2009 IEEE Annual Election Candidates - Division VIII

SUSAN K. (KATHY) LAND
(Nominated by IEEE Division VIII)

Principal Software Systems Engineer
The MITRE Corporation
Hunstville, Alabama, USA

Kathy is a Principle Software Systems Engineer for MITRE in Huntsville, Alabama. MITRE is a not-for-profit organization chartered to operate in the public interest managing three Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) for the U.S. government.  She currently supports multiple projects for MITRE’s Software and Systems Engineering Department.  Ms. Land is the 2009 President of the IEEE Computer Society (CS) and has served on the CS Board of Governors and in a variety of volunteer positions. In 2007, she was the recipient of the IEEE Standards Association Standards Medallion.  She has more than 23 years of industry experience in the application of software engineering methodologies, the management of information systems, and leadership of software development teams. Ms. Land is the author or co-author of a number of texts, papers, podcasts, webinars all supporting sound software engineering principles and practical application of software process methodologies.

IEEE Activities – (A’01-S’01-AS’04-SM’04) COMMITTEES/BOARDS: IEEE Technical Activities Board (TAB), 2009.  IEEE OU Conference and Education Activities Cooperation AdHoc Committee, 2009.  IEEE China and Emerging Markets AdHoc Committee, 2009.  IEEE Women in Engineering, IEEE CS Liaison/Member, 2008.  IEEE TAB Ethics and Conflict Resolution Committee, 2008-09.  IEEE Standards Association, 2000-09.  IEEE Employee Benefits Committee, 2008.  TAB Awards and Recognition Committee, Corresponding Member, 2009.  SOCIETY: IEEE Computer Society (CS): President, 2009; President-Elect, 2008; First Vice President for Conferences and Tutorials, 2007; Second Vice President for Standards Activities, 2006; Vice President for Standards Activities, 2005; Awards Committee, Technical Achievement Award Subcommittee, Chair, 2005-07; Constitution and Bylaws Committee, Co-Chair, 2008; Nominations Committee, 2008; Personnel and Compensation Committee, 2007-09; Planning Committee, 2004-08; Distance Learning Committee, 2004-06; Competitions Committee, 2003-08; Distinguished Visitors Program, 2005-08; IEEE CS Software Engineering Portfolio Oversight Committee, 2005-06; Software and Systems Engineering Standards Management Board, 2001-05; Software and Systems Engineering Standards Committee, 2001-09; IEEE Computer Society Software Engineering Online, Board of Editors, 2003-06; IEEE CS Software Engineering Portfolio Oversight Committee, 2005-06.  CONFERENCE: International Software Engineering Standards Symposium (ISESS), Publicity Chair, 1999-2001. REPRESENTATIVE:  IEEE Sensors Council, Member, 2009.  AWARDS: IEEE Standards Association (SA) Standards Medallion, 2007.  IEEE Computer Society Outstanding Contribution Award, 2006 (2).  IEEE Computer Society International Design Competition (CSIDC) Certificate of Appreciation, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003.  IEEE Computer Society Golden Core, 2005.  IEEE Computer Society Planning Committee Certificate of Appreciation, 2005.  IEEE Computer Society Standards Board Certificate of Appreciation, 2004. 

IEEE Accomplishments – During my tenure as a volunteer for the IEEE Computer Society, I have supported Society efforts for financial recovery and future growth.  I have worked to increase revenues in the areas of standards activities, conferences, publications, and governance and remain dedicated to increasing the value proposition provided to all of our members. 

Many Computer Society volunteers and staff collaborated to transform Society governance and infrastructure. We have been working toward a solution, gaining momentum, and portions of this solution are beginning to roll out.  We are co-branding products with IEEE SA, working to increase the efficiency of our conferences management and publications, and remain focused on providing practitioner support. 

As a member of the IEEE Technical Activities Board (TAB) and IEEE Standards Association (SA) I have remained committed to these notions of quality, collaboration, and responsibility.  I look for opportunities to grow the IEEE, our societies and activities, all while returning the best possible, quality experience, to our members. 

Statement – Fiscal responsibility during these economic times is essential to our continued success, future growth, and membership support.  The IEEE and the Computer Society will continue to have to make tough decisions, prioritizing efforts that will support the IEEE goals and vision while providing the most benefit to our membership. I will continue to work to deliver increasing value to both IEEE and Computer Society members.

As volunteers, we should all look to find ways to help both IEEE and the Computer Society provide its customers with total solution improvements.  If elected, I will strive to ensure that our products are relevant to the marketplace, are affordable, and provide a consistent view of the state of the practice.  I will continue to support the definition of initiatives and direction that enable collaboration, support interoperability, strengthen our marketing, and sustain plans for fiscal responsibility. 

Our collective strength is based upon the contributions of individual members. As we celebrate the 125^th anniversary of our organization, I would like to thank you for belonging to IEEE.

JAMES W. MOORE
(Nominated by IEEE Division VIII)

Senior Principal Engineer
The MITRE Corporation
McLean, Virginia, USA

James W. Moore (CSDP, FIEEE) is a 40-year veteran of software engineering in IBM and the MITRE Corporation, where he is a Senior Principal Engineer. He served as a member of the US Federal Advisory Board on Ada and served as the convener of the Working Group standardizing the Ada programming language. He has also served as the Chair of the US Technical Advisory Group and Head of Delegation to the ISO/IEC Subcommittee on software and systems engineering. He was a member of the Editorial Board of the 2002 revision of the Encyclopedia of Software Engineering. His latest book on software engineering standards was published in 2006. He holds two US patents and—dating to times when software was not regarded as patentable—two "defensive publications". He graduated from the University of North Carolina with a BS in Mathematics, and Syracuse University with an MS in Systems and Information Science.

IEEE Activities – (AF’94-M’96-SM'98-F’06) COMMITTEES/BOARD: TAB Conferences Committee, Standards Association Representative, 2000.  IEEE Standards Association: Standards Board, 2000-01; Review Committee, Chair, 2000-01.  SOCIETY: Computer Society: Board of Governors, 2006-08, 2001-04; Vice President – Professional Activities, 2008; Professional Practices Committee, Chair, 2005-07; Electronic Products & Services, 2^nd Vice President, 2005; Vice President – Standards Activities, 2003-04.  PUBLICATION: Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge, Executive Editor, 1997-2004.  REPRESENTATIVE: ISO/IEC/JTC 1/SC 7 (Software & Sys Eng), IEEE CS Liaison, 2001-09.  AWARDS: IEEE-SA International Award, 2007.  IEEE-CS Outstanding Contribution Award, 2007, 2006, 2001.  IEEE Fellow, 2006.  IEEE Third Millennium Medal, 2000.  Computer Society Golden Core, 1995.  Third International Conference on Software Reuse Best Paper Award, 1994.  Eighth International Conference on Software Quality Best Paper Award, 1994.  IEEE-CS Meritorious Service Award, 1993.

IEEE Accomplishments – In 23 years of service to the IEEE Computer Society and the IEEE Standards Association, Moore has pursued the application of engineering principles to modern information technology and software problems, providing key contributions to the standards for POSIX and Ada. In 1995, he began working on the craft-based techniques of software development, taking on the job of “harmonizing” the inconsistent standards of ISO/IEC and IEEE on the subject—a program which is close to completion. In 1997, he began working with others in developing an engineering-based codification of software development, resulting in a cornerstone for the discipline, the 2004 Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge. As Chair of the IEEE Computer Society’s Professional Practices Committee, he led efforts to align the SWEBOK Guide with the model curriculum for software engineering and with the Computer Society’s two certification programs, resulting in a single statement of the content and boundaries of the software engineering discipline—a baseline which has been largely accepted by external groups developing a master’s level curriculum in software engineering and providing a path to licensure in the US of software engineers.

Statement – The Institute and its Computer Society should be natural partners in pursuing the challenges of the 21^st century. The Institute’s membership comprises the leading knowledge of modern electronic engineering principles while the IEEE Computer Society’s membership draws upon leading knowledge of information technology and software development. What better place to embed modern software and information technology into time-tested principles of engineering? During my service to the IEEE, I have dedicated myself to that proposition—first, through standardization activities, and recently, through engineering-based codification of the knowledge and competencies of the software discipline. It now appears that a path to licensure of “software engineers” will be established in the US as early as 2011. I want the IEEE to be the “go-to” place for those new engineers as well as software engineers around the world.