A. Professional Preparation
2009. Ph.D. Computer Science, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
2009. Information Assurance Professional, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
2007. M.S. Computer Science, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
2004. B.Tech. Computer Science, Punjab, INDIA
B. Appointments
2009 – present Assistant Professor – Department of Computer Science. North Dakota State University – Fargo, ND
2004 – 2009 Graduate Researcher– Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Mississippi State University – Starkville, MS
C. Qualifications
Dr. Walia received his PhD under the direction of Dr. Jeffrey Carver at Mississippi State University. His PhD work focused on developing and validating effective methods and tools for improving and measuring the quality of software artifacts. A major focus of this dissertation was to understand the thought process of developers so that software quality can be improved.
D. Research Interests
Empirical software engineering, Software errors; Software inspections and Software quality improvement, Requirements engineering, Human Cognition in Software Engineering, Managing and estimating software quality, Information Assurance, Software Engineering for computer security.
E. Publications
2009. Ph.D. Computer Science, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
2009. Information Assurance Professional, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
2007. M.S. Computer Science, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
2004. B.Tech. Computer Science, Punjab, INDIA
B. Appointments
2009 – present Assistant Professor – Department of Computer Science. North Dakota State University – Fargo, ND
2004 – 2009 Graduate Researcher– Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Mississippi State University – Starkville, MS
C. Qualifications
Dr. Walia received his PhD under the direction of Dr. Jeffrey Carver at Mississippi State University. His PhD work focused on developing and validating effective methods and tools for improving and measuring the quality of software artifacts. A major focus of this dissertation was to understand the thought process of developers so that software quality can be improved.
D. Research Interests
Empirical software engineering, Software errors; Software inspections and Software quality improvement, Requirements engineering, Human Cognition in Software Engineering, Managing and estimating software quality, Information Assurance, Software Engineering for computer security.
E. Publications
Refereed Articles
1. Radermacher, A., Walia, G., and Rummelt, R., “Assigning Student Programming Pairs Based on Their Mental Model: An Initial Empirical Investigation,” Proceedings of the 43rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. SIGCSE 2012: Teaching, Learning, and Collaborating. February 29 – March 3, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. [Acceptance Rate = 34.6% (100/289)] (To Appear)
2. Bender, L., Walia, G., Kambhampaty, K., Nygard, K. E., and Nygard, T. E. “Social Sensitivity and Classroom Team Projects: An Empirical Investigation,” Proceedings of the 43rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, SIGCSE 2012: Teaching, Learning, and Collaborating. February 29 – March 3, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. [Acceptance Rate = 34.6% (100/289)] (To Appear)
3. Aceituna, D., Do, H., Walia, G., and Lee, Seok-Won. "Evaluating the Use of Model-Based Requirements Verification Method: A Feasibility Study" EmpiRE 2011 International Workshop on Empirical Requirements Engineering. August 30, 2011 Trento, Italy. pp. 13-22. [Acceptance Rate = 30%(9/30)]
4. Nygard, K. E., Bender, L., Walia, G., Kong, J., Gagneja, K., and LeNoue, M. "Collaboration Using Social Networks for Team Projects" Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Frontiers in Education: Computer Science and Computer Engineering. July 18-21, 2011 Nevada, USA. [Acceptance Rate = 23%]
5. Radermacher, A., Walia, G. "Investigating Student-Instructor Interactions When Using Pair Programming: An Empirical Study," Proceedings of the 24th IEEE-CS Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training. May 22-24, 2011 Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii. pp. 41-50. [Acceptance Rate = 30%]
6. Potala, Y., Annadi, R., Kong, J., Walia, G., and Nygard, K. "Adapting Web Page Tables on Mobile Devices," International Journal of Handheld Computing Research, 2011.
7. Radermacher, A., Walia, G. "Investigating the Effective Implementation of Pair Programming: An Empirical Investigation," Proceedings of the 42nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. March 9-12, 2011 Dallas, Texas, USA. pp. 655-660. [Acceptance Rate = 34% (107/315)]
8. Walia, G., Carver, J. "Evaluate the Use of Requirement Error Abstraction and Classification Method for Preventing Errors During Artifact Creation: A Feasibility Study." Proceedings of the 21st IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering. November 1-4, 2010. San Jose, California. pp. 81-90. [Acceptance Rate =31% (40/130)]
9. Walia, G., and Carver, J. “A Systematic Literature Review to identify a classify Software Requirement Errors.” Information and Software Technology, Vol. 51, No.7. (July 2009), pp. 1087-1109.
10. Walia, G., and Carver, J. “Evaluating the Effect of the Number of Naturally Occurring Faults on the Estimates Produced by Capture-Recapture Models,” Proceedings of the 2009 International Conference on Software Testing, Verification, and Validation. April 1-4, 2009. Denver, CO, USA. p. 210-219. [Acceptance Rate = 33%]
11. Walia, G., and Carver, J. “STUDENT PAPER: The Effect of the Number of Defects on Estimates Produced by Capture-Recapture Models,” Proceedings of the 19th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering. November 10-14, 2008. Seattle, WA, USA. p. 305-306. [Acceptance Rate = 30%]
12. Walia, G., and Carver, J. “Evaluation of Capture-Recapture Models for Estimating the Abundance of Naturally Occurring Defects.” Proceedings of the 2nd ACM-IEEE International Symposium of Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement. October 9-10, 2008. Kaiserslautern, Germany. p. 158-167. [Acceptance Rate = 28% (28/100)]
10. Walia, G., and Carver, J. “Evaluating the Effect of the Number of Naturally Occurring Faults on the Estimates Produced by Capture-Recapture Models,” Proceedings of the 2009 International Conference on Software Testing, Verification, and Validation. April 1-4, 2009. Denver, CO, USA. p. 210-219. [Acceptance Rate = 33%]
11. Walia, G., and Carver, J. “STUDENT PAPER: The Effect of the Number of Defects on Estimates Produced by Capture-Recapture Models,” Proceedings of the 19th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering. November 10-14, 2008. Seattle, WA, USA. p. 305-306. [Acceptance Rate = 30%]
12. Walia, G., and Carver, J. “Evaluation of Capture-Recapture Models for Estimating the Abundance of Naturally Occurring Defects.” Proceedings of the 2nd ACM-IEEE International Symposium of Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement. October 9-10, 2008. Kaiserslautern, Germany. p. 158-167. [Acceptance Rate = 28% (28/100)]
13. Walia, G., Carver, J. and Nagappan, N. “The Effect of the Number of Inspectors on the Defect Estimates Produced by Capture-Recapture Models.” Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Software Engineering. May 10-18, 2008. Leipzig, Germany. p. 331-340. [Acceptance Rate = 15% (56/371)]
14. Walia, G., Carver, J. and Philip, T. "Requirement Error Abstraction and Classification: A Control Group Replicated Study." Proceedings of the 18th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering. November 5-9, 2007. Trollhättan, Sweden. p. 71-80. [Acceptance Rate = 30%]
15. Walia, G. and Carver, J. “Requirements Error Abstraction and Classification: An Empirical Study.” Proceedings of the 2006 International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering. Sept. 21-22, 2006. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. p. 336-345. [Acceptance Rate = 46% (40/87)]
14. Walia, G., Carver, J. and Philip, T. "Requirement Error Abstraction and Classification: A Control Group Replicated Study." Proceedings of the 18th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering. November 5-9, 2007. Trollhättan, Sweden. p. 71-80. [Acceptance Rate = 30%]
15. Walia, G. and Carver, J. “Requirements Error Abstraction and Classification: An Empirical Study.” Proceedings of the 2006 International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering. Sept. 21-22, 2006. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. p. 336-345. [Acceptance Rate = 46% (40/87)]
Technical Reports
16. Radermacher, A., Walia, G., Myronovych, O., Abufardeh, S., and Rummelt, R., "Investigating the Use of Pair Programming at North Dakota State University: A Family of Empirical Studies," Technical Report, The Department of Computer Science, North Dakota State University, 2010.
17. Walia, G., and Carver, J. "Using Error Abstraction and Classification to Improve the Quality of Requirements: Conclusions from Family of Studies." Technical Report, The Department of Computer Science, North Dakota State university, 2010, http://cs.ndsu.edu/research/reports.htm
18. Walia, G. “Using Error Modeling To Improve And Control Software Quality: An Empirical Investigation," PhD. Thesis, Mississippi State University, 2009.
19. Walia, G., and Carver, J. “Evaluating the Effect of the Number of Naturally Occurring Faults on the Estimates Produced by Capture-Recapture Models.” Technical Report, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Mississippi State University, August 10, 2008. MSU-081028-2.
20. Walia, G., and Carver, J. “Using Error Abstraction and Classification to Improve Quality of Requirements: Conclusions after Three Controlled Experiments.” Technical Report, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Mississippi State University, August 10, 2008. MSU-081028-1.
21. Walia, G., and Carver, J. “Development of Requirement Error Taxonomy as a Quality Improvement Approach: A Systematic Literature Review.” Technical Report, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Mississippi State University, April 4, 2007. MSU-070404.
22. Walia, G. “Empirical Validation of Requirement Error Abstraction and Classification: A Multidisciplinary Approach,: M.S. Thesis, Mississippi State University, 2006. MSU060606.
F. Synergistic Activities
Reviewer:
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Review Panelist (years 2009 and 2011).
- Annals of Nuclear Energy
- The 2nd Engineering International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement
- The 20th International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge
- The 2nd International Conference on Software Testing, Verification, and Validation
G. Collaborators
- Jeffrey C. Carver – University of Alabama
- Hyunsook Do – North Dakota State University
- Gary Bradshaw – Mississippi State University
- Rosanna Guadagno – University of Alabama
- Verlin Hinsz – North Dakota State University
- Dave Froslie – Microsoft Research
- Thomas Philip – Mississippi State University
- Dean Knudson – North Dakota State University
- Kenneth Magel – North Dakota State University
- Kendall Nygard – North Dakota State University
- Juan Jen Li - North Dakota State University
- Jun Kong – North Dakota State University
- Nachiappan Naggapan – Microsoft Research
- Pradeep Amaran - M.S. in Computer Science
- Ramakanth Annadi - M.S in Computer Science
- Kaustubh Saxena - M.S in Computer Science
- Sana Rehman - M.S in Computer Science
- Haribabu Bavanari - M.S in Computer Science
- Alex Radermacher - PhD in Computer Science
- Reshma Hegde - M.S in Computer Science
- Avijeet Tomer - M.S in Computer Science
- Sonu Sharma - M.S in Computer Science
- Narendar Mandala - M.S in Computer Science
