SOFTWARE QUALITY WEEK EUROPE (QWE'99)
Brussels, Belgium
1-5 November 1999
PRELIMINARY
TECHNICAL PROGRAM
Theme: Lessons Learned
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3rd INTERNATIONAL
SOFTWARE QUALITY WEEK EUROPE (QWE'99) Brussels, Belgium 1-5 November 1999 PRELIMINARY TECHNICAL PROGRAM Theme: Lessons Learned |
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QUICK ACCESS TO THE FIVE DAY PROGRAM AT QWE'99
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The QWE'99 program is linked to speaker biographies and presentation abstracts.
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| Wednesday, 3 November 1999 CONFERENCE DAY #1
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| Exhibition: 10:00 AM to 18:00 PM | |||||
K18:30 |
PLENARY SESSIONS | ||||
| Conference Introduction/Session Introduction:
Edward Miller (Software Research, USA) |
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| Keynote 1:
Robert Binder (RSBC Corporation, USA) Lessons Learned: The State of the Art in Object-Oriented Testing |
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| Keynote 2:
Rainer Zimmerman (European Commission, Belgium) Lessons Learned: European Software Technology |
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| REFRESHMENTS IN EXHIBIT HALL | |||||
110:00 |
Tools/ Technology Track |
Applications/ Solutions Track |
Process/ Management Track |
Bonus Conference Track EUROPEAN ISSUES |
Vendor Technical Presentations |
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Paper 1T Axel Lankenau & Oliver Meyer (Bremen Institute of Safe Systems, Germany) Formal Methods in Robotics: Fault Tree Based Verification
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Paper 1A Nathalie Fuchs & Steven Van Schil (Gitek n.v., Netherlands) Structured Testing, a Must in a Validation Critical Environment
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Paper 1M Steven Quirke (X-pert Group, South Africa) How We Implemented a Change Control Process in a Large Financial Services Organization
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Paper 1B Pedro Gutierrez (European Software Institute, Spain) Roadmaps for SPI
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VT 1 Regis Mauger Mercury Interactive Testing E-Business Applications |
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| REFRESHMENTS IN EXHIBIT HALL EXHIBITS OPEN |
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211:00 |
Tools/Technology Track |
Applications/Solutions Track |
Process/Management Track |
Bonus Conference Track EUROPEAN ISSUES |
Vendor Technical Presentations |
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Paper 2T Roberto Delmiglio, F. Basili, E. Bendinelli, A. Manini, A. Rappelli & G. Rumi (Italtel SpA, Italy) Test Automation in Telecommunications Software: A Case Study on GPRS
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Paper 2A Tim Koomen & Rob Kuijt (IQUIP Informatica, Netherlands) Improving Developer's Tests
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Paper 2M Kishor Bapat (EWO Software, USA) Clean Management Begins with Clean Applications
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Paper 2B Luigi Buglione & Elixabete Ostolaza (European Software Institute, Spain) Achieving Business Excellence in SPI: Applying the EFQM/SPICE Integrated Model in Industry
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VT 2 Michael Jacobsen-Rey Reasoning Software GmbH Reasoning Inspector Plus - Protection against Software Failures through Automated Inspection |
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| 12:00 | CONFERENCE LUNCH AND NETWORKING IN EXHIBIT HALL | ||||
| Dessert served in Exhibits Room at 13:00 PM | |||||
314:00 |
Tools/Technology Track |
Applications/Solutions Track |
Process/Management Track |
Bonus Conference Track EUROPEAN ISSUES |
Vendor Technical Presentations |
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Paper 3T Mika Salmela, Jarmo Kalaoja & Jukka Korhonen (VTT Electronics, Finland) Automated Test Reuse for Product Families
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Paper 3A Henrik Oertel, Klaus Alvermann, Stephan Graeber & Lothar Thiel (Institute fur Flugmechanik, Germany) Developing Embedded Software for a Helicopter Testbed
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Paper 3M John Elliott & Peter Raynor-Smith (Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, England) Customer Satisfaction through Improved Requirements Understanding
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Paper 3B Pietro Moro & Antonio Cicu (OPTEC / QualityLab Consortium/MetriQs, Italy) Improving Software Documentation: Results of the ESSI PIE DOCPROVE Project
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VT 3 Cristian Radu Integri Test Environment for Terminal Certification |
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| REFRESHMENTS IN EXHIBIT HALL | |||||
415:00 |
Tools/Technology Track |
Applications/Solutions Track |
Process/Management Track |
Bonus Conference Track EUROPEAN ISSUES |
Vendor Technical Presentations |
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Paper 4T Martin Gonzalez-Rodriguez (University of Oviedo, Spain) Automatic Usability Testing for Hypermedia Navigational Graphs
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Paper 4A Wolfgang A. Halang & Matjaz Colnaric (FernUniversitaet, Germany) Engineering Safety Related Control Software in Developing Countries
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Paper 4M Marcelo Dalceggio & Alvaro Ruiz de Mendarozqueta (Banco Rio de la Plata SA, Argentina) Automated Software Inspection Process
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Paper 4B Andreas Rudolf & Rainer Pirker (IBM, Austria) How to Test the EURO Effectively
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VT 4 Chris C. Schotanus CMG TestFrame, organising the use of record and playback with Action Words |
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| REFRESHMENTS IN EXHIBIT HALL | |||||
516:00 |
Tools/Technology Track |
Applications/Solutions Track |
Process/Management Track |
Bonus Conference Track EUROPEAN ISSUES |
Vendor Technical Presentations |
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Paper 5T Hugh Newsam (Pi Technology, England) Automated Testing of COM Software in a RAD Environment |
Paper 5A Walter Baziuk (Nortel Networks, Canada) Developing Highly Reliable Products in "Internet Time"
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Paper 5M Hanna Luden (Getronics Software, Netherlands) Software Project Evaluation as a Vehicle for Software Process Improvement
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Paper 5B Otto Vinter (Software Engineering Mentor, Denmark) How to Apply for Funding from the IST Program
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VT 5 Geert Pinxten ps_testware Test Automation: Levering your test results |
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| 17:00 - 18:30 | Cocktail Party In Exhibit Hall | ||||
| Thursday, 4 November 1999 CONFERENCE DAY #2 | |||||
| Exhibition: 10:00 AM to 18:00 PM | |||||
K28:30 |
PLENARY SESSIONS | ||||
| Session Introduction:
Edward Miller (Software Research, USA) | |||||
| Keynote 3:
Martin Pol (IQUIP Informatica B.V., Netherlands) Lessons Learned: Test Process Improvement | |||||
| Keynote 4:
Harry Sneed (SES Software-Engineering Service GmbH, Germany) New Technology: Control Flow Animation as a Means of Class Testing | |||||
| Best Paper Award
Announcement of the QWE'99 Best Paper Award Sponsored by Gitek n.v. | |||||
| REFRESHMENTS IN EXHIBIT HALL EXHIBITS OPEN |
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610:00 |
Tools/Technology Track |
Applications/Solutions Track |
Process/Management Track |
Bonus Conference Track THE WEB |
Vendor Technical Presentations |
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Paper 6T Misha Dorman (IPL Information Processing, England) Testing C++: Why It's Hard and How to do it Well
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Paper 6A Jin-Cherng Lin (Tatung Institute of Technology, China) An Efficient Measurement for Assertion Placement
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Paper 6M Lieven Schouwaerts (Gitek n.v., Netherlands) How to Implement Structured Testing in Narrow Time Boxed Projects
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Paper 6B Scott Yara (Sandpiper Networks, Inc., USA) Performance 2000: Ensuring Consistent Web Site Performance
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VT 6 Larry Moffett & Jouko Luukas e-Strategy / CCC Professionals RiskDRIVER: Risk Management for Projects and Process Improvement | |
| REFRESHMENTS IN EXHIBIT HALL | |||||
711:00 |
Tools/Technology Track |
Applications/Solutions Track |
Process/Management Track |
Bonus Conference Track THE WEB |
Vendor Technical Presentations |
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Paper 7T Feng Nan (IBM China Research Lab, China) A New Tool for Measuring a Server's QoS with Multi-Workload
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Paper 7A Torsten Baumann, Rex Black, Serban Teodorescu & Gordon Page (Interactive Media, Canada) Integrated Test Automation of IVR-Telephony Applications and Client-Server Call Center Applications
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Paper 7M Rob Baarda & Tim Koomen (IQUIP Informatica BV, Netherlands) Risk Based Test Strategy
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Paper 7B Edward Miller (Software Research, USA) E-Commerce Reliability and Web Testing
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VT 7 David Eade McCabe & Associates Integrated Quality for the Real World |
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| 12:00 | CONFERENCE LUNCH AND NETWORKING | ||||
| Dessert served in Exhibits Room at 13:00 PM | |||||
814:00 |
Tools/ Technology Track |
Applications/ Solutions Track |
Process/ Management Track |
Bonus Conference Track THE WEB |
Vendor Technical Presentations |
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Paper 8T Narayana Jayaram (University of Westminster, England) Towards a Test Process Framework for Distributed Component-based Software
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Paper 8A Dave Locke & Catherine Connor (Rational Software Corporation, USA) How to Implement a Effective Requirements Management Process
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Paper 8M K. Dinesh, Pankaj Jalote, M.R. Bhashyam & S. Raghavan (Infosys Technologies Ltd., India) Managing the Transition from ISO to High Maturity Levels of the CMM
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Paper 8B Steven Rabin (Interworld Corporation, USA) e-Commerce Functional Testing and Performance Benchmarking - Methodology and Criteria
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VT 8 Ian Gilchrist IPL C++ Software Testing and Cantata++ | |
| REFRESHMENTS IN EXHIBIT HALL | |||||
915:00 |
Tools/Technology Track |
Applications/Solutions Track |
Process/Management Track |
Bonus Conference Track THE WEB |
Vendor Technical Presentations |
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Paper 9T Johan Swinnen (Gitek n.v., Netherlands) TESPRA: A Practical and Integrated Method for Test Control, Reporting and Estimation
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Paper 9A Peter Fröhlich & Johannes Link (ABB Corporate Research, Germany) Modeling Dynamic Behaviour Based on Use Cases
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Paper 9M Tim Koomen (IQUIP Informatica BV, Netherlands) Test Process Improvement Experiences: Everything you Always Wanted to Know...
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Paper 9B Jeff Schuster (Rational Software Corporation, USA) Effective Testing for Java-based Web Software
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VT 9 Ronnie Van Parijs Computer Associates International Automating Cleanroom Management | |
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1016:00 |
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Applications/Solutions Track |
Process/Management Track |
Bonus Conference Track THE WEB |
Vendor Technical Presentations |
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Paper 10T Thomas Drake (Coastal Research & Technology, USA) Extreme Quality: What Can We Learn From the Computer and Video Games Industry
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Paper 10A Mats Grindal (Enea Data AB, Sweden) A post-mortem Analysis of a Semi-Successful Client Server System Test Project
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Paper 10M David Powell (Interim Technology, England) Test Management -- Solutions for Project Improvement
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Paper 10B Benedikt Lutz (Siemens, Austria) Writing a Software Engineering Handbook for the Intranet
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VT 10 Ara Kouchakdjian Q-Labs Experience using Statistical Usage Testing at the FAA |
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| 17:00 - 18:30 | Special Evening Event | ||||
| Friday, 5 November 1999 CONFERENCE DAY #3 |
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119:00 |
Tools/Technology Track |
Applications/Solutions Track |
Process/Management Track |
Bonus Conference Track THE WEB |
Bonus Conference Track European Issues |
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Paper 11T Minsheng Liu & Arthur Gorges (Huengsberg AG, Germany) Improving Quality in the Software Development Process on the Basis of UML
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Paper 11A T. Ashok, Hema Gollamudi & Piyali Biswas (VeriFone India Ltd., India) A Model for Analysis of Software Testing Metrics for Process Improvements
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Paper 11M Jens Pas (ps_testware, Belgium) Managing your Test Costs
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Paper 11B Hans-Ludwig Hausen (GMD, Germany) Seven Views to Website Quality Modeling and Assessment
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Paper 11B - EI G. Bazzana, C. Baresi & G. Rumi (ONION S.p.A., Italy) RADIUM - Applying RAD to innovative ERP/E-commerce projects
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| REFRESHMENTS IN EXHIBIT HALL | |||||
1210:00 |
Tools/Technology Track |
Applications/Solutions Track |
Process/Management Track |
Bonus Conference Track THE WEB |
Bonus Conference Track European Issues |
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Paper 12T Johannes Ryser & Martin Glinz (University of Zurich, Switzerland) A Practical Approach to Validating and Testing Software Systems using Scenarios
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Paper 12A Niels-Bruun Svendsen (B-K Medical A/S, Denmark) Error Trending, Why & How
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Paper 12M Rob van der Pouw Kraan (Qualityhouse BV, Netherlands) Test Outsourcing: The First Experiences
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Paper 12B Elie Kanaan (Mercury Interactive, Israel) E-Commerce: Where Application Testing means Staying in Business
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Paper 12B - EI Dermot Hore (Optimal Systems Ltd, Ireland) The Impact on Staff of the Implementation of PVCS Technology
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K311:00 |
PLENARY SESSIONS | ||||
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Keynote 5:
Nick Borelli (Microsoft, USA) Seizing Control of the Development Lifecycle (QW'99 Best Paper) |
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Keynote 6:
Otto Vinter (Bruel & Kjaer Sound & Vibration Measurement A/S, Denmark) Lessons Learned: Experience Based Approaches to Process Improvement | |||||
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Conference Conclusion: Edward Miller (Software Research, USA) |
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Best Presentation Award Announcement of the QWE'99 Best Presentation Award Sponsored by Quality House | |||||
| Extra Presentations | |||
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Extra 1
Mark Paap
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Extra 2
Fawzy Soliman
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Extra 3
Narayana Jayaram
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