Mission Statement

To provide a challenging and rewarding environment for the development of students and faculty, one that enables important contributions to the professional community and the software engineering discipline.

The Embry-Riddle University/Software Center was created in summer of 1996. The center is designed to involve students and faculty in software engineering research by engaging industry sponsored projects. The partnership between the VERITAS Software Corporation and Embry-Riddle University has been established in the Spring of 2004.

The program’s vision is to advance Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s leadership in the field of software quality assurance, and highly dependable software. VERITAS partnership allows for valuable industry feedback. This feedback is used as a means to measure the viability and success of the program’s mission: to facilitate the professional development of both students and faculty.

The research conducted provides faculty with valuable information to taken both back to the classroom environment, as well as transmitted back to VERITAS through faculty exchange programs.

This program provides full VERITAS Research Assistantship opportunities for selected Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University prospective or current Masters Software Engineering students. In addition, this program provides an opportunity for involved students to be considered for summer internship at various VERITAS locations.

The student researchers are given the opportunity to explore topics that they would not learn in class. The students are encouraged to develop their own research focus, with the guidance of their faculty advisor. The students are also encouraged to have their work professionally published, and to present their findings at conferences. This exposure both increases the level of technical maturity of the students and provides positive public expose to both Embry-Riddle and VERITAS.