HOOD tutorial at TRI-Ada '91 ... and others, too!

HOOD tutorial at TRI-Ada '91 ... and others, too!

[Judy.Bamberger]

                       Ada:  Today's Accomplishments;
                             Tomorrow's Expectations


               FINAL PROGRAM - FINAL PROGRAM - FINAL PROGRAM

                                TRI-Ada '91
                         San Jose Convention Center
                            San Jose, California
                            October 21-25, 1991




              The largest worldwide conference and exposition
           devoted exclusively to the advancement of Ada software


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For  a  printed  copy  of  the  TRI-Ada '91 Final Program, or for additional
information, contact:

    TRI-Ada '91 - Danieli & O'Keefe Associates, Inc
    Conference Management
    490 Boston Post Road
    Sudbury MA  01776  USA

TO FAX:  CALL +1-508-443-4715.
OR CALL 1-800-833-7751 (in USA and Canada only) or +1-508-443-3330.

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FULL-DAY TUTORIALS:

   Introduction to Ada
   Ada:  Plugging in the Power Tool
   Design and Development of Large Ada Real Time Systems Using HOOD
   The Use of ANNA Specification Technology in Ada Software Development
   Ada/X Programming Interface
   Measuring and Improving Software Process Maturity
   Ada for the Handicapped

HALF-DAY TUTORIALS - MORNING:

   Tailoring an Ada Run-Time System
   Total Quality Management in a Software Environment

HALF-DAY TUTORIALS - AFTERNOON:

   Ada Real-Time Design Case Study
   Software Project Risk Management

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INTRODUCTION TO ADA [Full-1]
Dean Gonzalez, Independent Educator
Introduction  to  the  key  features  of  Ada  and  how  they can aid in the
development of quality software.  Discussion of Ada  features  that  can  be
exploited   for  implementation  validation,  object-oriented  methods,  and
software components.

For: Software professionals,  at  technical  or  management  level,  with  a
background in any high-level programming language.
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ADA:  PLUGGING IN THE POWER TOOL [Full-2]
Philippe Kruchten, Rational
Discussion  of  the largely under-used features of Ada and how their use can
be promoted by extended training and  the  development  of  Ada  design  and
coding standards.

For:    Technical managers, Ada educators, and software engineers who have a
general knowledge of Ada.
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DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE ADA REAL TIME SYSTEMS USING HOOD [Full-3]
Maurice Heitz, CISI Ingenierie
Overview of the Hierarchical Object Oriented Design (HOOD) method and how it
is  used  for  the  development  of  real-time  and distributed Ada systems.
Presentation  of  experiments  on  how  the  method  can  be   extended   by
incorporating formalisms and annotations.

For:  Software engineers, educators, as well as project managers of in large
Ada developments.
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THE USE  OF  ANNA  SPECIFICATION  TECHNOLOGY  IN  ADA  SOFTWARE  DEVELOPMENT
[Full-4]
Sriram  Sankar  and  David Luckham, Stanford University Program Analysis and
Verification Group
Comprehensive overview of ANNA (Annotations for Ada),  a  language  allowing
formal  assertions  in  Ada  programs.    Description  of  the  toolset  and
application techniques for use during all phases of the software development
lifecycle.

For:   Those with reasonable experience using Ada, though attendees need not
be formal methods experts.
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TAILORING AN ADA RUN-TIME SYSTEM [Half-5a]
Keith Hines, Motorola, Inc
Presentation of all information necessary to tailor an Ada  run-time  system
to  a  custom  hardware  architecture  and  insights into multiple tailoring
methods.

For: Anyone with a working knowledge of Ada who needs to know more about Ada
run-time systems.
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ADA REAL-TIME DESIGN CASE STUDY [Half-5b]
Mark Borger, Marilyn Keller, TeleSoft
Case  study  to  develop  attendees' ability to make informed decisions when
addressing real-time Ada application requirements.  Investigation of various
real-time  Ada  design  and  implementation  tradeoffs  by  comparing an Ada
tasking solution to a second Ada solution that is based on  using  real-time
executive primitives.

For:    Real-time  application designers and developers with Ada experience,
and technical managers of Ada real-time projects.
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ADA/X PROGRAMMING INTERFACE [Full-6]
Robert Smith, Jr. Timothy Schreyer, Unisys
Overview of the X Window system  client/server  architecture  including  the
layered  components  of X. Discussion of the X server and protocol, the Xlib
interface, toolkit intrinsics, and widget sets.

For:  Anyone with reasonable Ada experience; no prior experience with the  X
Window System in C or Ada required.
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MEASURING AND IMPROVING SOFTWARE PROCESS MATURITY [Full-7]
Judah Mogilensky, Contel Federal Systems
Presentation  of  the  Software  Engineering Institute's Software Capability
Maturity Model and its use in software process assessments and  evaluations.
Discussion  of the five maturity levels, differences between assessments and
evaluations,  and  of  the  factors  critical  to  making  software  process
improvement happen in organizations.

For:  Those  wanting  to  improve  the  software  process  maturity in their
organizations.
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TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN A SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENT [Half-8a]
Robert Schaller, Martin Marietta Information Systems Group
Exploration of the origins of TQM - what TQM is; what it is not.  Discussion
of  success  stories,  implementation  methodologies,  and  the relationship
between TQM and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

For:  Those who want to learn more about  TQM  and  how  it  fits  into  the
software development environment.
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SOFTWARE PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT [Half-8b]
Richard Fairley, Software Engineering Management Associates, Inc
Discussion  of  how  risk  management results in increased quality, improved
productivity,  and  predictability  of  outcome  for  software   development
projects.    Presentation  of  a  systematic  approach  to  risk management,
focusing on trade-offs among budget, technical issues, and quality.

For: Those who want to apply risk management techniques  to  their  software
projects.
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ADA FOR THE HANDICAPPED [Full-9]
Jolie Mason, Unisys
Hands-on   presentation  of  new  techniques  for  working  with  Ada,  with
sufficient hardware and software for each attendee to experiment  using  the
techniques taught.

For: Handicapped practitioners and would-be practitioners of Ada.

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