug., 2009.
  • W.E. Wong, T.H. Tse, R.L. Glass, V.R. Basili, and T.Y. Chen, "An assessment of systems and software engineering scholars and institutions (2001-2005)", JSS 81(6):1059-1062, June, 2008.
  • T.H. Tse, T.Y.Chen, and R.L. Glass, "An assessment of systems and software engineering scholars and institutions (2000-2004)", JSS 79(6):816-819, June, 2006.
  • R. Glass, "An assessment of systems and software engineering scholars and institutions (1995-1999)", JSS 54(1):77-82, Sep., 2000.
  • R. Glass, "An assessment of systems and software engineering scholars and institutions (1994-1998)", JSS 49(1):81-86, Dec., 1999.
  • R. Glass, "An assessment of systems and software engineering scholars and institutions (1993-1997)", JSS 43(1):59-64, Oct., 1998.
  • R. Glass, "An assessment of systems and software engineering scholars and institutions (1993-1996)", JSS 39(1):83-88, Oct., 1997.

• National Engineers Week 2002 Asian American Engineer of the Year.

• The paper "Usage Measurement for Statistical Web Testing and Reliability Analysis", with C. Kallepalli, 7th International Software Metrics Symposium, London, England, April, 2001, was selected as one of the six best papers from the conference and subsequently published by the IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering.

• One of the 100 invited participants in the "6th Annual Symp. on Frontiers of Engineering", Irvine, California, Sept. 14-16, 2000, organized by the National Academy of Engineering.

• Best tutorial award for "Tree-based Reliability Models (TBRMs) for Early Measurement and Improvement of Software Reliability" at the 5th International Conference on Reliable Software Technologies (Ada-Europe 2000), Potsdam (Berlin), Germany, June, 2000.

• The SMU Chapter of Sigma Xi "Outstanding Research Award", April, 2000.

• NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award ( NSF's Highest Honor For New Faculty ), 1998.

• Best paper award, IEEE 8th International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE'97) for the paper "An Operational Profile for the Cartridge Support Software" with Ken Chruscielski. Nov., 1997.

• The paper "Prescriptive Specification Checking for Hazard Prevention in Computer controlled Safety-Critical Systems", with S. Yih, 3rd International Conference on Reliability, Quality and Safety of Software-Intensive Systems (ENCRESS'97), Athens, Greece, May, 1997, was selected as one of the six best papers from the conference and subsequently published by the Microprocessors & Microsystems Journal.

• IBM's "Author Recognition Program (ARP)" awards: level I award in Oct., 1993; level II in Aug., 1994; and levels III and IV in July, 1995.

• Best paper award, CASCON'93 sponsored by IBM Canada Ltd. and National Research Council of Canada, for the paper "Collecting Data for Reliability Analysis and Modeling" co-authored with J. Palma and P. Lu. Oct., 1993.

Professional Activities:

• Panelist for NSF grant/program reviews since 1998.

• Reviewer for many conferences and the following journals:
  • IEEE Trans. on Software Engineering (TSE),
  • IEEE Trans. on Reliability (T-Rel),
  • IEEE Trans. on Human-Machine Systems (THMS),
  • IEEE Computer,
  • IEEE Software,
  • Communications of the ACM (CACM),
  • Journal of Systems and Software (JSS),
  • Empirical Software Engineering Journal (EMSE),
  • Software Testing, Verification, and Reliability (STVR),
  • Software Quality Professional (SQP),
  • Journal of Information and Software Technology,
  • Journal of Knowledge and Information Systems (KAIS),
  • Journal of Web Engineering (JWE),
  • International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering (IJSEKE),
  • The DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems,
  • Annals of Software Engineering (ASE),
  • Information Processing Letters (IPL),
  • The Computer Journal,
  • International Journal of Computer Mathematics,
  • Journal of Information Science and Engineering,
  • The CSI Journal of Computer Science and Engineering.

• Program committee member for the following international conferences:
  • 20th-26th International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering (SEKE), 2008-2015.
  • 17th-22nd International Conference on Software Engineering and Data Engineering (SEDE), 2008-2014.
  • 7th-12th International Conf on Quality Software (QSIC), 2007-2012.
  • Workshop on Testing, Analysis and Verification of Web Services and Applications (TAV-WEB) 2006, as part of ACM International Symposium on Software Testing and Analysis (ISSTA'06), Portland, Maine, July 17-20, 2006.
  • 6th International Conference on Web Engineering, Stanford, California, 2006.
  • 5th International Conference on Web Engineering, Sydney, Australia, 2005.
  • International Workshop on Web Measurement and Metrics Tokyo, Japan, 2005.
  • IEEE 1st International Workshop on Web Based Systems and Applications (WEBSA'03), Dallas, Texas, 2003.
  • International Conf. of the Chilean Computer Society, 1996.

• Fast Abstract co-chair, 10th IEEE High Assurance Systems Engineering Symposium, Dallas, TX, Nov. 14-16, 2007.

• Session Chair, "Software Process", at the 6th International Conference on Reliability Software Technology (Ada-Europe 2001), Leuven, Belgium, May 14-18, 2001.

• Tutorial co-chair, First IEEE Workshop on Application Specific Software Engineering and Technology (ASSET'98).

• Co-chair, CASCON'94 Workshop on Issues in Software Testing and Reliability, Nov., 1994 (sponsored by IBM Canada Ltd. and National Research Council of Canada).

• Member of IEEE, IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Reliability Society, ACM, ACM SIGSOFT, and ASQ Software Division.

• Certified Professional Engineer (PE, Texas PE#93319) since 2004.

• Served on the Electrical Engineering Committee of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) in 2007-2009.