SWELL - An Introduction20100119, WTC, StockholmRichard Torkar (BTH)[email protected]
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Background
Programvaruteknik (software engineering)
Empirical research
PhD candidates often part-time in industry
More than 50% of the students are non-Swedish and the same applies to professors
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Software Engineering ResearchA model for technology transfer in practice by Gorschek et al.
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MdH, Västerås
BTH, RonnebyLTH, Lund
ITU & CTH, Göteborg
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Purpose and Goals
More PhDs (G1)
of international top class (G2) with
innovation & entrepren.-knowl. in VaV (G3)
Close contact & exchange:
industry <-> academy (G4) &
industry <-> industry (G5)
swe. innovation env <-> internat. best (G6)
“National Innovation driver for VaV”
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Summary of ActivitiesResearch study plan
Cross-use of seniors
IT support for PhD student process
Web, PR & Information
PhD courses
Industry reports on V&V
Glue course “Research Creativity & Innovation”
Summer courses by guest profs
Innovation workshops
Thesis prizes
PhD guest research abroad
Mobility to Industry
Common research applications
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Courses
SWELL “Glue” Course: CIV (Creativity and Innovation in SW V&V) ...
2009 20132010 2011 2012
PropTest
AutoV&V
SafetyV&V
Processes
PropTest
AutoV&V
From Research to Business
From Research to Business
From Research to Business
From Research to Business
From Research to Business
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Mobility AbroadOne PhD student has been abroad for four months
One will visit King’s College (UK) for two months during 2010
Lessons learned:
Too early go abroad before licentiate
Industry PhDs can mostly go within their company, otherwise hard to combine with industrial PhD students
Bring top professors to SWELL instead (summer school and as visitors)
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Industry Support
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Collaboration with Industry#
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
9 10
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Organisation
1+1+1 2 dokt+2 ind+3 akad
1+4
4+4+4+49+10
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V&V News Sweden
Blog on swell.se
News on SWELL, conferences etc.
“De-academize” new results
Web surveys
PhD students blogs
Students going abroad this year
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Happening now...
SWELL goes to China and visits CAS and Ericsson, China
SWELL participating in International Conference on Software Engineering and International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation
10% of the papers on the IC on Software Testing are from SWELL (up ‘till Jan. 2010 SWELL has produced 50 papers, approx. 20% co-written with industry - which to be honest is a bad thing...)
Again, new PhD student entering SWELL
10 students in the school now
More companies are interested in joining (discussion ongoing how this will be done)
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SWELL Scale for Industry Involvement
# Type Description
7
Collaboration
Employed by company
6Collaboration
Office at company
5Collaboration
Recurrent visits
4
Collaboration
Several visits
3 Exchange Data collection
2Visit
(One) Visit & discussions
1Visit
Presentation
0 Contact Initial
Modifiers: ? Planned collabA Co-applicantP Co-published
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Plans for next phase
Extend to 14-16 PhD students
Send senior PhD’s on visits abroad (one currently in China)
Involve international professors in summer schools
Industry/innovation workshops with wider invitations
Establish courses, course formats & industry participation
Decide on long-term funding strategy
Establish Master Thesis price (funding secured)
International and National Marketing
Process for consultancy company involvement
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Improvements?
Requirements on students reg. courses and mobility
Define excellence
Move money around...
Allow students to actively plan and execute e.g. the summer schools
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