Learning from Valerie Issarny: Insights Gained from Program Co-Chairing SEAMS’23

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1. Learning from
   Valerie Issarny
   Insights Gained from Program
   Co-Chairing SEAMS’23
   Pooyan Jamshidi
   

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2. Initial Introduction
   

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3. A Visionary Researcher in Distributed
   Systems and Software Architecture
   

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4. • She was one of the pioneers in the
   f
   ield of middleware,
   developing new middleware architectures and systems
   that supported distributed collaborative services.
   
   
   • She was a leading researcher in mobile computing,
   developing new middleware solutions for mobile services
   deployed over smartphones interacting with sensors.
   
   
   • She was a strong advocate for using software
   engineering principles in designing and developing
   middleware systems.
   
   
   • She was a mentor to many young researchers and helped
   to advance the
   f
   ield of computer science.
   Valérie Issarny's Notable
   Contributions
   to the
   f
   ield of computer science
   

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5. • New types of software architecture — in
   particular, service-oriented architecture
   
   
   • Automated synthesis of connectors to
   support software evolution
   
   
   • Dynamic composition of distributed
   applications
   Valerie’s research that I
   was fascinated with
   

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6. • She was direct in expressing criticism.
   
   
   • She was very supportive and responsible.
   
   
   • She was passionate about her work
   (research and service).
   
   
   • She was humble, too!
   
   
   • And she was a great mentor.
   Valerie was a great
   mentor
   

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7. Valerie was a passionate
   advocate of diversity.
   
   
   And I loved that she
   suggested several
   brilliant women be in
   the SEAMS PC.
   

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8. Personal Story
   

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9. Valérie Issarny was a brilliant computer
   scientist and a dedicated researcher.
   
   
   Her work has had a signi
   f
   icant impact on
   the
   f
   ield of computer science.
   
   
   …and she will be remembered as a pioneer
   in the
   f
   ield of middleware.
   

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