Research
Program Chair, Program Chairs
Software Engineering, Software Engineer, Software Engineers
Computer Forensics
Current Interests
Both Voice
In Particular
Data
Current Research Interests
Public Safety Applications
Research Report, Research Reports
Software Development Projects
Digital Forensics
Technology Transfer
Flexible Method
Academic Press
Economic Value
Software Metrics
Software Technology
Business Case
Process Improvements
Software Quality
Computer Science, Computational Sciences, Computer Sciences, Computational Science, Computing Sciences, Computing Science
Future Trends
Software Producibility, Software Producer
Educational Resource, Educational Resources
Term Project
Process Feedback
Undergraduate Course
Digital Evidence
Improving Prediction, Improving Predictability, Improved Predictability, Improved Predictions
Defect Potential
Mitigating Risk
Web Services, Web Service
User Programmers
Software Maintenance
Capital Investment
Management Information Systems
Combining Models
Simulation Model, Simulation Modeling
Future Directions, Future Direction
Rd International
Current Practice, Current Practices
Software Projects
Health Care Information
Web Server, Web Servers
Multidisciplinary Approach, Multidisciplinary Approaches
Discount Rates
Financial Benefit
Process Changes
Financial Measures
Programming Languages, Programming Language
Business Processes
New Member, New Members
Editorial Board
Guest Editors, Guest Editor
Community Based Programs
Critical Assessment
Knowledge Engineering
Well Defined
Maintenance Process
System Management, Systems Management
Testing Resources
Program Maintenance
Effort Estimation
System Development Project
Computer Programming, Computer Program, Computing Programs, Computer Programs
List of Publications (141)
In 2010
141
In the drivers seat II. S Vassallo, D Smart, S Cockfield, T Gunatillake, A Harris, W Harrison Beyond the early driving years (Research Report No 17, 2010.
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140
Tenth annual DFRWS conference. E Casey, F Adelstein, C Altheide, D Baker, N Beebe, R Bejtlich, ... .
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In 2006
139
Introduction to the workshop on technology transfer in software engineering. W Harrison, R Wieringa Proceedings of the 2006 international workshop on Software technology ..., 2006.
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137
Developing an undergraduate course in digital forensics. W Harrison Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges 22 (2), 7-8, 2006.
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136
Combining process feedback with discrete event simulation models to support software project management. D Raffo, J Vandeville Software Evolution and Feedback, 427, 2006.
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133
Workshop on technology transfer in software engineering. W Harrison, RJ Wieringa Proceedings of the 28th international conference on Software engineering ..., 2006.
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132
Future Trends of Software Technology and Applications: The Phone is the Computer. W Harrison 30th Annual International Computer Software and Applications Conference ..., 2006.
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131
Using Portable Radios to Operate Mobile Data Terminals. W Harrison, B Massey, J Kongslie 2006 International Forum on Strategic Technology, 130-133, 2006.
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128
A term project for a course on computer forensics. W Harrison Journal on Educational Resources in Computing (JERIC) 6 (3), 6, 2006.
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126
Risk and the economic value of the software producer. W Harrison Value-Based Software Engineering, 91-105, 2006.
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In 2005
122
What Do Software Developers Need to Know about Business?. W Harrison IEEE Software 22 (5), 5-7, 2005.
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120
Constant Connectivity: Just Because You Can Doesn't Mean You Should. W Harrison IEEE Software 22 (2), 5-7, 2005.
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117
Prioritization of threats using the k/m algebra. S Venkataraman, W Harrison Proceedings of Workshop on Software Security Assurance Tools, Techniques ..., 2005.
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In 2004
115
The digital detective: An introduction to digital forensics. W Harrison Advances in Computers 60, 75-119, 2004.
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111
High-tech forensics. W Harrison, G Heuston, S Mocas, M Morrissey, J Richardson Communications of the ACM 47 (7), 48-52, 2004.
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110
A flexible method for maintaining software metrics data: a universal metrics repository. W Harrison Journal of Systems and Software 72 (2), 225-234, 2004.
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109
From the editor: The dangers of end-user programming. W Harrison IEEE software 21 (4), 5-7, 2004.
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108
The Digital Detective: An Introduction to Digital Forensics-2 Digital Evidence. W Harrison Advances in Computers 60, 78-79, 2004.
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107
The Digital Detective: An Introduction to Digital Forensics-6 Organizational Structures of Digital Forensics Capabilities. W Harrison Advances in Computers 60, 116-116, 2004.
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106
The Digital Detective: An Introduction to Digital Forensics-4 An Illustrative Case Study: Credit Card Fraud. W Harrison Advances in Computers 60, 110-114, 2004.
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105
The Digital Detective: An Introduction to Digital Forensics-3 The Forensics Process. W Harrison Advances in Computers 60, 80-109, 2004.
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104
The Digital Detective: An Introduction to Digital Forensics-7 Research Issues in Digital Forensics. W Harrison Advances in Computers 60, 117-117, 2004.
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103
The Digital Detective: An Introduction to Digital Forensics-8 Conclusions. W Harrison Advances in Computers 60, 118, 2004.
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102
The Digital Detective: An Introduction to Digital Forensics-5 Law Enforcement and Digital Forensics. W Harrison Advances in Computers 60, 115-115, 2004.
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101
How dangerous are end-user programmers?-Response. W Harrison IEEE SOFTWARE 21 (5), 13-14, 2004.
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In 2003
100
Is software engineering as we know it over the hill?. W Harrison IEEE Software 20 (3), 5-7, 2003.
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96
The marriage of research and practice [software research]. W Harrison IEEE Software 20 (2), 5-7, 2003.
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In 2002
94
Mitigating Risk Using Portfolios in Software Development Projects. W Harrison Fourth International Economics Driven Software Engineering Workshop,(EDSER-4 ..., 2002.
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93
A software engineering lessons learned repository. W Harrison Software Engineering Workshop, 2002. Proceedings. 27th Annual NASA Goddard ..., 2002.
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92
A lessons learned repository for computer forensics. W Harrison, G Heuston, M Morrissey, D Aucsmith, S Mocas, S Russelle .
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91
Software process decision support: making process tradeoffs using a hybrid metrics, modeling and utility framework. DM Raffo, W Harrison, J Vandeville Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Software engineering and ..., 2002.
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90
Software engineering economics: background, current practices, and future directions. H Erdogmus, BW Boehm, W Harrison, DJ Reifer, KJ Sullivan Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Software Engineering ..., 2002.
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89
The fourth international workshop on economics-driven software engineering research (EDSER-4). W Harrison, H Erdogmus, R Kazman Software Engineering, 2002. ICSE 2002. Proceedings of the 24rd International ..., 2002.
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88
Using service specific proxies to migrate web services to the" Wireless web": an illustrative case study of adaptive maintenance. W Harrison Software Maintenance, 2002. Proceedings. International Conference on, 300-309, 2002.
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In 2001
87
Using the economic value of the firm as a basis for assessing the value of process improvements. W Harrison Software Engineering Workshop, 2001. Proceedings. 26th Annual NASA Goddard ..., 2001.
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86
Assessing the Value of Improved Predictability due to Process Improvements. W Harrison, J Settle, D Raffo Third International Workshop on Economics-Driven Software Engineering ..., 2001.
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85
Editorial: Software quality and internet time. W Harrison Software Quality Journal 9 (2), 77-78, 2001.
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84
Editorial: Open source and empirical software engineering. VR Basili Empirical Software Engineering 6 (3), 193-194, 2001.
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83
Third international workshop on economics-driven software engineering research. K Sullivan, M Shaw, B Boehm, D Notkin, W Harrison icse, 770, 2001.
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In 2000
82
Understanding the role of defect potential in assessing the economic value of process improvements. D Raffo, W Harrison, J Settle, N Eickelmann Proc. Second Workshop on Economics-Driven Software Engineering Research, 2000.
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81
A universal metrics repository. W Harrison Proceedings of the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference, Portland ..., 2000.
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80
N= 1, an Alternative for Software Engineering Research?. W Harrison Proc. Workshop Beg, Borrow, or Steal: Using Multidisciplinary Approaches in ..., 2000.
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79
Coordinating models and metrics to manage software projects. D Raffo, W Harrison, J Vandeville Software Process: Improvement and Practice 5 (2-3), 159-168, 2000.
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78
D. Raffo, W. Harrison, and J. Vandeville, "Coordinating Models and Metrics to Ma nage Software Projects, International Journal of Software Process Improvement an d Practice, 5:2/3, June/September, 2000, pages 159-168.
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77
The Role of Defect Potential in Understanding the Economic Value of Process Improvements. D Raffo, W Harrison, J Settle, N Eickelmann AMCIS 2000 Proceedings, 423, 2000.
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76
Moving Toward CMM Levels 4 and 5: Combining Models and Metrics to Achieve Quantitative Process Management. D Raffo, W Harrison AMCIS 2000 Proceedings, 303, 2000.
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74
Editorial An Issue of Ethics: Responsibilities and Obligations of Empirical Software Engineering Researchers. W Harrison Empirical Software Engineering 5 (1), 7-9, 2000.
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In 1999
73
Editor's Corner-Guest Editor's Introduction: The Silver Falls Workshop on Software Process Simulation Modeling (ProSim'98). D Raffo, W Harrison, MI Kellner, R Madachy, R Martin, W Scacchi, ... Journal of Systems and Software 46 (2), 89-90, 1999.
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72
Estimating the financial benefit and risk associated with process changes. D Raffo, J Settle, W Harrison Proceedings of the First Workshop on Economics-Driven Software Engineering ..., 1999.
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71
Technology review: adapting financial measures: making a business case for software process improvement. W Harrison, D Raffo, J Settle, N Eickelmann Software Quality Journal 8 (3), 211-231, 1999.
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70
Process improvement as a capital investment: Risks and Deferred Paybacks. W Harrison, D Raffo, J Settle Proc. of the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC), 1999.
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69
Measuring the value from improved predictions of software process improvement outcomes using risk-based discount rates. W Harrison, D Raffo, J Settle International Workshop on Economics-Driven Software Engineering Research EDSER 1, 1999.
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In 1998
68
Sharing the wealth: Accumulating and sharing lessons learned in empirical software engineering research. W Harrison Empirical Software Engineering 3 (1), 7-8, 1998.
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67
Editorial: New Members of the Editorial Board. W Harrison, V Basili Empirical Software Engineering 3 (2), 129-130, 1998.
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66
As has become our custom, we complete the issue with a Workshop Report authored by Susan Wiedenbeck on The Seventh Empirical Studies of Programmers Workshop held in Alexandria, Virginia. October 2426, 1997. W Harrison, V Basili Empirical Software Engineering 3, 127, 1998.
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65
Viewpoint-Linking Education with Practice: Involving Software Engineering Educators and Researchers in the Profession. W Harrison Empirical Software Engineering 3 (3), 229-232, 1998.
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In 1996
In 1995
63
SOFTWARE QUALITY-ITS NOT JUST ABOUT BUGS ANYMORE. W HARRISON SOFTWARE QUALITY JOURNAL 4 (2), U2-U2, 1995.
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In 1994
62
Software measurement: a decision-process approach. W Harrison Advances in Computers 39, 51-105, 1994.
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61
Journal of Systems and Software Volume 24 Issue 3. W Harrison, RL Glass Elsevier Science Inc. 24 (3), 1994.
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60
Workshop on pragmatic and theoretical directions in object-oriented software metrics. B Henderson-Sellers, SC Bellow, W Harrison ACM SIGPLAN OOPS Messenger 5 (4), 78-80, 1994.
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In 1993
59
pRETS: A parallel reverseengineering toolset for FORTRAN. W Harrison, C Gens, B Gifford Journal of Software Maintenance: Research and Practice 5 (1), 37-57, 1993.
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58
Towards well-defined, shareable product data. W Harrison Experimental Software Engineering Issues: Critical Assessment and Future ..., 1993.
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In 1992
57
An entropy-based measure of software complexity. W Harrison IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering 18 (11), 1025-1029, 1992.
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In 1990
55
A foreword to the special issue on using software metrics. W Harrison Journal of Systems and Software 13 (2), 87-88, 1990.
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54
pRETS: a parallel reverse-engineering tool set for the adaptation of sequential programs. B Gifford, W Harrison Software Maintenance, 1990, Proceedings., Conference on, 344-346, 1990.
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53
Tools for multiple-CPU environments. W Harrison, B Kramer, W Rudd, S Shatz, C Chang, Z Segall, D Clemmer, ... IEEE Software 7 (3), 45-51, 1990.
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52
Insights on improving the maintenance process through software measurement. W Harrison, C Cook Software Maintenance, 1990, Proceedings., Conference on, 37-45, 1990.
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51
Guest editor's introduction: The Oregon workshop on software metrics. W Harrison Journal of Systems and Software 12 (3), 175, 1990.
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In 1989
50
PDSS: A programmer's decision support system. W Harrison Data & knowledge engineering 4 (2), 115-123, 1989.
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In 1988
48
Using software metrics to allocate testing resources. W Harrison Journal of Management Information Systems 4 (4), 93-105, 1988.
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47
MAE: A syntactic metric analysis environment. W Harrison Journal of Systems and Software 8 (1), 57-62, 1988.
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46
Introduction to the special issue on software engineering. W Harrison Journal of Systems and Software 8 (1), 1-2, 1988.
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In 1987
45
An extensible static analysis tool for COBOL programs. W Harrison Proceedings of the 15th annual conference on Computer Science, 285-291, 1987.
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44
Effort estimation in a system development project. B Adrangi, W Harrison Journal of Systems Management 36 (8), 21-23, 1987.
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43
A micro/macro measure of software complexity. W Harrison, C Cook Journal of Systems and Software 7 (3), 213-219, 1987.
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42
Effort Estimation in a System Development Project. W Harrison, B Adrangi Journal of Systems Management, 1987.
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In 1986
40
The role of programming language in estimating software development costs. W Harrison, B Adrangi Journal of Management Information Systems 3 (3), 101-110, 1986.
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39
A note on the Berry-Meekings style metric. W Harrison, CR Cook Communications of the ACM 29 (2), 123-125, 1986.
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38
Are deeply nested conditionals less readable?. W Harrison, C Cook Journal of Systems and Software 6 (4), 335-341, 1986.
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In 1985
37
A method of sharing industrial software complexity data. W Harrison, C Cook ACM SIGPLAN Notices 20 (2), 42-51, 1985.
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36
Software complexity research: a survey. W Harrison, C Cook ACM SIGPLAN Notices 20 (2), 52-53, 1985.
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In 1984
33
Applying Mccabe's complexity measure to multipleexit programs. WA Harrison Software: Practice and Experience 14 (10), 1004-1007, 1984.
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32
A software systems management MBA option. W Harrison, D Springer ACM SIGMIS Database 16 (2), 19-23, 1984.
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31
A SURVEY OF GRAPH THEORETIC COMPUTER PROGRAM COMPLEXITY MEASURES. CR Cook, W Harrison The second West Coast Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory, and ..., 1984.
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In 1983
30
Research in Software Maintenance. W Harrison, K Magel, R Kluczny Journal of Systems Management 34 (7), 10-14, 1983.
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In 1982
29
Applying software complexity metrics to program maintenance. W Harrison, K Magel, R Kluczny, A DeKock Computer 15 (9), 65-79, 1982.
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Applying software complexity metrics to program maintenance. K Magel, RM Kluczny, WA Harrison, AR Dekock .
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In 1981
27
A topological analysis of the complexity of computer programs with less than three binary branches. W Harrison, K Magel ACM Sigplan Notices 16 (4), 51-63, 1981.
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26
A complexity measure based on nesting level. WA Harrison, KI Magel ACM Sigplan Notices 16 (3), 63-74, 1981.
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A hybrid metric to measure software complexity. WA Harrison University of Missouri--Rolla, 1981.
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22
A suggested course in introductory computer programming. WA Harrison, KI Magel ACM SIGCSE Bulletin 13 (1), 50-56, 1981.
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Unspecified
18
Requirements for a Next Generation Personal File Manager. L Shapiro, L Delcambre, W Harrison, T Hayes, B Massey .
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12
Alain Abran, University Quebec, Canada Bill Agresti, Johns Hopkins University, USA Anneliese Amschler, Andrews Washington State University, USA. G Antoniol, J Arthur, J Bieman, S Biffl, L Briand, G Cantone, M Cartwright, ... .
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10
Anneliese Amschler Andrews (Colorado State University). S Biffl, L Briand, G Cantone, R Conradi, C Differding, W Harrison, ... .
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9
Guest Editors' Introduction: The Silver Falls Workshop on Software Process Simulation Modeling (ProSim'98). D Raffoa, W Harrison, MI Kellner, R Madachy, R Martin, W Scacchi, ... .
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COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE EXPERIENCE TO LEARNERS: LESSONS LEARNT FROM ROTARYS DRIVE 120. W Harrison .
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Jim Andary, NASA GSFC Shawn Bohner, Virginia Tech Jonathan Bowen, South Bank University, London Fadi Deek, NJIT Nancy Eickelmann, Motorola. M Feather, JPLS Godfrey, W Harrison, R Hornstein, HQM Hugue, ... .
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Prograrm Committee Members. V Basili, J Bieman, B Curtis, A Endres, N Fenton, W Harrison, R Jeffery, ... .
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