Dr Kelly Blincoe from the University of Auckland was awarded a Marsden Fast-Start grant ($300k) in the 2020 funding round. This grant will enable her to investigate methods to enable automated updates of software dependencies even when breaking changes are introduced … Continued
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic there has been some disruptions to our usual activities. We have shifted activities online where it is possible to do so, and will reschedule other events which require in person attendance. Please follow the health … Continued
A number of SI^NZ members have enjoyed recent success in securing funding from the Science for Technological Innovation National Science Challenge (SfTI) 2020 science investment round. SI^NZ members received four of the fifteen new Seed project awards for 2020. Each of … Continued
Members of the Software Innovation NZ steering committee met in Auckland on Tuesday, 22nd October 2019 to sign the newly created and formally approved constitution. With this, SI^NZ is now formally and officially constituted! In photo (left to right): … Continued
James Noble is a Professor of Computer Science in School of Engineering and Computer Science at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He holds a BSc(Hons) and PhD from VUW. James has the rare distinction of being awarded the prestigious Marsden … Continued
Goodbye, Austen! Associate Professor Austen Rainer has stepped down as the Chair of SI^NZ in preparation for his upcoming move to the UK. You can revisit Austen’s profile here and read his thoughts on serving in this role below. On … Continued
Reported by Austen Rainer The 25th Australasian Software Engineering Conference (ASWEC) and Australasian Software Week (ASW) took place at the University of Adelaide, Australia, between 26 November – 30 November. Established in 1986, ASWEC is a leading forum for the … Continued
Dr Matthias Galster, the Social Event Coordinator of SI^NZ and Emerging Researcher Forum Chair of the EASE 2018 conference shares his thoughts. The EASE 2018 conference featured an Emerging Researchers Forum on 27 June 2018. A high calibre panel of leading international … Continued
Associate Professor Austen Rainer, the Chair of SI^NZ and General Chair of the EASE 2018 conference shares his thoughts on the conference. On Friday 29 June, Gareth Cronin, Executive General Manager of Partner Products at Xero, and a co-founder and … Continued
Best paper awards were given out at the recently concluded Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE) conference, held on 28-29 June 2018 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Researchers were recognized for their outstanding contributions in the categories of full papers, short … Continued