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Quality Week 2002

 San Francisco, California, USA   |   3 - 6 September 2002 

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QUICK ACCESS TO THE FOUR DAY PROGRAM AT QW2002
Pre-Conference Tutorials Tuesday 3 September 2002
Conference Day 1 Wednesday 4 September 2002
Conference Day 2 Thursday 5 September 2002
Conference Day 3 Friday 6 September 2002
Post Conference Workshops Friday 6 September 2002
Vendor Demonstration Sessions Wednesday 4 September 2002
Thursday 5 September 2002
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Tuesday 3 September 2002
PRE-CONFERENCE TUTORIALS
8:30
-
12:00
Tutorial A1

Test Automation: A Context-Driven Approach
Mr. Douglas Hoffman

Software Quality Methods, LLC. & Mr. Bret Pettichord
Tutorial B1

Web Site Robustness and Scalability Testing
Mr. Ross Collard

Consultant
Tutorial C1

Web Testing: A Practical Approach
Dr. Edward Miller

eValid, Inc.
Tutorial D1

Writing Good Requirements
(PART 1)

Mr. Erik Simmons

Intel Corporation
Tutorial E1

Practical Web/e-Commerce Stress Testing
(PART 1)

Mr. Robert Sabourin

Amibug.com
Tutorial F1

Test Management And Organization
Mr. Rex Black

RBCS, Inc.
Tutorial G1

Better Data: Better Testing
Mr. James Lyndsay

Workroom Productions Ltd.
12:00 - 1:30 TUTORIAL DAY LUNCH AND NETWORKING
1:30
-
5:00
Tutorial A2

Test Automation: Survey of Architectures
Mr. Bret Pettichord

Pettichord Consulting LLC & Mr. Douglas Hoffman
Tutorial B2

Security Testing for Web Sites, Web Applications and Software
Mr. Hung Nguyen

LogiGear Corporation
Tutorial C2

Software Projects -- Effective Estimating & Planning Techniques
Mr. Robert L. Galen

RGalen Consulting Group, LLC
Tutorial D2

Writing Good Requirements
(PART II)

Mr. Erik Simmons

Intel Corporation
Tutorial E2

Practical Web/e-Commerce Stress Testing
(PART II)

Mr. Robert Sabourin

Amibug.com
Tutorial F2

Managing Test Estimation
Mr. Rex Black

RBCS, Inc.
Tutorial G2

Paradigms Of Black Box Software Testing
Dr. Cem Kaner

Florida Institute of Technology
5:00 - 7:00 EXPO Open: Welcome Reception In The Exhibit Hall

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Wednesday 4 September 2002
CONFERENCE DAY #1
QW2002 Exhibition: 12:00 PM to 6:30 PM

1

8:30
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10:00
PLENARY SESSION
Plenary Session Introduction:
Dr. Edward Miller
(Software Research, Inc.)
Keynote 1G1:

Internet Reliability under Stress
Mr. Fred Baker

Cisco Systems
Keynote 1G2:

The Human Side of Risk
Mr. Erik Simmons

Intel Corporation
10:00 - 10:30 REFRESHMENTS IN EXHIBIT HALL
10:30


2


11:15
Vendor
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Internet
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Process
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QuickStart
Track
Session 2V1

Carrier Compliance Testing of Mobile Handsets
Mr. Mitch Krause

TestQuest, Inc.
Paper 2T1

Experience in Testing Pocket PC Applications
Mr. Ibrahim El-Far (Florida Institute of Technology), Ms. Florence Mottay (J.D. Edwards), & Dr. Herbert Thompson(System Integrity)

Paper 2A1

Testing and Managing Risky Content in the Online World
Mr. Michael Weider

Watchfire Corporation
Paper 2I1

Web Site Performance and Qos Monitoring
Dr. Ludmila Cherkasova

Hewlett Packard Labs
Paper 2P1

Outsourcing in QA and Testing
Mr. Vijay Sikka & Mr. Anurag Khemka

Nirixa, Inc.
Session 2Q

Effective Performance Test Planning and Implementation
Mr. Hung Nguyen

LogiGear Corporation
Session 2V2

Agile Software Process Improvement
Mr. Jessee Ring

Software Quality First
Paper 2T2

Quality Assurance Aspects in Developing a Component-based System
Dr. Josef Withalm

Siemens Ag
Paper 2A2

Testing A Large Scale Application
Mr. Peter Lafleur

Public Works & Government Services Canada
Paper 2I2

Web Services QoS Indicators
Dr. Selim Aissi

Intel
Paper 2P2

Creating Quality From Scratch: How To Build a Test Organization
Mr. Eric Patel

RapidSQA
12:00 - 1:30 CONFERENCE LUNCH AND NETWORKING IN EXHIBIT HALL
1:30

3


2:15
Vendor
Technical
Track
Technology
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Applications
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Internet
Track

 
Process
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QuickStart
Track
Session 3V1

Change Impact Testing
Mr. Joe Ponczak

McCabe & Associates
Paper 3T1

Interface-driven Model-based Test Generation of Java Test Drivers
Dr. Mark Blackburn, Robert Busser & Aaron Nauman

T-VEC Technologies/SPC & Dr. Ramaswamy Chandramouli
(National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Paper 3A1

Software Defect Arrival Modeling With the Weibull Distribution
Mr. Erik Simmons

Intel Corporation
Paper 3I1

Measuring and Improving Web Site Quality: A Consumer Focused System
Dr. John M. Ryan

Safe Shopping Network
Paper 3P1

Applied Six Sigma to Software Process Improvement
Dr. Huey-Der Chu

National Defense Management College
Session 3Q

A Short Course In Metrics & Measurement Dysfunction
Dr. Cem Kaner

Florida Institute of Technology
Session 3V2

DMS: Software Quality Enhancement via Automated software Analysis, modification and Generation
Dr. Ira Baxter

Semantic Designs, Inc.
Paper 3T2

Tool Support for Model Based Statistical Testing
Dr. Stacy Prowell & Mr. William Thomas Swain

The University of Tennessee
Paper 3A2

Using Defect Tracking Integrations to Improve your QA Process
Dr. Kelly A. Shaw

TeamShare, Inc
Paper 3I2

InBrowser WebSite Testing: The Client-Side Approach
Dr. Edward Miller

eValid, Inc., USA
Paper 3P2

Effort Estimation for QA Projects Statistical Approaches & Challenges
Mr. Raja Mohapatra & Mr. Bibhash Saha

Infosys Technologies Ltd
3:00 - 3:30 REFRESHMENTS IN EXHIBIT HALL
3:30

4


4:15
Vendor
Technical
Track
Technology
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Applications
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Internet
Track

 
Process
Track

 
Panel
Discussion
Session 4V1

To be announced.


Paper 4T1

Quality Process for XML Interfaces
Mr. Glenn Breslin

Independent
Paper 4A1

The mysteries of Unit Testing Explained for Testers
Mr. Michael Hackett

LogiGear Corporation
Paper 4I1

Bugs in Your Shopping Cart: A Taxonomy
Mr. Giri Vijayaraghavan & Dr. Cem Kaner

Florida Tech Dept of Computer Sciences
Paper 4P1

Big And Complex Projects: Beyond Extreme Programming
Mr. Joan Bosch Sole

NTE, s a.
Session 4Q

The Value of Agile Testing
Ross Collard

Consultant & Mr. Bret Pettichord
Pettichord Consulting
Session 4V2

LogiGear Corporation


Paper 4T2

Innovative WebSite Mapping Tool
Dr. Edward Miller

eValid, Inc.
Paper 4A2

Reduce Overall Project Development Costs with Structured Testing
Ms. Jan Grinnell

GovConnect
Paper 4I2

Deployment of Globalised Wireless Internet Applications
Mr. Ed Adams

VeriTest
Paper 4P2

'Excel'erating Test Status Reporting
Mr. Jim Hazen

SysTest Labs
5:00 - 6:30 EXPO RECEPTION
Drinks and hors d'oeuvres are served in the Expo Hall.
7:15




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Thursday 5 September 2002
CONFERENCE DAY #2
QW2002 Exhibition: 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM

5

8:30
-
10:00
PLENARY SESSION
Plenary Session Introduction:
Dr. Edward Miller
(Software Research, Inc.)
Keynote 5G1:

Science, Computer "Sciences", Mathematics, and Software Development
Prof. Dick Hamlet

Portland State University
Keynote 5G2:

Achieving Very High Reliability for Ubiquitous Information Technology
Mr. Robert V. Binder

Mobile Systems Verification
10:00 - 10:30 REFRESHMENTS IN EXHIBIT HALL
10:30

6


11:15
Vendor
Technical
Track
Technology
Track

 
Applications
Track

 
Internet
Track

 
Process
Track

 
QuickStart
Track
Session 6V1

Test Automation, Build to Last Action Based Testing Methods and Tools at Work!
Mr. Hans Buwalda

Logigear Corporation
Paper 6T1

Revisiting Comparisons between Manual and Automated testing
Mr. Anurag Khemka & Mr. Vijay Sikka

Nirixa, Inc.
Paper 6A1

Reducing Test Automation Maintenance Costs
Mr. Michael Waller & Timothy Nelson

STAMP Technologies
Paper 6I1

Performance Testing Applications In Internet Time
Ms. Nancy Landau

Alltel Technology Services
Paper 6P1

Optimizing Test Productivity to Maximize Product Quality
Dr. Nancy Eickelmann

Motorola
Session 6Q

Testimonial - A Fully Illustrated Overview of Software Testing
Mr. Robert Sabourin

Amibug.com
Session 6V2

To be announced.


Paper 6T2

A Custom Automation Framework and Test Case Management Solution
Mr. Darin Magoffin

PowerQuest
Paper 6A2

Risk Based Regression Testing
Mr. Gregory Pope

University of California LLNL
Paper 6I2

Comparative Strategies for Measuring the Internet: The Whole is More than the Sum of the P
Dr. Chris Overton

Keynote Systems, Inc.
Paper 6P2

Beta Testing -- Boot Camp Basics and Beyond
Mr. Ralph Dalebout

IBM Corporation
12:00 - 1:30 CONFERENCE LUNCH AND NETWORKING IN EXHIBIT HALL
1:30

7


2:15
Vendor
Technical
Track
Technology
Track

 
Applications
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Internet
Track

 
Process
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QuickStart
Track
Session 7V1

To be announced.


Paper 7T1

Streaming Media Quality: The Orphan Child of “Old Media” and Internet Flakiness
Dr. Chris Overton

Genimedia
& Dr. Simon Robins
Genimedia
Paper 7A1

Adventures in Session-based Testing
Mr. James Lyndsay, Workroom Productions Ltd. & Niel vanEeden, Jobpartners Ltd.


Paper 7I1

Get Real! The Importance of Realism in Web Site Capacity Assessment
Mr. Philip Joung

Caw Networks
Paper 7P1

Managing Test Products, The Next Challenge
Mr. Hans Buwalda

LogiGear Corporation
Session 7Q

Overview of ASQ's 2002 CSQE Body of Knowledge
Mr. Douglas Hoffman

Software Quality Methods, LLC.
Session 7V2

To be announced.


Paper 7T2

SPARTA: Architecture for Automated Testing of Network Protocol Stacks
Mr. Srivatsa Srinivasan & Mr. Sandeep Prabhu

Microsoft
Paper 7A2

Experiences with Action Based Testing, a Case Study
Mr. Flavio Y Kubagawa, QAD Inc. & Mr. Hans Buwalda, LogiGear Corp.


Paper 7I2

Don't Get Trampled by the Crowd: Realistic Load Testing of Web Sites Across the Internet
Mr. Eric D. Siegel

Keynote Systems, Inc.
Paper 7P2

A Climber’s View of Software Quality
Dr. John Dalbey

California Polytechnic State University
3:00 - 3:30 REFRESHMENTS IN EXHIBIT HALL
3:30

8


4:15
Vendor
Technical
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Internet
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Panel
Session
Session 8V1
To be announced.


Paper 8T1

Branch Coverage Tools For Arbitrary Languages made Easy!
Dr. Ira Baxter

Semantic Designs, Inc.
Paper 8A1

Using SW Process Assessment to Manage Quality of Suppliers: An Experience in Automotive [suppliers]
Dr. Fabrizio Fabbrini & Mr. Mario Fusani

IEI-CNR
Paper 8I1

Vulnerabilities and Developing for the Net
Mr. Robert A. Martin

The MITRE Corporation
Paper 8P1

Common Problems in Tool Adoption
Karen S. King

King Consulting
Session 8Q

Web Services QoS, Reliability, and Security
Dr. Selim Aissi

Intel
Session 8V2
To be announced.


Paper 8T2

Automating Testing on ASP.NET Applications
Mr. Thomas R. Arnold

Xtend Development, Inc.
Paper 8A2

Training Testing Professionals: Making the transition to Web Based Application Testing
Mr. Robert Sabourin

AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Paper 8I2

Implementing a Web Based Testing Framework
Mr. Steve Whitchurch

Network Associates, Inc.
Paper 8P2

The Making of an Open Source Stress Test Tool
Mr. Danny R. Faught

Tejas Software Consulting
5:00 - 6:00



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Friday 6 September 2002
CONFERENCE DAY #3

9


8:30
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10:00
Technology
Track

 
Applications
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Internet
Track

 
Process
Track

 
QuickStart
Track
Paper 9T1

Virtual Test Management: Rapid Testing Over Multiple Time Zone
Mr. Ed Adams

VeriTest
Paper 9A1

Performance and Scalability Bottlenecks in J2EE Applications
Mr. Ed Lycklama

Sitraka
Paper 9I1

Assessing risks in wireless solution implementation
Mr. Yiftach Resheff

Antenna Software
Paper 9P1

Testing Efficiency: Taking Advantage of Test Overlap
Ms. Lauri MacKinnon

PhaseForward Inc.
Session 9Q

A Survey of Freeware Test Tools
Mr. Danny Faught

Tejas Software Consulting
Paper 9T2

Cross Platform Framework For Integration Testing
Dr. Nagesh Vempaty

Aalayance Incorporated
Paper 9A2

Legacy Data Conversion: Making Coffee
Mr. Joshua Kitchen

IBeta
Paper 9I2


A Framework for Testing Wireless Applications
Mr. Ibrahim K. El-Far, Roussi Roussev, and Nattawut Sridranup

Florida Institute of Technology
Paper 9P2

Measuring the Effectiveness of Software Testers
Dr. Cem Kaner

Florida Institute of Technology
10:00
-
10:30
REFRESHMENTS
10:30

10


11:15
PLENARY SESSION
Plenary Session Introduction:
Dr. Edward Miller
(Software Research, Inc.)
Keynote 10G1:

Competitiveness Versus Security
Mr. Don O'Neill

Center for National Software Studies
Keynote 10G2:

You Want It When?
Mr. Gregory Pope

University of California LLNL
AWARDS PRESENTATION
12:30 - 1:30 LUNCH FOR WORKSHOP ATTENDEES

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Friday 6 September 2002
POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

W

1:30
-
5:00

Technology
Workshop W1

Introduction to Performance on the Internet and Web
Mr. Eric D. Siegel

Keynote Systems, Inc.
Applications
Workshop W2

Jump Starting Your Test Automation
Mr. Hung Nguyen & Hans Buwalda

LogiGear Corporation
Internet
Workshop W3

Performance Testing & Issues
Dr. Subraya BM

Infosys Technologies Ltd.
Management
Workshop W4

Bug Advocacy: Effective Bug Reporting
Mr. Cem Kaner

Florida Institute of Technology

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SB

Standby Presentations
Process
Track

The Essentials of Testing and Test Automation
Mr. Hans Buwalda

LogiGear Corporation

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