Program Overview
Monday Feb 12 | Tuesday Feb 13 | Wednesday Feb 14 | Thursday Feb 15
Monday, February 12 – Specialist Workshops
Event: SAL, EEB
Registration, Breakfast, Lunch: SAL Lobby
Parking: Parking Structure A (PSA)
| 7:30 – 8:15 am | Continental breakfast |
| 8:15 – 10:00 am | Workshop |
| 10:00 – 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | Workshop |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 2:30 pm | Workshop |
| 2:30 – 3:00 pm | Break |
| 3:00 – 5:00 pm | Workshop |
Workshop 1a: Collaborative Design of Complex Systems, EEB 248
AM: Tutorials, Ann Majchrzak (USC)/ Phil More (MSBA); Barry Boehm (USC);
Lunch: Working Groups and Discussion
Collaborative Design through Boundary Objects
Ann Majchrzak (USC), Phil More (MSBA) - Powerpoint
Collaborative Design Workshop Overview
Barry Boehm (USC) - Powerpoint
Workshop 1b: COSYSMO, EEB 248
(PM: Ricardo Valerdi)
Workshop 2: Computer Security, SAL 322
AM: Cost Estimation, Ed Colbert/ Danni Wu;
PM: Threat Defense Modeling, Yue Chen - Powerpoint
Tuesday, February 13 – Annual Research Review
Event: Davidson's Conference Center (Embassy Room)
Registration, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner: University Club
Parking: Parking Structure D (PSD)
| 7:30 – 8:15 am | Continental breakfast |
| 8:15 – 8:45 am | CSSE and SAE Status and Plans Barry Boehm (USC), George Friedman (USC)- Powerpoint |
| 8:45 – 10:00 am | Cost and Security Modeling COSYSMO Costing Secure Systems Update Value Driven Security Threat Modeling for Off The Shelf Software Systems |
| 10:00 – 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | Human-System Integration Collaborative Design through Boundary Objects Update Collaborative Design Workshop Update |
| 12:00 – 2:00 pm | Lunch and Tool Demonstrations |
| 2:00 – 3:30 pm | Processes and Tools Value-Based Systems Engineering: Identifying and Explaining Dependencies An Empirical Study of LeanMBASE An Analytical Comparison between Pair Development and Software Development with Inspection Software Evaluation Testbed |
| 3:30 – 4:00 pm | Break |
| 4:00 – 5:30 pm | Architecture, COTS, and Requirements Hybrid Method for Formalizing WinWin Stakeholder Inputs eXtensible Tool-chain for Evaluation of Architectural Models A Framework for the Assessment and Selection of Software Components and Connectors in COTS-based Architectures |
| 5:30 – 8:30 pm | Affiliates Steering Group Dinner and Feedback |
Wednesday, February 14: Executive Workshop I : Presentations
Topic: The Top Three Software-Intensive System Risks
Event: Gerontology Building (Gerontology Auditorium)
Registration, Breakfast, Lunch: Gerontology Building
Parking: Parking Structure A (PSA)
| 7:30 – 8:15 am | Continental breakfast |
| 8:15 – 10:00 am | Architecture Complexity and Quality Tradeoffs Overview, Issues and Approaches From Dependable Architectures To Dependable Systems Architecture Tradeoff Analysis: Towards a Disciplined Approach to Balancing Quality Requirements |
| 10:00 – 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:30 am – 12:30 pm | Requirements Volatility Process Synchronization and Stabilization Disciplined Agility Using Anchor Point Milestones |
| 12:30 – 1:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 – 3:30 pm | Acquisition and Contracting Mismatches Acquisition Assessment Analyses Commercial Acquisition Practices Space Program Acquisition: Systems Engineering & Programmatic Improvements |
| 3:30 – 4:00 pm | Break |
| 4:00 – 5:00 pm | General Discussion: Working Group Formation Barry Boehm, Chair |
Thursday, February 15: Working Groups
Event: SAL, EEB (Rooms to be decided on Wednesday)
Registration, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner: SAL Lobby
Parking: Parking Structure A (PSA)
| 7:30 – 8:15 am | Continental breakfast |
| 8:15 – 10:00 am | Working Group |
| 10:00 – 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | Working Group |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 2:30 pm | Working Group |
| 2:30 – 3:00 pm | Break |
| 3:00 – 4:30 pm | Plenary Session: Working Group Summaries |
Working Group 1: Architecture Complexity and Quality Tradeoffs - Cancelled
Winsor Brown (USC), Leader; Alex Lam (USC), Scribe
Working Group 2: Requirements Volatility
Rick Selby (NGC), Leader; Dan Ingold (USC), Scribe (Workshop Summary - Powerpoint; Research - Excel)
Working Group 3: Acquisition and Contracting Mismatches
Rich Turner (SSCI), Leaders; DeWitt Latimer (USAF), Scribe (Workshop Summary - Powerpoint; Workshop Notes - Word)


