The Golden Spike: Finding Common Ground between Software Architecture Research and Practice

Presentation

Presenter: Eric Dashofy, Ph.D. student

Abstract: Over years of developing large software systems, it has become clear that one of the most powerful tools we have to deal with the complexity of such systems is abstraction. Architecture-level abstractions, at the level of components and connectors, provide a promising way to investigate and design complex software systems, but they have yet to achieve their full potential. My talk will focus on the different expectations of academic researchers and industrial practitioners with respect to architecture, and some different directions that each side can take to find common ground that will provide value to both camps. I will use examples from recent ISR/Industry collaborations to illustrate how this shift is already happening.

Bio: Eric Dashofy is a Ph.D. student the Institute for Software Research at the at the University of California, Irvine; his advisor is Richard N. Taylor. His research interests include architecture-centric modeling and development and dynamic, distributed software systems. He is the primary maintainer for the xADL 2.0, Apigen, and ArchStudio 3.