Michael R. Lyu Does Industry Use Research Findings? 4. Compare and contrast the priorities of the research and practitioner communities. 5. How can we increase the impact of our community's research? ISSRE Impact Panel Dec. 30, 2011 Michael R. Lyu The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Michael R. Lyu Does Industry Use Research Findings?  Compare and contrast the priorities of the research and practitioner communities Technical impact  Publication-oriented  Abstract ideas Innovation Completeness  Only dedicated to solve self-defined research challenges  Biased experimentation Complexity, Effectiveness, Efficiency Cost 2

Michael R. Lyu Does Industry Use Research Findings?  Compare and contrast the priorities of the research and practitioner communities Effectiveness and Efficiency  Application-oriented  Concrete solution Cost  data collection, system maintenance, … Completeness  Specific systems and mechanisms, not general ideas Complexity Technical impact, Innovation 3

Michael R. Lyu Case Study: Software Defect Classification ResearchPractitioner ObjectGeneral softwareSpecific products Defect ClassAbstract, comprehensiveConcrete, aspect-oriented SolutionN/A Various avoidance, detection, recovery, and tolerance approaches Case StudyN/A In-field failure reports and detailed analysis AudienceResearchers Engineers with strict performance evaluation 4

Michael R. Lyu Does Industry Use Research Findings?  How can we increase the impact of our community's research? Understand what practitioners need  The feasibility of our research goals Simplified assumptions?  The creditability and reproducibility of our research results  The applicability of our research approaches cost burdens of data collection and system maintenance additional benefits … 5

Michael R. Lyu Does Industry Use Research Findings?  How can we increase the impact of our community's research? Enhance collaboration  Jointly apply for projects  Participate in company-funded projects Collecting and analyzing in-field data Improve communication  Work as practitioners’ advisors  Invite practitioners to participate in application-oriented reliability conferences 6