Software Metrics Workshop

Software Metrics Workshop

[Warren Harrison]

THE FIFTH ANNUAL OREGON WORKSHOP ON SOFTWARE METRICS
March 21-23, 1993 at Silver Falls, Oregon

Sponsored by the Portland State University Center for Software
Quality Research and the Oregon Center for Advanced Technology
Education.


The focus of the Workshop will be on both the application of
current metrics research to real-life problems, as well as ad-
vances being made which will provide the foundation for software
measurement in the future. 

AOWSM '93 will be held at the Silver Falls Conference Center. The
Conference Center is a rustic facility designed for comfort and
tranquillity in the natural setting of Silver Falls State Park's
8,700 acres. The Center is situated in a secluded meadow, sur-
rounded by lush forests of Hemlock and Douglas Fir. Participants
will share a semi-private room in one of the Center's lodges or 
cabins to help facilitate interaction between participants. We are
looking forward to meeting you at the Silver Falls Conference Center 
on March 21-23 for what will certainly be the most exciting event
of the year for software metric users and researchers.


SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY - MARCH 21, 1993


07:00   Welcome - Warren Harrison,  Portland State University

07:15   Keynote: "Seven Software Measurement Conundrums" - Bill Curtis, Softwar
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        Engineering Institute

09:00   Wine & Cheese Social


SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY - MARCH 22, 1993

08:30   Session   1   -   Chair: Warren Harrison, Portland State University

        "The Role of Metrics in Software Process Improvement", Gene
        Miluk, Software Engineering Institute

        "The Software Development Process as a Financial Asset", Steve
        Wilkinson

10:00   ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
        Break
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10:15   Session 2 - Chair: Sylvia Shafto, Xerox Corporation

        "Software Metrics for Verification & Validation", Debra Yanagihara,
        Colsa Corporation

        "Building the Software Metrics Program Database", Henry D.
        Felber, Software Productivity Consortium

11:45   ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
12:00   Lunch
        ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

01:30   Session 3 - Chair: Jean Scholtz, Portland State University

        "A Software Metric Set for Program Maintenance", George Stark
        and Louise C. Kern, MITRE Corporation

        "Construction and Validation of Polynomials Predicting Software
        Maintainability", Paul Oman and Jack Hagemeister, Software
        Engineering Test Laboratory, University of Idaho

03:00   ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
        Break
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03:15   Session 4 - Chair: Jeffrey A. Heimberger, The MITRE Corporation

        "The Inductive Learning of Software Metrics from Examples",
        Robert G. Reynolds and Hamid Ghezavat, Wayne State University

        "Alternative Approaches for the Use of Metrics to Order Programs
        by Complexity", Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar, Florida Atlantic University

04:45   ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
05:30   Dinner
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07:00   Tutorial  - "An Effective Evaluation Method for Certification",
	Hans-Ludwig Hausen, German National  Research Center for Computer
	Science

09:00   Wine & Cheese Social



SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY - MARCH 23, 1993


8:30    Session 5 - Chair: Warren Harrison, Portland State University

        "A Software Reliability Model With Optimal Selection of Failure Data",
        Norman F. Schneidewind, Naval Postgraduate School

        "Data State Capturing Metrics", Jeffrey M. Voas, Reliable Software
        Technologies Corp., Keith W. Miller, College of William & Mary,
        and Jeffrey E. Payne, Reliable Software Technologies

10:00   ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
        Break
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10:15   Session 6 - Chair: Mike Perdue, Cadence Design Systems

        "Real Time Software Metrics", Curtis Cook and Andreas Roesch,
        Oregon State University

        "Canonical Complexity Measures", John Munson, University of West Florid
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11:45   ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
12:00   Lunch
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01:45   Check Out


Advance Registration (before February 15) fees are $525. Registration fees
include double occupancy lodging, all meals, breaks, socials and a copy of
the proceedings. Registrations are strictly limited, so register early.
We regret that the limited number of rooms do not allow us to accommodate
non-attending spouses at the Conference Center. Transportation between
the Portland International Airport and Silver Falls will be provided on
March 21 and March 23.

To register, or to receive additional information, call the Oregon Center
for Advanced Technology Education (OCATE) at 503-690-1460 (FAX: 503-725-1466).