Research

Research

My research focuses on software measurement and software estimation, with particular interests in COSMIC functional size measurement, early software sizing, software size–effort relationships, and software engineering education.

Research Interests

Software Measurement
Software Estimation
COSMIC Functional Size Measurement
Early Software Sizing
Software Size–Effort Relationships
Software Engineering Education
Educational Games for Software Engineering

Selected Research Projects

Software Estimation

Comparative Study of Early Software Sizing Techniques

A comparative study of fifteen techniques for estimating software functional size from early and incomplete software requirements.

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Comparative Study of Early Software Sizing Techniques
Software Engineering Education

Software Estimation Educational Games

Design and development of a suite of six educational games for teaching software estimation concepts and decision-making.

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Software Estimation Educational Games
COSMIC

Functional Sizing of a Software Application Generator

A case study applying COSMIC functional size measurement to the SimSE educational game generator and its generated software products.

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Functional Sizing of a Software Application Generator
Software Measurement

COSMIC Measurement of a Software Version Upgrade

A case study applying the COSMIC ISO standard to a software version upgrade, with a focus on measurement and management lessons.

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COSMIC Measurement of a Software Version Upgrade