Xavier Ferre

• Qualifications
• Research Interests
• Positions
• Journals
• Conferences
• Research Projects
• Books
• Associations

Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science.
  Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
  2005.
• Degree in Computer Science.
  Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
  1996.

Research Interests

• Usability Integration into the Software Development Process

Positions

• Vice Dean for Student Affairs
  Facultad de Informática
  Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
  Since June 2004.
• Assistant Professor
  Facultad de Informática
  Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
  Since May 1999.
• Ph.D. Research Grant
  Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
  November 1997 - April 1999
• Visiting Ph.D. Student
  HCIL (Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory)
  University of Maryland, USA
  July 1999 - September 1999
• Visiting Ph.D. Collaborator
  CERN (European Laboratory for Particle Physics)
  Geneva, Switzerland
  August 1998 - September 1998
• Technical Student
  CERN (European Laboratory for Particle Physics)
  Geneva, Switzerland
  November 1996 - November 1997
• Undergraduate Scholarship Holder
  Department of Computer Systems Architecture and Technology (DATSI)
  Facultad de Informática
  Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
  September 1993 - October 1996
  

Journals

• How a Human-Centered Approach Impacts Software Development
  Xavier Ferre, Nelson Medinilla
  12th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2007
  Beijing, China, July 2007. Proceedings
  Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Vol. 4550. pp 68-77. 2007.
• Framework for Integrating Usability Practices into the Software Process
  Xavier Ferre, Natalia Juristo, Ana M. Moreno
  Product Focused Software Process Improvement
  6th International Conference, PROFES 2005
  Oulu, Finland, June 2005. Proceedings
  Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Vol. 3547. pp 202-215. 2005.
• Improving Software Engineering Practice with HCI Aspects
  Xavier Ferre, Natalia Juristo, Ana M. Moreno
  Software Engineering Research and Applications
  Lecture Notes in Computer Science
  Vol 3026, pp. 349-363. 2004.
• Usability issues in the design of an intuitive interface for planning and simulating maintenance interventions using a virtual environment
  Angélica de Antonio, Ricardo Imbert, Jaime Ramírez, Xavier Ferré
  Virtual Reality
  Vol 7, pp. 212-221. 2004
• Usability Basics for Software Developers
  Xavier Ferré, Natalia Juristo, Helmut Windl, Larry Constantine
  IEEE Software
  Vol 18 (1), pp. 22-29.
  January/February 2001.
• Performing a Usability Study on the Problem Report Management System
  Technical Report
  CERN - IT/US Group
  October 1998.
• STK System Acceptance Tests.
  CERN IT Division Report. CERN-IT/1997/11.
  December 1997.
  

Conferences

• Usabilidad e Ingeniería del Software: Perspectivas de Integración
  Xavier Ferré
  Conferencia invitada
  VI Jornadas Iberoamericanas de Ingeniería del Software e Ingeniería del Conocimiento (JIISIC'07)
  Lima, Perú. 31 January - 2 February, 2007.
  
• How to Integrate Usability into the Software Development Process
  Natalia Juristo, Xavier Ferre
  Tutorial
  28th International Conferencia on Software Engineering (ICSE 2006)
  Shanghai, China;. 20-28 May, 2006. pp. 1079-1080.
  
• Integración de la IPO en el Proceso de Desarrollo de la Ingeniería del Software: Propuestas Existentes y Temas a Resolver
  Xavier Ferré, Ana M. Moreno
  V Congreso Interacción Persona-Ordenador (Interacción 2004)
  Lleida (Spain). 3-7 May, 2004. pp. 134-141.
• Incrementos de Usabilidad al Proceso de Desarrollo Software
  Xavier Ferré
  VIII Jornadas de Ingeniería del Software y Bases de Datos 2003 (JISBD 2003).
  Alicante (Spain). 12-14 November, 2003
• A Software Architectural View of Usability Patterns
  Xavier Ferre, Natalia Juristo, Ana M. Moreno, M. Isabel Sánchez
  2nd Workshop on "Software and Usability Cross-Pollination: The Role of Usability Patterns", INTERACT-2003
  Zürich, Switzerland. 1-2 September, 2003.
• Improving Software Engineering Practice with HCI Aspects
  Xavier Ferre, Ana M. Moreno
  1st International Conference on Software Engineering Research & Applications (SERA'03). pp. 173-178
  San Francisco, CA (USA). 25-27 June, 2003
  
• Combining Virtual Reality with an Easy to Use and Learn Interface in a Tool for Planning and Simulating Interventions in Radiologically Controlled Areas
  Angélica de Antonio, Xavier Ferré, Jaime Ramírez
  Proc. of HCI International 2003 (10th Int. Conf. on Human-Computer Interaction). Vol. 3 Human-Centred Computing. pp. 946-950
  Crete (Greece). 22-27 June, 2003.
  
• Incorporación de Técnicas de Interacción Persona-Ordenador al Proceso de Desarrollo
  Xavier Ferré
  IV Congreso Internacional de Interacción Persona-Ordenador (Interacción 2003)
  Vigo (Spain). 11-13 June, 2003
  
• Integration of Usability Techniques into the Software Development Process
  Xavier Ferre
  Workshop "Bridging the Gaps Between Software Engineering and Human-Computer Interaction", ICSE-2003
  Portland, OR, (USA). 3-4 May, 2003. pp 28-35.
• Software Process Modelling
  Silvia T. Acuña, Xavier Ferré
  World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (SCI 2001)
  Orlando, FL (USA). 22-25 July, 2001
• Incorporating Usability into an Object Oriented Development Process
  Xavier Ferré
  Workshop "Usability throughout the entire systems development lifecycle", INTERACT'01.
  Tokyo (Japan). 9-10 July, 2001
• Principios Básicos de Usabilidad para Ingenieros Software
  Xavier Ferré Grau
  V Jornadas de Ingeniería del Software y Bases de Datos 2000. pp.39-46.
  Valladolid (Spain). 8-10 November, 2000
• Visualizing Digital Library Search Results with Categorical and Hierarchical Axes
  Ben Shneiderman, David Feldman, Anne Rose, Xavier Ferré.
  5^th ACM Conference on Digital Libraries (DL'00). pp. 57-63.
  San Antonio, TX (USA). 2-7 June, 2000
• An Evaluation of Domain Analysis Methods
  Xavier Ferré, Sira Vegas.
  4^th CAiSE/IFIP8.1 International Workshop on Evaluation of Modeling Methods in Systems Analysis and Design (EMMSAD'99).
  Heidelberg (Germany). 14-15 June, 1999

Research Projects

• Researcher.
  STATUS (Software Architecture that Supports Usability)
  European Union. Information Society Technologies Program.
  January 2002 - December 2004.
• Researcher.
  Virtual Reality for Inspection, Maintenance, Operation and Repair of Nuclear Power Plant (VRIMOR)
  European Union. V Framework Programme. Nuclear Energy.
  February 2001 - February 2003.
• Researcher.
  Definición del Proceso Software para incluir un Estudio de la Necesidad Independiente del Enfoque de Desarrollo
  Spanish Ministry of Education and Science.
  November 1999 - May 2001.

Books

• Obstacles for the Integration of HCI Practices into Software Engineering Development Processes
  Xavier Ferre, Natalia Juristo, Ana M. Moreno
  Encyclopedia of Human Computer Interaction
  Editor: C. Ghaoui.
  Idea Group Reference, Hershey (PA) - USA, 2006. pp. 422-428.
• Which, When and How Usability Techniques and Activities Should Be Integrated
  Xavier Ferre, Natalia Juristo, Ana M. Moreno
  Human-Centered Software Engineering - Integrating Usability in the Software Development Lifecycle
  Editors: A. Seffah, J. Gulliksen, M.D. Desmarais.
  Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2005. pp. 173-200.
• Marco de Integración de la Usabilidad en el Proceso de Desarrollo Software
  Ph.D. Thesis (in Spanish)
  Xavier Ferré
  Supervisors: Natalia Juristo, Ana M. Moreno
  Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 2005.
• Visualizing Digital Library Results with Categorical and Hierarchical Axes
  Ben Shneiderman, David Feldman, Anne Rose, Xavier Ferré Grau.
  The Craft of Information Visualization. Readings and Reflections
  Editors: Benjamin B. Bederson, Ben Shneiderman.
  Morgan Kaufmann, San Francisco (California), EE.UU., 2003. pp. 169-177.
• The Software Process: Modelling, Evaluation and Improvement
  Silvia T. Acuña, Angélica de Antonio, Xavier Ferré, Luis Maté y Marta López.
  Handbook of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering.
  Editor: S. K. Chang.
  World Scientific, New Jersey, EE.UU., 2001. pp. 193-237.

Associations

• ACM-SIGCHI (Special Interest Group in Computer-Human Interaction)
  Nº 4571022
  Since January 1996.
• AIPO
  Since 2003.
• IFIP Working Group 13.2: Methodologies for User-Centered Systems Design
  Since 2003.