Rivier College Mathematics and Computer Science Lecture Series

"Software Reliability Methods and Experience" Review of the October 20-21 MIT Autonomous Sensing Conference

Presented by David J. Dwyer

Thursday, November 1, 2007

7:45 pm - 8:45 pm
Education Building Auditorium, EDU 305,

David J. Dwyer is a reliability engineer at BAE Systems, Nashua, NH. He has a M.S. in Computer Science from Rivier College (1999), M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University (1980), and B.S. in Physics from Providence College (1963).

Professional Seminar in Computer Science
Math and Computer Science Lecture Series

Keith Fryklund presented “Nashua Soup Kitchen Database Management System”

Anchal Gupta presented “Motel Reservation System”

Jason Bessette presented “Jack The Ripper: A Web Content Downloader”

Shalini Joginpalli presented “Blade Servers”

Bruce Trull presented “Technique for Infiniband™ Dynamic Memory Registration”

Thursday, March 23, 2006
Education Building Auditorium EDU 305, 7:45-8:45 p.m.

David J. Dwyer is a reliability engineer at BAE Systems, Nashua, NH. He has a M.S. in Computer Science from Rivier College (1999), M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University (1980), and B.S. in Physics from Providence College (1963).

The presentation will address methodology in estimating and projecting software reliability. It will help academic audience to find answers to vital questions: How reliable are industrial software products? Can software reliability be measured exactly? New methods are offered for estimating the test time required and software failures to be corrected to reach reliability goals of the test-and-fix programs.

Monday, April 25, 2005
12:30PM
Reception Room of the Dion Center.

Professor Higgs recently developed a course on Computer Security, and became fascinated by the rich and colorful history of the science and art of cryptography -- the creation and transfer of secret messages.  This was surprising, because he never considered himself either a historian, or even a student of history.  What appealed to him was the diversity of the subject: how many significant historical events were impacted by cryptography, and the amazing number of interesting people who were influential in this history.  You might be surprised at the number of these people you are already familiar with from your own knowledge of history, or from other disciplines.  The history of cryptography starts in ancient Egypt, progresses through Greek and Roman wars, European city and nation states, Mary Queen of Scots, two world wars, the establishment of the National Security Agency, and the cold war.  It culminates in Quantum Cryptography, which is based on the Quantum Theory and the theoretical possibility of Quantum Computers, and promises theoretically unbreakable ciphers.  The focus of this presentation will be on the historical events, and the people involved, including their motivations, and the consequences of their actions; no knowledge of computers or mathematics will be presumed.