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Meet our experts. We've enlisted some of the biggest names in computing to create focused collections of high-quality, useful articles in the fields of software, security, networking, wireless, Web, and management technologies.


Wes Chou, Cisco

 

Wes Chou is an engineering manager in Cisco's Application Delivery Business Unit. He has experience with large-scale application-aware networks and has seen load balancers placed in every possible location imaginable within a network. He serves on the Editorial Board of IT Professional. Contact him at wschou@gmail.com.

 

TechSets by Wes Chou

Designing Web Data Centers

Web Presence Architecture Technologies

Web Site Infrastructure Considerations



Christof Ebert

Christof Ebert, Vector Consulting Services

Christof Ebert is managing director at Vector Consulting Services, where he helps clients worldwide improve technical product development. He led the introduction of real-time Linux and other FOSS to Alcatel products. Ebert has a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Stuttgart. He's authored several books and many articles on software development and FOSS. He is a senior member of the IEEE. Contact him at christofebert@ieee.org; www.vector-consulting-services.com.

 

TechSets by Christof Ebert

Requirements Engineering Primer

Practical Requirements Engineering

Requirements Engineering: Advanced Topics



Philippe Kruchten

Philippe Kruchten, University of British Columbia

Philippe Kruchten is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of British Columbia. He spent more than 30 years in the telecomm, defense, aerospace, and transportation industries. Some of his experience is embodied in the Rational Unified Process, whose development he directed from 1995 to 2003. He's an associate editor in chief of IEEE Software magazine, an IEEE Certified Software Development Professional, and a licensed Professional Engineer. Contact him at pbk@ece.ubc.ca.

 

TechSets by Philippe Kruchten

Risk Management in Software Development: A Primer



Susan K. (Kathy) Land

Susan K. (Kathy) Land, MITRE

Kathy Land works at MITRE, a nonprofit organization that manages three US-funded R&D centers. She has more than 20 years of industry experience in applying software engineering methodologies, managing information systems, and leading software development teams. She wrote Jumpstart CMM/CMMI Software Process Improvement: Using IEEE Software Engineering Standards and cowrote Practical Support for CMMI-SW Software Project Documentation and Practical Support for ISO 9001 Software Project Documentation. She also contributes to the Computer Society's ReadyNotes program. Contact her at susan.land@us.army.mil.

 

TechSets by Susan K. (Kathy) Land

An Overview of Agile Methods



Phillip Laplante

Phil Laplante, Penn State University

Phillip Laplante is professor of software engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. His research interests are in software project management, the role of the CIO, and open source software systems. He received his BS, M.Eng., and PhD from Stevens Institute of Technology and an MBA from the University of Colorado. Contact him at plaplante@gv.psu.edu.

 

TechSets by Phil Laplante

Reducing the Risks of Project Management

So You Want to Be a CIO?

Is Open Source Software Right for Your Enterprise?



Diomidis Spinellis

Diomidis Spinellis, Athens University of Economics and Business

Diomidis Spinellis is an associate professor of management science and technology at the Athens University of Economics and Business. He's a member of the IEEE Software Editorial Board, authoring the Tools of the Trade column; a FreeBSD committer; author of several OSS packages, libraries, and tools; and author of Code Reading and Code Quality (Addison Wesley). He holds an MEng in software engineering and a PhD in computer science, both from Imperial College London. Contact him at www.spinellis.gr.

 

TechSets by Diomidis Spinellis

 

Open Source Software in the Organization