Victor Basili
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Victor R. Basili, born April 13, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York, is an Emeritus Professor at the Department of Computer Science and the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, both at University of Maryland
. He holds a Ph.D.
in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin
and two honorary degrees. He is a Fellow of both the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).
From 1982 through 1988 he was Chair of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland. He is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering - Maryland and from 1997-2004 was its Executive Director.
He is well-known for his works on measuring, evaluating, and improving the Software development process
, especially his papers on the Goal/Question /Metric Approach
, the Quality Improvement Paradigm, and the Experience Factory.
Many of these ideas developed through his affiliation with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Software Engineering Laboratory (SEL), which he helped to create and was one of its directors from 1976 through 2002.
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
. He holds a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
and two honorary degrees. He is a Fellow of both the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).
From 1982 through 1988 he was Chair of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland. He is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering - Maryland and from 1997-2004 was its Executive Director.
He is well-known for his works on measuring, evaluating, and improving the Software development process
Software development process
A software development process, also known as a software development life cycle , is a structure imposed on the development of a software product. Similar terms include software life cycle and software process. It is often considered a subset of systems development life cycle...
, especially his papers on the Goal/Question /Metric Approach
GQM
GQM, the acronym for "goal, question, metric", is an approach to software metrics that has been promoted by Victor Basili of the University of Maryland, College Park and the Software Engineering Laboratory at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center after supervising a Ph.D. thesis by Dr. David M....
, the Quality Improvement Paradigm, and the Experience Factory.
Many of these ideas developed through his affiliation with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Software Engineering Laboratory (SEL), which he helped to create and was one of its directors from 1976 through 2002.