About Me
Dr. Rory O'Connor is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Computing at Dublin City University. He received a PhD. in Computer Science from
City University, London (2000), an M.Sc. in Computer Applications from
Dublin City University (1995), a B.Sc. in Computer Applications from
Dublin City University (1993) and a National Certificate in Computing,
Waterford Regional Technical College (1990). He is also a member of both
the Irish Computer Society and British Computer Society.
He has previously held research positions at both the National Centre for Software Engineering and the Centre for Teaching Computing. In addition, he worked with a variety of organization's, undertaken software development projects, conducting software quality reviews and inspections. He was a visiting lecturer to the University of Iceland in the 2007/8 academic year.
His research interests are centered on the processes whereby software intensive systems are designed, implemented and managed. In particular, researching methods, techniques and tools for supporting the work of software project managers and software developers in relation to software process improvement, software project planning and management of software development projects.
ISO Standards
Rory
is an active member of the international standards community. He is a
member of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7/ Working Group 24 on Lifecycle Profiles for
VSE (Very Small Enterprises) and is editor of the ISO/IEC 29110-2
standard.
In 2009 Rory was appointed by NSAI (National Standards Authority of Ireland) as Ireland's Head of Delegation to the International Organization for Standardization ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7 (which manages Software & Systems Engineering standards). He also serves as a member of NSAI’s Information and Communications Technology Standards Consultative Committee (ICTSCC), an advisory group on matters related to the introduction of ICT standards.
Lero
I
am a Senior Researcher with Lero,
The Irish Software Engineering Research Centre. I also supervise PhD students in the Lero Graduate School in Software
Engineering (LGSSE).
Software Testing
I
am also the Chairperson of the Irish
Software Testing Board, the ISTQB representative body in Ireland.
Iceland
Apart from being my favorite country to visit, I have been a regular visitor to the University of Iceland (Háskóli Íslands) for more than 10 years. I was appointed a visiting lecturer in the University of Iceland for the academic year 2007/2008.