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SUMMARY:Search Based Software Engineering - Prof. Mark Harman\, UCL Dept o
 f Computer Science
DTSTART:20111116T141500Z
DTEND:20111116T151500Z
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CONTACT:Stephen Clark
DESCRIPTION:Engineering is about optimization. Until comparatively recentl
 y there was some doubt as to whether software really was an engineering ma
 terial\; why would one want to optimise something that could be made\nperf
 ect by pure logical reasoning? A consequence of this doubt was that many w
 ondered whether there was such a thing as "Software Engineering". More rec
 ently\, many have come to realise that\, above a certain\nscale\, reasonin
 g about programs gives way to software engineering. Neither software produ
 cts nor the processes that  produce them are perfect\, yet they are relied
  upon. How can we manage this situation? In\nthis talk\, I will explain on
 e approach to Software Engineering\, grounded strongly in an optimisation 
 world-view of engineering that has come to be known as "Search Based Softw
 are Engineering (SBSE)
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 1\, Computer Laboratory
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