Institute for Software Research [ISR]

PIs: Richard Taylor

Sponsors: Intel, The Aerospace Corporation, The Boeing Company, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., IBM Research Division, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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ISR is dedicated to: ~ fostering innovative basic and applied research in software and information technologies; ~ working with established companies, start-ups, government agencies, and standards bodies to develop and transition the technologies to widespread and practical application; ~ educating the next generation of software researchers and practitioners in advanced software technologies; and ~ supporting the public service mission of the University of California in developing the economic basis of the State of California. The Institute's research emphases include Analysis and Testing, Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Configuration Management, Environments, Human-Computer Interaction, Hypermedia, Information Visualization, Internet-scale Event Notification, Open Source Software Development, Privacy and Security, Software Acquisition and Electronic Commerce, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Software Engineering Education, and Software Understanding.