Alan M. Davis
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Alan Mark Davis is a Professor
of Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship in the College of Business at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
. He is also President and CEO of Spiral Funds, Inc. Davis earned his Ph.D.
in Computer Science
from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
in 1975. He has held academic positions at George Mason University
and the University of Tennessee
. He has been a visiting faculty member at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
, the University of Jos
(Nigeria), the University of the Western Cape
(South Africa), the University of Technology, Sydney
(Australia), the Technical University of Madrid
(Spain), and Atma Jaya University, Yogyakarta
(Indonesia). He has held industry positions at GTE
(a Director of R&D at GTE Communication Systems in Phoenix, Arizona
; and Director of the Software Technology Center at GTE Laboratories in Waltham, Massachusetts
), BTG (Vice President in Vienna, Virginia
), and Omni-Vista (President in Colorado Springs, Colorado
). He is on the editorial board of the Requirements Engineering Journal, was Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Software
from 1994 to 1998 and was an editor for the Journal of Systems and Software
(1987-2010) and Communications of the ACM
(1981-1991). He was a Fulbright Senior Specialist from 2003 through 2007. He has been an IEEE Fellow since 1994.
members as one of the 20 classic computer science books:
Professor
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of Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship in the College of Business at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
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. He is also President and CEO of Spiral Funds, Inc. Davis earned his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in Computer Science
Computer science
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from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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in 1975. He has held academic positions at George Mason University
George Mason University
George Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...
and the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
. He has been a visiting faculty member at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
, the University of Jos
University of Jos
The University of Jos, abbreviated as Unijos, is a federal university in Jos, Plateau State, central Nigeria. The school offers courses in law, medicine, pharmacy, natural sciences, social sciences, the built environment as well as arts and humanities....
(Nigeria), the University of the Western Cape
University of the Western Cape
The University of the Western Cape is a public university located in the Bellville suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It was established in 1960 by the South African government as a university for Coloured people only...
(South Africa), the University of Technology, Sydney
University of Technology, Sydney
The University of Technology Sydney is a university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The university was founded in its current form in 1981, although its origins trace back to the 1870s. UTS is notable for its central location as the only university with its main campuses within the Sydney CBD...
(Australia), the Technical University of Madrid
Technical University of Madrid
The Technical University of Madrid or sometimes called Polytechnic University of Madrid is a Spanish University, located in Madrid. It was founded in 1971 as the result of merging different Technical Schools of Engineering and Architecture, originated mainly in the 18th century...
(Spain), and Atma Jaya University, Yogyakarta
Atma Jaya University, Yogyakarta
Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta is a university in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, which was affiliated with the Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya in Jakarta. It was established on 27 September 1965 by the Yogyakarta branch of the Atma Jaya Catholic University Institute of Indonesia. The founders of...
(Indonesia). He has held industry positions at GTE
GTE
GTE Corporation, formerly General Telephone & Electronics Corporation was the largest independent telephone company in the United States during the days of the Bell System....
(a Director of R&D at GTE Communication Systems in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
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; and Director of the Software Technology Center at GTE Laboratories in Waltham, Massachusetts
Waltham, Massachusetts
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), BTG (Vice President in Vienna, Virginia
Vienna, Virginia
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), and Omni-Vista (President in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs, Colorado
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). He is on the editorial board of the Requirements Engineering Journal, was Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Software
IEEE Software
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from 1994 to 1998 and was an editor for the Journal of Systems and Software
Journal of Systems and Software
The Journal of Systems and Software is a computer science journal in the area of software systems, established in 1979 and published by Elsevier....
(1987-2010) and Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM is the flagship monthly journal of the Association for Computing Machinery . First published in 1957, CACM is sent to all ACM members, currently numbering about 80,000. The articles are intended for readers with backgrounds in all areas of computer science and information...
(1981-1991). He was a Fulbright Senior Specialist from 2003 through 2007. He has been an IEEE Fellow since 1994.
Books
Davis has written the following books. In 2006, his 201 Principles of Software Development was voted by ACMAssociation for Computing Machinery
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members as one of the 20 classic computer science books:
- Software Requirements: Analysis and Specification (Prentice Hall 1990), ISBN 0-13-824673-4.
- Software Requirements: Objects, Functions and States (Prentice Hall, 1993), ISBN 0-13-805763-X.
- 201 Principles of Software Development (McGraw Hill, 1995), ISBN 0-07-015840-1.
- Great Software Debates (Wiley and IEEE Computer Society Press, 2004), ISBN 0-471-67523-7.
- Just Enough Requirements Management (Dorset House, 2004), ISBN 0-932633-64-1.