Dr. Ita Richardson
Senior Lecturer, Department of
Computer Science and Information Systems
and
Lero - Irish Software
Engineering Research Centre
Room Number: LRG-007, Lero Offices
Extension: 2765
Direct Line: + 353-61-202765
e-mail: ita.richardson@ul.ie
Research:
Current research projects:
·
Project Leader on Global Software Development for
Small and Medium Sized Enterprises - GSD for SMEs (www.lero.ie)
·
Member of Lero - the Irish Software Engineering
Research Centre (www.lero.ie)
·
S-Cube EU FP7 Network of Excellence
Specific Interests:
·
Software Process Improvement and its implementation in
Industry, especially in small (< 50 employees) companies
- Global Software
Development, focusing on Small Companies as part of the chain of
development
- Software Process
Improvement within the Automotive and Medical Device domains
- Software, Services and
Systems – Quality, Business Process Modelling
Recently completed research
projects:
·
Principal Investigator on Gender Audit at UL (Gender Audit @ UL) – SFI funded
project completed 2007
- Member of B4-STEP SFI
Investigator Team (www.b4step.ul.ie)
– SFI funded project completed 2006
General Interests:
·
Implementation of metrics as a tool to improve the
Software Process.
- Effects of business
functions on Software Process.
- Software as one element
of New Product Development.
- Women in Engineering,
Science and Technology.
Post-Graduate Research
Projects:
Supervision of
full-time and part-time PhD and MSc projects. Students’ projects focus on Software Process,
Global Software Development, Quality of Service, Business
Process Modelling.
We are interested particularly in the automotive and medical device
sectors and in small to medium sized enterprises.
If you are
interested in doing post-graduate research in any of these areas, feel free to
contact me. Available
opportunities on http://www.lero.ie/aboutlero/vacancies/.
International Conference on
Global Software Engineering
Doctoral Symposium Chair ICGSE 2008
Relevant
Web Sites:
Teaching
Interests:
- Software Quality
- Software Process
- Information Systems Modelling
- Systems Analysis and
Design
M.Sc. in Software Engineering:
This is a full-time and part-time course which started in AY 2004/2005
in the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems. This year, I have taken time out to
concentrate on research, but normally teach Software Engineering Quality. I have supervised student dissertations on a
project which is run through the GSD for SME project with Siemens Corporate
Research. From this project, I have a
number of Education Research publications.
Other
Interests:
- Recipient of Science
Foundation
- Recipient of Science
Foundation
- Member of Women in
Technology and Science (WITS) -
contact wits@iol.ie.
- Promotion of Engineering,
Science and Technology careers to young women.
- Relevant Web Sites:
Outside
Interests:
o
Life-Saving - Irish Water Safety
o
Swimming & Walking
o
Hurling, Football, Camogie
o
Choral singing
o
Skiing.