Convergent Technologies in the Computer and Information Sciences Philip J. Sallis
The ubiquitous nature of computing has created a need for devices and technologies to combine into solutions that meet the needs and wants of society. This has given rise to what are now often called convergent technologies. There are many examples of applications or uses of computing that are the result of the convergence of technologies and methods for assisting work, domestic life, decision making and entertainment.
This talk reviews some of these convergent technologies and predicts their advancement into the future. It begins by reviewing the author’s own research background and describes how the development of sub-disciplines within Computer Science has led to a convergence of technologies for dealing with contemporary issues in the production of software systems, particularly in relation to their intellectual property and ownership.
In particular, the fields of computational linguistics and software engineering will be described, with reference to both research and academic curriculum evolution issues, followed by a review of some research projects and applications of software science to the area that has come to be known as software forensics.
