Homeland Security and Faculty Expertise: University of Maryland

Homeland Security and the University Of Maryland

Dr. Victor R. Basili

Victor R. Basili

Professor, Computer Science Department and Institute for Advanced Computer Studies
Executive Director, Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering
Chief Scientist, Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering
Ph.D. 1970, University of Texas at Austin

Expertise: Experimental software engineering
Software quality assurance.

Credentials

Dr. Basili is an IEEE and ACM fellow. He is the founder and member of the International Software Engineering Research Network (ISERN). He is a recipient of the Laurea Honoris Causa in Informatic Engineering from the University of Sannio in Italy and an Honorary PhD in Natural Sciences (dr.rer.nat h.c) from the University of Kaiserslautern in Germany. He founded the Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering – Maryland, where he has served as Executive Director from 1998 - 2004. He was one of the founders and principals in the Software Engineering Laboratory (SEL) at NASA/GSFC (1976 – 2001).

Dr. Basili is the editor-in-chief of the Springer's Journal of Empirical Software Engineering.

Phone: 301-405-2668
Address: 4111 A.V. Williams Building
University of Maryland
College Park MD 20742
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Faculty

Listed by Area of Expertise
Listed Alphabetically

Faculty Expertise Areas

Critical Infrastructure Protection

Biological and Chemical Countermeasures

Emergency Preparedness & Response

Domestic and Foreign Policy

Borders and Transportation

Standards and State / Local Government

Nuclear and Radiological Countermeasures

Linguistics and Languages

High Explosives Countermeasures

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The University of Maryland ranks among the top 20 public research universities in the nation and is the closest in proximity to the nation's capital. Maryland is uniquely positioned to address issues of homeland security with its highly ranked programs in public affairs, science and technology and its strong ties to nearby federal agencies and research laboratories. Our distinguished faculty includes members who have served as senior government officials and public policy experts, as well as leading experts in arms control and nuclear and biological weapons.