1. CASE Center of Applied Software Engineering A bridge between Research and Industry Bolzano-Bozen, 17 October 2002

2. Bolzano, 17th October 2002 Prof. Ing. G. Succi2 The CASE … Center for Applied Software Engineering is an advanced R&D facility that promotes the collaboration in Applied Software Engineering between the Industry and the Free University of Bolzano/Bozen

3. Bolzano, 17th October 2002 Prof. Ing. G. Succi3 Goals Promoting excellence in software production Conducting experimental studies with its partner software companies, assessing qualitatively their practices and identifying areas for improvement

4. Bolzano, 17th October 2002 Prof. Ing. G. Succi4 Research Goals (1/2) Collection of software engineering data from partner firms using WebMetrics, a tool to compute, analyze and manage a customizable set of software metrics from code (C++, Java, Smalltalk, Cobol, RPG) Identification of models from experimental software engineering data via traditional statistical techniques

5. Bolzano, 17th October 2002 Prof. Ing. G. Succi5 Research Goals (2/2) Integrate results from existing studies in order to reveal patterns of underlying relations and causalities, the establishment of which will constitute general principles and cumulative knowledge (Meta-Analysis) Analysis of the most recent promising methodologies and tools (sw product lines, XP, AMs, etc.)

6. Bolzano, 17th October 2002 Prof. Ing. G. Succi6 The Team Prof. G. Succi (Director) Dr. B. Russo Mag. A. Janes Dott. F. Mattuzzi M. Pircher (Secretary)