September 1, 2009Richardson, Redmiles Named Fellows of Automated Software Engineering
Dean of the Bren School of ICS and Chair of Informatics, separately honored for their contributions to software engineering
Debra J. Richardson, The Ted and Janice Smith Family Foundation Dean for the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, and David Redmiles, Chair of the Department of Informatics at the Bren School, have both been named Fellows of Automated Software Engineering (ASE).
ASE Fellows are bestowed in perpetuity on those who are deemed by the Steering Committee of the IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering to have rendered significant and sustained contributions. The steering committee singled out Richardson and Redmiles for their scientific accomplishments and service contributions. They join six previously designated ASE Fellows in holding this designation.
A leader in her research field, Richardson pioneered research in "specification-based testing," whereby formal methods are employed to guide software testing. Her current work focuses on enabling specification-based testing technology throughout the software lifecycle, from requirements and architecture analysis through operation and evolution.
As Dean, Richardson has been committed to building an infrastructure to support a dynamic academic and research school that meets the demands of the local community and industry and contributes to the global economy. She has dedicated her time to ensure that UCI’s computer science program is top-tier, encompasses a broad and interdisciplinary curriculum, and attracts the best and brightest students and faculty. To this end, Richardson was instrumental in securing a $20 million endowment for the school and recruiting four Bren Chairs of Information and Computer Sciences.
Chair and Professor Redmiles' research combines the area of human-computer interaction and software engineering, focusing on the processes and technologies needed to develop and support useful and usable interactive software. The research conceptualizes evolutionary software development as a process of on-going communication. The content of the communication relies heavily on existing methods for testing interfaces from the point of view of human-computer interaction issues. Methods such as protocol analysis, statistical testing and cognitive walkthroughs are adapted.
Dean Richardson and Chair Redmiles will both be honored at the 24th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering to be held November 16-20, 2009 in Auckland, New Zealand.
