Ann Barcomb, University of Calgary

Research

computer-assisted qualitative data analysis empirical software engineering human-centered computing natural language processing qualitative data analysis requirements engineering research methods text analytics

Latest funding

Improving the consistency and speed of qualitative data analysis to support software engineering researchers and requirements engineering practitioners
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$96,000
Improving the consistency and speed of qualitative data analysis to support software engineering researchers and requirements engineering practitioners
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 2 grants and awards

Improving the consistency and speed of qualitative data analysis to support software engineering researchers and requirements engineering practitioners

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Barcomb, Ann

Keywords: qualitative data analysis; computer-assisted qualitative data analysis; natural language processing; requirements engineering; text analytics; empirical software engineering; human-centered computing; research methods

$96,000

Improving the consistency and speed of qualitative data analysis to support software engineering researchers and requirements engineering practitioners

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Barcomb, Ann

$12,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: computer-assisted qualitative data analysis Dear Professor Barcomb, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on computer-assisted qualitative data analysis connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Improving the consistency and speed of qualitative data analysis to support software engineering researchers and requirements engineering practitioners" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]