Luiz Capretz, Western University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Western University profile.

Human Aspects of Software Testing Human Factors in Software Engineering Software Testing Software Verification & Validation

Latest funding

Software Testing is Serious Business: A Holistic Approach
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$72,000
Enhancing Software Engineering Recommender Systems with Software Analytics
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$20,000
A general framework to improve software estimation
NSERC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$115,000

All 6 grants and awards

No publications available.

Software Testing is Serious Business: A Holistic Approach

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Capretz, Luiz

Keywords: Human Aspects of Software Testing; Human Factors in Software Engineering; Software Testing; Software Verification & Validation

$72,000

Enhancing Software Engineering Recommender Systems with Software Analytics

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Capretz, Luiz

$20,000

A general framework to improve software estimation

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Group

Principal investigators: Capretz, Luiz

$115,000

Soft computing framework for estimation

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Group

Principal investigators: Capretz, Luiz

$80,000

Software process for product lines

Principal investigatorNSERC2003Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Capretz, Luiz

$24,000

Who is enjoying computing?

Principal investigatorNSERC2001Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Capretz, Luiz

$22,000

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: Human Aspects of Software Testing Dear Professor Capretz, 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 human aspects of software testing 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 "Software Testing is Serious Business: A Holistic Approach" (2020), 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]