Citations
Refereed Journal Articles
Yao, H., Etzkorn, L., Virani, S., Automated Classification and Retrieval of Reusable Software Components, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 59(4), February, 2008, pp.613-627.
Gall, C. (Stein), Lukins, S., Etzkorn, L., Gholston, S., Farrington, P., Utley, D., Fortune, J., Virani, S., Semantic Software Metrics Computed from Natural Language Design Specifications, Institute of Engineering and Technology Software (formerly IEE Proceedings Software), 2008, 2(1): p. 17-26.
Carpenter, S., Delugach, H., Etzkorn, L., Farrington, P., Fortune, J., Utley, D., Virani, S., A Knowledge-Modeling Approach to Evaluating Student Essays in Engineering Courses, Journal of Engineering Education, July 2007: p. 1-13.
Gall, C. (Stein), Cox, G., Etzkorn, L., Gholston, S., Virani, S., Farrington, P., Utley, D., Fortune, J., Exploring the Relationship Between Cohesion and Complexity, Journal of Computer Science, 2005. 1(2): p. 137-144.
Carpenter, S., Delugach, H., Etzkorn, L., Fortune, J., Utley, D., Virani, S., How Training Format (Voice and Modality) Influences Post-Training Outcomes, for publication in the International Journal of Training and Development.(submitted November 2010)
Refereed Conference Proceedings
Virani, S., Burnham, I., Gonzales, V., Bura, M., Andrade, S., “Work in Progress: Designing Innovative Curriculum for Engineering in High School (ICE-HS),” 118th Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education in Vancouver, BC, Canada (Accepted)
Espino, N., Virani, S., “Experiential Learning While Working on Engineering Education,” Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Institute of Industrial Engineers, Reno, Nevada, May 21-25, 2011.(Accepted)
Osbeck, J., Virani, S., Roden, P., “Investigation of Automatic Prediction of Software Quality”, North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society 2011, March 18-20, 2011
Virani, S., Burnham, I., “Integrating Customizable PBL to Increase High School Students’ Interest in STEM” Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Institute of Industrial Engineers, Cancun, Mexico, June 5-9, 2010.
Carpenter, S., Delugach, H., Etzkorn, L., Fortune, J., Utley, D, Virani, S. “The Effect of Shared Mental Models on Team Performance” Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Institute of Industrial Engineers, Cancun, Mexico, June 5-9, 2010
Virani, S., Etzkorn, L., Gholston, S., Farrington, P., Utley, D., Fortune, F., “Investigation of Domain Effects in Software,” Proceedings of the 47th ACM Southeast Conference, Clemson SC, March 2009.
Carpenter, S., Delugach, H., Etzkorn, L., Fortune, J., Utley, D., Farrington, P, Virani, S., “Determining Team Shared Mental Models,” Proceedings of the 3rd ACM International Conference on the Pragmatic Web (ICPW ’08), Uppsala, Sweden, Sept. 29-30, 2008.
Virani, S., Messimer, S., Roden, P., Etzkorn, L., “Software Quality Management Tool for Engineering Managers,” Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Institute of Industrial Engineers, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, May 17-21, 2008, pp.1401-1406.
Roden P., Etzkorn L., Virani S., Messimer S., Vinz B., “A Validation of the Entropy-Based SDIe Metric,” Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Software Engineering and Applications, 2007.
Roden, P., Virani, S., Etzkorn, L., Messimer, S., “An Empirical Study of the Relationship of Stability Metrics and the QMOOD Quality Models over Software Developed Using Highly Iterative or Agile Software Processes,” Proceedings of the 7th IEEE International Working Conference on Source Code Analysis and Manipulation (SCAM ‘07), Sept. 30-Oct 1, 2007, pp.171-179.
Conference Presentations with Abstract
Virani, S., Burnham, I., Espino, N., Gonzales, V., “Innovative Curriculum for Engineering in High School (ICE-HS), an infrastructural commitment to engineering education at all levels,” The International Sun Conference on Teaching and Learning, El Paso March 10-11 2011.
Virani, S., Burnham, I., “Innovative Curriculum for Engineering –High School (ICE-HS),” The 14th Texas Charter Schools Associations State Conference, San Antonio TX, November 29-December 1, 2010
Virani, S., Burnham, I., “Looking at Engineering from Design Perspective,” FRAME THE FUTURE Using Best Practices, STEM-Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, K-16 Educators and Administrators, Lubbock TX, February 8-10, 2010.
Virani, S., Messimer, S., Roden, P., Etzkorn, L., “Proposed Solutions to Software Product Quality Estimation Issues,” Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Institute of Industrial Engineers, Miami, May 30-June03, 2009.
Virani, S.,“Comparison of Software Quality as Perceived by Different Demographics,” American Society of Engineering Management, Oct 25-28, 2006, Huntsville, AL.
Reports and Publications
Etzkorn, L., Gholston, S., Utley, D., Farrington, P, Cox, G., Lukins, S., Fortune, J., Virani, S., Final Report for NASA Semantic Metrics for Object-Oriented Design, 2005, NASA.
Utley, D., Etzkorn, L., Farrington, P, Gholston, S., Fortune, J., Virani, S., Final Report on NASA Advanced Engineering Environment Metrics, 2005, NASA.
Virani, S., Real Options in Software, Institute of Industrial Engineers, Engineering Economy Division Newsletter, 2005.