Computer Science Department

Robert B. France

Professor

Voice: (970) 491-6356, Fax: (970) 491-2466

Email: france At cs . colostate . edu

U.S. Mail:
Computer Science Department
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1873

Office location: Room 458, 4^th floor, Computer Science Building

Office Hours: Fall 2012 – M, W: 10:00 AM-11:30AM, or by appointment

Curriculum Vitae

Information on submitting to the International Journal on Software and System Modeling (SoSyM)

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The Repository for Model Driven Development (ReMoDD) is now available

MODELS 2012
Deadline for Abstracts – March 19, 2012;
Deadline for Full papers – April 2, 2012

Funded Projects

Lightweight Scenario-Based Analysis of Software Models.
Funded by the National Science Foundation. PI: R. France. Supports work on developing scenario-based analysis techniques and tools for the UML.

The NSF/INRIA REUSSI Program: Research Experience for US Students at INRIA.
PI: R. France. This NSF funded program funds student internships at INRIA in France.

The Repository for Model Driven Development (REMODD) Project.
Funded by the National Science Foundation. PI: R. France; CO-PI's: Jim Bieman (CSU), and Betty Cheng (Michigan State University). Project focuses on developing and deploying a repository of artifacts supporting research and education in the Model-Driven Development (MDD) area.

Courses

Spring 2012

· CS517/CS517DL: Software Specification and Design (on-campus, online)

Fall 2011

· CS314: Software Development Methods

· CS614: Advanced Software Engineering Topics (Focus: Formal Analysis of Software)

Career Overview

First year at CSU: August 1998
1992-1998: Assistant\Associate Professor, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
1990-1992: Post-doctoral research at UMIACS, University of Maryland at College Park
1990: PhD, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
1984: BSc (First Class Honours), University of the West Indies, Trinidad

Awards

2008: Ten Year Most Influential Paper Award – MODELS 2008

MODELS marked its ten year anniversary in 2008 by awarding its first “Ten Year Most Influential” paper award. A paper I co-authored with other founding members of the pUML (precise UML) group received the award.

The UML as a Formal Modeling Notation - Andy Evans, Robert B. France, Kevin Lano, Bernhard Rumpe

2007: A Best Paper Award - MODELS 2007 Workshop on Aspect Oriented Modeling (AOM)

· A Generic Approach For Automatic Model Composition – F. Fleurey, B. Baudry, R. France, and S. Ghosh

2002: Best Paper Award - International Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer Systems (ICECCS 2002)

· Using Aspects to Design a Secure System - Geri Georg, Indrakshi Ray, Robert France

1999: Best Paper Award - The Tel-isphere'99 Commonwealth of Learning Conference

· Towards an Internet-Based Education Model for Caribbean Countries - Emanuel Grant, Robert France

1998: Best Paper Award - The Ninth International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE'98)

· Incorporating a Formal Design Technique in an Industrial Setting - Robert France, Robert Busser, Maha Boughdadi

Research Activities

Selected Publications
MATT Equipe Associee: INRIA/CSU Collaboration on Models, Aspects, Transformation and Tests: PI: Benoit Baudry, INRIA, Rennes, France; CSU Collaborators: R. France, S. Ghosh
Florida International University Communication Virtual Machine project: Collaboration with Peter Clarke at FIU
University of Nice/CSU collaboration on Software Product Lines: Collaboration with Philippe Lahire, Philippe Collete and Mathieu Acher
Model Driven Engineering Research: Aspect Oriented Modeling (AOM), model composition, testing models
Recent Invited Talks

Other Research Activities (pUML, Testing UML Designs)

Current Doctoral Students

Mustafa Al-Lail

David Janovy

Lijun Yu

Wuliang Sun

Phillipa Bennett

Graduated Doctoral Students

Emanuel Grant: University of North Dakota

Dae-Kyoo Kim: Oakland University

Raghu Reddy: Rochester Institute of Technology

Devon Simmonds: University of North Carolina, Wilmington

Eunjee Song: Baylor University

Trung Dinh Trong: Avaya Labs

Editorial Boards

"I am always worried by the word encourage. Too often it means that with the best of intentions we praise what is third rate and omit to point out that Art requires talent … real talent and not mere literacy in any medium. I see no substitute for passion, internally generated, and hard work."
Martin Wylde Carter, Guyanese poet, 1927-1997.

"Blessed are those who can give without remembering and accept without forgetting." Elizabeth Bibesco

"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." Mark Twain

"Freedom to be your best means nothing unless you're willing to do your best." Colin Powell

“It doesn’t matter if you try and try and try again, and fail. It does matter if you try and fail, and fail to try again.” Charles Kettering

“Your history is not your destiny.” Alan Cohen

Last modified: March 2012