Software Engineering

Software Engineering is a professional journal in the field of software engineering and application. The goal of this journal is to provide an international platform for engineers and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and development in the field of software engineering. This journal aims to encourage deeper understanding and greater effectiveness in the theory analysis and engineering application relevant to software engineering fields.


Timothy French

Editorial Board Member of Software Engineering

Lecturer, Bedfordshire University, Dept. Of Computer Science & Technology, UK

Research Areas

Software Engineering, HCI, Distributed Systems (Cloud, Grid) e-trust, Computer Semiotics

Education

2004-2009Ph.DLoughborough University
1984MANottingham University, UK.
1982BANottingham University, UK.

Experience

1999-presentBedfordshire University (Senior Lecturer in Computing)
1998-1999Hertfordshire University (Senior Lecturer in Computer Science)
1995-1998Canterbury Christ Church University College (Senior Lecturer in Computing)
1989-1994Luton College of Higher Education (Lecturer in Computing)
1986-1989de Havilland College of FE (Lecturer in IT)

Membership

Fellow, The College of Preceptors, 1990-current
Member, The British Computer Society, 1987-current
Member of BCS Specialist Groups

Publications: Journals

[1]  French, T., Bessis, N., Maple., C., & Asimkopoulou, E. (2011) 'Trust Issues on Crowd-sourcing Methods for urban Environmental Monitoring', (Journal paper in press)
[2]  French, T., Bessis, N., Fatos, X, and Maple, C. (2011). 'Towards a Corporate Governance Trust Agent Scoring Model for Collaborative VO's', International Journal of Grid and Utility Computing, Vol. 2, (2), 98-108.
[3]  Brown, A., Sant, P., French, T., and Maple, C. (2010). 'Modelling Self-led Trust Value Management in Grid and Service Oriented Infrastructures: A Graph Theoretic Social Network Mediated Approach', Track: International Journal of Systems and Service Engineering, Dec. 2010, 1(4), 1-18.
[4]  Ousena, S., French T. (2009).'Integrating the Semiotic into UML via Enhancing And Cross-validating Use Case with an Enriched Domain Model', Special Issue on Sociotechnical Insights in Interaction Design, International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development (IJSKD), 1(3), 15-31, July-Sept 2009.
[5]  French, T. (2009).Virtual Organisational Trust Requirements: can semiotics help fill the trust gap? International Journal of Intelligent Internet Technologies, Special Edition: Conceptual Structures: Tools and Applications in Intelligent Information Technologies, (5), 2,1-16.
[6]  Marc Conrad, French, T., Maple, C., and Zhang, S. (2006). 'Preparing Computing Students for Culturally diverse E-mediated IT-Projects', Special issue of the Interactive Technology and Smart Education (ITSE) Journal, ITSE Vol. 3,Issue 3,Paper 3.
[7]  Conrad, M., T. French., Huchard, M., Maple, C., and S. Pott. (2006). Enriching the Object-Oriented Paradigm via Shadows in the Context of Mathematics, Journal of Object Technology, Vol. 5, 6, July-August 2006, 107-12.
[8]  Conrad, M., French, T., (2004). Exploring the synergies between the object-oriented paradigm and mathematics: a java led approach', International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology', Vol 35(5),733-742.
[9]  Smith, A., French, T., Dunckley, L., Minocha, S., Chang, Y. (2004) 'A Process Model for developing Usable cross-cultural websites', Interacting with Computers: Special Edition-Global human-computer systems cultural determinants of usability,Vol. 16(1) Feb 2004,63-91.
[10]  Smith, A., Chang, Y. and French, T. (2003), Quantifying cultural characteristics of Chinese users, Journal of Asian Information, Science and Life Vol.2(2), July 2003, Nova Science. Inc., NY.
[11]  French, T. (2002) 'eCulture texts and urban change in Taiwan: a view through the semiotic lens', In Imperium, Journal of Post-Colonial Studies, Vol III, ISSN-1473-2194.
[12]  French, T. (1998) 'Building and Evaluating Software for Usability: Some Notes of guidance for Teachers' Education Today, September 1998,ISSN 0013-1547.

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  Bessis, N., Asimakopoulou., E., French, T., Norrington, P., & Xhafa, F. (2010, November 4-6). 'The Big Picture, from Grids and Clouds to Crowds: A Data Collective Computational Intelligence Case Proposals for Managing Disasters'. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on P2P, Parallel, Grid, Cloud and Internet Computing (3PGCIC), Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Fukuoka, Japan.
[2]  French, T., and Huang, W. (2010). 'Intangible Trust Reqs., how to fill the gap? ', Procs. Nordichi 2010: Proceedings of the First International Workshop on the Interplay between User Experience and Software Development. Rekjavick, Iceland, October 17th, 2010. CEUR Workshop Procs.. Vol. 656, 13-17.
[3]  French, T. (2010). 'Collaborative Virtual Organisation Trust Measurement: Leveraging Corporate Governance Metrics ', Procs. IEEE, i-Society, 502-509.
[4]  French, T., Bessis, N., and Maple, C. (2010). 'A High-level Semiotic Trust Agent Scoring Model for Collaborative Virtual Organisations'. Procs. IEEE AINA 2010 Workshop, Perth, Australia, 1114-1120.
[5]  Tim French and Opatola Kayode, (2010) A pilot Investigation of E-Banking trust perceptions amongst the Yoruba and Igbo of Nigeria, Procs IWIPS 2010, 107-116. ISBN 0-9722184-8-3.
[6]  French, T., Liu, K. (2009). "Hidden Semiois: Trusted Security Mediotors" (Extended paper), Procs. ICISO (International Conference on Informatics and Semiotics), 10th-12th April 2009, 47-55.
[7]  French, T. (2008). "E-System Trust Requirements-how to manage the trust "gap", Procs. Int. Workshop on Requirements Analysis, Kings College London, Dec. 2008. Proceedings of IWRA 2008. ISBN: 978-1-84776-663-2.
[8]  French, T. "Hidden Semiosis". (2008). Position paper. Workshop on usable security. Nordichi, Lund University, Sweden.
[9]  French, T., Liu, K. (2008). 'Hidden Semiosis: Security Mediators', Procs. 14th Internatioonal Conference on Automation and Computing, Brunel University, 120-125.
[10]  Oussena, S, and French, T.(2008). Integrating the Semiotic into UML via Enhancing and Cross-validating Use Case with an Enriched Domain Model', Sociotech ID Workshop: New Insights into Interaction Design, BCS Interaction & Sociotechical Specialist Groups, London.
[11]  French, T., Liu, K., and Springett, M. (2007). 'Affective and rational trust factors in e-banking'. In: A simplified model of user experience for practical application. Procs. 2nd COST294-MAUSE International Open Workshop "User experience-towards a unified view". Bibliothek der Universitat Konstanz, Konstanz.
[12]  Springett, M. and French, T. (2007). 'User Experience and its Relationship to Usability: The Case of e-Commerce Web-site Design', Workshop: Towards a User Experience Manifesto, Lancaster University,43-48.
[13]  Bessis, N, French, T, and Huang, W. (2007). 'Semiotic Approach to Virtual Organisational Trust', Procs. UKAIS Conference, Manchester University.
[14]  French, T., Liu, K., Springett, M. (2007). 'A Card-sorting Probe for E-Banking', Procedings HCI 2007, (full paper), Vol 1, BCS Publications, 45-54,ISBN 1-902505-94-8.
[15]  Yan, S., and French, T. (2007). 'Non-Repudiable Authentications in E-Systems', Procs. ICCS Springer, 17-24.
[16]  Bessis, N., French, T. and Lai, Z. (2007).'Using Grid Technologies to support Intelligence by Providing a Higher Level of Accuracy in Financial Decision Making', e-Society, IADIS, 3rd-6th July 2007, Lisbon, ISBN: 9789728924355.
[17]  French, Tim, et al. (2007). 'Semiotic Models of Trust and Usability for Agent-Managed Grid Services', Procs. ICCS 2007, Springer, 25-30.
[18]  French, Tim, Springett, M., Liu, K., (2006). 'Towards an E-Service Semiotic Trust Framework',Procs. 4th Int. ALOIS Conference, Boras Sweden,175-196.
[19]  Huang, W., French, T., Maple, C. Bessis, N. (2006). 'Can Intelligent Optimisation Techniques Improve Computing Job Scheduling In a Grid Environment? Review, Problem and Proposal', In: Procs.UK E-Science All Hands Meeting 2006, Ed.Cox,S., Nottingham University,328-331. ISBN 9553988-0-0.
[20]  Marc Conrad, French, T., Gibson, M. (2006). 'A Pragmatic and Musically Pleasing Production System for Sonic Events', Procs. 10th IEEE International Conference on Information Visualisation IV06 (5-7th July 2006 in London), 630-635, IEEE Publications,0-7695-2602-0.
[21]  Conrad, M., French, T., Huang, W., & Maple, C. (2006). 'A Lightweight Model of Trust Propagation in a Multi-Client Network Environment: To What Extent Does Experience Matter?', Procs. 1st International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security, 482-487, IEEE Publications, 0-7695-2567-9.
[22]  Conrad, M., French, T., Maple, C., & Zhang, S. (2005). 'Preparing Computing Students for Culturally diverse E-mediated IT-Projects', Procs. IADIS International Conference e-Society 2005, 93-100, 972-8939-03-5.
[23]  French, T., and Wei, H. (2005).'Grid Enabled Collaborative Computing: Is Trust the Hardest Issue to Address?', Procs. CACSUK2005,Sheffield University, UK, 131-136,ISBN 0-9533890-801.
[24]  French, T. and Springett, M.(2005). 'Characterising and understanding intangible trust factors: Is it something you're putting out there?', Procs. International Design and Engagability Conference (IDEC) hosted by HCI2005, Edinburgh,September 6th 2005.
[25]  French, T., and Springett, M. (2005).'Trusted and Trustworthy Digital Interactive TV: Paradise lost or a Paradise (to be) regained?', Procs. 2nd European Conference on Digital TV, Spring 2005.
[26]  French, T., and Liu, K. (2005). 'Trust for E-commerce', Procedings ALOIS*2005 3rd International Conference, Limerick University, Ireland, 15-16th March 2005, 99-113. ISBN 1-874653-79-8.
[27]  Benfell, A., and French, T. (2005). 'A survey of information systems development practices within small firms: how to evolve a pragmatic 'solution?', Procs. AKAIS 2005 Conference, Northumbria University, UK.