Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering (CESE)
Scientists
to Serve as Professors
for Several
University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering
Graduate Certificate Courses
September 8, 2009
College Park, Maryland - The Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering (CESE) has announced that several
of its principal scientists have developed and are teaching a variety of upcoming graduate courses in Software Engineering for
the Clark School of Engineering’s Graduate Certificate in Engineering program.
The graduate courses being offered for instruction by the Fraunhofer CESE scientists, beginning this fall semester, include:
• Software Engineering (ENPM 611) with Dr. Forrest Shull as the professor.
• System & Software Requirements (ENPM 612), with Dr. Lucas Layman as the scheduled professor.
• Software Design & Implementation (ENPM 613), with Dr. Arnab Ray as the professor.
• Software Testing & Maintenance (ENPM 614), with Dr. Mikael Lindvall as the scheduled professor.
According to Forrest Shull, a division director at CESE, “We have invested a great deal of time and planning into the development of
these courses, and have ensured the course content is top notch. Since we are very much on the front lines of where science, academia,
government, and business meet, we add considerable value to what the students will learn and apply in their professional lives. Look
for these courses to be very ‘real world.’“
Dr. George Syrmos, Executive Director, Office of Advanced Engineering Education in the Clark School stated: “Fraunhofer is a world
leader in Software Engineering research and development, and we went to them with a need to provide first-rate courses to the local and
national engineering communities.”
The Fraunhofer Center has made a long-term commitment to the Clark School and the courses are planned to be part of the university's
regular academic schedule. “This is a great opportunity for us to exercise our academic roots and demonstrate our strong connection
with the University of Maryland. Our extensive software-related engineering, development, and research projects give us the direct
and diverse skills and experience needed to improve the depth and scope of these courses and deliver exception quality to this
community.” stated CESE Executive Director Dr. Rance Cleaveland.
For further information on the graduate courses through the Clark School of Engineering go online to
www.advancedengineering.umd.edu.
About the Fraunhofer CESE
The Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering (CESE) is a not-for-profit applied research and technology transfer
organization and is affiliated with the University of Maryland and with its sister institute, the Fraunhofer Institute for
Experimental Software Engineering (IESE) in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The CESE is located in the new M Square research
facility also in College Park, Maryland.
The Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering (CESE) is led by executive director Dr. Rance Cleaveland who
is also a full computer science professor at University of Maryland College Park. Further information is available
through http://fc-md.umd.edu
or by calling Dr. Arnab Ray at 240.487.2914.
About the A. James Clark School of Engineering
The Clark School of Engineering is located on the University of Maryland campus in College Park, Maryland.
Founded in 1894, the school currently features 4500 students and 200 tenured and tenure-track faculty members
of which over 100 are fellows of engineering professional societies. Degrees offered include: Bachelor of Science,
Master of Science, Master of Engineering, Graduate Certificate in Engineering and Doctorate. Research programs
include: communications and networking, nanotechnology, bioengineering, reliability engineering, project management,
intelligent transportation systems and space robotics, electronic packaging and smart small systems and materials.
For further information visit:
www.eng.umd.edu
The Vision
FC-MD envisions an ever
increasing need for both
technology and research
organizations to better
integrate their efforts to
understand software and
the impact that software has
in the world.
FC-MD strives to be a
recognized leader in this
endeavor among industry,
government, and academia.