Research


My main field of research is software engineering in general, and system evolution in particular. My topic areas include program redocumentation, software testing, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), reverse engineering for program understanding, end-user programming, net-centric computing, hypermedia, technology assessment, and Web site evolution.

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Examples of funded research projects include:
  • “Assured Information in SOA Environments: Gap Analysis of Current Approaches to Security Testing,” funded by Harris Corp.
  • “Distributed Testing ,” funded by SAP Business Objects
  • “Techniques to Foster the Adoption of UML Diagrams for Program Documentation,” funded by IBM Corp.
  • “Code Analysis for Automatic Determination of Signal Paths,” funded by Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BMW Group) of Munich, Germany
  • “Web Site Accessibility,” funded by the University of California Trust (UK)
  • “Software Recycling,” funded by Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BMW Group) of Munich, Germany
  • “Multimedia in a Bag: Investigating Portable Educational Technology for Enhancing the Classroom Experience,” funded by the University of California, Riverside
More information about research being conducted in the Florida Tech Software Evolution Lab (SEL) is available here.