1. ISESE2004 ymitani EASE/NAIST1 An Experimental Framework for Japanese Academic-Industry Collaboration in Empirical Software Engineering Research Yoshiki Mitani, Mike Barker, Koji Torii Nara Institute of Science and Technology ymitani@empirical.jp, mbarker@is.naist.jp, torii@is.naist.jp Seishiro Tsuruho Information-Technology Promotion Agency/ Kochi University of Technology tsuruho@ipa.go.jp Abstract Effective research in the field of empirical software engineering requires collaboration between academia and industry. However, in Japan, the academic side has traditionally had relatively little access to real software developers for field tests and other studies. Nor has industry had access to expertise accumulated in the academic institutions such as empirical methods, software metrics, and theories and models of software engineering. The authors are field-testing a framework for such collaboration aimed at resolving this issue. The poster illustrates this framework in the EASE (Empirical Approach to Software Engineering) project from the viewpoint of its conception, one year of initial use, and future expansion. References 1. The EASE Project, http://www.empirical.jp/ 2. Masao Ohira, Reishi Yokomori, Makoto Sakai, Ken-ichi Matsumoto, Katsuro Inoue, Koji Torii, “Empirical Project Monitor: A Tool for Mining Multiple Project Data”, International Workshop on Mining Software Repositories (MSR2004), Scotland, UK, 2004. (To be published) 3. Collins, S. & Wakoh, H. (2000) Universities and technology transfer in Japan: Recent reforms in historical perspective. Journal of Technology Transfer 25 p. 213-222 4. Kitchenham, B., and Budgen, D. (2002) Editorial Special issue: Empirical software engineering. IEE Proceedings-Software 149(5) 113. 5. Jeffery, R. & Scott, L. (2002) Has twenty-five years of empirical software engineering made a difference? Proceedings of the Ninth Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference

2. ISESE2004 ymitani EASE/NAIST2 Little access between Academia and Industry Academia Expertise accumulation Empirical methods Software metrics Theories of Software engineering Industry Real software developers & field tests, other studies. Real software development data.

3. ISESE2004 ymitani EASE/NAIST3 Key factors in academic-industry collaboration EASE Project Leadership Explicit Product Budget and resources Physical work place Project evolution strategy Academic side Newly developed Software Development Environment  EPM: Empirical Project monitor Seed money: Government (MEXT) Matching fund method Collaboration laboratory  Empirical SE Research Lab. Step by step: Three steps

4. ISESE2004 ymitani EASE/NAIST4 EPM: Empirical Project Monitor Software Development Environment Configuration Management Data Mailing list Management Data Issue Tracking Data Standardized Empirical SE data (XML) Repository (RDB) Analyzer Visual EPM: Empirical Project Monitor

5. ISESE2004 ymitani EASE/NAIST5 Empirical Software Engineering Research Lab. University Empirical Software Engineering Research Lab. Industry Collecting DataValidation of analysis result Adoption of models and knowledgeFeedback

6. ISESE2004 ymitani EASE/NAIST6 Empirical Software Engineering Research Framework :Step 1 EPM: Empirical Project Monitor tool Core Academic member Core Industry member Empirical SE Research Lab. Matching Fund Method International Advisor Government (MEXT) Budget (trigger) Supply resource Human power Technology cooperation R & D : EPM Development Academic-Industry collaboration *1 *1: Started 2003 April University Software Industry

7. ISESE2004 ymitani EASE/NAIST7 Empirical Software Engineering Research Framework :Step 2 EPM: Empirical Project Monitor tool Core member =EPM user company Core Academic member Core Industry member Empirical SE Research Lab. Matching Fund Method Supply EPM & its applied technology Offer real field data Apply EPM to real field R & D : EPM Development Academic-Industry collaboration *1 *2 *2: Started 2004 April University Software Industry

8. ISESE2004 ymitani EASE/NAIST8 Empirical Software Engineering Research Framework :Step 3 EPM: Empirical Project Monitor tool Empirical SE Community General member: Company, Individual Core member =EPM user company Core Academic member Core Industry member Empirical SE Research Lab. Matching Fund Method Research, Information exchange Publication Case study Supply EPM & its applied technology Offer real field data Apply EPM to real field R & D : EPM Development Academic-Industry collaboration *1 *2 *3 *3: Under Planning University Software Industry

9. ISESE2004 ymitani EASE/NAIST9 Empirical Software Engineering Research Framework EPM: Empirical Project Monitor tool Empirical SE Community General member: Company, Individual Core member =EPM user company Core Academic member Core Industry member Empirical SE Research Lab. Matching Fund Method International Advisor Government (MEXT) Budget (trigger) Supply resource Human power Technology Research, Information exchange Publication Case study Supply EPM & its applied technology Offer real field data Apply EPM to real field cooperation R & D : EPM Development Academic-Industry collaboration *1 *2 *3 *1: Started 2003 April *2: Started 2004 April *3: Under Planning University Software Industry

10. ISESE2004 ymitani EASE/NAIST10 Academia Industry.. Medium of EPM Gain access to real data from industry. Learn collaboration with industry. Get EPM platform for free. Learn to communicate with academia. Easier access to university research. Merit of the EASE Project