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Idris H. Hsi

PhD: Software Engineering and Human-Computer Interaction
Advisors:
Colin PottsSpencer Rugaber
Degrees: B.S. Cognitive Science, UC San Diego (Revelle College); M.S. Industrial Engineering, Georgia Tech
Founding Member of INCITE (The Institute of Nebulous and Collaborative Intelligent Thought Evolution)


Contact Information

Email Address: idris dot hsi (a) microsot dot com
Official Location: Building 36/1045
Phone Number: 425.706.3670
Mailing Address:

One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052


Research Interests

  • Software engineering (program comprehension; requirements engineering; reverse engineering; software evolution; software design)
  • Human-Computer Interaction (computing architectures; computing ecosystems; usefulness metrics)
  • Computing Architectures
  • Game Theory and Design

Thesis Title

Analyzing the Conceptual Integrity of Computing Applications Through Ontological Excavation and Analysis

Publications

  • Idris Hsi, "Measuring the Conceptual Fitness of a Computing Application in a Computing Ecosystem", Proceedings of the ACM Workshop on Interdisciplinary Software Engineering Research (WISER'04) at the 12 Annual Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE-12), November 5, 2004, pp. 27-36. (33% Acceptance Rate). pdf format
  • Idris Hsi, "Analyzing the Conceptual Coherence of Computing Applications Through Ontological Excavation", PhD Thesis Proposal, May 13, 2004. pdf format
  • Idris Hsi, Colin Potts, and Melody Moore, "Ontological Excavation: Unearthing the core concepts of the application", Proceedings of Tenth Working Conference on Reverse Engineering 2003 (WCRE'03), November 13-16, 2003, pp. 345-352. (42% Acceptance Rate). pdf format.
  • Idris Hsi and Colin Potts, "Studying the Evolution and Enhancement of Software Features", Proceedings of the 2000 International Conference of Software Maintenance, San Jose, CA, October 11-14, 2000, IEEE Press, pp. 143-151. in pdf format.
  • Michael W. McCracken., Idris Hsi, Heather Richter, Robert Waters, and Laura Burkhart, "A Proposed Curriculum for an Undergraduate Software Engineering Degree", CSEE&T 2000-13th Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training, Austin, Texas, March 6-8, 2000. in pdf format
  • Colin Potts and Idris Hsi, "Abstraction and Context in Requirements Engineering: Toward a Synthesis", Annals of Software Engineering,  9: 1-39, 1997. in pdf format

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Recent Updates to Web Site

  • March 23, 2005
  • January 21, 2005
    • Corrected names of author order in Hobbits paper. - had reversed the order
    • Added link to .pdf of Hobbits paper to Academic Page
    • Jochen Rick and Idris Hsi (Rick is 60%, Hsi is 40% , "We Shall Be Hobbits: Beyond the Competitive Mindset", November 5, 2003.  Submitted to Journal of the Learning Sciences.  In revision. Describes how game theory and models of collaborative behavior can be used to aid the design of learning environments. in pdf format
    • Updated .pdf file of CV with correction.
  • December 27, 2004
    • Made correction to "Reality of Running Away Article"