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Recommended Research Topics

 

¤ Theoretical Software Engineering  
   - Methodologies for software system behaviors description
   - Applications of Real-Time Process Algebra (RTPA)
   - Formal description and extension of UML 
   - Requirement specification models for real-time software systems
   - Process-algebra-based software frameworks
   - Formal description of OO data components
   - Code generation on the basis of software frameworks and patterns
   - Mathematical models of generic software attributes
   - Mathematical models of software quality
 
¤ Empirical Software Engineering
   - Process-based SE  
   - SE process benchmarking
   - Software quality and quality assurance models
   - Emerging roles in SE and supporting technologies
   - Software quality measurement and control  
 
¤ Software Engineering Measurement and Metrics
   - SE measurement models and metrics  
   - A web-based SE process benchmarking server
   - Software quality measurement assurance models
   - SE measurement expert systems
 
¤  Component Architectures, Frameworks, and Tests
   - Reusable software frameworks and components 
   - Built-in tests (BITs) in component-based SE
   - BIT classes
   - Test reuse methodologies
  
¤ Real-Time and Embedded Software Systems

   - Web-based distributed system architectures and technologies

   - Run-time tests in real-time systems

   - Investigation of characteristics of event-driven, and/or time-scheduling real-time systems

   - Real-time systems modeling 

   - Real-time systems validation and verification        

 

¤ Cognitive Informatics

   - Computational cognition models

   - Formal description of the brain and mind

   - Formal description of cognitive processes of memory and learning

   - Methodologies for knowledge acquisition and expression

   - Complex systems decomposition and integration       

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graduate Courses

 

 
     ¤  ENEL609.02 (Summer '03)         Cognitive Informatics
     ¤  SENG609.19 (Fall '01/02/03)      Theoretical Foundations of Software Engineering 
     ¤  SENG609.17 (Winter '01/02/03)  Software Engineering Standards and Models
     ¤  SENG523 (Winter '02/03)           Formal Methods (Graduate/Undergraduate)
     ¤  ENEL609.01 (Spring '01)            Software Engineering Measurement and Analysis
     

     - Other graduate courses in Software Engineering

 

Graduate Students

 
    ¤  Yousheng Tian              (yshtian@gmail.com)           [PhD]
    ¤  Philip Choy                   (ChPChoy@ucalgary.ca)      [MSc/PhD]
    ¤  Vincent Chiew               (chiewv@shaw.ca)               [PhD]
    ¤  Md.Maruf Monwa              (mmmonwar@ucalgary.ca)    [PhD, Co-sup.]
    ¤  Jeff Bancroft                  (frosennorth@hotmail.com)   [MSc]
    ¤  Ming He                       (ming.he@jda.com)              [MSc]           
    ¤  Steve Cavanagh            (steve@jpe.ca)                     [MSc]
    ¤  Adrian Cervatiuc            (acervati@hotmail.com)        [MSc]

    ¤  Mike W. Wu                 (michwu@shaw.ca)              [MSc, Graduated 2002]

    ¤  Vincent Chiew              (chiewv@home.com)             [MSc, Graduated 2002]
    ¤  Lian Chen                    (chenlia@enel.ucalgary.ca)    [MSc, Graduated 2003]
    ¤  Qing He                       (heq@enel.ucalgary.ca)         [MSc, Graduated 2003]
    ¤  Chris Kliewer                (kliewerc@cadvision.com)     [MSc, Graduated 2003]
    ¤  Simon Zhou                  (simon.zhou@ps.ge.com)      [MSc, Graduated 2003]  
    ¤  Kiven Tsui                     (ktsui@cdlsystems.com)      [MSc, Graduated 2003]
    ¤  Tong Chen                    (tche@ucalgary.ca)               [MSc, Graduated 2004, Co-sup.]
    ¤  Shangshuang Zhang      (shuangshuangca@yahoo.ca) [MSc, Graduated 2004]
    ¤  Edward Yao                  (Eyyao@cbe.ab.ca)              [MSc, Graduated 2005]
    ¤  Jason Huang                 (jasonjhuang@hotmail.com)  [MSc, Graduated 2006]
    ¤  Fabricio Rusu-Banu       (fabriciorb@shaw.ca)            [MSc,  Graduated 2007]
    ¤  Bobby Khatkar              (bobk@criticalmass.com)     [MSc, Graduated 2007]
    ¤  Ngolah C. Foinjong       (ngolah@enel.ucalgary.ca)     [PhD, Graduated 2006]
    ¤  Xinming Tan                 (tanx@enel.ucalgary.ca)        [PhD, Graduated 2007]    
    ¤  Jingzhou Li                  (jli@cpsc.ucalgary.ca)           [PhD, Graduated 2007, Co-sup.]
    ¤  Tony Khoo                   (tonykhoo@telusplanet.net)   [MSc, Graduated 2008]
    ¤  Jialin Shen                   (shenj@ucalgary.ca)             [MSc, Graduated 2008]
    ¤  Nagashree Sasalu         (nshree@yahoo.com)           [MEng, Graduated 2009]
    ¤  Kai Hu                         (khu@ucalgary.ca)                [MSc, Graduated 2009]
 

PDF/UNU Fellows

 
    ¤  Dr. Tran D. Que        (2001)
    ¤  Dr. Jianhua Zhao       (2002)
    ¤  Dr. Nguyen N. Binh   (2002)
    ¤  Dr. Nguyen Cong Vu (2003)
    ¤  Dr. Xinmin Tan          (2007)
    ¤  Dr. Yousheng Tian    (2008)