Software engineering
Engineering approach to software development
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International Conference on Software Engineering and Formal Methods
SEFM conference scheduled to take place in Madrid, Spain, continuing the conference series' tradition of international collaboration.
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| 2024 |
International Conference on Software Engineering and Formal Methods
SEFM conference held in Aveiro, Portugal, maintaining its commitment to advancing the state of the art in formal methods.
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| 2024 |
Google I/O
Google introduced a new iteration of Gemini AI, Firebase Genkit for AI-featured applications, and rebranded SGE as AI Overviews, initially launching as a Beta in the US at Google I/O.
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| 2024 |
Platform engineering
PlatformCon expert panel discusses the impact of platform engineering, highlighting its ability to improve more than just developer productivity and emphasizing the growing importance of DevSecOps practices.
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| 2024 |
Research software engineering
Matt Williams and Sam Mangham received the RSE Society Award, while Fliss Guest was named the Rising Star.
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| 2023 | BLS estimates computer software engineering job growth at 17% from 2023 to 2033, a decrease from previous projections. |
| 2023 |
Google I/O
Google focused on Generative AI with PaLM 2, introduced the Pixel Fold (first foldable phone), Pixel 7a, and Pixel Tablet at Google I/O.
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| 2023 |
Research software engineering
Ian Cottam won the RSE Society Award, Robin Nandi was recognized as Rising Star, and Jannetta Steyn & Colin Sauze were noted for Training & Education.
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| 2023 |
Research software engineering
Community awards were renamed the Claire Wyatt Community Awards to recognize Claire Wyatt's significant contribution to the Society over the previous decade.
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| 2022 |
Google I/O
Google provided updates to AI and machine learning capabilities, introduced new privacy controls, enhanced Google Workspace, and updated Android and Wear OS at Google I/O.
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| 2022 |
IFIP Working Group 2.3
William R. Cook, a member of IFIP Working Group 2.3, passed away.
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| 2022 | Awarded the CONCUR Test of Time award. |
| 2022 |
Research software engineering
Claire Wyatt and Simon Hettrick received the RSE Society Award, Kim Martin was recognized as Rising Star, and David Perez-Suarez was noted for impact.
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| 2022 |
Research software engineering
Three community awards were created to recognize contributions to the RSE community: Rising Star, Training & Education, and Impact awards.
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| 2021 |
ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology
The journal received an impact factor of 4.4 according to the Journal Citation Reports, indicating its scientific significance in the field of software engineering.
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| 2021 |
Google I/O
Google announced Android 12 with Material You design, enhanced Wear OS, and Project Starline for video conferencing at Google I/O.
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| 2021 | Received Villum Investigator grant of 30 million Danish Kroner from Villum Foundation. |
| 2021 |
Research software engineering
Paul Richmond was recognized with the RSE Society Award.
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| June 2021 | CIS Corps deployed 'ethical hackers' to combat the Health Service Executive ransomware attack, sending personnel to hospitals and HSE offices to decrypt devices affected by the cyberattack, with reservists playing a crucial role due to their private sector cybersecurity skills. |
| January 2021 |
Research software engineering
International Council of RSE Associations was introduced.
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| 2020 |
Research software engineering
Alys Brett received the RSE Society Award.
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| 2020 |
Research software engineering
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council conducted its third Research Software Engineer fellowship call.
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| September 2020 |
Research software engineering
SORSE (Series of Online Research Software Events) community ran its first online event in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| April 7 2020 | MIL-HDBK-61B Configuration Management Guidance was published by the United States Department of Defense. |
| 2019 | DIT School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering becomes part of the newly formed Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin), merging with the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown (ITB) and the Institute of Technology Tallaght (ITT). |
| 2019 |
Google I/O
Google launched the Pixel 3a and 3a XL, updated Google Assistant, and introduced Project Mainline for Android updates at Google I/O.
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| 2019 | ISO/IEC 24773:2008 was withdrawn and revised by ISO/IEC 24773-1:2019. |
| 2019 |
Research software engineering
Christopher Woods was recognized with the RSE Society Award.
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| 2019 |
Research software engineering
The RSE Society Award was first presented at the Fourth Conference of Research Software Engineering at the University of Birmingham to recognize outstanding contributions to the research software engineering community.
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| 2019 |
Research software engineering
Society of Research Software Engineering was established. First national RSE conferences were held in Germany and the Netherlands.
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| April 2019 | NCEES discontinued the Software Engineering Professional Engineer exam due to lack of participation. |
| 2018 | Basecamp introduced Shape Up, a software development approach designed to address project duration challenges, particularly for remote teams. The methodology replaced traditional concepts like estimation, velocity tracking, backlogs, and sprints with new concepts of appetite, betting, and cycles. |
| 2018 | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 1,365,500 software developers employed in the United States. |
| 2018 | The 40th International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE 2018) celebrated 50 years of 'Software Engineering', featuring keynote speeches by Frederick Brooks and Margaret Hamilton. |
| 2018 | Updated version of ISO 20000:1 Service Management System standard was published. |
| 2018 | ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148:2018 standard was published, providing a standardized structure and methodology for creating Software Requirements Specification (SRS) documents. |
| 2018 |
Google I/O
Google introduced Android P (later named Android Pie), Google Duplex, and enhanced Google Assistant and Google News at Google I/O.
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| 2018 | Appointed as a Foreign Expert and Distinguished Professor at Northeastern University in China. |
| 2017 | ISO published 10007:2017 Quality management guidelines for configuration management. |
| 2017 |
Google I/O
Google announced Google Lens, Android Oreo, and Google.ai for AI research initiatives at Google I/O.
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| 2017 |
Research software engineering
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council conducted its second Research Software Engineer fellowship call.
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| 2016 | Total number of professional software engineers worldwide estimated at 21 million. |
| 2016 | Establishment of the Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) in DFHQ CIS Company was revealed. |
| 2016 |
Google I/O
Google launched Google Assistant, Google Home, Allo and Duo apps, and Android Instant Apps at Google I/O.
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