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SISTER project – WP2A tasks. Sylvia Ilieva Department Software Engineering FMI, Sofia University. Outline. SISTER project Objectives and Tasks of WP2A FMI background in software and services Current results from task 2.1a
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SISTER project – WP2A tasks Sylvia Ilieva Department Software Engineering FMI, Sofia University
Outline • SISTER project • Objectives and Tasks of WP2A • FMI background in software and services • Current results from task 2.1a • Subproject “Extend the determined joint research agenda in S&S for national priorities in Software and Services”
SISTER project • SISTER - Strengthening the ISTResearch Capacity Of Sofia University • Started: April 2008 • Expected end: March2011 (Sept 2011) • Approved funding: 1 000 000EUR • Source of finding: European commission, 7th Framework Program • Project manager: Prof. Roumen Nikolov
WP2A Objectives and tasks • Strengthening the human resource research capacity • Task 2a.1. Determining joint research agenda in S&S • Task 2a.4. Advancing education in S&S • Strengthening the research infrastructure • Task 2a.2. Establishing S&S research infrastructure • Strengthening and enlarging the network of RTD partners • Task 2a.3. Intensifying research potential 4
Background - education • Since 2004 MSc program in SE • Since 2006 BSc program in SE • Joint Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS) program – Sofia University and Stevens Institute of Technology • 1 March 2007 – establishment of Software Engineering department in FMI • PhD students in S&S since 2002
Background - projects • European projects • FP5 IST project eXPERT: best practice on e-business development methods • FP5 IST project WG ECUA: European COTS working group extension • FP5 IST project Diogen: A training web broker for IST professionals • FP6 IP Project TENCOMPETENCE: Building The European Network for Lifelong Competence Development • Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science project ‘Agile methodology for software development’ • NESSI members
WP2A, task 2.1a results • Defined research agenda and action plan for FMI in S&S
WP2A Partners • International partners • ATOS Origin, Spain • Mälardalen University, Sweden • University of Reading - ACET Centre, UK • University of Bolzano, Italy • National partners • Bulgarian Academy of Sciences • BASSCOM • ICT cluster
Subproject - aim • Extend the determined joint research agenda in S&S for national priorities in Software and Services • It will identify topics of S&S research that • constitute research urgencies at European levels – FP8 research objectives, ETPs, etc • map on national and regional interests • are in the research focus of Bulgarian scientific/academic groups and industry.
Subproject - approach • Similar to the approach already applied in 2.1a task, but improved and extended in two directions. • it will be applied on new data • analysed materials will be extended with input and feedback from industry.
Subproject – expected result • Document named Research agenda in S&S proposed to • the Ministry of Science and Education, National Scientific Fund, other governmental bodies, • Professional organizations - ICT cluster, BASSCOM, SMEs, • universities and academia
Subproject schedule • January 2011 – 1st workshop • June 2011 – 2nd workshop • Steps: • Methodology – March 2011 • Data gathered – May 2011, • Document v1 – June 2011 • Document v2+ recommendations – July 2011