Press Release

Software Experts from AVISTA to Present at Computing Conference

AVISTA and University of Wisconsin-Platteville to Share Research on Software Development Processes and Embedded Systems to Advance Computer-Related Education

PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin – April 8, 2008 – AVISTA Incorporated®, a leader in critical-systems software engineering services, is collaborating with the University of Wisconsin-Platteville software engineering department to share research and insights on mature software processes, software development and embedded systems and help improve computer science and software engineering study. Safety-critical software engineers from AVISTA and instructors from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville (UW-P) will be presenting later this week at the 41st Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium (MICS).

MICS, one of the longest running computing conferences in the country, helps college educators incorporate the latest computer technology and developments into the curriculum. AVISTA provides full-lifecycle software development and verification services for safety-critical embedded software and systems, including DO-178B certified software and DO-254 hardware for avionics. AVISTA works with the UW-P to provide real-world information and educational opportunities to develop highly-skilled students ready for work as safety-critical software engineers. www.avistainc.com/applications/avionics.shtml

Scheduled presentations from AVISTA and the University of Wisconsin-Platteville staff include:

  • "Statistical Process Control of Software Processes for Obtaining CMMI Level 5", will be presented by Mike Rowe, AVISTA staff engineer, and associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, on Friday, April 11th at 12:30 p.m.
  • "The Characterization and Identification of Object-Oriented Model Defects", will be presented by Mike Rowe and Rob Hasker, AVISTA staff engineer, and professor at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, software engineering department, on Friday, April 11th at 1:30 p.m.
  • "PID Control in a Real-Time Embedded Systems Programming Course", will be presented by Joe Clifton, professor of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville's software engineering department, and principal engineer at AVISTA, on Friday, April 11th at 3:00 p.m.
  • "A Live View of the World", will be presented by Douglas Hickok, AVISTA software engineer, and Mike Rowe, on Saturday, April 12th at 11:00am.

MICS will be held at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse from April 11 and 12, 2008 in La Crosse, Wisconsin. To learn more, please visit the conference website at: http://www.cs.uwlax.edu/mics2008.

About AVISTA
AVISTA Incorporated®, a subsidiary of Esterline Technologies Corporation, is a full-lifecycle software engineering services company specializing in critical systems development projects for commercial and military avionics, medical device and government/military applications. With 2.5 million project hours completed, AVISTA fields the strongest, most stable, and most capable DO-178B experienced software development team in the industry. The company has completed more than 900 client projects over the last 20 years in systems design, requirements capture and analysis, software design and implementation, and software verification and validation. AVISTA, headquartered in Platteville, Wisconsin, is a SEI CMMI Maturity Level 5 rated company and an ISO 9001:2000 certified company. www.avistainc.com.

 
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