1. Titus Barik, PE A job talk for the Industrial Software Systems group at ABB Corporate Research. 1

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4. Software development tools as a means to augment intellectual and creative abilities. 4

5. 1. Increase developer velocity. 2. Reduce software development friction. 5

6. 1. Industrial Software Engineer (2004-2010) 2. Digital Games Researcher (2010-2013) 3. Software Engineering Researcher (2013-Present) 6

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8.  Licensed Professional Engineer (Computer Engineering).  Industrial Systems Engineer specializing in control systems for factory automation.  Experience in both electrical engineering and software development. 8

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11.  T. Barik, A. Chakraborty, B. Harrison, D. L. Roberts, and R. St. Amant, “Speed / Accuracy Tradeoff in ACT-R Models of the Concentration Game,” in Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Cognitive Modeling, 2013, pp. 1–6. 11

12.  16-week empirical, longitudinal study.  Collaboration with industry partners to assess relevance to industry.  Successfully incorporated software engineering practices into curriculum. T. Barik, M. Everett, R. E. Cardona-Rivera, D. L. Roberts, and E. F. Gehringer, “A community college blended learning classroom experience through Artificial Intelligence in Games,” in The 43rd Annual Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference, 2013. 12

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14.  E. Murphy-Hill, T. Barik, and A. P. Black, “Interactive ambient visualizations for soft advice,” Information Visualization, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 107–132, Mar. 2013. A B 14

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16.  Rapid releases team for Google Web Server.  Contributed 7519 lines of production code into Google. Python prototype + Java implementation.  Using the semantics of the page and computation to assist in the interpretation of detected visual changes in web pages. A A B B 16

17.  My central work is in Software Engineering and is influenced by Human-Computer Interaction.  My research focus is on software development tools as a means to augment intellectual and creative abilities. The practical application of my work results in increased developer velocity and reduced software development friction.  I leverage my industrial experience as a professional engineer to identify high-impact research problems in the software development field. 17