The research project SESAM (Software Engineering Simulation by Animated Models) aims at providing a training environment for future project managers. The basic idea is to create a model of the software development process that can be interpreted by a simulator. The student using the simulator can control the simulated project interactively, leading it more or less successfully. In this paper, t...

In this chapter, we first survey current component technologies and discuss the features they inherit. Quality assurance (QA) characteristics of component systems, and the life cycle of component-based software development (CBSD) are also addressed. Based on the characteristics of the life cycle, we propose a QA model for CBSD. The model covers the eight main processes in component-based softwa...

Using an EPID for patient specific IMRT QA is an efficient way to verify patient plans prior to the treatment. Our centres’ current EPID dosimetry method is based on a water equivalent depth approach, where EPID images of each IMRT field are converted to dose images and compared to Treatment planning system calculated dose images using a commercial software tool. Two physicists across two sites...

The research project SESAM (Software Engineering Simulation by Animated Models) aims at providing a training environment for future project managers. The basic idea is to create a model of the software development process that can be interpreted by a simulator. The student using the simulator can control the simulated project interactively, leading it more or less successfully. In this paper, t...

In this paper, we describe the IMTKU (Information Management at Tamkang University) question answering system for Japanese university entrance exams at NTCIR-12 QA Lab-2. We proposed a question answering system that integrates natural language processing and machine learning techniques for Japanese university entrance exams at NTCIR-12 QA Lab-2. In phase-1, we submitted 6 End-to-End QA runs res...

BACKGROUND Health system pharmacies, like other health care professional, practice under a number of mandated standards. Basic concepts of quality assurance (QA) standards should be applied to hospital pharmacy practice. The survey reported here is to assess QA system implementation and its standard indicators observation in Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) hospitals' pharmacies in ...

Defects in early software development products, e.g., design specifications, can have a major impact on product quality. Analytical quality assurance methods, like Software Inspections and Testing are common practices for detecting non-conformities in software products. Often, these quality assurance (QA) activities are not seen as integral part of software construction process but rather as ti...

A Varian Portal Dosimetry system was compared to an isocentrically mounted MapCHECK 2 diode array for volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) QA. A Varian TrueBeam STx with an aS-1000 digital imaging panel was used to acquire VMAT QA images for 13 plans using four photon energies (6, 8, 10 and 15 MV). The EPID-based QA images were compared to the Portal Dose Image Prediction calculated in the V...

Videogames are highly technical software artifacts composed of a big amount of modules with complex relationships. Being interactive software, videogames are hard to test and QA becomes a nightmare. Even worst, correctness not only depends on software because levels must also fulfill the main goal: provide entertainment. This paper presents a way for automatic gameplay testing, and provides som...

Software is central to the mission of many NASA systems. It is also a major source of failure. Fortunately, techniques such as best current practice, complexity measurement, fault tolerance, formal methods, and software reliability exist to mitigate the risk of system failure because of software. Unfortunately, these techniques have become disciplines of their own with very little integration, ...