The Growing Importance of Software Engineering
The economy of a large part of the world is increasingly dependent on computers
and the software that runs them. Unfortunately, as has been obvious from recent
well-publicized incidents, software development cost and schedule overruns are
rampant, our software is highly susceptible to malicious attacks, computer
viruses and worms are a constant problem, and poor software quality and
accidental failures incur huge costs.
These are real issues impacting all sectors of society. These are issues that
software engineering (SE), as a profession, must and can address.
In a strategic decision to help address these problems, the Department of
Computer Science and Engineering created the University of Minnesota Software
Engineering Center (UMSEC). With UMSEC's creation, we will increase the coupling
between research, education, and outreach allowing for closer industry
involvement in the Department's research efforts and facilitate more rapid
technology transfer from researchers to software engineering professionals.
We are committed to an innovative learning community where professionals can
collaborate, cooperate, and create.
The University of Minnesota Software Engineering Center provides that community.
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