11th International Software Quality Week (QW'98): Complete Technical Program

11th INTERNATIONAL
SOFTWARE QUALITY WEEK
(QW'98)

26-29 May 1998, San Francisco, California USA

TECHNICAL PROGRAM

The QW'98 program -- 80 Presentations! -- is the largest ever. We hope the links below help you "navigate" the QW'98 program quickly and easily. Speaker biographies, paper titles and abstracts are based on the best information available but may change. Updated 13 April 1998.

QUICK ACCESS TO THE FOUR DAY PROGRAM AT QW'98
Tutorial Day	Tuesday, 26 May 1998
Conference Day 1	Wednesday, 27 May 1998
Conference Day 2	Thursday, 28 May 1998
Conference Day 3	Friday, 29 May 1998
Birds-Of-A-Feather Sessions
Click on a *Speaker Name* to read a Biography of that Speaker. Click on a *Presentation* Title to read an Abstract of that Presentation.

[BACK TO TOP]

T	Tuesday, 26 May 1998 TUTORIAL DAY
8:30 - 12:00	Tutorial A Dr. Linda Rosenberg & Mr. Larry Hyatt (Unisys / SATC GSFC NASA) Metrics for Quality Assurance and Risk Assessment	Tutorial B Dr. Michael R. Lyu (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) Current Techniques and Tools for Software Reliability Engineering	Tutorial C Mr. John D. Musa (Independent Consultant) More Reliable, Faster, Cheaper Testing through Software Reliability Engineering	Tutorial D Mr. Michael Deck (Cleanroom Software Engineering, Inc.) How Testers Can Use Formal Methods to Analyze and Improve Software Requirements Specifications	Tutorial E Dr. Boris Beizer (Independent Consultant) An Overview of Testing -- Unit, Integration, System -- Outline and Index
12:00 - 1:30	TUTORIAL DAY LUNCH AND NETWORKING
1:30 - 5:00	Tutorial F Mr. Hans-Ludwig Hausen (GMD German National Research Center for Information Technology) Software Metrics for Procedures, Objects and Agents	Tutorial G Mr. Ed Kit (Software Development Technologies) Automating Software Testing and Reviews	Tutorial H Mr. Tom Gilb (Independent Consultant) Evolutionary Delivery Project Management	Tutorial I Mr. Robert V. Binder (RBSC Corporation) Testing Strategies for Object-Oriented Systems	Tutorial J Mr. Martin Pol (IQUIP Informatica B.V.) Test Process Improvement
5:00 - 6:00	Welcome Networking Reception

[BACK TO TOP]

	Wednesday, 27 May 1998 CONFERENCE DAY #1
	Exhibition: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
8:30 - 10:00 1	PLENARY SESSION (1P) Conference Introduction/Session Introduction: Edward Miller (Software Research) [QW'98 Program Chair] Keynote 1P1: Mr. Robert L. Glass (Computing Trends) The Software Crisis - Is It for Real? Keynote 1P2: Dr. Cem Kaner (Attorney at Law) Year 2000, How Can I Sue Thee? Oh, Let Me Count the Ways
10:00 - 10:30	REFRESHMENTS
10:30 - 12:00 2	Technology Track Requirements Testing Paper 2T1 Mr. James M. Clarke (Lucent Technologies) Automated Test Generation from a Behavioral Model Paper 2T2 Dr. Linda Rosenberg, Mr. Larry Hyatt, Mr. T. Hammer, Ms. L. Huffman & Mr. W. Wilson (Unisys/SATC GSFC NASA) Testing Metrics for Requirement Quality	Applications Track Defect Analysis Paper 2A1 Mr. Otto Vinter (Bruel & Kjaer) Improved Requirements Engineering Based on Defect Analysis Paper 2A2 Ms. Maxine Crowther & Mr. Dave Oliver (Cadence Design Systems, Inc.) Automating Defect Tracking and Reporting: A Solution for the 21st Century	Tools & Solutions Track Business Aspects - I Paper 2S1 Mr. Michael Bowden (CYRANO) Year 2000: A Practical Approach to Reducing Business Risk Paper 2S2 Mr. Larry Boldt (Technology Builders, Inc.) Y2K Requirements-Driven Automated Testing...Do You Have a License to Drive?	Management Track Y2K/Euro Impacts Paper 2M1 Prof. W. Douglas Maurer (George Washington University) Program Correctness and the Year 2000 Problem Paper 2M2 Mr. Gregory T. Daich (SAIC) Essential Year 2000 Practices	QuickStart Track Mini-Tutorial 2Q Mr. Thomas A. Drake (Booz Allen & Hamilton, Inc.) Is Quality Really "Good Enough" for the Millennium?
12:00 - 1:30	CONFERENCE LUNCH AND NETWORKING Birds-Of-A-Feather Sessions
1:30 - 3:00 3	Technology Track Test Environments Paper 3T1 Dr. Thomas Ostrand, Dr. Herbert Foster, Dr. Tarak Goradia & Dr. Wojciech Szermer (Siemens Corporate Research) A Visual Test Development Environment for GUI Systems Paper 3T2 Mr. Anil Rao (Hewlett-Packard Company) A Structured Framework for Designing Kernel Reliability Tests	Applications Track Reliability & Robustness Paper 3A1 Dr. Peter Liggesmeyer & Mr. Martin Rothfelder (Siemens AG) Going Beyond Correctness: Improving Software Robustness Paper 3A2 Mr. Raymond V. Sandfoss & Mr. Steven A. Meyer (AT&T Laboratories) The Impact of OOT, Client/Server, and Distributed Computing on SRE Practices	Tools & Solutions Track Java - I Paper 3S1 Mr. Oliver Jones (Rational Software Corporation) System Testing for Java-based Internet Applications: How, When and Why Paper 3S2 Mr. William Asburry (Dynamic Software Technologies, Inc.) Rapid Application Testing	Management Track Test Processes Paper 3M1 Ms. Cheryl Y. Moore (FedEx Corporation) Testing Policies and Standards Paper 3M2 Mr. Manuel Gonzalez (Hewlett-Packard) Process Improvements Via Testing Results, A Case Study	QuickStart Track Mini-Tutorial 3Q Mr. Larry Bernstein (National Software Council) Trustworthy Software
3:00 - 3:30	REFRESHMENTS
3:30 - 5:00 4	Technology Track Coverage Paper 4T1 Ms. Annaliese vonMayrhauser, Mr. Andre Bai, Mr. Tom Chen, Mr. Amjad Hajjar & Mr. Charles Anderson (Colorado State University) Fast Antirandom (FAR) Test Generation to Improve Code Coverage Paper 4T2 Mr. Zachi Karni, Mr. Dror Orel & Mr. Shmuel Ur (IBM, Haifa Research Lab) Using 3D to Visualize Dynamic Path Coverage	Applications Track Real-World Futures Paper 4A1 Mr. Fabbrizio Fabbrini, Mr. Mario Fusani, Mr. Vincenzo Gervasi, Ms. Stefania Gnezi & Mr. Salvatore Ruggieri (IEI-CNR / Dip. di Informatica) Achieving Quality in Natural Language Requirements Paper 4A2 Mr. Ondrej Such (Microsoft Corporation) Applications of Stochastic Asynchronous Programming Technique to Procedure TEsting	Tools & Solutions Track WebSite Testing Paper 4S1 Mr. Ieuan E. Jones (Royal Military College of Science Shrivenham) Application of Quality Practices to Web-site Development Paper 4S2 Dr. Edward Miller (Software Research, Inc.) The WebSite Quality Challenge	Management Track Business Aspects - II Paper 4M1 Mr. William H. Warren (Independent Consultant) The Business Cost of Defective Software Paper 4M2 Mr. Karen S. King (Sequent Computer Systems) Ensuring Quality in Software Suppliers	QuickStart Track Mini-Tutorial 4Q Mr. Tom Gilb (Independent Consultant) The Alternatives and Supplements to Conventional Testing
5:00 - 6:00	PANEL SESSION 4P: The Role of the Test Manager Co-Chairs: Ms. Johanna Rothman & Mr. Brian Lawrence Panelists: James Bach & Melora Svoboda

[BACK TO TOP]

	Thursday, 28 May 1998 CONFERENCE DAY #2
	Exhibition: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
8:30 - 10:00 5	PLENARY SESSION (5P) Session Introduction Edward Miller (Software Research) [QW'98 Program Chair] Keynote 5P1: Dr. Boris Beizer (Independent Consultant) Prioritizing Your Y2K Testing Effort: Debunking the Special Date Myths Keynote 5P2: Dr. Dave Parnas (McMaster University) Software Engineering: An Unconsummated Marriage
10:00 - 10:30	REFRESHMENTS
10:30 - 12:00 6	Technology Track Test Automation Paper 6T1 Dr. David J. Brown & Dr. Jarrett Rosenberg (Sun Microsystems) Static Checking of Application Binaries for Cross-Release Stability Paper 6T2 Dr. Matthias Grochtmann, Mr. Joachim Wegener & Mr. Roman Pitschinetz (Daimler-Benz AG) Integrated Test Management within the Tool Environment Tessy	Applications Track Web Testing Paper 6A1 Mr. Steve Goldstein (Genetics Computer Group) Strategies for Testing a Web-based Application: Divide, Conquer, and Automate Paper 6A2 Mr. Manuel Gonzalez (Hewlett-Packard) System Test Server Through the Web	Tools & Solutions Track Defect Tracking Paper 6S1 Mr. Avi Harel (ErgoLight Ltd.) Automation in Usability Validation Paper 6S2 Mr. Manu Das & Mr. Drew Slotnick (SOFFRONT Software, Inc.) The Revolution in Defect Tracking and Analysis, Software Quality, and the Internet	Management Track Y2K Readiness Paper 6M1 Mr. Rainer Pirker & Mr. Andreas Rudolf (IBM) Testing the Software Portfolio of a Bank for Year 2000 Readiness Paper 6M2 Ms. Claudia Dencker (Software SETT Corporation) A Tester's Perspective of a Y2K Project at Hewlett-Packard	QuickStart Track Mini-Tutorial 6Q Mr. Brian Marick (Testing Foundations) When Should a Test Be Automated?
12:00 - 1:30	CONFERENCE LUNCH AND NETWORKING Birds-Of-A-Feather Sessions
1:30 - 3:00 7	Technology Track Criteria-Based Methods Paper 7T1 Dr. Pascale Thevenod-Fosse & Dr. Helene Waeselynck (LAAS-CNRS) Software Statistical Testing Based on Structural and Functional Criteria Paper 7T2 Dr. Elaine J. Weyuker & Dr. Alberto Avritzer (AT&T Laboratories) Facilitating the Enforcement of Quality of Service Objectives by Using Software Testing Artifacts	Applications Track GUI Testing Paper 7A1 Mr. Larry Apfelbaum & Mr. John Schroeder (Teradyne Software & Systems Test) Reducing the Time to Thoroughly Test a GUI Paper 7A2 Ms. Anna Newman (Adobe Systems, Inc.) Lessons Learned: Automating Testing Experiences with Framemaker 5.5	Tools & Solutions Track Y2K Testing Paper 7S1 Dr. Eugenio Cervetto (Performance Research) Performance Evaluation of Real-Time Embedded Software Applications Using PREDICTA Paper 7S2 Mr. Mike Powers (ST Labs, Inc.) Testing in a Year 2000 Project	Management Track Process Improvement - I Paper 7M1 Mr. Michael Heffler & Mr. Robert Thien (Bellcore) Providing a Context for Process Improvement and Assessment Paper 7M2 Ms. Patricia O'Reilly (InPower) The Accidental Improvement Opportunity is Knocking	QuickStart Track Mini-Tutorial 7Q Mr. Robert Poston (AONIX, Inc.) Making Test Cases from Use Cases Automatically
3:00 - 3:30	REFRESHMENTS
3:30 - 5:00 8	Technology Track Statistical Methods Paper 8T1 Prof. William E. Howden (UCSD) Software Confidence, Computational Integrity, and Statistical Model Checking Paper 8T2 Dr. David Banks, Dr. Paul Black, Dr. Leonard Gallagher, Dr. Charles Hagwood, Dr. Raghu Kacker, Ms. Lynne Rosenthal & Dr. James Yen (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Software Testing by Statistical Methods	Applications Track Specifications Paper 8A1 Ms. Martha Gray, Dr. Kathleen A. Kegley, Ms. Lynne Rosenthal (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Applications of Formal Specification Languages in Conformance Testing Paper 8A2 Ms. Hazel Curtis, Ms. Diana Burkhardt & Mr. Alfred Vella (Allstor Software / University of Luton) Automated Test Suites from Reverse Engineering and Planguage	Tools & Solutions Track Customer Satisfaction Paper 8S1 Mr. Martin Klaus (TakeFive Software) Beyond Testing: How to Fix Year 2000-Critical Code Paper 8S2 Dr. Antonio Cicu. Mr. Domenico Tappero Merlo, Mr. Francesco Bonelli, Mr. Sandro Francesconi Mr. Fabrizio Conicella & Mr. Fabio Valle (MetriQs Srl / OSRA SISTEMI) Managing a Customer's Requirements in a SME: A Process Improvement Initiative Using an IT-based Methodology and Tool	Management Track Process Improvement - II Paper 8M1 Mr. Lincoln Spector (Computer Journalist, Columnist, Humorist) Why Are Computers So Damned Funny? Paper 8M2 Dr. Karl E. Wiegers (Process Impact) Software Process Improvement: Ten Traps to Avoid	QuickStart Track Mini-Tutorial 8Q Mr. Douglas Hoffman (Software Quality Methods) A Taxonomy for Test Oracles
5:00 - 6:00	Vendor Networking Reception

[BACK TO TOP]

	Friday, 29 May 1998 CONFERENCE DAY #3
8:30 - 10:00 9	Technology Track Java - II Paper 9T1 Mr. Richard Kasperowski (Altisimo Computing) Automated Testing and Java Class Libraries Paper 9T2 Ms. Carla Schroer (Sun Microsystems) Java(tm) Platform Compatibility Testing	Applications Track TestWare Paper 9A1 Mr. David W. Carman, Mr. Siddhartha R. Dalal, Mr. Ashish Jain & Mr. Nachimuthu Karunanithi (Bellcore) A Test Generation Factory for Year 2000 Testing Paper 9A2 Mr. Keith Stobie (BEA Systems, Inc.) Testware Engineering	Tools & Solutions Track Real-World Experience Paper 9S1 Ms. Alka Jarvis (Cisco Systems) Applying Software Inspections - Real-Life Experience at Cisco Systems Paper 9S2 Mr. Stefan Mohacsi, Mr. Armin Beer & Mr. Christian Stary (SIEMENS/University of Linz) An Open Tool for Automated Tesitng of Interactive Software	Management Track Metrics Feedback Paper 9M1 Mr. Jon Huber (Hewlett-Packard) Developing Metrics for a Software Testing Organization Paper 9M2 Mr. Jeff Singer & Ms. Cindy Friedman (Ensemble Partners, Inc.) The Software End Game - Accurate Prediction of Time of Product Completion	QuickStart Track Mini-Tutorial 9Q Dr. Cem Kaner (Attorney at Law) Concise Test Planning
10:00 - 10:30	REFRESHMENTS
10:30 - 12:30 10	PLENARY SESSION (10P) Keynote 10P1: Mr. Dave Duchesneau (Boeing Commercial Airplane Group) Design for Test (Or, How to Make it Hard for the Pernicious Bugs to Hide) Keynote 10P2: Mr. Robert V. Binder (RBSC Corporation) Testing Object-Oriented Systems: Best Practices Session Introduction/Conference Conclusion Edward Miller (Software Research) [QW'98 Program Chair]

[BACK TO TOP]

	Stand-By Presentations
Stand-By	Technology Track Wednesday Dr. Michael R. Lyu (Chinese University of Hong Kong) A Phase-Based Approach to Integrate Reliable Software Thursday Mr. Dietmar Ernst, Mr. Frank Houdek & Mr. Thilo Schwinn (University of Ulm/Daimler-Benz AG) An Experimental Comparison of Static and Dynamic Defect Detection Techniques	Applications Track Thursday Mr. Leslie Allen Little (Aztek Engineering) Why Johnny Can't Read or Write Requirements	Tools & Solutions Track	Management Track Wednesday Mr. James R. Bindas (Intel Corporation) Lesson Learned: Transferring Software Development Best Known Methods (BKMs) between Product Lines

[BACK TO TOP]