RS Dallas Chapter Members Meeting with REU Students

W. Eric Wong
Editor-in-Chief
IEEE Transactions on Reliability
Chair, Dallas Chapter

Lon Chase
Member of Administrative Committee
Vice Chair, Dallas Chapter

Dennis Hoffman (former President of IEEE Reliability Society), Lon Chase (Vice Chair of RS Dallas Chapter), Eric Wong (Chair of RS Dallas Chapter), and a few RS student members had a meeting with students who attended the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) summer program at the University of Texas at Dallas on July 22nd. During the discussion, Dennis and Lon discussed their experiences in applying reliability to projects at their working environments. They also explained the benefits of joining the Reliability Society and encouraged students to become RS members.

Presentation to REU students by Dennis Hoffman (July 22, 2016)

Presentation to REU students by Lon Chase (July 22, 2016)

On June 3rd, Dr. Mike Siok, Chair of IEEE Fort Worth Section, also gave a four-hour tutorial entitled “Software Safety – Process Overview and Application” to the REU students and members of the RS Dallas Chapter. Dr. Siok is a staff Software Systems Engineer with over 25 years of experience in embedded avionic computer systems and software development at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company in Fort Worth, Texas. He has actively conducted research in computer performance and software assurance, developed detailed planning for avionics software programs, managed large avionics laboratory development projects, and performed avionics system testing and analysis. In recent work, Dr. Siok led an inter-disciplinary, inter-company senior engineering team to define and put into place the standard engineering practice for software safety at Lockheed Martin.

Lecture to REU students by Mike Siok (June 3, 2016)