PhD Course: Foundations of Digital Systems and Applications

Giu 172024

Foundations of Digital Systems and Applications

Dr. Zsolt Ercsey
University of Pécs, Hungary

Outline

Introduction to internet technology
Comparison of the business model of mobile operating systems (Android and iOS)
Introduction to a mobile tv recommendation system
Introduction to a sport shooting scheduling system
Solution of a human resource allocation problem

Schedule

Please register to the course through this form.

June 24th, 9.30-11.30 Aula F
June 25th, 9.30-12.30 Aula F
June 26th, 9.30-12.30 Aula F
June 28th, 9.30-11.30 Aula F (final test)

Exam

The final exam consists in a test, which will be taken on the last day of the course.

Seminar: Human-Centric Aspects of Software Architecture

Mag 222024

Human-Centric Aspects of Software Architecture

Prof. Rick Kazman & Prof. Hong-Mei Chen
University of Hawaii, Honolulu

Abstract

In 1992 the political consultant James Carville coined the much-quoted phrase “It’s the economy, stupid”. I shamelessly borrow and adapt Carville’s line, in the context of software architecture to be: “It’s the people, stupid”. A software architecture is not merely a technical artifact; it is a socio-technical artifact. Architects who forget or neglect this critical aspect of their architecture are doomed to failure. An architect is the fulcrum between the world of technology on the one hand, and the world of individuals, groups, and business needs on the other hand. An architect therefore needs to be not just a technical leader, but also a community shepherd. In this talk I will outline some of the non-technical dimensions of a software architect’s job, and describe some of the ways in which these can cause a project to succeed or fail. In addition I will show how a socio-technical ecosystem – a network representation of the technical artifacts as well as the human artifacts – can be captured, modeled, and analyzed, and the ways in which a project can be made better through this analytic lens.

Schedule

June 27th, 11:00-13:00 (Palazzo delle Scienze, Aula Magna Matematica)

BISS 2014 – Bertinoro International Spring School

Dic 182013

The consortium of Italian Computer Science PhD granting institutions under the auspices of GRIN, organizes an annual school offering three graduate-level courses aimed at first-year PhD students in Computer Science. In addition to introducing students to timely research topics, the school is meant to promote acquaintance and collaboration among young European researchers. The 2014 edition of the School is the 20th in the series.

The school will offer 3 courses each consisting of 13 hours of lectures:

Big Data Analysis of Patterns in Media Content – Nello Cristianini, University of Bristol (UK)
An Introduction to Probabilistic and Quantum Programming – Ugo Dal Lago, University of Bologna (Italy)
Development of dynamically evolving and self-adaptive software – Carlo Ghezzi, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)

Full details about the school are available here.