Professional activities

 International Standardization

 

    ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC7

Appointed International Secretary in March 1993, and then International Chairman in 1997 of the joint ISO and IEC sub-committee responsible for software and system engineering standards (ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC7). Membership: 39 participating countries and 7 international associations and consortiums.   Key accomplishments under my tenure:

  • Publication of more than 147 standards.

  • Extension of the mandate from software engineering to software and systems engineering.

Standards published during the mandate includes ISO/IEC 15288 (System life cycle processes), ISO/IEC 90003 (Guidelines for the application of ISO 9001:2000 to computer software), ISO/IEC 19770 (Software Assets Management), ISO/IEC 20000 (IT Service Management) and ISO/IEC 38500 (IT Governance).


JTC 1 Study Group on Smart Cities

March 2014 – Present (10 months)

Canadian representative.

Co-editor of the report of the ISO/IEC JTC 1 Study Group on Smart Cities presented to the November Plenary of the Joint Technical Committee of ISO and IEC on IT (ISO/IEC JTC 1)


Réseau d'informations scientifiques du Québec (RISQ) inc.

Member of the Board of directors since october 2010.

Chair of the pricing committee since January 2013.

Centre facilitant la recherche et l'innovation dans les organisations (CEFRIO) 

Observing member of the Board of directors since october 2013.

ISO/IEC JTC 1 SWG on Technology Watch

Convenor of a special working group (SWG) on Technology Watch for the joint ISO and IEC committee responsible for IT standardization (ISO/IEC JTC 1) from 2002 to 2009.

IEEE Computer Society Standards Activity Board (IEEE-CS SAB)

JTC 1 Liaison Officer of the IEEE-CS SAB from 2004 to 2011. 

ISO/IEC SWG on Web Services (WSSG)

Secretary from  2003 to 2008 of the special working group (SWG) on Web Services for the joint ISO and IEC committee responsible for IT standardization (ISO/IEC JTC 1).

American Society for Quality - Software Division

Member of the editorial committee of the professional publication « Software Quality Professional » from the « American Society for Quality » (ASQ) since 1997

Consortium for Software Engineering Research (CSER)

Chairman of the Board of the « Consortium for Software Engineering Research »(CSER) from 1997 to 2001, then member of the Board since 2003. CSER was the recipient, for the year 2000, of the Synergy Award of the National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) for developing world-class software professionals and enhancing software engineering practices.

IWCASE/STEP Conference

Member of the board, and then treasurer of IWCASE inc..  Vice-president of the Steering Committee of the conference on Software Technology and Engineering Practice (STEP) after the integration of IWCASE's industrial activities in the Reengineering Forum and of the STEP conference into the IEEE.  (1991-2004)

Founding member, Stevens Award

National Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)

Completed eigth assignations from the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC): four as part of reviewing committees for different research funding programs (collaborative program, strategic projects, international projects and strategic IT) as a member of the committee for the assessment of future funding needs in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), as a member of the computer science steering committee for the 2000-2002 funding reaffectation and as a chair for a chair assessment visiting committee.

Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK)

Member of the industrial review board for the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK) from 1998 to 2002.

COCEP, École Polytechnique de Montréal

Member of the industrial consultative committee for the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering from 1998 to 2002. Chaired the committee in 2001.

 

Conference Committees

2014, Program Committee Member, 8th IEEE International Systems Conference (SysCon 2014), Ottawa, Canada, 2014-03-31, 04-03

2013, Program Committee Member  The 2nd annual International Conference on Connected Vehicles & Expo (ICCVE 2013), Las Vegas, USA, 2013-12-2, 62013, membre du comité de programme, Colloque du RISQ, Montréal, Canada, 2013-11-05

2013, Program Committee Member, SPICE 2013 Conference, Bremen, Germany, 2013-06-4, 6

2012, Program Committee Member  22th Annual International Conference of Computer Science and Software Engineering (CASCON 2012), Toronto, Canada, 2012-11-5, 7

2012, Program Committee Member, 10th International Workshop On System/Software Architectures (Iwssa 2012), 2012-06-25

2012, Program Committee Member, SPICE 2012 Conference, Palma, Spain, 2013-05-29, 31

2012, Program Committee Member, Colloque du RISQ, Trois-Rivière, Canada, 2013-10-23

2012, Program Committee Member, IEEE International Systems Conference (SysCon 2012), Vancouver, Canada, 2012-03-19, 23

2011, Program Committee Member  21th Annual International Conference of Computer Science and Software Engineering (CASCON 2011), Toronto, Canada, 2011-11-07, 10

2011, Program Committee Member  6th International Conference on Software Process and Product Measurement (mensura 2011), Nara, Japan, 2011-11-03, 04

2011, Program Committee Member, 9th International Workshop On System/Software Architectures (Iwssa 2011), 2011-11-01

2011, Program Committee Member, IEEE International Systems Conference (SysCon 2011), Montréal, Canada, 2011-04-04, 7

2010, Program Committee Member, SPICE 2010 Conference, Pisa, Italy, 2010-05-18, 20

2010, Program Committee Member, IEEE International Systems Conference (SysCon 2010), San Diego, USA, 2010-04-05, 08

2010,Program Committee Member, The 7th International International Conference on the Quality of Information and Communications Technology (QUATIC 2010), Oporto, Portugal, 2010-09-22, 10-02

2010, Program Committee Member, Boule de cristal du CRIM 2010, Montréal, Canada,

2009, Program Committee Member, Boule de cristal du CRIM 2009, Montréal, Canada, 2009-03-31, 04-01

2009, Program Committee Member, 8th International Workshop On System/Software Architectures (Iwssa 2009), 2009-11-01

2009, Program Committee Member, SPICE 2009 Conference, Turku, Finland, 2009-06-02, 4

2009, Program Committee Member, IEEE International Systems Conference (SysCon 2009 )

2008, Program Committee Member, La boule de crystal du CRIM, Montréal, Québec, Canada, February 26-27, 2008

2008, Program Committee Member, La boule de crystal du CRIM, Montréal, Québec, Canada, February 26-27, 2008

2007, Reviewer, ICSQ 2007. 2007 International Conference on Software Quality, Denver - Lakewood, Colorado, USA, October 16-17, 2007.

2007, co-chair of the fourth ISO/IEC JTC 1 Technology Watch Workshop, Gold Coast, Australia, 2007-10-11.

2007, Program Committee Member, 5th International Workshop on System/Software Architectures (IWSSA'07), Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, June 25-28, 2007.

2006, co-chair of the third ISO/IEC JTC 1 Technology Watch Workshop, Kruger National Park, Republic of South Africa, 2006-11-16.

2006, Program Committee Member, 5th International Workshop on System/Software Architectures (IWSSA'06), Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, June 26-29, 2006.

2006, Program Committee Member, - Second Workshop on Interdisciplinary Software Engineering Research (WISER), Shanghai, China, May 20, 2006.

2005, Program Committee Member, - 13th  IEEE  International  Workshop on  Software  Technology and Engineering Practice (STEP 2005), Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 24 & 25 2005.

2005, General Chair – 2nd JTC 1 Technology Workshop, Banff, Canada, November 15, 2005.

2005, Program Committee Member, – 15th Annual IBM Centers for Advanced Studies Conference (CASCON 2005), Toronto, Ontario, October 17-20 2005.

2005, Program Committee Member,–3rd World Congress for Software Quality (3rd WCSQ,)  Munich, Germany, September 26-30 2005.

2005, Program Committee Member, -4th International Workshop on System/Software Architectures (IWSSA'05), Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, June 27-30, 2005.

2004, Program Committee Member, – 14th Annual IBM Centers for Advanced Studies Conference (CASCON 2004), Toronto, Ontario, October 4-6 2004.

2004, président du ISO/IEC JTC 1 Technology Watch Workshop, ÉTS, Montréal, Canada, 2004-06-15,16.

2004, Membre du comité d'arbitrage du Colloque de l'ÉTI du 72e Congrès de l'ACFAS , Montréal, Canada, 2004-05.

2003, Program Committee Member, de la 13th Annual IBM Centers for Advanced Studies Conference (CASCON 2003), Toronto, Canada, 2003-10.

2002, General Chair, Software Technology & Engineering Practices (STEP2002), Montréal, Canada, 2002-10-06 08.

2001, Co-Chair, Invited Industry Presentations, 23rd International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE 2001), Toronto, Canada, 2001-05-12 19

1997, Program Committee Member, Third IEEE International Symposium and Forum on Software Engineering Standards (ISESS97), IEEE CS, 1997-06 4-5, Walnut Creek, USA

1997,  Program Committee Member, Software Technology and Engineering Practice – STEP 97, 1997-07 14-18, London, UK

1996, Program Committee Member, Vision 96 – Symposium sur l’amélioration des processus : vers une vision internationale, 1996-10 8-10, Montréal, Canada

1995, Program Committee Member, Second IEEE International Symposium and Forum on Software Engineering Standards (ISESS95), IEEE CS, 1995-08 21-25, Montréal, Canada

1995, Program Committee Member, International Workshop on Quality in the Emerging Telecommunications Network, IEEE Comm Soc, 1995-06 14-16,Ocean point Resort, BC, Canada

1995, tool fair co-chair Seventh International Workshop on Computer-Aided Software Engineering - CASE 95, IWCASE et IEEE CS, 1995-07 9-14, Toronto, Canada

1994, Program Committee Member, 1994 Quality Assurance Management Workshop, IEEE-CS, 1994-04 18-22, Hakone, Japan

1994, Program Committee Member, International Conference on Software Maintenance, IEEE CS, Victoria, Canada, 1994-09 19-23

1994, Program Committee Member, International Conference on Software Maintenance, IEEE CS, Montréal, Canada, 1993-09 27-30

1993, North America coordinator,  Sixth International Workshop on Computer-Aided Software Engineering - CASE 93, IWCASE et IEEE CS, 1993-07 19-23, Singapore

1993,General Chair, International Workshop on Leading-Edge Quality Methods in Telecommunication Products & Services Development, IEEE Com Soc, 1993-05 4-6, Jekyll Island, USA

1992, General Chair, Fifth International Workshop on Computer-Aided Software Engineering - CASE 92, IWCASE et IEEE CS, Montréal, Canada

1991, organizer, IFIP WG 10.4 – New Dependability Issues in Telecommunications, 1991-06-28 à 07-01, Chateau Frontenac, Québec, Canada

1991, Program Committee Member, International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering, IEEE CS, 1991-05 17-18, Austin, USA

1991, Local Arrangement Chair, International Symposium on Fault Tolerant Computing - IFIP91, Montréal, Québec, Canada.

 

Other Activities

Organizer and chair of the ISO/IEC JTC 1 Technology Watch Workshop, Banff, Canada, 2005-11-12

Organizer and chair of the ISO/IEC JTC 1 Technology Watch Workshop, ÉTS, Montréal, Canada, 2004-06-15,16

Organizer of the meeting of the Consortium for  Software Engineering Research (CSER), ÉTS, Montréal, Canada, 2004-05-02,03

Member of the organizing committee for  the plenary meeting of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC7, ÉTS, Montréal, Canada, 2003-05-11 au 17.

Organiser of Quality Engineering conferences for Bell Canada in 1989, 1990 and 1991. About 150 people attended these conferences: Bell employees, software products suppliers and university researchers sponsored by Bell.

Awarded in 1988 a Senior Referee Award for the IEEE Software Magazine.