* Advanced Software Technology Open House (revised)
@ 1996-04-25 0:00 Prof R Conn
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ADVANCED SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY OPEN HOUSE
AT MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY
8-9 May 1996
Featured Speakers
-----------------
Ms. Cynthia Rand, ASD(C3)
Dr. Tucker Taft, Intermetrics
Dr. Dennis Govoni, Sun Microsystems
Up to 2 RSVPs Required (see below)
This announcement is divided into the following sections:
PURPOSES OF THE OPEN HOUSE
BRIEF SCHEDULE
CURRENT LIST OF SPEAKERS
SPONSORS AND SUPPORT
POST-CONFERENCE PUBLICATION
INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT MORE? - WE'RE ON THE WEB
COSTS
DIRECTIONS TO MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY
INTERESTED IN ATTENDING? - RSVPs REQUIRED
PURPOSES OF THE OPEN HOUSE
The purposes of this Open House are:
1. Open House and Software Technology Forum - To introduce the audience
to many of the projects and activities of the Software Engineering
Department at Monmouth University, opening a forum for discussion
of the resources available to the community and the needs of the
community. Sponsored by Monmouth University and the Software
Engineering Department.
2. Java Technology Forum - To provide a forum for the discussion of the
topic of Java, Internet programming, and the associated issues
(including security of the Internet). These are hot topics, and
large numbers of our community have shown an interest in finding
out more. Sponsored by Monmouth University, the Software Engineering
Department, the Java User Group for Military Applications (JUGMAP),
and General Dynamics Land Systems.
Monmouth University is actively supporting some of the education,
training, and research needs of our local community in Monmouth County,
New Jersey. Our students and customers (project funding sources) come
from Fort Monmouth, AT&T Bell Labs, Bell Atlantic, the Federal Aviation
Administration Technical Center, Bell Core, The MITRE Corporation,
the Defense Information Systems Agency, the Army Research Office,
insurance companies, medical research companies, and a wide variety of
support contractors.
BRIEF SCHEDULE, FIRST DAY
A brief schedule for the Open House is:
Wednesday, 8 May 1996 - Open House and Software Technology Forum
A handout of one-page descriptions of our current and planned
projects will be made available to attendees this evening.
(see list below under 8:30-10:00PM)
6:30-7:30PM - Open House for Prospective Students
This is for people who are students or are interested in becoming
students in one of the University's three technology programs:
Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, and Software Engineering
7:30PM-8:30PM - Welcomes and Featured Speaker
Welcomes by Dr. Rebecca Stafford, President of Monmouth University,
Mr. Douglas Kiliman, Manager of Engineering for General Dynamics
Land Systems, Mr. Hal Hart, Chairman of the Special Interest Group
in Ada of the Association for Computing Machinery, and a
presentation by Ms. Cynthia Rand, Principal Director for
Information Management for the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Command, Control, and Communications)
8:30PM-10:00PM - Discussions and Tour of Software Engineering Lab
Refreshments, discussions (see below), demos, poster sessions,
and tours of the new Software Engineering Laboratory
Discussion of projects and activities of the Software Technology
community at Monmouth University, including information on
projects related to the following themes (and possibly more):
the Public Ada Library, including DoD and commercial
relationships, such as with the Ada Joint Program Office
and Walnut Creek CDROM
Software Reuse, Reengineering, Reverse Engineering
Object-Oriented Technology
Computer-Assisted Prototyping System (CAPS)
The Reuse Tapestry Project
- Domain-Specific Kits
- Domain Engineering
- Source Code Analysis Tool Construction Kit
- Business and other Non-Technical Issues
Real-time Systems
Distributed Systems
Formal Methods
the Internet and its resources
Ada83, Ada95, C++, Java, VHDL, and other programming
Web Publishing
Distance Software Engineering
Distance Learning
Teaching/information distribution/courseware development
relationships with:
- Sun (Sunergy program)
- Microsoft (academic development program)
- DISA (Ada education program)
- the Public Ada Library (courseware distribution facility)
Upcoming short courses offered by the Center for Technology
Development and Transfer
Curricula offered by the Software Engineering Department
A handout, containing one-page summaries of each of the
projects discussed, will be available.
BRIEF SCHEDULE, SECOND DAY
Thursday, 9 May 1996 - Java Technology Forum
A handout of useful information will be passed out to attendees;
sponsored by the Software Engineering Department, the Java User
Group for Military Applications, and General Dynamics Land Systems
9:00 - 9:30AM - Welcomes
Opening welcome by Dr. Rebecca Stafford and Ms. Cynthia Rand;
introductory remarks by Mr. Douglas Kiliman, Manager of
Engineering for General Dynamics Land Systems
9:30 - 10:30AM - Sunergy Video
Showing of "Sunergy #15 - Internet: The Next Wave", a video by Sun
Microsystems from their Sunergy program which introduces Java and
presents an interesting overview of the topic. Speakers include:
John Gage (host) - Director, Science Office, Sun Microsystems
Geoffrey Baehr - Chief Networking Officer, SunLabs
Bill Joy - Vice President of Research, Sun Microsystems
Karl Jacob - CEO, Dimension X
Arthur van Hoff - Staff Engineer and Chief Engineer of Sun's Java
Group, Sun Microsystems
10:30 - 11:15AM - Sun Microsystems Presentation
Dennis Govoni, a Chief Scientist and Java Specialist working for
the World Wide Field Organization of Sun Microsystems Computer
Company, will discuss Java's capabilities, usefulness, security
issues, etc.
11:15 - 12 Noon - Questions on What Java is and How it Works
An open panel; panel members are Dr. Govoni, Dr. Taft, Mr. Dyer,
Professor Conn, and Professor Kannan (see list below for titles)
12 Noon - 1:00PM - Lunch
1:00 - 1:45PM - Demonstration of the Silicon Graphics Java Tools
Demonstration by Silicon Graphics of their new state-of-the-art
Java development tools in the Software Engineering Laboratory
1:45 - 2:45PM - Java Issues
A presentation by Dr. Tucker Taft of Intermetrics, Technical Director
of the Ada9X Mapping/Revision Team and lead of the new Intermetrics
Ada95 to J-Code (bytecode) compiler development team, on key issues
and the new compiler
2:45 - 3:30PM - Java in the Military
Presentation by Mr. Robert Dyer, Moderator of the Java User Group for
Military Applications
3:30 - 4:30PM - "What Can Java Do For You?"
Open discussion of how Java technology might address the audience's
interests, concerns, and problems
4:30 - 5:30PM - Wrap-up
Review the day's issues. Forge a plan for the future evaluation of
Java technology. Summarize pointers to Java and Ada resources
available to you. Turn in evaluation form. Set up mechanisms for
staying in touch.
CURRENT LIST OF SPEAKERS
Dr. Rebecca Stafford, President, Monmouth University
Ms. Cynthia Rand, Principal Director for Information Management, Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, and Communications)
Mr. Douglas Kiliman, Manager of Engineering for General Dynamics Land
Systems
Mr. Hal Hart, TRW, Chairman of the Special Interest Group in Ada of
the Association for Computing Machinery
Dr. Tucker Taft, Intermetrics, Technical Director of the Ada9X
Mapping/Revision Team and lead of the Intermetrics Ada95 to J-Code
(bytecode) compiler project
Dr. Dennis Govoni, a Chief Scientist and Java Specialist, World
Wide Field Organization, Sun Microsystems Computer Company
Mr. Robert Dyer, General Dynamics Land Systems, Moderator of the Java User
Group for Military Applications
Professor Richard Conn, Software Engineering Department, Monmouth
University, and Manager of the Public Ada Library
Professor Raman Kannan, Software Engineering Department, Monmouth
University
SPONSORS AND SUPPORT
We wish to acknowledge the following organizations for sponsoring this
Advanced Software Technology Open House.
General Dynamics Land Systems
Java User Group for Military Applications
Monmouth University
Software Engineering Department at Monmouth University
We also wish to thank the following organizations for providing support
for this Advanced Software Technology Open House. This support includes
providing speakers, post-conference publication support, advertising
(via the WWW in most cases), demos, funds, literature, permission to show
videos, and other items of value to the attendees.
Ada and Reuse Information Clearinghouse, IITRI
Ada Belgium
Ada Joint Program Office, U.S. Department of Defense
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, and Communications,
U.S. Department of Defense
Fort Monmouth in general (many organizations working in concert)
General Dynamics Land Systems
Intermetrics, Inc.
Java User Group for Military Applications
Monmouth University in general (Administration in particular)
Public Ada Library
Silicon Graphics
Software Engineering Department, Monmouth University
Software Engineering Directorate, Army Communications-Electronics
Command, Fort Monmouth
Software Engineering Institute
Software Reuse Initiative, U.S. Department of Defense
Software Technology Support Center, U.S. Department of Defense
Sun Microsystems Computer Company (Sunergy program and World Wide Field
Organization)
Sun User's Group
TRW, Inc.
Walnut Creek CDROM
POST-CONFERENCE PUBLICATION
Information from the Open House will be published in the Public Ada
Library (and on the future Walnut Creek Ada CDROMs). Also, "CrossTalk:
The Journal of Defense Software Engineering," a monthly publication of
the Software Technology Support Center, U.S. Department of Defense, has
expressed an interest in reviewing the material from the conference for
future publication.
INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT MORE? - WE'RE ON THE WEB
Visit our Web page at http://www.monmouth.edu/muse - select
Advanced Software Technology Open House; this will be updated as
more details become available and include directions, hotel
suggestions, and other items of interest and logistic information
COSTS
There is no charge for attendance or materials handed out. You will
have out-of-pocket expense for your meals. Refreshments are
complimentary.
DIRECTIONS TO MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY
Monmouth University is located in West Long Branch, New Jersey,
just 60 miles south of New York City on the Jersey Coast. From the
Garden State Parkway, take Exit 105. The Parkway off ramp leads
directly onto Route 36 East. Continue on Route 36 East approximately
3 miles to Route 71. Turn right onto Route 71 South. Go approximately
1 mile and Route 71 will fork left and become Cedar Avenue. The
university has four vehicle entrances to the main campus: off Larchwood
Avenue (which connects to Route 71), off Cedar Avenue (Route 71),
and two entraces off Norwood Avenue (Route 71).
The Open House will be in Howard Hall (Pollak Auditorium and the
Software Engineering Lab) on the first day and Bey Hall (Young
Auditorium) and Howard Hall (Software Engineering Lab) on the second
day.
The easiest way to get to Howard and Bey Hall is to use Larchwood Avenue
off of Route 71. Park in the large parking lot off of Larchwood on the
Left. Bey Hall is next to the large parking lot, and Howard Hall is next
to Bey Hall (across a small roadway).
More information is available from our Web page.
INTERESTED IN ATTENDING? - RSVPs REQUIRED
RSVPs are required - deadline is 6 May 96.
There are two SEPARATE RSVPs
1. Main Presentations and evening tours, discussion, and social
(6:30-10:00PM on 8 May 96)
2. Java Technology Forum (9AM - 5:30PM on 9 May 96)
To send in your RSVPs for one or both events, send email to
muse@monmouth.edu
When you do this, you will be added to the EDUCATIONWG email list
of the Public Ada Library (PAL). This list will be used to
send out periodic updates on the event. Your RSVP will be
acknowledged by a List Processor that will notify you of your
addition to this email list.
Richard Conn, PAL Manager | conn@wuarchive.wustl.edu
Opinions expressed herein are my own and not necessarily those of anyone else.
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