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Peer Reviewed Journal/Magazine Articles | 1. | K. El Emam, F. Dankar, R. Vaillancourt, T. Roffey, and M. Lysyk: “Evaluating Patient Re-identification Risk from Hospital Prescription Records.” In the Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy (to appear), 2009. | | 2. | K. El Emam, A. Brown, and P. AbdelMalik: “Evaluating predictors of geographic area population size cutoffs to manage re-identification risk.” In Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, March/April, 2009.  | | 3. | A. G. Koru, K. El Emam, D. Zhang, and H. Liu: “Validation of the functional form of the size-defect relationship for software classes.” In IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (to appear), 2009. | | 4. | K. El Emam: “Heuristics for de-identifying health data.” In IEEE Security and Privacy, July/August, 6(4):58-61, 2008. | | 5. | A.G. Koru, K. El Emam, D. Zhang, H. Liu, and D. Mathew: “Theory of relative defect proneness: Replicated studies on the functional form of the size-defect relationship for software modules.” In Empirical Software Engineering Journal, 13(5):473-498, 2008. | | 6. | K. El Emam, and F. Dankar: “Protecting privacy using k-anonymity.” In the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, September/October, 15:627-637, 2008. | | 7. | K. Murto, G. Bryson, I. Abushahwan, J. King, D. Moher, K. El Emam, and W. Splinter: “Parents are reluctant to use technological means of communication in pediatric day care.” In Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, 55(4):214-222, 2008. | | 8. | K. El Emam and G. Koru: “A Replicated Survey of IT Software Project Failures.” In IEEE Software, September/October, 25(5):84-90, 2008. | | 9. | K. El Emam, E. Neri, and E. Jonker: “An Evaluation of Personal Health Information Remnants in Second Hand Personal Computer Disk Drives.” In Journal of Medical Internet Research, 9(3):e24, September 2007. | | 10. | G. Koru, K. El Emam, A. Neisa, and M. Umarji: “A web survey of quality assurance practices in biomedical open-source software projects.” In Journal of Medical Internet Research, 9(2):e8, May 2007. | | 11. | T. Rout, K. El Emam, M. Fusani, D. Goldenson, and H-W Jung: “SPICE in retrospect: Developing a standard for process assessment.” In the Journal of Systems and Software, 80(9):1483-1493, September, 2007. | | 12. | K. El Emam, S. Jabbouri, S. Sams, Y. Drouet, M. Power: “Evaluating common de-identification heuristics for personal health information.” In Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2006;8(4):e28, November 2006. | | 13. | K. El Emam: “Deploying mobile devices in CTs: Part two.” In Applied Clinical Trials, November 2006. | | 14. | K. El Emam: “Deploying mobile devices in CTs: Part one.” In Applied Clinical Trials, October 2006. | | 15. | K. El Emam: “Preserving privacy of participants’ personal data.” In Good Clinical Practice Journal, pp. 11-15, September 2006. | | 16. | C. Garritty and K. El Emam: “Who’s using PDAs ? Estimates of PDA use by health care providers: A systematic review of surveys”. In the Journal of Medical Internet Research, 8(2):e7, May 2006. | | 17. | K. El Emam and A. Carleton: “The application of statistics in software engineering.” In Journal of Systems and Software, 73(2):181-182, October 2004. | | 18. | J. Barnard, K. El Emam, and D. Zubrow: “Using capture-recapture models for the reinspection decision.” In Software Quality Professional, 5(2):11-20, March 2003. | | 19. | B. Kitchenham, S-L Pfleeger, L. Pickard, P. Jones, D. Hoaglin, K. El Emam, and J. Rosenberg: "Preliminary guidelines for empirical research in software engineering". In IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 28(8):721-733, August 2002. | | 20. | K. El Emam, S. Benlarbi, N. Goel, W. Melo, H. Lounis, and S. Rai: “The optimal class size for object-oriented software”. In IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 28(5):494-509, 2002. | | 21. | H-W. Jung, R. Hunter, D. Goldenson, and K. El Emam: “Findings from Phase Two of the SPICE Trials.” In Software Process: Improvement and Practice, 6:205-242, 2001. | | 22. | K. El Emam: “Ethics and Open Source”. In Empirical Software Engineering: An International Journal, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 6(4):291-292, 2001. | | 23. | K. El Emam and H-W Jung: “An empirical evaluation of the ISO/IEC 15504 assessment model”. In the Journal of Systems and Software, 59(1):23-41, 2001. | | 24. | K. El Emam, D. Goldenson, J. McCurley, and J. Herbsleb: “Modelling the likelihood of software process improvement: An exploratory study”. In Empirical Software Engineering: An International Journal, 6:207-229, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001. | | 25. | K. El Emam and O. Laitenberger: “Evaluating capture-recapture models with two inspectors”. In IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 27(9):851-864, 2001. | | 26. | K. Strike, K. El Emam, and N. Madhavji: “Software cost estimation with incomplete data”. In IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 27(20):890-908, 2001. | | 27. | K. El Emam, S. Benlarbi, N. Goel, and S. Rai: “The confounding effect of class size on the validity of object-oriented metrics”. In IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 27(7):630-650, 2001. | | 28. | K. El Emam, W. Melo, and J. Machado: “The prediction of faulty classes using object-oriented design metrics”. In Journal of Systems and Software, 56(1):63-75, 2001. | | 29. | O. Laitenberger, K. El Emam, and T. Harbich: “An internally replicated quasi-experimental comparison of checklist and perspective-based reading of code documents”. In IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 27(5):387-421, 2001. | | 30. | X. Zhong, N. Madhavji, and K. El Emam: “Critical factors affecting personal software processes”. In IEEE Software, pp. 76-83, November/December 2000. | | 31. | O. Laitenberger, C. Atkinson, M. Schlich, and K. El Emam: “An experimental comparison of reading techniques for defect detection in UML design documents”. In Journal of Systems and Software, 53(2):183-204, 2000. | | 32. | K. El Emam, S. Benlarbi, N. Goel, and S. Rai: “Comparing case-based reasoning classifiers for predicting high-risk software components”. In Journal of Systems and Software, 55(3):301-320, 2000. | | 33. | K. El Emam and D. Goldenson: “An empirical review of software process assessments”. In Advances in Computers, Academic Press, 53:319-423, 2000. | | 34. | K. El Emam and A. Birk: “Validating the ISO/IEC 15504 measure of software requirements analysis process capability”. In IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 26(6):541-566, June 2000. | | 35. | K. El Emam and I. Garro: “Estimating the extent of standards use: The case of ISO/IEC 15504”. In Journal of Systems and Software, 53(2):137-143, 2000. | | 36. | L. Briand, K. El Emam, B. Freimut, and O. Laitenberger: “A comprehensive evaluation of capture-recapture models for estimating software defect content”. In IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 26(6):518-540, June 2000. | | 37. | K. El Emam and A. Birk: “Validating the ISO/IEC 15504 measures of software development process capability”. In Journal of Systems and Software, 51(2):119-149, 2000. | | 38. | K. El Emam, O. Laitenberger, and T. Harbich: “The application of subjective estimates of effectiveness to controlling software inspections”. In Journal of Systems and Software, 54:119-136, 2000. | | 39. | K. El Emam: “Benchmarking Kappa: Interrater agreement in software process assessments”. In Empirical Software Engineering: An International Journal, 4:113-133, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999. | | 40. | K. El Emam and N. H. Madhavji: “Editorial: Introduction to special issue on organizational change in software process improvement”. In Software Process Improvement and Practice, 4(4):185, John Wiley, 1998. | | 41. | J-M Simon, K. El Emam, S. Rousseau, E. Jacquet, and F. Babey: “The reliability of ISO/IEC PDTR 15504 assessments”. In Software Process Improvement and Practice Journal, 3:177-188, John Wiley, 1997. | | 42. | P. Fusaro, K. El Emam, and B. Smith: “The internal consistencies of the 1987 SEI Maturity Questionnaire and the SPICE Capability Dimension”. In Empirical Software Engineering: An International Journal, 3:179-201, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997. | | 43. | K. El Emam and D. Hoeltje: “Qualitative analysis of a requirements change process”. In Empirical Software Engineering: An International Journal, 2(2):143-152, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997. | | 44. | K. El Emam, L. Briand, and R. Smith: “Assessor agreement in rating SPICE processes”. In Software Process Improvement and Practice Journal, 2(4):291-306, John Wiley, 1997. | | 45. | L. Briand, K. El Emam, and S. Morasca: “Reply to ‘Comments to the Paper: Briand, El Emam, Morasca: On the Application of Measurement Theory in Software Engineering’”. In Empirical Software Engineering: An International Journal, 2(3), Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997. | | 46. | K. El Emam and N. H. Madhavji: “An instrument to measure the success of the requirements engineering process in Information Systems development”. In Empirical Software Engineering: An International Journal, 1(3):201-240, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996. | | 47. | K. El Emam and D. R. Goldenson: "An empirical evaluation of the prospective international SPICE standard". In Software Process Improvement and Practice Journal, 2(2):123-148, John Wiley,1996. | | 48. | K. El Emam, S. Quintin, and N. H. Madhavji: "User participation in the requirements engineering process: An empirical study". In Requirements Engineering Journal, 1:4-26, Springer-Verlag, 1996. | | 49. | L. Briand, K. El Emam, and S. Morasca: "On the application of measurement theory in software engineering". In Empirical Software Engineering: An International Journal, 1(1):61-88, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996. | | 50. | K. El Emam and D. R. Goldenson: "SPICE trials produce positive results". In IEEE Software, pages 105-106, November 1996. | | 51. | K. El Emam and N. H. Madhavji: "Does organizational maturity improve quality?". In IEEE Software, pages 109-110, September 1996. | | 52. | K. El Emam and N. H. Madhavji: "The reliability of measuring organizational maturity". In Software Process Improvement and Practice Journal, 1(1):3-25, John Wiley, September 1995. |
Books and Book Chapters | 1. | M. Sokolova and S. Szpakowicz: “Machine Learning Applications in Mega-Text Processing”. In E. Soria, J.D. Martín, R. Magdalena, M.Martínez, and A.J. Serrano: Handbook of Research on Machine Learning Applications, IGI global, 2009. | | 2. | K. El Emam: “Process Improvement In A Small Company”. In M-B Chrissis, M. Konrad, S. Shrum: CMMI: Guidelines For Process Integration and Product Improvement, Addison Wesley, 2006. | | 3. | K. El Emam: “An Overview of Process Improvement in Small Settings”. In E. Mendes and N. Mosley (eds.), Web Engineering, Springer-Verlag, pp. 261-275, 2006. | | 4. | K. El Emam: The ROI From Software Quality. Auerbach Publications (CRC Press), 2005. | | 5. | K. El Emam: The ROI From Software Quality: An Executive Briefing. Ottawa Software Quality Association, 2004. | | 6. | K. El Emam: “Software Quality.” The Benchmark: Release 8, The International Software Benchmarking Standards Group, pp. 51-72, 2004. | | 7. | K. El Emam: “Software Quality Certification”. In Software Quality Management Best Practices, Cutter Consortium, pp. 87-91, 2003. | | 8. | K. El Emam: “Software Defect Management Best Practices”. In Software Quality Management Best Practices, Cutter Consortium, pp. 93-134, 2003. | | 9. | K. El Emam: “Getting Started with Software Productivity Benchmarking”. In Strategies for Software Productivity Benchmarking, Cutter Consortium, pp. 73-114, 2003. | | 10. | J-M Simon, K. El Emam, S. Rousseau, E. Jacquet, and F. Babey: “The Reliability of ISO/IEC PDTR 15504 Assessments”.In Hunter R B, Thayer R H (eds.): Software Process Improvement, IEEE Computer Society Press, 2001. | | 11. | K. El Emam: “A Methodology for Validating Software Product Metrics”. In Encyclopedia of Software Engineering, Volume 1, pp. 776-801, Wiley, 2001. | | 12. | K. El Emam: “Object-Oriented Metrics: A Review of Theory and Practice". In Advances in Software Engineering: Topics in Comprehension, Evolution, and Evaluation, O. Tanir and H. Erdogmus, Eds., pp. 23-50, Spinger-Verlag, 2001. | | 13. | K. El Emam and N. H. Madhavji (eds.): Elements of Software Process Assessment and Improvement. IEEE Computer Society Press, 1999. | | 14. | K. El Emam and L. Briand: “Costs and Benefits of Software Process Improvement”. In R. Messnarz and C. Tully (eds.): Better Software Practice for Business Benefit: Principles and Experiences. IEEE CS Press, 1999. | | 15. | K. El Emam, B. Smith, and P. Fusaro: “Success Factors and Barriers for Software Process Improvement: An Empirical Study”. In R. Messnarz and C. Tully (eds.): Better Software Practice for Business Benefit: Principles and Experiences. IEEE CS Press, 1999. | | 16. | D. R. Goldenson, K. El Emam, J. Herbsleb, and C. Deephouse: "Empirical studies of software process assessment methods". In Elements of Software Process Assessment and Improvement, K. El Emam and N. H. Madhavji (eds.). IEEE CS Press, 1999. | | 17. | L. Briand, K. El Emam, and W. Melo: “An inductive method for software process improvement: Steps and guidelines”. In Elements of Software Process Assessment and Improvement, K. El Emam and N. H. Madhavji (eds.). IEEE CS Press, 1999. | | 18. | K. El Emam, J-N Drouin, and W. Melo (eds.): SPICE: The Theory and Practice of Software Process Improvement and Capability Determination. IEEE Computer Society Press, 1998. | | 19. | K. El Emam and D. R. Goldenson: “Empirical evaluation of SPICE”. In K. El Emam, J-N Drouin, and W. Melo (eds.): SPICE: The Theory and Practice of Software Process Improvement and Capability Determination, pages 287-305, IEEE CS Press, 1998. | | 20. | K. El Emam and P. Marshall: “Interrater agreement in assessment ratings”. In K. El Emam, J-N Drouin, and W. Melo (eds.): SPICE: The Theory and Practice of Software Process Improvement and Capability Determination, pages 357-362, IEEE CS Press, 1998. | | 21. | N. H. Madhavji, J. Botsford, T. Bruckhaus, and K. El Emam: “Quantitative measurement based on process and context models”. In Experimental Software Engineering Issues: Critical Assessment and Future Directions, Springer-Verlag, 1993. |
Peer Reviewed Conference Articles | 1. | V. Bobicev and M. Sokolova: “An Effective and Robust Method for Short Text Classification”. In Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, 2008. | | 2. | V. Gupta, A. Patnaik, N. Goel, K. El Emam, C. Lung, and A. Nayak: “Bayesian model for controlling software inspections”. In Proceedings of the Canadian Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 2003. | | 3. | K. El Emam: “Quality assurance for mobile applications: Experiences in eHealth”. In Proceedings of the International Quality Conference, 2003. | | 4. | V. Gupta, A. Patnaik, N. Goel, K. El Emam: “A system for controlling software inspections.” In Proceedings of Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE 2003), vol. 2, pp. 1343-1346, 2003. | | 5. | J. Bernard, K. El Emam, and D. Zubrow: “Using capture-recapture models for the reinspection decision.” In Proceedings of the International Conference on Software Quality, American Society for Quality, 2002. | | 6. | R. de la Fuente, K. El Emam, and D. Zubrow: “Getting more out of your inspection data: Using capture-recapture models for the reinspection decision.” In Proceedings of the National Software Engineering Process Group Conference, 2002. | | 7. | D. Goldenson and K. El Emam: “What should you measure first ? Lessons learned from the Software CMM”. In Proceedings of the SEI Software Engineering Symposium, 2000. | | 8. | O. Laitenberger, C. Atkinson, and K. El Emam: “Using inspection technology in object-oriented development projects”. In Proceedings of the 4th Annual IASTED International Conference on Software Engineering and Applications, 2000. | | 9. | S. Benlarbi, K. El Emam, N. Goel, and S. Rai: "Thresholds for object-oriented measures". In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering, pages 24-37, 2000. | | 10. | K. El Emam: “A primer on object-oriented measurement”. In Proceedings of the Seventh Software Metrics Symposium, pp. 185-187, 2000. | | 11. | A. Beitz, K. El Emam, and J. Jarvinen: “A business focus to assessments”. In Proceedings of the European Conference on Software Process Improvement, 1999. | | 12. | O. Laitenberger, M. Leszak, D. Stoll, and K. El Emam: “Evaluating a model of review success factors in an industrial setting”. In Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Software Metrics, pages 312-322, 1999. | | 13. | L. Briand, K. El Emam, and I. Wieczorek: “Modeling the cost of European space and military projects”. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Software Engineering, pages 303-312, IEEE CS Press, 1999. | | 14. | L. Briand, K. El Emam, D. Surmann, I. Wieczorek, and K. Maxwell: “An assessment and comparison of common software cost estimation modeling techniques”. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Software Engineering, pages 313-322, IEEE CS Press, 1999. | | 15. | K. El Emam, J-M Simon, S. Rousseau, and E. Jacquet: “Cost implications of interrater agreement for software process assssments”. In Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Software Metrics, pages 38-51, IEEE CS Press, 1998. | | 16. | K. El Emam: “The internal consistency of the ISO/IEC 15504 software process capability scale”. In Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Software Metrics, pages 72-81, IEEE CS Press, 1998. | | 17. | K. El Emam: “The predictive validity criterion for evaluating binary classifiers”. In Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Software Metrics, pages 235-244, IEEE CS Press, 1998. | | 18. | K. El Emam and I. Wieczorek: “The repeatability of code defect classifications”. In Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering, pages 322-333, IEEE CS Press, 1998. | | 19. | L. Briand, K. El Emam, and B. Freimut: “A comparison and integration of capture-recapture models and the detection profile method”. In Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering, pages 32-41, IEEE CS Press, 1998. | | 20. | L. Briand, K. El Emam, and I. Wieczorek: “A case study in productivity benchmarking: Methods and lessons learned”. In Proceedings of the 9th European Software Control and Metrics Conference, pages 4-14, Shaker Publishing B.V., The Netherlands, 1998. | | 21. | L. Briand, K. El Emam, and F. Bomarius: “COBRA: A hybrid method for software cost estimation, benchmarking, and risk assessment”. In Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Software Engineering, pages 390-399, 1998. | | 22. | L. Briand, K. El Emam, O. Laitenberger, and T. Fussbroich: “Using simulation to build inspection efficiency benchmarks for development projects”. In Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Software Engineering, pages 340-349, 1998. | | 23. | J-M Simon, K. El Emam, S. Rousseau, E. Jacquet, and F. Babey: “The reliability of ISO/IEC PDTR 15504 assessments”. In Proceedings of the ESI/ISCN Conference, November 1997. | | 24. | L. Briand, K. El Emam, B. Freimut, and O. Laitenberger: “Quantitative evaluation of capture-recapture models to control software inspections”. In Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering, pages 234-244, IEEE CS Press, 1997. This also received the best paper paper award. | | 25. | P. Fusaro, K. El Emam, and B. Smith: “Evaluating the interrater agreement of process capability ratings”. In Proceedings of the 4th International Software Metrics Symposium, pages 2-11, IEEE CS Press, 1997. | | 26. | K. El Emam, D. Hoeltje, and N. H. Madhavji: “Causal Analysis of the requirements change process for a large system”. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Software Maintenance, pages 214-221, IEEE CS Press, 1997. | | 27. | K. El Emam, R. Smith. and P. Fusaro: “Modelling the reliability of SPICE based assessments”. In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Software Engineering Standards, pages 69-82, IEEE CS Press, 1997. | | 28. | V. Basili, S. Condon, K. El Emam, B. Hendrick, and W. Melo: “Characterizing and modeling the cost of rework in a library of reusable software components”. In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Software Engineering, pages 282-291, 1997. | | 29. | B. Smith and K. El Emam: “Transitioning to phase 2 of the SPICE trials”. In Proceedings of SPICE’96, pages 45-55, 1996. | | 30. | K. El Emam and D. R. Goldenson: "Description and evaluation of the SPICE phase one trials assessments". In Proceedings of the International Software Consulting Network onference (ISCN'96), 1996. | | 31. | G. Perez, K. El Emam, and N. H. Madhavji: "Evaluating the congruence of a software process model in a given environment". In Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on the Software Process, pages 49-62, 1996. | | 32. | K. El Emam, B. Shostak, and N. H. Madhavji: "Implementing concepts from the Personal Software Process in an industrial setting". In Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on the Software Process, pages 117-130, 1996. | | 33. | K. El Emam, D. R. Goldenson, L. Briand, and P. Marshall: "Interrater agreement in SPICE-based assessments: Some preliminary results". In Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on the Software Process, pages 149-156, 1996. | | 34. | K. El Emam and D. R. Goldenson: "Some results from the SPICE phase one trials assessments". In Proceedings of the VII Conferencia International de Technologia de Software: Qualidade de Software, pages 51-71, Curitiba, Brazil, 1996. | | 35. | D. R. Goldenson and K. El Emam: "The international SPICE trials: Project description and initial results". In Proceedings of the 8th Software Engineering Process Group Conference, May 1996. | | 36. | L. Briand, K. El Emam, and W. Melo: "An inductive method for process improvement: Concrete steps and guidelines". In Proceedings of the ESI-ISCN Conference on Practical Improvement of Software Processes and Products, September 1995. | | 37. | K. El Emam and D. R. Goldenson: “SPICE: An empiricist's perspective”. In Proceedings of the Second IEEE International Software Engineering Standards Syposium, pages 84-97, August 1995. | | 38. | K. El Emam and N. H. Madhavji: “Measuring the success of requirements engineering processes”. In Proceedings of the Second IEEE International Syposium on Requirements Engineering, pages 204-211, March 1995. | | 39. | K. El Emam and N. H. Madhavji: “A field study of requirements engineering practices in information systems development”. In Proceedings of the Second IEEE International Syposium on Requirements Engineering, pages 68-80, March 1995. | | 40. | K. El Emam, N. Moukheiber, and N. H. Madhavji: “An empirical evaluation of the G/Q/M method”. In Proceedings of CASCON 93, Centre for Advanced Studies, IBM Canada Ltd., 1993. | | 41. | R. Keller, N. H. Madhavji, R. Lajoie, T. Bruckhaus, K. Toubache, W. Hong, and K. El Emam: “A comprehensive process model for studying software process papers”. In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Software Engineering, 1993. |
Workshop | 1. | M. Sokolova and K. El Emam: “Evaluation of Learning from Screened Positive Examples”. Accepted by the 3rd workshop on Evaluation Methods for Machine Learning, in conjunction with the 25th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML, 2008). | | 2. | K. El Emam: “A Multi-method evaluation of the practices of small software projects”. In S. Garcia, C. Graettinger, and K. Kost (eds.): Proceedings of the First International Research Workshop on Process Improvement in Small Settings, Pittsburgh, Technical Report CMU/SEI 2006-SR-001, pp. 12-17, 2006. | | 3. | G. Melnik and K. El Emam: "Third International Workshop on Empirical Evaluation of Agile Methods ("The Data Workshop")". Proceedings of XP/Agile Universe 2004, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 3134, Springer Verlag: 188, 2004. | | 4. | J. Daly, K. El Emam and J. Miller: “Multi-method research in software engineering”. In Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Empirical Studies of Software Maintenance, 1997. | | 5. | G. Perez, K. El Emam, and N. H. Madhavji: “Customising software process models”. In Proceedings of the 4th European Workshop on Software Process Technology, pages 70-78, Springer-Verlag, 1995. | | 6. | K. El Emam and N. H. Madhavji: “A method for instrumenting software evolution processes and an example application”. Presentation at the International Workshop on Software Evolution Processes and Measurements, Victoria, Canada, 1994. | | 7. | N. H. Madhavji, K. El Emam, and T. Bruckhaus: “An on-going study of factors causing process evolution”. Presentation at the International Workshop on the Evolution of Software Processes, Quebec, Canada, 1993. | | 8. | K. El Emam, N. H. Madhavji, and K. Toubache: “Empirically driven improvements of generic process models”. In Proceedings of the 8th International Software Process Workshop, 1993. |
Posters | 1. | K. Murto, U. Schwarz, K. Chowdary, I. Abushahwan, G. Bryson, J. King, D. Moher, K. El Emam, and W. Splinter: “A survey: Technology in a pediatric care setting”. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society, 2006. Awarded best paper in Ambulatory Anesthesia. | | 2. | V. Bykerk, C. Kitamura, G. Kraag, M. Bell, B. Haraoui, E. Keystone, and K. El Emam: “Establishment of a multicenter Canadian cohort of patients with early inflammatory arthritis enabled by a real time data collection tool”. Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, 2005. | | 3. | C. Bombardier, S. Solway, A. Wilkins, K. El Emam, J. Lee, and A. Sadikali: “eRheum: Integrating electronic capture and reporting of patient self-report data into the practice management of adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis”. Conference of the Canadian Rheumatology Association, 2005. | | 4. | K. El Emam: “The certification of eHealth software”. Canadian Society for Telehealth Conference, 2003. |
Consulting & Analysis Reports | 1. | K. El Emam, E. Jonker, S. Sams, E. Neri, A. Neisa, T. Gao, and S. Chowdhury: “Pan-Canadian De-Identification Guidelines for Personal Health Information“. Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada., 2007. | | 2. | K. El Emam: “User participation in agile projects“. Agile Project Management Executive Report, Cutter Consortium, 2007. | | 3. | K. El Emam: “Overview of factors affecting the risk of re-identification in Canada“. Access to Information and Privacy Division, Health Canada, 2006. | | 4. | K. El Emam: “Data anonymization practices in clinical research: A descriptive study“. Access to Information and Privacy Division, Health Canada, 2006. | | 5. | K. El Emam: “User participation in software projects”. Agile Project Management Advisory Service Executive Update, 6(19), Cutter Consortium, 2005. | | 6. | K. El Emam: “Software practices and project success”. Agile Project Management Advisory Service Executive Update, 6(17), Cutter Consortium, 2005. | | 7. | K. El Emam: “Does project size matter?” Agile Project Management Advisory Service Executive Update, 6(14), Cutter Consortium, 2005. | | 8. | K. El Emam: “Making decisions using software product metrics”. Agile Project Management Executive Report, 5(9), Cutter Consortium, 2004. | | 9. | K. El Emam: “The case for open source”. Business IT Strategies Executive Report, 7(7), Cutter Consortium, 2004. | | 10. | K. El Emam: “Finding success in small software projects”. Agile Project Management Executive Report, 4(11), Cutter Consortium, 2003. | | 11. | K. El Emam: “Software quality certification”. Agile Project Management Advisory Service Executive Update, 4(2), Cutter Consortium, March 2003. | | 12. | K. El Emam: “Getting started with software productivity benchmarking”. Agile Project Management Advisory Service, Executive Report, 3(9), Cutter Consortium, October 2002. | | 13. | K. El Emam: “Software defect management best practices”. Agile Project Management Advisory Service, Executive Report, 3(4), Cutter Consortium, April 2002. | | 14. | D. Card and K. El Emam: “A quality risk indicator for object-oriented software”. In Proceedings of the Practical Software Measurement Technical Working Group meeting, March 2002. | | 15. | K. El Emam: “Software inspection best practices”. Agile Project Management Advisory Service, Executive Report, vol. 2, no. 9, Cutter Consortium, September 2001. | | 16. | K. El Emam: “Risk assessment with object-oriented metrics”. In The e-Project Management Advisory from the Cutter Consortium, August 2001. |
Magazine Articles | 1. | K. El Emam: “Protecting personal information through anonymization: An overview”. In Cutter IT Journal, November 2006. | | 2. | K. El Emam: “Industrial Evolution”. International Clinical Trials, pp. 24-26, Spring 2006. | | 3. | D. Barnes and K. El Emam: “Pain Point in Clinical Trials: Mitigating the Risk”. In Biotechnology Focus, pp. 12-14, March 2006. |
Letters & Newsletter Articles | 1. | K. El Emam: “Quality models”. Software Quality, 1(2), 2005. | | 2. | K. El Emam: “Perspectives on software quality”. Software Quality, 1(1), 2004. | | 3. | K. El Emam and S. Rai: “Evaluating predictions of faulty software using thresholds”. In the Annual Conference of the Statistical Society of Canada, 2000. | | 4. | K. El Emam and P. Fusaro: “News Column: Fraunhofer - Institute for Experimental Software Engineering”. In Software Process Improvement and Practice Journal, 3(1), 1997. | | 5. | L. Briand and K. El Emam: “Software engineering R&D group at CRIM”. In Software Process Improvement and Practice Journal, 2(1):73-74, 1996. | | 6. | K. El Emam, B. Shostak, and L. Briand: “Centre de recherche informatique de Montreal (News)”. In Software Process Improvement and Practice Journal, 2(2), 1996. | | 7. | K. El Emam and D. R. Goldenson: "Some initial results from the international SPICE trials". In Software Process Newsletter, IEEE Technical Council on Software Engineering, No. 6, Spring 1996. | | 8. | L. Briand and K. El Emam: "Some issues in software engineering data analysis". In the PERFECT Newsletter, 1995. |
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