Concordia University Research Chairs
Concordia University Research Chairs are funded internally by the University to support faculty members active in research to be productive in their respective areas of study.
Emad Shihab
Analytics for Quality Mobile Software
Software systems are increasingly being built by reusing and gluing others’ code. This reuse is often conducted through software ecosystems that allow anyone - literally anyone - to contribute and reuse code. Although these ecosystems have had significant success, they also present challenges that are not fully understood yet. Hence, there is a dire need for techniques and tools to help gauge the quality of reused code since ecosystems tend to be extremely large and have deep recursive dependencies. The objective of my research is to develop analytics, models and tools, validated through rigorous empirical studies, that improve the quality and trust of code reused from software ecosystems.
Marta Kersten-Oertel
Applied Perception
Spatial visualization is an essential skill that surgeons master to perform even for the most basic surgical procedures. Surgeons are routinely required to navigate complex, three-dimensional spaces without damaging vital tissue, nerves or organs to reach an area requiring medical attention, such as a tumour or aneurysm. Augmented reality allows for less invasive medical procedures and improved surgical