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Rachel Harrison (computer scientist)

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Rachel Harrison is a British computer scientist and software engineer whose research interests include mobile apps and object-oriented design. She is a professor of computer science at Oxford Brookes University.[1]

Education and career

Harrison has master's degrees in mathematics from the University of Oxford and in computer science from University College London, and a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Southampton. Before joining Oxford Brooks, she has been professor and head of the computer science department at the University of Reading, and a consultant in the computing industry.[2] At Oxford Brookes University, she leads the Applied Software Engineering Group.[3]

In 2009, Harrison became editor-in-chief of the Software Quality Journal,[2] a position she still holds as of 2020.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Staff directory", School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, Oxford Brookes University, retrieved 2020-04-26
  2. ^ a b Bieman, James (September 2008), "Welcome to Rachel Harrison, the new Editor-in-Chief of the Software Quality Journal", Software Quality Journal, 17 (1): 3–4, doi:10.1007/s11219-008-9062-7
  3. ^ "Applied Software Engineering Group", School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, Oxford Brookes University, retrieved 2020-04-26
  4. ^ Software Quality Journal, Springer, retrieved 2020-04-26