Traceability: An Approach to Managing Software Artifacts in a Mid-sized Software Company

Traceability: An Approach to Managing Software Artifacts in a Mid-sized Software Company

Hazel Asuncion, UCI/ISR
Frédéric François, Wonderware Corporation
Abstract:
In this talk, Asuncion and François will discuss an approach to tackle the Traceability problem at Wonderware. They will present insights gained which motivated their approach in implementing the Traceability System. In addition to reporting the current status of the project, they will provide a comparison between former tools used and the Traceability System. The talk will conclude with lessons learned from the project.
Biography:
Hazeline Asuncion is a third year Ph.D student in the area of Software Engineering. She received her undergraduate degree in Computer Science from UCI where she graduated Cum Laude. She has worked in the industry in a variety of roles: as a Jr. Software Engineer implementing user interfaces for applications, as a webmaster creating dynamic websites, and as a consultant providing accounting solutions. Furthermore, she interned at Wonderware Corporation to work on a traceability project. Her advisor is Richard N. Taylor and her research interests are traceability, workflows, and software architectures.
Biography:
Frédéric François (frederic.francois@wonderware.com) is a Domain Architect in charge of Visualization and Usability at Wonderware Corporation in Lake Forest, an Invensys Company. He has been working for 15 years in the design of user experiences for industrial and medical software applications. He holds a Diplôme d’Ingénieur d’Etat from ESIEE (Ecole Supérieure d’Ingénieurs en Electronique et Electrotechnique) Paris, France, with majors in Production Systems Engineering and Computer Science. He is the current chair of the local OCCHI, a Special Interest Group from the ACM in Human Computer Interaction.