Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach, 8/e
Roger S Pressman,
R.S. Pressman & Associates, Inc Bruce R. Maxim,
University of Michigan
ISBN: 0078022126 Copyright year: 2015
About the Author
Roger S. Pressman is an internationally recognized consultant and author in software engineering. For more than four decades, he has worked as a software engineer, a manager, a professor, an author, a consultant, and an entrepreneur.
Dr. Pressman is president of R. S. Pressman & Associates, Inc., a consulting firm that specializes in helping companies establish effective software engineering practices. Over the years he has developed a set of techniques and tools that improve software engineering practice. He is also the founder of Teslaccessories, LLC, a start-up manufacturing company that specializes in custom products for the Tesla Model S electric vehicle.
Dr. Pressman is the author of nine books, including two novels, and many technical and management papers. He has been on the editorial boards of IEEE Software and The Cutter IT Journal and was editor of the “Manager” column in IEEE Software.
Dr. Pressman is a well-known speaker, keynoting a number of major industry conferences. He has presented tutorials at the International Conference on Software Engineering and at many other industry meetings. He has been a member of the ACM, IEEE, and Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Eta Kappa Nu, and Pi Tau Sigma.
Bruce R. Maxim has worked as a software engineer, project manager, professor, author, and consultant for more than thirty years. His research interests include software engineering, human computer interaction, game design, social media, artificial intelligence, and computer science education.
Dr. Maxim is associate professor of computer and information science at the University of Michigan—Dearborn. He established the GAME Lab in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. He has published a number of papers on computer algorithm animation, game development, and engineering education. He is coauthor of a best-selling introductory computer science text. Dr. Maxim has supervised several hundred industry-based software development projects as part of his work at UM-Dearborn.
Dr. Maxim’s professional experience includes managing research information systems at a medical school, directing instructional computing for a medical campus, and working as a statistical programmer. Dr. Maxim served as the chief technology officer for a game development company.
Dr. Maxim was the recipient of several distinguished teaching awards and a distinguished community service award. He is a member of Sigma Xi, Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Pi Mu Epsilon, Association of Computing Machinery, IEEE Computer Society, American Society for Engineering Education, Society of Women Engineers, and International Game Developers Association.
2015