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Scacchi, Walt

 CA   Institute for Software Research  Irvine   Public Policy Issues in the Use of Free/Open Source Software    Scacchi, Walt    USA    Understanding the Potential for Open Government   
Understanding the Potential for Open GovernmentPublic Policy Issues in the Use of Free/Open Source Software

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Walt Scacchi received a Ph.D. in Information and Computer Science at University of California, Irvine in 1981. On joining the faculty at USC in 1981, he created and directed the USC System Factory Project until 1991. This was the first software factory research project in a U.S. university. During the 1990's, Dr. Scacchi founded and directed the USC ATRIUM Laboratory, focused on investigating the organizational and technological processes of system development, with emphasis on software engineering and electronic commerce. His research interests include open source software development, knowledge-based systems for modeling and simulating complex engineering and business processes, developing decentralized heterogeneous information systems, software acquisition and electronic commerce/business, and organizational analysis of system development projects. Dr. Scacchi is a member of ACM, IEEE, AAAI, and the Software Process Association (SPA). He is an active researcher with more than 100 research publications. He has also directed 30 externally funded research projects.