Computing Handbook: Computer Science and Software Engineering

by Allen B. Tucker Jr. (Editor), Teofilo Gonzalez (Editor), Jorge Diaz-Herrera (Editor)

Computing Handbook, Third Computer Science and Software Engineering mirrors the modern taxonomy of computer science and software engineering as described by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS). Written by established leading experts and influential young researchers, the first volume of this popular handbook examines the elements involved in designing and implementing software, new areas in which computers are being used, and ways to solve computing problems. The book also explores our current understanding of software engineering and its effect on the practice of software development and the education of software professionals. Like the second volume, this first volume describes what occurs in research laboratories, educational institutions, and public and private organizations to advance the effective development and use of computers and computing in today’s world. Research-level survey articles provide deep insights into the computing discipline, enabling readers to understand the principles and practices that drive computing education, research, and development in the twenty-first century.

Genres: Computer Science

2326 pages, Hardcover

First published April 11, 2014

About the author

Allen B. Tucker Jr. is the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor Emeritus at Bowdoin College. He has held similar faculty positions at Georgetown and Colgate Universities. He earned a BA in mathematics from Wesleyan University and an MS and PhD in Computer Science from Northwestern University. He is an ACM Fellow and Distinguished Lecturer.

Professor Tucker has publications in the areas of programming languages, software development, natural language processing, and curriculum development. He has been a Fulbright lecturer at the Ternopil Academy in Ukraine, and a visiting lecturer at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, Esigelec in France and Boston University in Germany. He is currently an active open source software developer and an advisory board member for the Humanitarian FOSS Project.