- Professor Emeritus, Computer Science & Engineering
Educational Background
- Ph.D. Computer and Information Sciences, University of Pennsylvania.
- M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania.
- B.S. Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University.
Research Interests
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Software engineering, software models and metrics, expert systems, productivity improvement techniques
Awards & Honors
- IEEE Third Millennium Medal: in recognition and appreciation of valued services and outstanding contributions, 2000
- Elected Fellow of the IEEE: For the development of software models, metrics, and agent-based tools for software project management, 1988
- IEEE Golden Core Member: one of the distinguished core of dedicated volunteers whose leadership and service have made the IEEE Computer Society the worlds preeminent association of computing professionals, 1996
- IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Service Award, "for Continuous and Outstanding Leadership on Intersociety Activities," October 29, 1987
- IEEE Centennial Medal - for Extraordinary Achievement - 1984;
Selected Publications
- Wang, Y., Lively, W. M., and Simmons, D. B., Software security analysis and assessment model for the web-based applications, Journal of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering, Vol. 9, Numbers 1, 2, Supplement 2, 2009, pp. 179-189.
- Wang, Y., Lively, W. M., and Simmons, D. B., Web Software Traffic Characteristics and Failure Prediction Model Selection, Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Software Engineering and Data Engineering, June 30, 2008.
- Wang, Y., Lively, W. M., and Simmons, D. B., Software Security Analysis and Assessment for the Web-Based Application, Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Software Engineering and Data Engineering, June 30, 2008
- Simmons, D. B., Lively, W. M., Nelson, C., and Urban, J. E., Rapid Insertion of Leading Edge Industrial Strength Software into University Classrooms, Handbook of Research on Open Source Software: Technological, Economic, and Social Perspectives, Idea Group, Inc., 701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Suite 200, Hershey, PA 17033, 2007, pp. 670-676.
- Zhang, D., and Simmons, D. B., Use Statistical Method to Build Open Source Software Maturity Model, Proceedings of the 2007 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, & Applied Computing, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 25-28, 2007
- Wang, Yong, and Simmons, Dick, Modeling Web Accessibility: A Case Study on Texas A&M University People Website, Proceedings of the 18th IEEE International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI 2006), Arlington, Virginia, November 13-15, 2006, pp. 115-118.
- Simmons, D. B., and Ma, N. Software Engineering Expert System for Global Development, International Conference on TOOLS with ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (ICTAI-2006), Arlington, VA, November 13-15, 2006, pp 33-38.
- Wang, Y. and Simmons, D. B., Enhanced Enterprise Web-based Application Security Using Group Services, Proceedings of the 10th IASTED International Conference SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND APPLICATIONS, Dallas, TX, USA, November 13-15, 2006, pp. 210-215.
- Simmons, D. B., Software Engineering Education in the New Millennium, The Thirtieth Annual International Computer Software and Application Conference, Chicago, USA, 18-21 September 2006, pp. 46-47
- Kim, Sang Eun; Lively, William; and Simmons, Dick, An Effort Estimation by UML Points in Early Stage of Software Development, Software Engineering Research, 2006, pp. 415-421.