Victor Basili
Victor Basili | |
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| Born | May 30, 1940 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Fordham College Syracuse University University of Texas at Austin |
| Thesis | A Semantic Model for Programs (1970) |
| Doctoral advisor | Terrence Wendall Pratt |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Providence College University of Maryland, College Park |
Victor Robert Basili (born 13 April 1940), is an emeritus professor at the Department of Computer Science, which is part of the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences, and the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies. He is well known for his works on measuring, evaluating, and improving the software development process, as a pioneer of empirical software engineering, especially through his papers on the Goal/Question/Metric Approach, the Quality Improvement Paradigm, and the Experience Factory.