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MASTER OF SCIENCE PROJECT DEFENSE BY: Karthik Raj Katipally

When: Wednesday, May 25, 2016
9:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Where: Science & Engineering Building, Lester W. Cory Conference Room: Room 213A
Cost: free
Description: TOPIC: DESIGN AND TEST OF AN OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE RELIABILITY TOOL

LOCATION: Lester W. Cory Conference Room, Science & Engineering Building (Group II), Room 213A

ABSTRACT:
This master's project is part of a software reliability research project to design and test an open-source software reliability tool. The goal of this project was to design a tool to assess the reliability of software from failure data. The tool enables large software vendors to track the reliability growth of their software and predict reliability after release. The tool implements mathematical software reliability growth models (SRGM). Tools implementing SRGM are available. However, the distinguishing factor of this tool is an open-source web-based tool, which can provide software reliability estimation as a service. This presentation describes a detailed procedure to integrate a new SRGM into the tool, referred to simply as the software reliability tool (SRT) and possesses a modular approach to integrate any new or existing model.

The model architecture is loosely coupled with the SRT architecture, simplifying integration to allow a contributor to focus on the mathematical details of their model rather than the design elements of the tool architecture. The tool architecture validates the model and integrates it transparently. Contributors can apply their model to failure data immediately after model validation. This flexible architecture will allow reliability researchers and practitioners to integrate their own models and use the tool under an open-source license agreement. The contributors can also compare models with respect to measures such as robustness of data handling and efficiency. Model validation requires that a contributor follow procedural steps and conventions essential for model integration. The project report also serves as a guide for model contributors and an overview of the necessary details of the tool architecture.

NOTE: All ECE Graduate Students are ENCOURAGED to attend.
All interested parties are invited to attend. Open to the public.

Advisor: Dr. Lance Fiondella
Committee Members: Dr. Liudong Xing and Dr. Honggang Wang, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

*For further information, please contact Dr. Lance Fiondella at 508.999.8596, or via email at lfiondella@umassd.edu.
Topical Areas: General Public, University Community, College of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering