Barry Boehm

Barry W. Boehm
Born(1935-05-16)May 16, 1935
DiedAugust 20, 2022(2022-08-20) (aged 87)
Academic background
EducationHarvard University
UCLA
ThesisExistence, characterization, and convergence of best rational Tchebycheff approximations. (1964)
Doctoral advisorElliott Ward Cheney Jr.
Academic work
InstitutionsGeneral Dynamics
RAND Corporation
TRW Inc.
University of Southern California

Barry William Boehm (May 16, 1935 – August 20, 2022) was an American software engineer, distinguished professor of computer science, industrial and systems engineering; the TRW Professor of Software Engineering; and founding director of the Center for Systems and Software Engineering at the University of Southern California. He was known for his many contributions to the area of software engineering.

In 1996, Boehm was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to computer and software architectures and to models of cost, quality, and risk for aerospace systems.