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Integration of SE research and industry: reflections, theories and illustrative example

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SER&IP '15: Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Software Engineering Research and Industrial Practice

May 2015

Pages 11 - 17

Published: 16 May 2015 Publication History

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Currently, there is limited literature in Software Engineering (SE) that sheds light on the success factors and challenges for knowledge transfer between SE scientists and practitioners. Upon reflections on personal experiences from both academia and industry, this paper attempts to underpin some of the challenges for a successful collaboration, and relate them back to existing theories in the fields of Management, Medicine and Social Sciences. Furthermore, strategies for overcoming some of the challenges are provided and illustrated via a simplified example within the topic of Software Evolution. The intention of this paper is to establish a dialogue for an overall strategy within our field, by providing an illustrative example; and to promote a deeper reflection on the term 'knowledge transfer', which has predominantly focused on an unidirectional knowledge flow from academia to industry.

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Integration of SE research and industry: reflections, theories and illustrative example
1. Social and professional topics
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    1. Computing industry
2. Software and its engineering

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SER&IP '15: Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Software Engineering Research and Industrial Practice

May 2015

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Simula Research Laboratory, Norway
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Carnegie Mellon Univ.
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Microsoft Research

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Huijgens HSpadini DStevens DVisser Nvan Deursen AOivo MMéndez DMockus A(2018)Software analytics in continuous deliveryProceedings of the 12th ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement10.1145/3239235.3240505(1-10)Online publication date: 11-Oct-2018
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Lundell BGamalielsson JShukla RSen SBishop JBreitman K(2017)Collaborative research involving small companiesProceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Software Engineering Research and Industrial Practice10.1109/SER-IP.2017..4(24-30)Online publication date: 20-May-2017
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