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TRESE GroupDepartment of Computer ScienceUniversity of TwenteP.O. Box 2177500 AE Enschede, The Netherlandstrese@cs.utwente.nl
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Table of contents
industrial cooperation
effectiveness
the problems
technology
efficiency
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The problems of our target industry
Software systems are large, complex and generallydistributed:
•embedded, parallel systems, networked systems,Internet-support, human interaction, dynamictopology, dynamic updates, etc.
Software systems are long-lived:
•product families, specialized products.
the problems
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The problems of our target industry (cont’ed)
Software systems are in continuous evolution:
•technology evolution, market evolution, networkedclients, etc.
Right balance between functional and quality requir’s:
•functionality;
•robustness
•adaptability;
•performance;
•etc.
the problems
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The problems of our target industry (cont’ed)
Scalable and optimizing systems:
•dynamic evolution of size;
•dynamic context;
Efficient, effective and flexible software production:
•time to market;
•flexible software production;
Maintenance is an integral part of the process:
•Maintenance is to be considered right from the begin.
the problems
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Industrial cooperation
Student graduation thesis:
•depends on the availability and quality of the students;
Consulting:
•involved in small-large project consulting mainly onarchitecture audits and design;
Industrial cooperation
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Industrial cooperation
Joint projects:
•long-term (3-4 years) projects.
Professional courses:
•presented more than 80 professional courses.
Industrial cooperation
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What canwe offer?
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Effectiveness
effectiveness
Effectiveness: getting closer to the business objectives
Business manager: client satisfaction
Technical manager: future product architecturing
Software engineer: analysis & design techniques
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TRESE: effectiveness through thesynthesis approach
effectiveness
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TRESE: effectiveness through theindustry-as-laboratory approach
effectiveness
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research topics
research
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Technology
Business manager: features versus time
Technical manager: satisfying quality demands
Software engineer: technical solutions
technology
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•Architectures
•Patterns
•Frameworks
•Heuristics
•Languages
•Components
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Efficiency
efficiency
Efficiency: more work per unit of money
Business manager: low-risk investment
Technical manager: on time product development
Software engineer: technology transfer
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TRESE: concurrent research
efficiency
•Research activities are defined in parallel to productdevelopment;
•Research goals are initiated from the actual andexpected demands of the future product releases;
•Planned gradual integration of research results;
•Explicit research exploitation plan;
•Technology transfer services are provided.
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References to our research activities
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•Industry-as-laboratory and concurrentresearch:http://trese.cs.utwente.nl/target_industry/what_can_trese_offer.htm