Lecture Invitation:

The IEEE Boston Reliability chapter invites you to a 3 night lecture series, developed to introduce attendees to concepts & assessment methods used in Software Reliability assessment. The instructor for this course is Steve Rakitin, recognized as an opinion leader on Software Reliability. Steve will be sharing his guidance to the Reliability technical community, providing insight into software Quality, development and optimization all which effect System Reliability.

Lecture Description:

The first night of the lecture series will include concept overviews and some of the quality based methods that are in use today to assess Software Reliability.

Attendees will be polled at the end of night one to determine which topics listed below will be presented by Steve for nights two and three:

Writing software requirements

Introduction to peer reviews

A Holistic approach to software reliability

Predictable software development

Software verification and validation

Economic and social impact of poor quality software

Software testing 101

Developing realistic schedules from requirements

Testing effectiveness assessment

Risk management for embedded software products

All software is defective – implications for the software industry

Student participation is encouraged.

Please provide any special requests to Eddie Robins, Robins_Edward@emc.com that you want covered by Steve.

About the Instructor:         Please visit: www.swqual.com

Steven R. Rakitin is the president of Software Quality Consulting Inc. He has over 30 years experience as a software engineer and software quality manager in a broad range of industries. He received a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University and a Master’s in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.  He has earned certifications from the American Society for Quality (ASQ) as a Software Quality Engineer (CSQE) and Quality Auditor (CQA). He is a member of the IEEE Computer Society and the ASQ.  He is on the Editorial Review Board for the ASQ Journal Software Quality Professional and was one of the authors of the first IEEE Standard for Software Quality Assurance Plans (IEEE-STD -730).  He has written several papers on the subject of software quality and recently published a book titled: “Software Verification & Validation for Practitioners and Managers” which is provided at cost as an option to students, as part of this lecture series.  Steve is active in the IEEE Boston Section & IEEE computer society, offering bag lunch seminars, presentations & various software quality short courses. He has also provided papers & lectures regularly at several conferences sponsored by the IEEE, ASQ & Boston SPIN (Software Process Improvement Network).

Course Materials

Printed handouts of the lecture series will be provided and Steve’s book:  “Software Verification & Validation for Practitioners and Managers” is offered at cost ($65.00) for registered attendees, as an option.

Directions:

Classes will be held on Tuesday - Thursday, April 24, 25, and 26 at EMC Corporation, 176 South St. Hopkinton MA.  Each session will begin with dinner & refreshments at 5:30 PM, with the lectures starting at 6:00 PM.  IEEE members and non-members are welcome to attend. To register, complete the registration form, with check or credit card information & mail it care of Eddie Robins, EMC Corporation.  The Registration deadline & course “go / no go” date is April 6th, 2007.

EMC Corporation is located at 176 South Street, Hopkinton, MA.  From Rte. 495 North or South take exit 21B, West Main Street.   At the end of the ramp head west.  At the first set of traffic lights (after the on/off ramp) take a left onto South Street. 176 will be on your right about 1.5 miles up South Street.   There is a traffic light at the entrance.  Proceed up the hill, bear left to the Main entrance parking lot which will then be on your right.

For a map and more directions, see the EMC website at: http://www.emc.com/about/facilities/index.jsp

For More Information

For technical questions concerning the lecture series or the optional book provided at attendee cost, please contact Steve Rakitin at: steve@swqual.com, 508-529-4282 . For general questions regarding the IEEE Boston Reliability chapter Lecture Series, please contact Gene Bridgers at gbridgers@resultsma.com or Joe Dzekevich at jdzekevich@ieee.org.

Spring 2007 Boston IEEE Reliability Society Lecture Series

Title: Software Reliability Overview by Steve Rakitin

Registration Form: 2007 IEEE Boston Reliability Chapter Spring Lecture Series Registration Form (PDF)

Please mail the completed registration form and your check by April 6, 2007 to:

EMC Corporation

176 South St. Hopkinton, MA. 01768

C/O Eddie Robins

Attn: Boston Reliability chapter spring lecture series

SLS Registration Chair: Eddie Robins, Robins_Edward@emc.com

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