Science and Engineering Council of Santa Barbara
October Luncheon
at
The Elephant Bar Restaurant
Thursday, October 9, 2003 12:00-1:30 PM

Finding Errors Earlier in Mission Critical Software:
A New Approach to Testing

Traditionally, software testing happens at the end of the development cycle, when repairing bugs is most expensive. And, traditional testing does not find all errors, due to the increasing complexity of today's software. "Abstract interpretation" is a mathematically-based technique that finds run-time errors early in the development cycle--before compiling the code. Larry Leveille, co-founder and president of PacInfo Technologies, Inc., will include a demonstration of how abstract interpretation pinpoints run-time errors.

Come find out more.

------PRESENTER------

Larry Leveille, President, PacInfo Technologies

Larry Leveille is a co-founder and the president of PacInfo Technologies, Inc. Larry graduated from UCSB, and has over twenty years of experience in software consulting. Larry is a member of the IEEE and serves on the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Software Task Force, helping to develop software standards for the automotive industry. PacInfo's clients include General Motors, for which PacInfo helped develop a software testing methodology that has been adopted as GM's standard.

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$12 for SEC members; $15 for non-members.
Information: Barbara Keaney (E-mail: scieng@silcom.com or call 805-684-4927) or
Tim Murphy (Email: timothy_murphy@urscorp.com or tel: 805-964-6010 ext.336).
Reservations NOT required.
Elephant Bar Restaurant: 521 Firestone Road.
Website: http://www.scieng.org

From the President:Final preparations are in progress for our special Saturday, October 18, workshop on setting up your own home computer network. Information on this event is available on our website and there will also be flyers and registration forms available at the luncheon meeting.

My term of office expires at the end of September, so this is my last message as President of the SEC. It has been a pleasure serving you for the past year. Please welcome and support our long-time Publicity Chairman, Tim Murphy, to his new position as President.

Wayne Rothermich