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Noushin Ashrafi, Ph.D.
Professor of Management Information Systems
617-287-7883
noushin.ashrafi@umb.edu

 



EducationProfessor Ashrafi
Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington
M.B.A., McNeese University
B.A., SUNY

Areas of Expertise
Object-Oriented System Analysis and Design,
Information Systems Project Management, Statistics

Background
Active in Management Information Systems since 1981; Conducted teaching
seminars in Europe, Mexico, Russia, and China; ISO 9000 certified

Courses Taught
Production/Operations Management, Management Science Models, Managerial Statistics, Management Information Systems, Decision Support Systems, MBA Mathematics, IS Project Management, System Analysis and Design.

Research Interests
Application of Operations Research and Management Science tools to Measuring, Controlling, and Predicting Reliability of Conventional Software and Expert Systems
Extension of software reliability studies to the problem of quality in Software development and Software Process Improvement
Security and Privacy issues in e-Business

Selected Publications
“The Impact of Software Process Improvement On Quality: In Theory And Practice” Information and Management

“Software Process Improvement Deployment: An Empirical Perspective”
The Journal of Information Technology Management

“Decision Framework for Selecting Software Reliability Models”
Journal of Information Technology Management

“Optimal Design of Large Software Systems Using N-Version Programming” IEEE Transactions on Reliability

“Optimization Models for Reliability of Modular Software Systems"
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

“Optimization Models for Selection of Programs: Considering Reliability and Cost” IEEE Transactions on Reliability

“Software Reliability Allocation Based on Structure, Utility, Price, and Cost” IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

“A Collaborative Model for Training Non-IT Workers”ACM, Computer and Society

Professional Activities
Reviewer of numerous books, articles, and software applications.

 

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